Kate Gregory
I'm happy that there is at least one Regional Director that is fighting the good fight for Visual C++, Kate Gregory. I first noticed Kate when I happened upon her Grok Talk. Whenever anyone asked me what was cool about VC++ in Whidbey, I'd just point them to this link.
She has also written a few books about Visual C++. Hey Kate, is there a book coming from you about VC++ 2005 or C++/CLI?