This portal has been phased out as the primary destination for the Metro Early Adopter Program. If you joined the program between July 2008 and June 2009, that adoption cycle and the associated program offerings have ended. Thank you for your continued effort and commitment to the Microsoft platform.

Starting in July 2009, a new set of pre-release opportunities for developers are available through the Metro Early Adopter Program. These include, but are not limited to expert-led training and labs surrounding the Windows Azure Platform, Office 2010, SharePoint 2010,  Silverlight 4, SQL Server 2010, and Visual Studio 2010/.Net Framework 4. To continue receiving the benefits that the Metro Early Adopter Program offers, you must to be nominated by your local Microsoft DPE representative*. Alternatively, you may request participation by emailing metroreq@microsoft.com. We will forward your request to the appropriate local contact.

You may also want to explore the Channel 9 Learning Center, a new destination on Channel 9 that’s designed to provide free technical training on emerging Microsoft products and technologies. Here, you will find a collection of continually updated courses, each including a set of videos, hands-on labs, and source code samples help to bring you up-to-speed quickly. Channel 9 Learning Center courses will be refreshed throughout the pre-release cycle to bring you the latest and most relevant information possible. In addition, with every course you will find a link that allows you to download an entire Training Kit as a self-extracting package. Once downloaded, the Training Kit will un-compress to the selected folder on your PC so you can work and learn offline.

^* The Metro Early Adopter Program is designed to assist developers with specific projects involving pre-release Microsoft products and technologies. There are specific benefits associated with participation in the program surrounding training, labs, and pre-release technical support. Participants are asked to commit to a specific early adoption project. Applications are reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis.