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Dear Partner,

Thanks a lot for attending the World Partner Conference with us.

We hope you had a great time, had the time to network, increase your knowledge and came back with extra energy and motivation for the next year.

You can find the pictures hereunder.

Enjoy and see you in Los Angeles 2011.

The Belux Partner Team

Take a look at the pictures from WPC 2010.

WPC 2010 Photo Album

Second shot offer

Hi,

First of all I want to thank all of you who attended the SMB roadshow last 2 weeks. It was great meeting you and I appreciate the many interesting discussions we had during the drink and during the session itself :-). You can find the presentations of the roadshow here: Dutch – French

I have received the question from one of you whether we have a second shot offer. So I am glad I can confirm that we have a free offer! In view of the exam requirement changes that we will have in May, many of you will have to update their exams and this offer will help you if it did not work out from the first time :-).

Here are the details:

Get a second shot! Until June 30, 2010, you can retake any IT Pro or Developer exam for free if you didn’t pass on your first attempt. To help you prepare, you also get free access to Safari books’ vast online technical book library.

To get a free exam retake:

1) Register for your exam retake by June 30, 2010 http://www.prometric.com/microsoft/partners

2) After registering, you will receive a voucher code that you can use to retake the exam and access online Safari books for free. This offer is available exclusively for Microsoft Partner Network members.

Take advantage of this opportunity!

Regards

Lien

Partner Network Blog - April 2010

Hi all,

Thanks a lot for all the responses we have received on our Partner Poll last month and congrats to those people that won an Office 2010. This month's poll is about the way you would like to be informed about all the upcoming changes in MPN. We want to hear from you how you want to be informed so we can optmise our communication. Provide us feedback. Either by commenting on this blog, on the community page, through Facebook, Twitter, mail,... you choose :-).

By the way, do you know that we have our 'MPN hours', every working day from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. Just add 'beluxpartnernetwork@hotmail.com' in Windows Live Messenger and ping us whenever you have a question related to Microsoft and your partnership. We don't have all the answers but we can always find somebody within the company who can answer your questions. You can also use this to provide feedback.

This week and next week we are having our KMO Roadshow/Roadshow PME. More than 600 of you will be attending the roadshow. If you still want to register, do it now and go to: https://partner.microsoft.com/belux-nl/40132038. This is a unique opportunity to get to know Office 2010, Exchange 2010 & Sharepoint 2010. I will also be presenting the changes in the Microsoft Partner Network with a focus on SMB Partners, I will talk about the evolution of the network for Small Business Specialist, Networking Infrastructure, the benefits, etc. If you can't attend the roadshow and you are interested to get the presentation, let me know!

Still considering to join us for the networking event of the year: The Worldwide Partner Conference? If you would like to have more information or some of your questions answered, reach to us.

I am looking forward to see the results of the partner poll of this month.

See or speak you soon!

Lien

Partner Network Blog – Lien Deleenheer

Visit Lien’s Blog

Hi all,

For those who don't know me yet... In Microsoft, I am, together with some nice colleagues..., mainly taking care of the Microsoft Partner Network and the communication to partners (newlsetter, partner portal, events like I³Connect, WPC etc). With this blog I will update on you the upcoming changes in MPN, the upcoming Worldwide Partner Conference and more. This is not a 1 way communication, this will only be interesting if you share your comments and thoughts to me as well .

You remember for sure, that we've introduced the Microsoft Partner Network during the Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans. Since then we have already introduced some changes. We have implemented 'CSAT' as a requirement for Gold Certified Partners in November and we have launched new competencies as a replacement of the former Advanced Infrastructure Competency.

Today, I am pleased that we can give you more insights in the further evolution of the Microsoft Partner Network. The following webcasts by Julie Bennani, General Manager of the Microsoft Partner Network, provides more information on the following topics:

- The Microsoft Partner Network: Overview

- MPN Communities

- MPN subscriptions

- MPN Competencies

- MPN Advanced Competencies

Watch the webcast here. Every day between 2PM & 3PM we are available via messenger chat (beluxparnternetwork@hotmail.com) to interact with you and to respond to your questions. It will either be me or one of my colleagues answering your questions. Use me (us), I am looking forward to your feedback.

BTW: the Worldwide Partner Conference is approaching quickly. The Partner Conference (July 11-15) is the place to be, to network with colleagues and Microsoft employees across the globe and gain insights in the strategy and vision of Microsoft. We always have a VERY nice special Belux program that is perfectly balanced between networking, business, information AND fun! Don't miss out on this unique event this year! Interested in receiving more information, let me know. Watch the pictures of last year .

If you would like to give your company worldwide recognition during the Worldwide Partner Conference, apply for an award. Information on WPC and the awards can be found on: http://digitalwpc.com/

More information on the Belux program and activities will be posted on the Belux community page: http://digitalwpc.com/Regional/Details/Belgium

Enjoy your day!

Regards

Lien