Gates invites reporters to annual gathering, does this mean coverage?

In his blog, Brier Dudley of The Seattle Times wonders why so many A-list journalists were invited to the usual Bill Gates annual closed-door gathering where business leaders talk about the future of technology.
And he wants to know, "if Microsoft's inviting select journalists behind the curtain, does that mean we'll finally get news coverage from inside the event?"
From Dudley:

The usual routine is that plebian journalists can watch a telecast of the opening speech that Gates presents at the event. Sometimes they'll bring a handful of executives out for a token panel discussion with reporters.
This year's news dollop suggests that the executives will be pitched on Microsoft's new advertising technology, more than mobile or PC computing. Instead of getting Tablet PCs, they'll get to play with various Surface computers, including the vertical ones that Microsoft's been showing since the start of the year.
Among the stories I'm waiting for: What do CEOs think about Microsoft's new technologies, the outlook on tech spending in the downturn, outsourcing as labor costs rise, executives' take on Vista vs. OS X and whether any of the other tycoons will follow Bill's path to philanthropy.