Prizes and Parties at Channel Partners

The Channel Partners Conference & Expo is well-known for its partner education, but networking and fun are also among the reasons you love to attend our shows.

This spring, nearly three-dozen suppliers submitted information to us about parties that partners can attend and prizes they can win.

Cool prizes include golf clubs, electronic gadgets, a chance to drive race cars — and cold, hard cash. Parties will take you to a various spots on the Strip to socialize with peers.

Click through our gallery to discover what you’ll be signing up to win!

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Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Sova, MHO Networks

Sova is giving away an Amazon Echo. Just drop off a business card on April 11 or 12 at the company’s meeting room, Tropics B. No appointment needed. The winner will be chosen at the end of the show. He or she will be notified by email or phone. It will also be shared on the Sova website, Twitter feed, LinkedIn and Facebook.

MHO Networks is asking partners take pictures at the show and to post them on Instagram with the hashtag #ChannelMHO. Then stop by the booth (#637) and the company will print off your photo using an Instagram printer. MHO also is giving away an old-school, Impossible Project Polaroid 600 Instant Camera with film.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: MetTel, Vivial

MetTel  is giving away a pair of golf putters. The winner will be drawn from those who participate in putt-putt at the company’s plexiglass meeting room (#PMR6) just outside the expo hall. You’ll get an email after the show if you’ve won.

Vivial is awarding one lucky winner an Apple iWatch Series 2. Drop your business card off at booth #1025. The winner will be drawn at 11 a.m. on April 13. If you’re not present at the drawing, Vivial will contact you and ship the gadget to you.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Level 3, Bicom Systems

Level 3 Communications is giving away an Apple Watch at its booth (#925). Drop off a business card and get notified via email after the show if you’ve won. Easy peasy.

Bicom Systems is giving away 100 free extensions, hosted for six months at booth #227. You don’t even have to enter a contest; everyone who stops by the booth gets it, along with “all the support needed to get you up and running within the month.”

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Colotraq, Medallion Telecom

Colotraq invites partners to celebrate its 18th anniversary at Drai’s Rooftop Nightclub on April 12, starting at 10 p.m. You must RSVP using this link to be assured admission.

Medallion Telecom is giving away a prize every hour during the Expo! They include an iPad Mini 4, Apple Watch Series 2, GoPro Hero5 and an Amazon gift card. Stop by booth #206 to pick up your raffle ticket and enter the drawing. They’ll draw winners every hour on the half hour during expo hall hours. You must be present to win. Text Booth206 to 555888 to get a reminder 10 minutes before the next drawing.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Blue Ridge Networks, Star2Star

Blue Ridge Networks is giving away a Windows Surface Pro 4 with a free copy of AppGuard. Just drop off your card at booth #462. They’ll draw a winner at the end of the show. You’ll be notified by phone if you’ve won.

Star2Star Communications wants someone to win the Ultimate Speed Weekend for 2! They’ll do a drawing at booth #529 and announce the winner shortly after the conclusion of the show. If you’ve won, you’ll be notified via email.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: 888VoIP, VoIP Supply

888VoIP is giving away three main prizes: a fitness watch, an Amazon Echo and an iPad mini. There will be two runners-up for each prize; they will get $25 Amazon gift cards. Just drop off a business card at booth #213. Winners will be announced at 6 p.m. on April 11, 5 p.m. on April 12, and 11 a.m. on April 13. They will email the winners.

VoIP Supply wants you to take home Plantronics headsets. Drop off your card at booth #250. There will be winners during and after the show, notified via email or at the booth.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Airespring, AppRiver, Nitel

AireSpring will hold a drawing for a $1,000 Amazon Gift card at its booth (#555). Must be present at 4 p.m. on April 12 to win. Fill out a short survey to become eligible.

AppRiver is giving away a Dell Inspiron laptop. It features a 15.6-inch full HD touchscreen, 12GB of memory and more. Just drop off your card in a bowl at booth #514. Winner will be announced on April 13 at 10:30 a.m., and notified via email and social media.

Nitel is hosting a party at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay, from 8:30-10:30 on Tuesday, April 11. Nitel partners should reach out to their channel manager to RSVP. Drinks and appetizers will be served in celebration of the launch of Nitel’s SD-WAN and SD-security products.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: CSF Corp., TeloIP, TBI

CSF Corp. is giving attendees the chance to draw from a bag of casino chips ranging in value from $1-$20. It all happens at booth #762. You get to draw simply in exchange for your business card. One entry per person.

