99 Channel Partner Events and Channel Conferences for 2011

The VAR Guy tried to unplug during the holidays. But anxious readers kept sending our resident blogger more and more email. The big topic of discussion: Updating a list of 75 different channel partner conferences and events in 2011. So, based on reader demand, here is that updated list -- which now totals 99 channel partner events, conferences, summits and more.

The VAR Guy

January 3, 2011

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99 Channel Partner Events and Channel Conferences for 2011

The VAR Guy tried to unplug during the holidays. But anxious readers kept sending our resident blogger more and more email. The big topic of discussion: Updating a list of 75 different channel partner conferences and events in 2011. So, based on reader demand, here is that updated list — which now totals 99 channel partner events, conferences, summits and more. For the most part each conference is designed for VARs and/or managed services providers — though a few focus more on ISVs (independent software vendors). Take a look.

Before you jump into the updated list please note:

  • Disclaimer: Some dates and locations are known. Some are unknown. Dates and locations could be subject to change. Check in with the event host.

  • Help Wanted: If you’re aware of additional events that may be worth tracking please post a comment

  • Local Distractions: If you love a specific restaurant, hotel, bar or theme park in a host city… please post a comment.

  • Bonus: Once again The VAR Guy avoided the temptation to turn this into a lame, sleep-inducing 76-page slide show. Imagine that: All the content you need on a SINGLE web page that really serves readers. How unique.

  • Corrections: Post a comment if you have a correction or point of clarification.

Let’s Get Started

Now, here’s the list of 99 channel partner summits, events and conferences for 2011…

