The Microsoft community was deeply saddened over the weekend to hear about the passing of Microsoft Exchange expert Andrew Ehrensing, who was scheduled to speak at the TechEd NZ 2014 event in Auckland this week, the company said in a statement.
It is understood that Mr Ehrensing had a heart attack during his flight from the US to New Zealand and passed away before the plane arrived in Sydney.
A close friend of Mr Ehrensing’s, Scott Schnoll, a Senior Content Developer for Microsoft who was also scheduled to present at TechEd NZ this week, will now remain in the US.
Microsoft's TechEd event — a near-sellout — begins tomorrow with keynote speeches followed by "TechLive" entertainment at Auckland's 12,000 capacity Vector Arena.
Sessions will also be held at Sky City Convention Centre.
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Microsoft Tech Ed speaker dies during flight from US to NZ
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