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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.technet.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The Amazing Adventures of Geek Girl : worldwide partner conference 2009</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/worldwide+partner+conference+2009/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: worldwide partner conference 2009</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 - Registration Open Now!</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/2009/04/09/worldwide-partner-conference-2009-registration-open-now.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:53:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3224441</guid><dc:creator>tara</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/comments/3224441.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3224441</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/wpc" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="143" alt="clip_image002" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image002_3.jpg" width="366" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Get ready to join the Microsoft Partner team at this year&amp;#8217;s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in &lt;b&gt;New Orleans, Louisiana&lt;/b&gt;, in July. It&amp;#8217;s your only opportunity to meet over 7000 partners from more than 140 countries, in a collaborative environment that&amp;#8217;s focused around networking. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The WPC provides you with an ideal forum to access the largest partner network in the world, making connections to spark new ideas, and create partnerships that drive your business forward. You&amp;#8217;ll also discover resources and information to fuel innovation, drive sales opportunities, and engage with Microsoft executives to understand how we can help you succeed in today&amp;#8217;s climate.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Registration is now open!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This year's four-day conference will be held &lt;b&gt;13-16 July&lt;/b&gt; in New Orleans at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Centre, with additional pre-event activities on 12 July. Last year's conference attracted an all-time record number of attendees &amp;#8211; including over 480 UK partners &amp;#8211; so get ready to secure your place early, for only $1795. (If you attended last year, you can take advantage of the $1395 special &amp;#8216;alumni&amp;#8217; rate by registering between &lt;b&gt;19 March-2 April&lt;/b&gt;*.)&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Register today and make sure you don't miss your chance to connect with Microsoft leaders, network with other partners, and experience the value of partnering with Microsoft &amp;#8211; all in person.&amp;#160; To extend your networking opportunities, the UK team will be staying in the &lt;b&gt;Astor Crowne Plaza&lt;/b&gt;, so select this hotel when you register.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image003_3.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="14" alt="clip_image003" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image003_thumb.gif" width="24" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Visit the &lt;a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/wpc"&gt;Worldwide Partner Conference site&lt;/a&gt; to find out more&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image003%5B1%5D.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="14" alt="clip_image003[1]" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image003%5B1%5D_thumb.gif" width="24" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Join the WPC discussion on the UK &lt;a href="http://www.microsoftpartnernetwork.com/"&gt;Microsoft Partner Network&lt;/a&gt; where you can meet other Partners who have attended WPC before, or are planning to attend this year&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!&lt;/b&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/wpc" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="37" alt="clip_image004" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image004_3.gif" width="188" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image006_2.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="5" alt="clip_image006" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image006_thumb.gif" width="70" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image007_2.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="5" alt="clip_image007" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WorldwidePartnerConference2009Registrati_C33F/clip_image007_thumb.gif" width="14" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3224441" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/worldwide+partner+conference+2009/default.aspx">worldwide partner conference 2009</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/partner/default.aspx">partner</category></item><item><title>EPM Update</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/2008/11/24/epm-update.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:12:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3158922</guid><dc:creator>tara</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/comments/3158922.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/tara/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3158922</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Just a couple of quick Enterprise Project Management (EPM) updates...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="86" alt="epmconnect" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/EPMUpdate_13816/epmconnect_1.jpg" width="257" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you haven't already, check out &lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com/" target="_blank"&gt;EPM Connect&lt;/a&gt;. It's a great website for any Microsoft EPM partners, and contains lots and lots of useful product information including &lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com/US/Project%20and%20Portfolio%20Management/Pages/Scenario.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Project Server and Portfolio Server&lt;/a&gt; as well as &lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com/US/Innovation%20Process%20Management/Pages/Scenario.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Innovation Process Management&lt;/a&gt;. There are also many different documents that EPM partners may find useful, such as white papers, PowerPoint slide decks and Virtual PC images. You can also find information on &lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com/US/pages/events.aspx"&gt;EPM events&lt;/a&gt; and the courses available through &lt;a href="http://www.epmconnect.com/US/pages/training.aspx"&gt;EPM University&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Next, a couple of dates for your diaries...&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40053519"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="59" alt="ms partner prog" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/EPMUpdate_13816/ms%20partner%20prog_1.jpg" width="264" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40053519"&gt;Worldwide Partner Conference 2009&lt;/a&gt; is being held in New Orleans from 13th - 16th July. This is a great opportunity for partners to find out about all things Microsoft. We hope to have a huge EPM presence here, ready and waiting to answer all of your project management queries. More details about WPC 2009 will be available soon, so watch this space!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msprojectconference.com/"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="67" alt="project conference 2009" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/EPMUpdate_13816/project%20conference%202009_1.jpg" width="264" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.msprojectconference.com/"&gt;Microsoft Office Project Conference 2009&lt;/a&gt; is taking place between 15th - 17th September in Phoenix, Arizona. This is aimed at both Microsoft partners and customers, and is a great chance to learn about how organisations around the world are successfully using the Microsoft EPM solution. You'll also have the chance to learn about everything from best practices in Project management to deep technical details on adopting, deploying and configuring EPM. Sign up on the &lt;a href="http://www.msprojectconference.com/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; to receive updates about Project Conference 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3158922" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/epm/default.aspx">epm</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/project+conference+2009/default.aspx">project conference 2009</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/worldwide+partner+conference+2009/default.aspx">worldwide partner conference 2009</category></item></channel></rss>