April 1st, 2009, Chris Pietschmann was awarded the 2009 Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award in the Windows Live Platform category for his contributions to the Microsoft Development Community over the past year.

View Chris Pietschmann's MVP Profile on Microsoft.com

Microsoft is pleased to recognize and award its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). We present the MVP Award to thank individuals for their exceptional contributions to technical communities worldwide. When a community participant sees an MVP in a technical community, whether in a newsgroup, as a user group host, a conference speaker, or a respondent in forums, that community participant can be confident that the information shared by the MVP will be of the highest caliber and will help every user make the most of the technology.

Overview of the Microsoft MVP Program