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What I've learned about N.O. so far...

It's definately not jeans weather! Make sure you pack light clothes - it's hot and very humid. Don't bother with jumpers...unless you get cold by air conditioning. They're also very big on seafood out here - which isn't good for veggies...

Published 10 Jul 2009 15:05 by Emma Richardson

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Jack Welch cancelled - back injury

The subject title says it all really - Jack Welch has had to pull out of WPC unforutnately due to a back injury. On the plus side, we have Stephen Covey who promises to be a great speaker...

Published 8 Jul 2009 8:26 by Emma Richardson

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Back off hols - now gearing up for New Orleans!

I've been away for a week on hols, and I'm feeling completely refreshed and ready for New Orleans. Actually that's a slight lie, I feel exhausted from partying in Ibiza, but I'll fake it! I've just sent out the UK Welcome email which...

Published 7 Jul 2009 17:59 by Emma Richardson

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Download Outlook appointments for UK activities

I've created Outlook appointments (in New Orleans time) for you to download to your phones, so you have all the info to hand at WPC: UK Party Gras! The one party you don’t want to miss... 14 July, 7pm ‘til late, Mardi Gras World, 1380...

Published 26 Jun 2009 16:38 by Emma Richardson

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WPC Award Winners announced

The list has been published - and it's fantastic to see 4 UK winners this year and 20 UK finalists! Big congratulations to our winners AKQA, Content and Code, Edenbrook Solutions and QA. The full list can be found online here: http://www.digitalwpc...

Published 24 Jun 2009 16:40 by Emma Richardson

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Booking meetings with MS Staff

A few partners have pinged me saying that MS staff weren't on WPC Connect so they couldn't book meetings with them for WPC. You'll be please to know that I got the stick and carrot out and we now have 58 MS staff registered on the tool. The...

Published 23 Jun 2009 15:47 by Emma Richardson

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The New MSPP - coming soon

A bit of exciting news - our Partner Programme is evolving, we're going to be making some announcements at WPC about where the programme is heading and the vision we have for our partners. Take a look at this post to get a bit more detail: http:/...

Published 17 Jun 2009 11:12 by Emma Richardson

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If you haven't booked - hotel prices increase after June 15th

I just found out that hotel prices are going to increase after June 15th - this is because we have a held a certain number of rooms with the hotel, and these will be released on June 15th if not used. So if you're considering booking, and you haven't...

Published 12 Jun 2009 15:06 by Emma Richardson

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Hear from Scott Dodds about WPC...

We've recorded a short video of Scott Dodds talking to partners about what they can expect to get out of WPC - take a look here .

Published 10 Jun 2009 12:41 by Emma Richardson

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And another guest speaker announced...

Stephen Covey is our second guest speaker at WPC. Stephen is perhaps best known for his book on '7 habits of highly effective people'. Take a look at his bio here - Stephen is set to present on Tuesday 14th.

Published 9 Jun 2009 9:39 by Emma Richardson

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Why Jack Welch?

A few partners have asked me why we've selected Jack Welch to be our guest speaker this year. Each year we receive many recommendations from partners about their ideal guest keynote speakers at WPC. Last year’s selection of Muhammad Yunus fulfilled...

Published 8 Jun 2009 18:20 by Emma Richardson

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Hot off the press - guest speaker announced

Just announced (via the twitter feed) is our guest speaker for this year - Jack Welch. Jack is a renowned business writer of a widely read weekly column “ The Welch Way ,” which he writes with his wife, Suzy Welch. He began his career with...

Published 29 May 2009 9:56 by Emma Richardson

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Also, on the topic of Digital WPC....

You may see on the Digital WPC pages a few promo's for signing up to WPC info via Facebook and Twitter. Whilst I would never think of discouraging you from signing up to this, it's worth noting that this is run out of corp (US), not the UK. We're...

Published 28 May 2009 9:47 by Emma Richardson

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Meeting scheduler live

WPC Connect, the meeting scheduler tool, is now open via the new Digital WPC page: www.digitalwpc.com . On here you can book meetings with Microsoft and/or partners, once they've registered on the tool. It generally takes a while for Microsoft staff...

Published 27 May 2009 13:31 by Emma Richardson

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Day of Giving

You may (or may not) have noticed that Microsoft are organising a volunteer opportunity at WPC on the Sunday, for those that are arriving in time. This is to give us the opportunity to help New Orleans and give something back to the community who are...

Published 21 May 2009 9:47 by Emma Richardson

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What I've learned about N.O. so far...

Jack Welch cancelled - back injury

Back off hols - now gearing up for New Orleans!

Download Outlook appointments for UK activities

WPC Award Winners announced

Booking meetings with MS Staff

The New MSPP - coming soon

If you haven't booked - hotel prices increase after June 15th

Hear from Scott Dodds about WPC...

And another guest speaker announced...

Why Jack Welch?

Hot off the press - guest speaker announced

Also, on the topic of Digital WPC....

Meeting scheduler live

Day of Giving