Worldwide Partner Conference 2011

The Office 365 Blog posted a new blog about the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. In the blog post Allen Filush from the Office 365 blog explains the new awards being presented for Online Services Partners. This is an exciting way to be recognized for your hard work. Be sure to check out his entire blog copied below. - Josh Topal. ----- Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 The 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is fast approaching, taking place July 10-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. As a refresher, WPC is an annual gathering for the Microsoft partner community to learn about Microsoft’s roadmap for the upcoming year, network and build connections, share best practices, experience the latest product innovations and learn new skills and techniques. If you haven’t registered already, follow the link by April 25 th to get a special “early-bird” discount of 15%! New Awards for Online Services Partners Winning a WPC Partner Award is a great way to differentiate your company from your competition and get the recognition you deserve from the press, your industry, analysts and of course, Microsoft. Even better, winners will be invited onstage to be recognized for their achievements and receive exclusive access to an Awards celebration. Here you’ll have the opportunity to network with Microsoft Executives and showcase your ground-breaking solution. Nominations are underway and close April 15, so nominate your solution today! This year we are announcing two exciting new awards for Microsoft Online Services Partners: the Commercial Partner of the Year and the Solution Partner of the Year: Online Services Commercial Partner of the Year The Microsoft Online Services Commercial Partner of the Year Award honors Microsoft partners who have built a successful cloud practice and who have shown both innovation and results related to selling and to delivering solutions to the Small to Midmarket (SMB) customers. So don’t worry if you didn’t work with Coca-Cola or GlaxoSmithKline, we are very interested in partners that are having success in smaller and medium sized businesses. Read more about the award criteria (page 12) and submit your nomination by April 15 th . Online Services Solution Partner of the Year Developing solutions and selling to the “Big Guys?”