December 2014 | Issue 30

IAMCP Canada Newsletter


IAMCP Canada 2015 Executive Board

IAMCP Canada is pleased to announce the new 2015 Executive Board.

President - Eran Barlev - Sela Canada
Secretary - Alex Chan - CMS
Sponsorship - Chris Healing - Brainhunter
Membership - Josef Hans Lara - AMTRA Solutions
Women In Technology - National - Susie Ibbotson - Navantis
Eastern Region Chapter VP - Steve Noel - Cloud IT
Central Region Chapter VP - Valerie Chen - Robert Half Technology
Western Region Chapter VP - Ian Naumenko - SPOT Solutions
Past President - Peter Mackenzie - Envision IT
Treasurer - Dennis Brink - The Open Data Institute of Canada
WPC Liaison & International President - Gail Mercer-MacKay - Mercer-MacKay Solutions

We would like to thank Tabitha Creighton and Aline Desjardins who have done an outstanding job in Western and Eastern Regions respectively. Welcome to Steve and Ian! We look forward to your contributions and fresh ideas over the year.

It has been pleasure to be the President over the last year. I look forward to supporting Eran this year and doing whatever I can to make Gail proud of all of us as she becomes President of the International Board of IAMCP. That Board will be in the best position ever when Gail takes over!

I hope you will join us for the various Holiday Celebrations in each of the three Regions.

Sincerely,
Peter Mackenzie
President, IAMCP Canada
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Central Region and Calgary Chapters - looking for Committee Members!

We are calling for Volunteers to be part of a team to expand the Central Region and Calgary IAMCP community. Take your Partner interests to heart and work with key Partners and Microsoft Representatives throughout Canada in this exciting opportunity to expand your Partner network. For more details, please contact officeiamcp@iamcp.ca or 1-800-783-6410


Be Authentic, Never Settle, Embrace Fear



More than 40 women from the partner community in Canada gathered recently to listen and connect with three women from the Microsoft Canada leadership team who shared stories about their careers, personal lives and best and worst moments on the job. Introduced by Pam Maguire of Global Knowledge and moderated by Susie Ibbotson, VP of Marketing, Navantis and IAMCP WIT Canada Chair, the panel included Janet Kennedy, President, Microsoft Canada, Mary-Ellen Anderson, Vice President, Developer Experience & Evangelism and Emma Da Silva, Chief Financial Officer

Read the full story here.


The Secret to Writing a Winning Business Award Submission

Blog post from Gail Mercer-MacKay, Board Member, IAMCP International Women in Technology and WPC Liaison

Winning a business award, being recognized by your peers for innovation and hard work is not simply satisfying, it is another way to raise your business profile in today�s noisy world. For many organizations, award submissions are planned annually and are included as part of an overall marketing strategy.

Read the full blog here.


No STEM Background? No Problem. Communications Grad Tackles Technology with Microsoft�s Visual Studio and Soars



Recent communications graduate Erika Moll was nervous about jumping into the world of HTML coding but quickly learned that Microsoft�s Visual Studio is making it easy to rapidly become proficient.

Read the full blog here.

Who Speaks for the Channel Partner?

By Howard M. Cohen

Impersonal vendor channels are drowning out partners who voice their concerns. Is the only solution to speak louder?

Read the full story here.


IAMCP Group Insurance Contest!

IAMCP Canada Members who call in for a no-obligation quote are automatically entered for monthly draws including an automobile in January! To learn more in Ontario please call 1-800-663-6828 and outside Ontario call 1-800-247-7700

For more information contact:
Heather Malone at LMS PROLINK Ltd. 416-644-7775

IAMCP Canada offers Group discounts for many types of Insurance. If you are not already a member and want to join see the section below to get access to these benefits.

IAMCP Membership

If you haven't joined IAMCP yet, now is the time to get involved. Did you know that IAMCP members have access to discounts, POC dollars, networking functions and partner to partner introductions? Joining is easy. Simply email or call for more information or to process your membership.

officeiamcp@iamcp.ca
1-800-783-6410

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IN THIS ISSUE

IAMCP Canada 2014 Executive Board

Be Authentic, Never Settle, Embrace Fear

The Secret to Writing a Winning Business Award Submission

No STEM Background? No Problem.

Who Speaks for the Channel Partner?

Group Insurance Tip of the Month

Upcoming IAMCP Canada Events

Updates from MPN

Training Tips

Get Involved - Join Us Now

Upcoming IAMCP Canada Events

IAMCP Canada Vancouver Holiday Celebration
Date: December 9th
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Shameful Tiki Room, 4362 Main Street, Vancouver
Register
here

IAMCP Canada Women in Technology - Toronto Event
Event: Sprucing up your Wardrobe? IAMCP Women in Technology Fashion and Charity Event
Date: December 10
Time:2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Microsoft Mississauga offices
Register
here.

IAMCP Canada Toronto Holiday Celebration
Date: December 10th
Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Drake & Firkin Pub - 6982 Financial Dr, Mississauga
Register
here.

IAMCP Canada Montreal Holiday Celebration
Date: December 10th
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: 3 Brasseurs, 732 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal
Register
here.

CollabCon 2015 Conference
Event: Conference
Date: March 9 - 11th, 2015
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Register
here. Register before January 31st at the early bird rate and enter the discount code IAMCP to receive an additional 10% off!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Stay in Touch

For those of you who were not able to attend the events, please check our calendar of events to ensure you are not missing out on one of the best networking spots in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.

UPDATES FROM MPN

On December 1st O365 IUR all Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate partners Internal Use Rights for O365 were disabled � this means if you had licenses as a Cloud Essentials or Cloud Accelerate partner you can no longer use Office 365 IUR from those programs unless you assign new Office 365 licenses. You have approximately 30 days from Dec 1 to assign new licenses otherwise, your data will be deleted completely.

To help partners we posted a blog previously on options available to you. We also created a new site to help you activate your IUR in 3 easy steps.

TRAINING TIPS

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