Here we are, just a week out from the end of an amazing Worldwide Partner Conference that had attendees from all across the world, and now our partners in Australia have another opportunity to connect with Microsoft and other partners at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. If you aren’t familiar with the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference, let me give you a quick overview:

• Dates: August 23-35
• Location: Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
• Attendees: Over 200 Microsoft Experts and 850 Partners
• Agenda
• REGISTER
• Follow the #APC2011 hashtag & use it to be part of the conversation

Wondering why you should attend Microsoft Australia Partner Conference? Here’s Pip Marlow, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia to share her thoughts on why you should be attending:

You can also hear from some other Microsoft Senior Leaders on Microsoft Australia Partner Conference:

• Hear from Nigel O’Rorke, Marketing and Operations Director
• Hear from Toby Bowers, Partner Strategy and Programs Manager
• Hear from Gianpaolo Carraro, Developer and Platform Evangelism Director
• Hear from Carolyn Darke, Small and Midsize Business Director
• Hear from Sharon Schoenborn, Enterprise Partner Director
• Hear from Michael Gration, Public Sector Director
• Hear from Rose Clements, Human Resources Director
• Hear from Stefan Jansen, Dynamics Channel Lead

So if you are a Microsoft partner in Australia, be sure to check out the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference for your chance to connect with local Microsoft Leadership teams as well as Microsoft partners from across Australia August 23 – 25. Also, be sure you are following the Microsoft Australia Partner Twitter account, which you can also get direct access to through the Microsoft Partner Info app on your mobile phone:

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Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman – Follow me on TWITTER, LinkedIn, and RSS and see “What I’m thinking”
Director, Worldwide Partner Experience
Microsoft Corporation
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