general membership meeting at wpc 2010 in washington dc
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General Membership Meeting at WPC 2010 in Washington DC
THANK YOU!
The International Board• Per Werngren (President)• Ulises Aguilar (Vice President/President Elect)• Ken Myers (Secretary)• Kelvin Kirby (Treasurer)• Dr. Petri I. Salonen (Past President)• Robert L'Espérance• Kerry Gerontianos• George LaVenture• Jeff Loucks• Gerhard Reinhold• Elisabeth Vanderveldt• Tiffany Ingargiola (Chair Global Comms – not a board member)
6 months of action• New name embracing the whole Channel!• New HQ in Bellevue!• New Executive Director – Kris Fuehr!• New website!• Newsletter going out in a rhythm!• Renewed our woes with Microsoft• PartnerPulse reports about the temperature in the channel• Monthly webcasts• Meeting in Brussels [200 members] for Europe• Meeting in Sao Paulo for Latin America• + zillions of Chapter meetings Worldwide!
What makes a Chapter great?• Written Bylaws• Paying members• Annual General Meeting (AGM) with Board elections• Full transparency to the members• In-person membership meetings every month• A well functioning local board with all roles assigned• IAMCP leading and Microsoft being part [not vice versa…]
Our Challenges• Better synchronization between USA and ”ROW”• Teething problems with website• Inconsistent Membership Experience…
Some Chapters do not charge membership fees Some Chapters do not hold frequent membership meetings Some Chapters need coaching in Board election
• Lack of funding!
Our Strengths• Our brand is well recognized in many countries• Great relationship with Microsoft• We are the only WW partner association• Great HQ• Many Chapters are super great!• Having shown that IAMCP can change the mind of the EU
Commission [Internet Explorer]• Passion for what we do!
Our Future• Better support for cross border partnering through IAMCP• Recognized as a trade association• Better helping members to flourish• Consistent membership experience Worldwide• Double our membership • Better value for membership
IAMCP @ WPCIAMCP Activity Time Location IAMCP Welcome Table Peak Reg hrs Conv. Center Lobby IAMCP Golf Tournament Sun, July 11
7:30am-3pm National Golf Club at Tantallon
IAMCP Lounge w/featured speakers
Sun 1pm-4pm M-W 8am-6pm Thurs 8am-4pm
Community Room, Hall A, Lounge area (see speaker schedule)
IAMCP Membership Meeting
Sun, Jul 11 5:30pm-6:15pm
Wash Convention Centre Room 207B
PAM of the Year Awards Mon, Jul 11 1:00-2pm
The MPN Booth in Expo Hall
IAMCP Welcome Party (IAMCP Members only)
Mon, June 12 7pm-midnight
The Park on 14th. (walk from Conv Ctr)
Canadian Party Tues, July 13 8pm-1:00am
Hard Rock Café 999 E St NW
S2B WPC Student Network. Recp. (co-hosted by IAMCP)
Tues, July 13 5:30-7:30pm
Finn&Porters @ Embassy Suites, 900 10th St. NW
Central & Eastern Europe Party Award Ceremony
Tues, July 13 7pm-1am
By invitation from CEE Regional Booth
IAMCP US Partner Party & Networking Hub
Wed, July 14 6:30-9:30pm
The Newseum 555 Penn. Ave NW
IAMCP Chapter Presidents Dinner with David Allen
Thurs, July 15 7pm-10 pm
The Park on 14th. (walk from Conv Ctr)
IAMCP Partner of the Year Award
http://digitalwpc.com/awards/ current#IAMCP-Partner-of-the-Year
Sessions by the IAMCPSession TimeMPN: The Good, the Bad and the Light at the End of the Tunnel; Mo Edjlali, Founder and CEO, ZenCEO and IAMCP Member and panel
Thursday, 11:15-12:15
Interoperability, Standards, Regulation & Politics: The Inside Track; Nigel Gibbons, Executive Chairman, UniTech™ with the IAMCP
Thursday, 1:30-2:30
Great Things Start at WPC, but Continue in Your Local IAMCP Chapter; Valentino Berti, CEO at VEBE IT-Management and Chairman at IAMCP Sweden Steve Hall, District Computers, LLC and President IAMCP Washington DC
Thursday, 1:30-2:30
Mary Jo Foley on Predictions for Partners; Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet Thursday, 1:30-2:30
Dusting Off After the Economic Downturn; Donal Cullen, CEO, SpanishPoint Technologies and IAMCP Member + Per Werngren, IDE
Thursday, 3:00-4:00
In the IAMCP LoungeActivity Time LocationParting the CloudsDan Scarfe
10:00-11:00Mon, July 12
The IAMCP Lounge in the WPC Community Room, Convention Center Hall A
Getting the Best from P2PJuan Jose Amor
12:30-1:30Mon, July 12
Voices for InnovationJeff Loucks
10:00-11:00Tues, July 13
BPOS: 20 Deals in 90 Days Jeremy Epstein
11:30-12:15Tues, July 13
Interview Q&A (Spanish) Angel Perez
1:00-1:45Tues, July 13
How to start an IAMCP ChapterJuan Jose Amour
11:00-12:00Wed, July 14
Cloud Computing Nigel Gibbons
12:00-1:00Wed, July 14
Interactive Q&A MS3.0Mary Jo Foley
1:00-2:00Wed, July 14
Announcing the new MS Authorized Refurbisher ProgramJoe Sahagian & Michael Warren, MSFT
4:00-4:30Thurs, July 15
Getting Things Done through Partnering (and book signing), David Allen
4:30-6:00pmThurs, July 15
Q&A
Thank You!Gracias!Grazie!Danke!Prego!Merci!Tack!