Parties, Prize Giveaways at #CPExpo
Don't be afraid to admit it. You love the networking and swag at #CPExpo.
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Broadvoice
Broadvoice (booth 1042 and a Signature Sponsor) is throwing an appreciation party for its partners at B-Side at the House of Blues. It's Wednesday, April 10, from 9 p.m.-midnight, and will feature an open bar, DJ and dancing. Registration is required; participants then must pick up a wristband at the company's booth.
Broadvoice also will host a ping pong tournament, letting you channel your "inner Forrest Gump" for a chance to win $1,000. Register at the company's booth between 4 and 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The tournament then starts at 5 and will run through expo hall hours on Thursday. Follow Broadvoice on social media to keep tabs of which partners advance to the next round. And in case you’re wondering… yes, sweatbands for your head and wrist will be provided.
Sprint
Sprint (booth 843 and a Premier Sponsor) will give away four $500 Southwest Airlines travel vouchers through a drawing of completed passports.
Booth visitors will get stamps as they visit different demonstration areas within the booth's dimensions. Demonstration areas include 5G, IoT in a Box, SD-WAN, Sprint Business Wi-Fi, Sprint MultiLine and more. Once a visitor gets five stamps, he or she can enter the drawing. Winners will be notified by email by Friday, April 19.
Airespring
AireSpring (booth 453) is giving away a $1,000 Amazon gift card. Just complete a survey at the company's booth and you're eligible. You must be present for the drawing – Thursday, April 11 at 5 p.m. – to win.
EZShield
EZShield's (booth 976 and a Featured Sponsor) giveaway is five sets of Raycon wireless earbuds. Stop by the company's booth on Wednesday or before 4 p.m. on Thursday and they'll capture your badge information. .Just like that, you're entered! The winner will be contacted by phone and/or email so you can stop by the booth before the end of the show to pick up your prize.
EZShield also invites partners to stop at their booth to test your knowledge of mobile cybersecurity threats, identity crime prevention best practices, and to play the "What's Your Data Worth?" cybercrime game — and take a password strength test.
The Excellence in Digital Services and Channel Influencer Awards Networking Reception
For the first time, Channel Partners is hosting its own party, from 6:30-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, after the conclusion of the Excellence in Digital Services and Channel Influencer Awards Networking Reception ceremony.
The awards ceremony starts at 6:30 sharp — come cheer on your peers! We'll start the party at 7:15 p.m. The event is open to anyone with a Conference & Expo or All Access pass. It's happening in South Seas B on Level 3 of the Mandalay South Convention Center (the keynote room). Thanks to our sponsors Airtel Business, NTS Direct, Retarus and Unify.
Serenova
Serenova (booth 1575), the omnichannel cloud contact center solutions provider, is hosting a reception on Thursday, April 11, from 6-8 p.m., in Libertine Social at Mandalay Bay.
ZeroOutages
ZeroOutages (booth 650 and a Featured Sponsor) is taking business cards and scanning badges at its booth for a chance to win a number of tech gadgets, including an Apple Watch, iPad mini, headphones, drone, FitBit and more. They'll let you know the week after the show if you've won and mail you your prize.
The provider also will host an SD-WAN "Who You Going to Call" screening party on Wednesday, April 10, from 1-3 p.m. at the Mandalay pool. For more information and to RSVP, email Cindy Stewart.
Coresite/Interxion
CoreSite and Interxion are throwing a bash for all attendees at the Opium Room at Tao nightclub. It starts at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. RSVP is required. There will be an open bar and "heavy appetizers." It's dubbed the 5th annual "World of Data Center" party.
Mobile Solutions
Mobile Solutions (booth E10) wants you to win a $250 gift card to CUT by Wolfgang Puck inside the Palazzo. Just get your badge scanned or drop off a business card at the company's booth to become eligible. They'll draw a winner at random after show hours on Wednesday and notify them by phone or email.
Touchtone Communications
Touchtone Communications (booth 661) will have a VR interactive cube experience set up in its booth. The theme is a tour of the western Mediterranean.
Why? Because partners who sell $50,000 in new monthly revenue between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1 will get a luxurious, seven-night iconic cruise with many of the stops highlighted in the VR experience. It all happens on Viking Ocean Cruises for them and a guest, including first-class air and a penthouse veranda stateroom.
Reinvent Telecom
Reinvent (booth 1674) is going “whole hog” for the Channel Partners Conference & Expo this year to promote its private-label UCaaS + CCaaS Solution. It's part of a "Bring Home the Bacon" promotion.
At the Reinvent booth, partners can enjoy sizzling bacon treats and bacon jerky. They can also pick up their own Reinvent piggy bank and enter to win a year's supply of bacon through Bacon Freak's Bacon of the Month Club. Yes, it's "monthly recurring bacon."