  1. January 19-20: Pentaho Global Partner Summit, San Francisco

  2. Jan. 24-25: Accela Partner Summit, Lake Tahoe

  3. Jan. 30-Feb. 3: Lotusphere, Orlando

  4. Feb. 2-4: Digium AsteriskWorld, Miami Beach

  5. Feb. 3-6: Kaspersky Lab Americas Partner Conference 2011, Riviera Maya, Mexico

  6. Feb. 8-11: VMware Partner Exchange 2011, Orlando

  7. Feb. 14-18: RSA Conference, San Francisco

  8. Feb. 15-16: IBM PartnerWorld, Orlando, Fla.

  9. Feb. 22-24: Parallels Summit, Orlando

  10. Feb. 24: ASCII Success Summit, Newport Beach, Calif.

  11. Feb. 27: IBM Tivoli Business Partner Summit at Pulse

  12. Feb. 28-March 3: Cisco Partner Summit, New Orleans

  13. Feb. 28-March 3: Enterprise Connect (formerly VoiceCon), Orlando

  14. Feb. 28-March 4: Autodesk One Team Conference

  15. March 3-4: MVP Nation, Seattle

  16. March 6-9: Xchange Solution Provider 2011, Orlando

  17. March 7-10: CloudConnect, Santa Clara, Calif.

  18. March 13-15: Channel Partners Conference, Las Vegas

  19. March 13-14: SMB Voice

  20. March 15-17: Intermedia Partner Summit, New York

  21. March 16-19: Spring Training for Business, Scottsdale, Ariz.

  22. March 20-24: Novell Brainshare, Salt Lake City, Utah

  23. April 1: The VAR Guy’s Everything Else Channel-related, location TBD

  24. April 3-6: QlikView Qonnections 2011 Global Partner Summit, Miami Beach

  25. April 4-6: SugarCon, San Francisco (links to 2010 event)

  26. April 9-14: Telepresence World, Las Vegas

  27. April 10-12: Synnex Varnex Spring Conference, Boston

  28. April 10-13: Ingram Micro VTN Spring Invitational, Chicago

  29. April 11-14: MySQL Conference and Expo, Santa Clara, Calif.

  30. April 28: ASCII Success Summit, Washington, D.C.

  31. May 1-3: Kaseya Connect 2011, Las Vegas

  32. May 4-7: Midsize Enterprise Summit East (from EverythingChannel), Orlando, Fla.

  33. May 2-5: HTG Summit, Dallas

  34. May 3-4: Manged Print Services Global Conference, Orlando, Fla.

  35. May 3-6: Red Hat Summit, Boston

  36. May 8-12: NetSuite SuiteWorld, San Francisco

  37. May 10-11: Google I/O, San Francisco (link to 2010 event)

  38. May 12-14: Ingram Micro PCS Event, Hollywood, Fla.

  39. May 16-19: Microsoft TechEd North America, Atlanta]

  40. May 22-24: Autotask Community Live, Miami (link to 2010 event)

  41. May 22-26: viaVerio Partner Summit, Boca Raton, Fla.

  42. May 23-24: Citrix Partner Summit, San Francisco

  43. May 25-28: Ingram Micro DC/POS Invitational, Chicago

  44. June 10-11: SMB Nation Spring

  45. June 15-17: XChange Public Sector, Jacksonville, Fla.

  46. June 23: ASCII Success Summit, Chicago

  47. July 10-14: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Los Angeles

  48. July 10-13: Sage Summit, National Harbor, Md.

  49. July 21: ASCII Success Summit, Orlando, Fla.

  50. July 25-29: OSCON Cloud Summit, Portland, Ore. (link to 2010 event)

  51. Aug. 1-4: CompTIA Breakaway, Washington DC

  52. Aug. 8-10: HostingCon, San Diego

  53. Aug. 10-13: XChange Americas, Denver, Colo.

  54. Aug. 29-Sept. 1: VMworld, Las Vegas (link to 2010 event)

  55. Aug. 29-31: Ingram Micro SMBA Invitational, Hollywood, Fla.

  56. Sept. 11-14: Midsize Enterprise Summit West (from EverythingChannel), Huntington Beach, Calif.

  57. Sept. 21-22: Managed Services World Conference, Berlin, Germany

  58. Sept. 22: ASCII Success Summit, Woburn, Mass.

  59. Sept. 30-Oct. 2: SMB Nation Fall

  60. Oct. 2: Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum at Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco

  61. Oct. 2-6: Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco

  62. Oct. 2-5, Ingram Micro VTN Fall Invitational, San Francisco

  63. Oct. 12-14: XChange Tech Innovators, Miami, Fla.

  64. Oct. 19-21: Tigerpaw User Conference, Dallas

  65. Oct. 27: ASCII Success Summit, New Brunswick, N.J.

  66. Nov. 7-9: HTG All, Orlando

  67. Nov. 9-11: ConnectWise IT Nation, Orlando

  68. Nov. 10-12: Ingram Micro GovEd Alliance Invitational, Orlando

  69. Nov. 13-15: Synnex Varnex Fall Conference, Las Vegas

  70. Nov. 13-17: CAWorld, Las Vegas

2011 Events… Checking Potential Dates and Locations…

  1. Asigra Partner Summit (sometime in June 2011)

  2. Avaya Americas Partner Conference

  3. Avnet Technology Solutions/IBM Partner Summit

  4. Avnet Technology Solutions/Oracle Partner Summit

  5. Avnet Technology Solutions/Cisco Partner Summit

  6. Avnet Technology Solutions/HP Partner Summit

  7. Channel Management Summit

  8. Cisco Partner Velocity (link to 2010 event)

  9. EMC Partner Summit: Noticed a European partner summit in October 2010… Checking on North America for 2011

  10. F5 Networks Partner Summit

  11. HP Americas Partner Conference: Checking to see if it’s held annually

  12. Ingram Micro Cloud Summit: Checking to see if Ingram will make the 2010 event an annual gathering

  13. Ingram Micro Seismic Partner Summit: Potentially Merging with Ingram Micro Cloud Summit? Hmmm…

  14. Juniper J-Partner Summit

  15. MSP University Boot Camps: Multiple stops

  16. MSPWorld: Multiple events in multiple cities, hosted by MSPAlliance

  17. McAfee Focus: Typically includes a global partner day. The VAR Guy will be watching to see if McAfee partner conference changes/evolves under Intel ownership.

  18. N-able Partner Summit

  19. NetApp Partner Summit (link to 2010 event)

  20. Nimsoft N-fluence (link to 2010 event)

  21. Open-Xchange Partner Summit

  22. Quest Partner Summit

  23. Rackspace Partner Leadership Summit

  24. Salesforce.com DreamForce Summit

  25. SAP Partner Summit: Typically held in the first half of the calendar year

  26. SAP Sapphire: A larger user conference that includes plenty of partners

  27. Spiceworks Spiceworld

  28. Symantec Partner Engage

  29. Tech Data TechSelect: Multiple events

Got Feedback?

Did The VAR Guy forget an event (again)? Did he post an erroneous date or location? Don’t flame our resident blogger. Instead, post a correction or all the key information in the comments area. Also, feel free to list your favorite restaurants, clubs and distractions in each city (without posting adult content… please).

In return for your contributions and recommendations The VAR Guy promises to post an updated list each quarter in 2011.

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