Your Guide to ITEXPO Next Week in Florida

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Dear Colleague,
There is no better place to improve your business than by spending time next week at ITEXPO in Fort Lauderdale.

Your ITEXPO experience includes a carefully-crafted mix of education, networking, product research, and a little fun.

Here we go - I'll take it day-by-day.
Tuesday, February 13:

• IVR Speech Training (separate fee required)
  This two-day hands-on training workshop offers skills and knowledge required to plan, design, and implement effective touch-tone and speech recognition systems. It introduces key aspects of voice user interface (VUI) design including business issues, new technologies, and improved security.
• Basic FreeSWITCH Training
  Admission is free and included with any ITEXPO registration plan.
  FreeSWITCH Training will cover the installation and configuration of FreeSWITCH. We will walk through making calls, administer various configurations, enable and utilize various modules. We'll also cover some additional functions of FreeSWITCH such as video call recording, video conferencing, Call Detail Recording, troubleshooting, logging, and interacting with Event Socket Library.
• From Stranger to Customer: Generate More Leads & Close More Sales ($49 fee required)
  Gain valuable insight into how to increase your funnel and conversion to be more effective and efficient in sales. Let's examine these steps to demonstrate ways to improve every step of the sales process in order to get more ink!

Wednesday, February 14:
Registration counters open at 7:00am
Expo hours: 5:00-7:00pm

• Conference Program (Fees required):
• Business Communications Essentials
• Hot Topics in Tech and Communications
• Asterisk World
• Service Provider Solutions
• SD-WAN

• Telecom Reseller Week
  A forum for channel executives to learn about cutting edge new solutions you can represent, to meet with many new potential partners, and to study proven sales techniques to help improve your team's performance.
• MSP Expo Conference Sessions
  The Premier Conference and Networking Summit for MSPs - where business owners and technology specialists in the channel come together to accomplish key goals in growing your managed services business.
• ChannelVision Expo Sessions on Expo Floor
  Gain perspective on how to adapt, what to sell and how to sell it within this ever-evolving communications ecosystem through the educational sessions and vendors showcasing their products and services at ChannelVision (CVx) Expo.
• Asterisk from Scratch
  New to Asterisk? Then you need to be at Asterisk from Scratch. Get a comprehensive overview of the Asterisk Project, with a focus on the essentials a general Asterisk "newbie" should know. This all-day seminar is broken into multiple sessions, beginning with background information such as the history of Asterisk, followed by methods of installing Asterisk and examples of fundamental configuration for call flow and features such as Voicemail and IVR. Lecture will immediately be followed by a Question and Answer Session.

• Carousel Simplicity Voice and Security Offering: Powered by AVAYA Hosted IPO and Carousel Managed Security Services
  Learn how you can join the Carousel Partner program to become an authorized business partner. Expand your portfolio selling Carousel's Simplicity Hosted Voice, Managed Security Services, Global Managed Services, and our full stack of IT solutions with our more than 140 seasoned account executives across the country and 400+ highly certified engineers.
• Keynote presentations free with Expo Plus Pass
  Craig Walker, Dialpad
  Nick Bilogorskiy, Juniper Networks
• ITEXPO Expo Hall Grand Opening Reception 5:00-7:00pm
  Take your first pass through the ITEXPO expo hall. Meet with 100s of vendors while enjoying a beverage and networking with colleagues.

Thursday, February 15:
Registration counters open at 7:00am
Expo hours: 11:00am-4:00pm

• Conference Program (Fees required):
• Business Communications Essentials
• Hot Topics in Tech and Communications
• Asterisk World
• Service Provider Solutions
• SD-WAN

• Telecom Reseller Week
  A forum for channel executives to learn about cutting edge new solutions you can represent, to meet with many new potential partners, and to study proven sales techniques to help improve your team's performance.
• MSP Expo Conference Sessions
  The Premier Conference and Networking Summit for MSPs - where business owners and technology specialists in the channel come together to accomplish key goals in growing your managed services business.
• ChannelVision Expo Sessions on Expo Floor
  Gain perspective on how to adapt, what to sell and how to sell it within this ever-evolving communications ecosystem through the educational sessions and vendors showcasing their products and services at ChannelVision (CVx) Expo.
• The Blockchain Event (Fee required)
  The marquee event will explore the trend shaking the traditional investment industry, the Initial Coin Offering, a new form of capital raising unique to the blockchain and cryptocurrency market. Industry experts, including founders of cutting edge startups from around the world, will discuss the emerging ICO fever, the regulation and policy surrounding it and what the future holds for the disruptive form of raising.
• IDEA Showcase Startup Event
  Featuring keynote address by Windstream.
  
  Hear from innovative startups how they are shaking up their industries. IDEA Showcase is focused on showcasing companies transforming their markets. Companies will have five minutes to present their unique value proposition and the audience and panel of judges will determine who is the most disruptive.
  
  PLUS, the first set of awesome giveaways will be drawn during IDEA Showcase. Select from incredible prize packages. Must be present to win.

• Keynote presentations free with Expo Plus Pass
  Todd Abbot, Mitel
  Layne Levine, Windstream
  Jeff Eckard, IBM
  Oji Udezue, Atlassian
• The ITEXPO Party! Atlantic Hotel - 8:00pm
  Networking After Dark! Open to All ITEXPO Participants - ITEXPO Show Badge REQUIRED for Entry.

Friday, February 16:
Registration counters open at 7:30
Expo hours: 11:00am-2:00pm
$15,000 Grand Prize Giveaway: 1:45pm

• Conference Program (Fees required):
• Business Communications Essentials
• Hot Topics in Tech and Communications
• Asterisk World
• Service Provider Solutions
• SD-WAN

• MSP Expo Conference Sessions
  The Premier Conference and Networking Summit for MSPs - where business owners and technology specialists in the channel come together to accomplish key goals in growing your managed services business.
• ITEXPO's Famous $15,000 Giveaway!
  Visit sponsoring booths and make sure you have all of your stamps! Then be present at 1:45pm for the Grand Prize Giveaway on the show floor. More awesome prizes available as well.

To view the full ITEXPO agenda click here. Speakers are updated daily.

All segments of the communications/telecom ecosystem make ITEXPO their annual gathering place to unveil new solutions for end users, share ideas, and make deals.

Your paid conference registration includes access to all ITEXPO conference Tracks - each focused on "communications as-an-opportunity".
Come meet with the most intriguing, interesting and energetic participants in communications today. You'll leave Florida with new partners, suppliers - and maybe even customers. It's three days of time very well spent in the Florida sun - in February
Register and plan your visit now.

• To register, visit ITEXPO