Ecessa
Ecessa (booth 362) is giving away an Edge SD-WAN controller each day of the expo. Just enter the drawing at the company's booth by filling out a simple survey. The winner will be announced via Twitter and LinkedIn a half-hour before the close of the expo hall each day. You'll get your prize shipped to you by the end of the month.
Ecessa also is hosting a reception for all channel partners in a Mandalay suite TBD, from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. The room number will be revealed at the Ecessa booth where you can pick up your invitation. There will be appetizers, drinks and "Sven & Ole and Lena" jokes!
D-Link Systems
D-Link (booth 1453 in the MSP Pavilion) is giving away three Bose noise-cancelling wireless headphones. Just get your badge scanned or drop off a business card at the company's booth. There's a new winner every day of the expo. You'll get an email or a phone call if you've won.
Dropping by the D-Link booth also affords you the opportunity to get your picture taken with Princess Leia ad her special hologram. Share it on social media and you'll get another chance to win headphones.
Sherweb
Sherweb (booth 760) wants you to win a $200 Amazon gift card. Just drop off a business card at the company's booth. The winner will be notified the last day of the show via email, if not in person.
Sennheiser
Sennheiser (bboth 361) is giving away one of its MB 660 series wireless headsets. Business card in the bowl at the booth. The winner will be notified via email or phone at the end of the show.
Powernet
Powernet (booth 1177) is offering up a SureCall in-home cell signal booster. It's also giving away a Bluetooth prize pack featuring earbuds, speaker and a four-port USB charger. Drop off a business card at the Powernet booth to become eligible. They'll draw winners on the last day of the expo and notify the lucky people via phone or email.
Intelisys/ScanSource
Intelisys and ScanSource are inviting partners and prospects to its annual bash, only in a different location this year — the Hard Rock Cafe. It's from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. on Thursday, April 11. Invitations are required for entry. Pick them up at the Channel Growth Pavilion, South Pacific Ballroom EF, anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 10 or 11. There will be dancing, a DJ and open bar.
Fuze
Fuze (a Premier Sponsor) invites partners for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the Tender Steakhouse inside the Luxor, Thursday, April 11, from 6-8 p.m.
WTG
WTG (booth 1147) is hosting its "Walk This Way" event on Wednesday, April 10 from 9 p.m.-midnight at the House of Blues Music Hall. Agent partners and provider sponsors will network throughout the evening while enjoying a legendary performance with plenty of late night food and drink. Stop by the master agent's booth to pick your invitation and meet the WTG, NuAge Energy and AppSmart teams.
You can also win two tickets to WTG's 22nd annual holiday event, Dec. 11-12, in Palm Springs, California. Drop off a business card at the booth to become eligible. The prize package includes round-trip airfare for two, a two-night stay at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, plus golf for two. The winner will be contacted by email.
ChannelAssist
Spin the wheel with ChannelAssist (booth E14) and win the dollar amount in chips right there at the company's booth. Easy peasy!
Colotraq
Colotraq (a partner breakout session host) is hosting its 20th anniversary celebration on the rooftop at Drai's in the Cromwell Hotel. It starts at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. It'll feature dance music and some giveaways, including cash prizes. Make sure to RSVP to guarantee admission.
Avant
A recent tradition at Channel Partners events, Avant will host its beer pong tournament from 8-11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. It's happening at Level Up inside the MGM. Register here. The master agent will try to top that the following night, April 11, from 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., when it hosts a rockin' party at Omnia Nightclub inside Ceasars Palace. That also requires registration.
Colotraq
Colotraq (a partner breakout session host) is hosting its 20th anniversary celebration on the rooftop at Drai's in the Cromwell Hotel. It starts at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. It'll feature dance music and some giveaways, including cash prizes. Make sure to RSVP to guarantee admission.
Avant
A recent tradition at Channel Partners events, Avant will host its beer pong tournament from 8-11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. It's happening at Level Up inside the MGM. Register here. The master agent will try to top that the following night, April 11, from 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., when it hosts a rockin' party at Omnia Nightclub inside Ceasars Palace. That also requires registration.
We know you go to Channel Partners to learn and soak in everything that could improve your business, but we acknowledge that you’re there to have a good time as well.
For the first time ever, Channel Partners is hosting its own party! We’ll open the doors to the keynote room immediately after the conclusion of the Excellence in Digital Services and Channel Influencer Networking Reception on Wednesday, April 10. More details including the time in the gallery below.
Also below you’ll find a sampling of parties, including traditional ones hosted by the big master agents — think Intelisys, Avant and WTG. But that’s not all. A number of other companies are inviting you to parties and networking events that we’ve included as well.
Not much of a partier? That’s OK. What follows also includes all the swag you can take home, from vacations to Apple products, Amazon gift cards, bacon – yes, bacon – and more.
Check it out!
Note: Prize photos within the gallery below might not match the actual product being given away.
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