Over the past year about 35 of us have had the privilege of being involved in some of the super awesome events and details of the upcoming Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C. We are known as the Partner Engagement Board for WPC and all of us have been to many WPC events. I think the average number for all of us is 15 conferences. This morning we had one of our final meetings on the details that make up the conference and your participation and Microsoft has used us, all Partners like you as a sounding board.
In just three weeks we are going to be gathering as a "One Microsoft" group of partners, being lead by Phil Sorgen and the rest of the amazing group of Microsoft Executives swarming into D.C. The details of this year's conference have absolutely blown me away. There is no doubt in my mind that you're going to enjoy this conference more than any other WPC in the past.
I urge you to get out there and enjoy this series of keynote speeches, events, displays and sessions. For those of you who are interested, I'll be speaking on the Cloud track. Our sessions will be on Tuesday and Wednesday and the topic is "Vertical Marketing of Office365, Azure and Dynamics". We will be providing examples, testimonials and tools for you to better your Cloud practice. We'll spend time discussing the things we've done wrong and what we've learned; summarizing on how we figured out what worked for us, Microsoft and customers. David Gersten from Bond Consulting will be joining me to discuss the successes that He and Bond Consulting have had in Dynamics. We'll talk about how partners are joining forces and cross-selling products.
There are tons of sessions available and some exciting changes to the WPC experience. If you're a "First Time Attendee" or "FTA" you'll find a bucket of resources to make your WPC experience better than if you go it alone.
To get your #WPC14 experience started go register here: http://www.digitalwpc.com
The full agenda is posted on the site now here: http://www.digitalwpc.com
If you're already registered, start stacking your sessions up here: http://www.digitalwpc.com
For those of you that haven't been before, I strongly recommend joining all of the "FTA" activities where many of us "Old Timers" will be there to help you and guide you.
Feeling generous? Good! Here is something everyone can do, GIVE! There are two ways to give.
- If you're attending #WPC14 you can go to the new auction site at https://msauction.microsoft.com and bid on awesome special packages that will heighten your experience at WPC. From simple things to grand prizes, when you bid and win you'll make your WPC Experience as amazing as I have.
- If you aren't attending #WPC14 that's okay. I recommend you reconsider but you can also do something amazing for YouthSpark. Go to this link and give a few bucks. We at http://www.ryantechinc.com have doubled the amount of money this far and Microsoft matches every dollar we collectively give.
At any time during or before the conference you can follow my blogs, join me on twitter @ryantechkevin or reach me in the WPC Connect area if you are registered to go.
I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and getting my #WPC14 experience raised to new heights with all of the exciting things Microsoft will be announcing prior to the conference and during it. See you in DC!
