Channel Partners Conference & Expo Draws Largest Crowd to Date!
The most common review of the Spring 2011 Channel Partners Conference & Expo was: “Best show ever.”
That sentiment is backed by the numbers: About 3,300 participants – the largest crowd to date – convened at the event, which was held March 13-15 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
But what may be more telling is the engagement of the conference- goers: from the pre-conference workshops to the early morning sessions, it was not uncommon to find 75-100 attendees. Standing-room only was reported in the most popular sessions.
Plus, hundreds of partners filled the expo hall for much of the first two days. Long-time participants were reminded of the “good old days” of telecommunications, before the bust in 2001 and, more recently, the 2009-10 recession. Marilyn Monroe and Elvis showed up for the party, attendees played games to win hot gadgets (read, iPads) and a few exhibitors – namely, Patriot Energy and TNCI – showcased premium sales incentives, including a Porsche 911 and a Ducati Streetfighter .
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Peer-to-peer Networking Mixer
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Take your Channel Partners Expo experience to the next level by attending the Peer-to-Peer Networking Mixer.
This exclusive event will bring together independent agents and subagents to discuss their shared concerns about suppliers, revenue retention, hiring, sales and marketing, and more.
Previous participants have found this forum — created by agents for agents — to be a must-attend part of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo experience.
Agent-var Partnering Workshop
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Channel Partners has teamed with the premier IT industry association, CompTIA, to host the first-ever Agent-VAR Partnering Workshop.
This interactive seminar presents a timely opportunity for channel partners from the telecom and IT worlds to find common opportunity.
Participants in this workshop will help to define the optimal relationship and potential points of failure and begin developing best practices about how to initiate and formalize these relationships — from conversation to contracts.
Channel Partners Cloud Convergence Council
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Channel Partners and The 2112 Group have partnered to create the Channel Partners Cloud Convergence Council.
The Council seeks to bridge the gap between telecom and IT vendors and their channel partners, and will consider strategic issues such as evolving business models and identifying opportunities and challenges, as well as tactical issues such as reconciling terms and language and setting governance and performance expectations.
WOMEN IN THE CHANNEL WORKSHOP
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A grassroots initiative led by women in the channel and channel management will present an inaugural workshop geared toward empowering women in technology channel sales.
Developing best practices and facilitating collaboration are among the discussion topics. The cocktail hour event kicks off with a keynote address followed by a roundtable featuring female channel leaders.
The meeting concludes with interactive discussion of ways to continue networking and supporting women in the channel throughout 2011.
ENERGY INSTITUTE: THE CHANNEL'S NEXT FRONTIER
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This three-hour workshop is a primer for telecom agents seeking to diversify their portfolios with energy products and services.
Find out how selling energy compares to telecom, understand the supply chain for electricity and natural gas, review products and pricing, assess demand for alternative energy, discover what it takes to ramp up and how to get paid, take a look at opportunities in renewable energy and demand-side management.
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS PAVILION & PANEL
Unified Communications is one of the hottest opportunities for channel partners. To put a spotlight on this growing opportunity, Channel Partners is hosting a UC Pavilion.
Meet leading and emerging UC vendors in a casual table-top setting during expo hall hours. Vendors include ScanSource Communications and PanTerra
Plus, join a panel of UC and channel experts for an interactive discussion of how to be successful in this growing market.