TeloIP wants someone to take home the TV and stand on display at its booth when the show is over. Drop your card in a bowl and become eligible. The drawing is at the end of the show. TeloIP will ship the 40-inch Vizio Smartcast 1080p 120Hz HDTV and stand to one lucky person.

TBI is giving away a trio of prizes: Google Home, sponsored by Mitel, on April 11; Apple Watch series 2, sponsored by NTT, on April 12; and a $100 Visa gift card, sponsored by BCN, on April 13. Become eligible by getting your badge scanned at booth #854. Winners will be notified via email.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: CBB, PGi, Impact Telecom

All you have to do to get PGi‘s prize is to stop by booth #937. The company is providing a decadent candy display, from chocolate-covered marshmallows to your favorite jelly bean!

Impact Telecom is giving away a Yeti Hopper 30 cooler at booth #843. They want agents to stop by the booth, have conversations with Impact and drop their card in a bowl to perhaps win the cooler. Drawing will be toward the end of the show. They’ll contact you if you’ve won.

CoreSite wants you to win $1,000! Become eligible by visiting booth #139 and getting scanned. The winner will be randomly chosen from scan numbers, and notified via email or call after the show.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: TouchTone, Alliance, Tech Data

TouchTone Communications is giving away an Amazon Echo. Drop off your business card at booth #654. Drawing will be held on April 12. You’ll get a call of an email if you’ve won.

Alliance Business Services is offering up an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet. Drop off a card at booth #759. Drawing is late on April 12. You’ll get a call or an email if you’ve won.

It’s a two-for-one with Tech Data (booth #866). The company is going to give one lucky winner a drone! Just get your badge scanned. Must be present at the drawing (5:30 p.m., April 12) to win. Right next door in booth #867, Tech Data Cloud is giving away an Xbox One S and an Amazon Echo Dot. Fill out a survey at the booth to be entered for the Xbox drawing. Get your badge scanned for Echo Dot eligibility. These winners, too, must be present to win at the April 12, 5:30 p.m. drawing.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: Rise, Intermedia, Jenne

Chat with reps at the Rise Broadband booth (#565) and have a chance at a $500 gift card. Drop your card in a bowl or get your register electronically. The winner will notified via email a week after the show.

Intermedia is giving away a DJI Phantom drone. Scan your badge at booth #1053 to enter. The winner will be drawn the last day of the show and be notified within three business days. They’ll ship the drone to you.

Jenne is offering up three Konftel ego units from Konftel, one Amazon Echo from Spectralink and one Amazon Tap from Vidyo. Drop off a business card or get your badge scanned at booth #107. Winner will notified via email after the show. They’ll ship it to you.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: MSP SEO Factory, Peak 10, C3

MSP SEO Factory is excited to give away an Apple Watch. Winners will be chosen from attendees that turn in a special postcard at the company’s presentation on Wednesday, April 12, at 4 p.m., in Islander D. Get the postcard at booth #127.

Peak 10 is giving away a Tissot automatic watch — men’s or women’s. Get scanned at booth #153 to become eligible. A random winner will be selected at the end of the show. They’ll reach out to you if you’ve won.

C3 is offering up an iPad Pro. Drop off your card at booth #212. They’ll draw at noon on April 13 and let you know via email if you’ve won. Plus, you can experience the company’s oxygen bar if you stop by.

Parties & Prizes at Channel Partners: WTG, Avant, Re-invent Telecom

WTG  is bringing the Blues Brothers back to the House of Blues. It happens the evening of April 12, from 7-10 p.m. Music, dinner and cocktails, as well as a performance by the Blues Brothers are all on tap. It’s open to WTG agent partners, guests and sponsoring providers. Drop by booth #827 to get an invitation, or sign up to become a WTG agent so you can attend.

The master agent also is giving away a trip for two to its 16th annual Tee & Sea event. It includes airfare, lodging and golf in Dana Point, California. Just drop off a card at booth #827 for eligibility. It all happens May 10-12.

Avant is having a party at a modern speakeasy, the 1923 Bourbon Bar in Mandalay. To get an invitation, follow the instructions found here to get your “passphrase” for the event.

Re-invent is giving away an Apple Watch. Drop off a business card at booth #669 to enter. The winner will be announced at 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, in the expo hall.

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