MICROSOFT WORLD PARTNER CONFERENCE IN TORONTO GOOD BYE: YOUR GO-DO’s BEGIN NOW

This week has been an experience where partners have engaged and focused around what matters most – taking advantage of the opportunity we have to succeed together. Now, is the time to take action, become laser-focused, and execute. No other company on the planet has access to this innovation and can bring it together for one consistent experience. We heard this week that there is tremendous opportunity – 1.5 billion people use our products every day; let’s start scaling to the other 5.5 billion. We truly have an opportunity to win in the marketplace and innovate. It’s YOU, our partners, that help make that experience come to life.

Your GO-DO’s NOW:

• Complete your session evaluations. These can be completed via WPC Connect!
  1. Sign on to WPC Connect
  2. Go to "Your Schedule"
  3. Click on the session that you want to fill out an evaluation for
  4. Click the green butotn link to the evaluation that appears under session information
• Continue networking and engaging with partners via WPC Connect and engage with the online community via DigitalWPC
• Compete to win and drive customer satisfaction
• Focus on the strategic imperatives: innovation and execution
• Get smart around: Windows 8, Office 365 in the cloud, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Phone 8
• Prepare for the Windows 8 RTM release the first week in August and general availability at the end of October
• Add Dynamics to your portfolio offerings if you do not currently have Dynamics
• For partners in Public Sector: 1. Engage local reps 2. Make your cause, our cause 3. Tell our story together
• Stay informed around the top 8 tech trends: Cloud, Data, Social, Natural Interaction, Ecosystem of Computers, Consumerization of IT, Connectivity, and Machine Learning
• Understand the MPN Competency Updates
• Familiarize yourself with the new MPN branding
• Nominate 500 eligible nonprofits serving youth in their communities for the What’s Your Cause Challenge

Congratulations WPC Contest Winners
Congratulations to yesterday’s WPC contest winners! Don’t forget - please complete your session evaluations either via the mobile app or WPC Connect! Remember – When you give us your session feedback we’ll donate $1.00 for each session evaluation and $5.00 for each overall event feedback evaluation to Boys and Girls Club and/or Children’s Miracle Network. More detailed contest information can be found here.

Winners from Wednesday, July 11

Time	Original Item	Winner	Country
12:30	Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Webcam	Rodrigo M	Brazil
12:30	Microsoft Arc Mouse	Andrew M	Ireland
12:30	Artist Series Mouse	Kartik S	India
12:30	Life chat -Headset LX3000	Kate S	USA
12:30	LifeChat LX-4000	Mukesh T	India
1:30	Microsoft Lifecam Studio Web Camera	Konstantin T	Lithuania
1:30	Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Webcam	Christian G	Germany
1:30	Microsoft Arc Mouse	Hansruedi K	Switzerland
1:30	Life chat -Headset LX3000	Daniel B	Argentina
1:30	LifeChat LX-4000	John M	USA
2:30	Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Webcam	Jeff B	Canada
2:30	Microsoft Lifecam HD6000	Toshiyuki O	Japan
2:30	Microsoft Arc Mouse	Juan R	USA
2:30	Life chat -Headset LX3000	Henning L	Denmark
3:30	Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Webcam	Carlos V	Venezuela
3:30	Lifecam HD6000	Carlson C	Canada
3:30	Microsoft Arc Mouse	Pamela S	USA
3:30	LifeChat Headset LX-3000	Khatherine L	Malaysia
3:30	LifeChat LX-4000	David C	NZ
4:30	Microsoft Lifecam Cinema Webcam	Arunas Z	Lithuania
4:30	Portable USB Power Drive	James K	USA
4:30	Microsoft Arc Mouse	Patrik S	Sweden
4:30	Life chat -Headset LX3000	Jan D	Sweden
4:30	LifeChat LX-4000	Angus F	UK
5:20	Samsung computer	Koenraad M	Belgium

Thank you for making the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference the biggest and best yet. Now, Houston – HERE WE COME! Mark your calendar for July 7 – 11, 2013 in Houston, Texas. And, remember: It’s not just talk. It’s real. It’s happening. It’s here. It’s A New Era.

Karl Noakes
Partner/Channel Marketing
Worldwide Partner Group