Karl Palachuk put together an IT event calendar for 2024. I added some telecom events, but distros (TD Synnex, Ingram, Arrow and any TSD/TSB) are missing. Many telecom/VoIP events aren’t included. And vendor shows are missing. MSPs could attend at least one event every week for a year. If you are planning a channel event, when is there a free week?
Why would they choose your event over the other 100?
What is the actual take-away?
ConnectWise, CXDO, Skyswitch, DattoCon and the ilk have an advantage, the partners use their product daily. There is a vested interest in the show by the partner.
If they are part of a Peer group, they will attend that show (Robin, ConnectWise, ASCII, Karl P).
So again, what value will a partner get from attending your show?
Best quote from 2023: “Conferences are just networking events interrupted by sessions.” So besides networking and meetings, why attend?
2024 PARTNER CALENDAR
January 2024
Women in IT & Security
Jan. 23-24
Palm Beach, FL
More Info: https://revolutionaries.zscaler.com/events/wit-exec/women-it-security-cxo-summit
Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp
Jan. 24-26
San Diego, CA
More Info: https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/members/get-training
Microsoft AI Tour
Jan. 25
New York City, NY
More Info: https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=2474845579
Zscaler One True Zero Live
Jan. 25
Los Angeles, CA
More Info: https://info.zscaler.com/one-true-zero-live-losangeles
Schnizzfest
Jan. 28-30
Phoenix, AZ
More Info: https://schnizzfest.com/
FISPA (ISP Assoc)
Jan 30-Feb 2
NOLA — Meet me here!
February 2024
ConnectWise Automation Nation
Feb. 5-8
Tampa, FL
More Info: https://info.connectwise.com/events/automation-nation-2024-announcement
SMB TechFest
February 8-9
Irvine, CA
More Info: https://www.smbtechfest.com/showdates.asp
ITEXPO & MSP Expo
February 13-15, 2024
Fort Lauderdale, FL — Meet me here!
More Info: http://www.itexpo.com/
NerdioCon
Feb. 12-16
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
More Info: https://nerdiocon.com/
TDWI Transform (Transforming Data)
Feb. 19-23
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://tdwi.org/events/conferences/las-vegas/home.aspx
Gartner CIO Leadership Forum West
Feb. 26-27
Phoenix, AR
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/cio-us-west
Mobile World Congress
Feb. 26-29
Barcelona, Spain
More Info: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/
Metro Connect (Fiber)
Feb 26-28
https://events.capacitymedia.com/event/4fb357d0-6f2e-41cd-aa19-2565077ec3fc/summary
ChannelPro LIVE
Feb. 28-29
Chicago, IL
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
ASCII Edge 2024
February 28 & 29
Costa Mesa, CA
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
March
XChange Orlando
March 3-5
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/xchange
VSLive! (Visual Studio)
March 3-8
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2024/home.aspx
Cloud Expo Europe
March 6-7
London, England
More Info: https://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/
Right of Boom
March 6-8
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.rightofboom.com/event/22f53824-56a7-4e87-9dc4-c25d1d93baf7/summary
Channel Partners Conference & MSP Summit
March 11-14
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-events
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
March 11-13
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/data-analytics-us
NVIDIA GTC
March 17-21
San Jose, CA
More Info: https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/
Datacenter Dynamics Converged
March 18-19
New York City, NY
More Info: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/dcd-connect-live/connect-nyc/2024/
CloudFest
March 18-21
Rust, Germany
More Info: https://www.cloudfest.com/
Midsize Enterprise Summit IT Security 2024
March 18-19, 2024
Indianapolis, IN
More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events
ASCII Edge 2024
March 20 & 21
Houston, TX
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
Days of Knowledge
March 21-22
Birmingham, England
More Info: https://www.directionsforpartners.com/conferences-and-events/days-of-knowledge/uk-2024
Gartner CIO Leadership Forum East
March 25-26
Hollywood, FL
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/cio-us-east
Enterprise Connect
March 25-28
Gaylord Orlando
https://enterpriseconnect.com/
Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
March 26-28
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://fabricconf.com/#!/
MSP Rescue from SMB Nation
Date TBD
Los Alamitos, CA
More Info: https://msprescue.pro/
April 2024
Fortinet Accelerate
April 1-5
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.fortinetaccelerate.com/home/3861565
Robin’s Big Seminar
April 2-5
Nashville TN
https://www.robinsbigseminar.com/
Intel Vision
April 8-9
Phoenix, AZ
More Info: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/events/on-event-series/vision.html
Google Cloud Next
April 9-11
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next
North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit
April 9-11
Dallas, TX
More Info: https://www.collabsummit.org/
ChannelPro LIVE
Apr. 10-11, 2024
Orlando, FL
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
Directions
April 14-17
San Diego, CA
More Info: https://directionsna.com/
CCA: Cloud Connections
April 17-19
Tampa Bay, FL
https://www.cloudcommunications.com/events/cloud-connections-2024
ASCII Edge 2024
April 17 & 18
Newark, NJ
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
eMerge Americas
April 18-19
Miami Beach, FL
More Info: https://emergeamericas.com/
TDWI Transform
April 28-May 3
Chicago, IL
Kaseya Connect Global
April 29-May 2
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.kaseyaconnect.com/
Microsoft 365 Conference
April 30-May 3
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.m365conf.com/#!/
May
Red Hat Summit
May 6-9
Denver, CO
more Info: https://www.redhat.com/en/summit
RSA Conference
May 6-9
San Francisco, CA
More Info: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa
ServiceNow Knowledge
May 7-9
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://knowledge.servicenow.com/events/k23/getupdates
ChannelPro LIVE
May 8-9, 2024
Baltimore, MD
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
SMB TechFest
May 9-10
Irvine, CA
More Info: https://www.smbtechfest.com/showdates.asp
ITW (International Telecom Week)
May 14-17
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
https://www.internationaltelecomsweek.com/
Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit
May 14-16
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/applications-us
Dell Technologies World
May 20-23
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/events/delltechnologiesworld/2024/index.htm
IBM Think
May 20-23
Boston, MA
More Info: https://www.ibm.com/events/think
Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp
May 21-23
Atlanta, GA
More Info: https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/members/get-training
Nutanix .NEXT
May 21-23
Barcelona, Spain
More Info: https://next2024.nutanix.com/
MSP GeekCon
May 21-23
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.mspgeekcon.com
ASCII Edge 2024
May 22 & 23
Denver, CO
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
June 2024
Cisco Live
June 2-6
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.ciscolive.com/global.html
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
June 3-5
National Harbor, MD
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/security-risk-management-us
ConnectWise IT Nation Secure
June 3-5
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/secure/cybersecurity-conference
VeeamON
June 3-5
Fort Lauderdale, FL
More Info: https://www.veeam.com/veeamon
Microsoft 365 Educon & PWRCON
June 3-7
Seattle, WA
More Info: https://pwrcon.com/
ChannelPro LIVE
Jun. 5-6, 2024
Columbus, OH
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
Databricks Data + AI Summit
June 10-13
San Francisco, CA
More Info: https://www.databricks.com/dataaisummit/
North American Information Security Summit
June 16-18
Denver, CO
More Info: https://infosecurity-summit.com/
ASCII Edge 2024
June 26 & 27
Chicago, IL
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
XChange Best of Breed
June 2024
East Essex, England
More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/xchange
July
XChange Security
July 15-17
Dallas, TX
More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/xchange
SMB TechFest
July 18-19
Irvine, CA
More Info: https://www.smbtechfest.com/showdates.asp
ASCII Edge 2024
July 24 & 25
Boston, MA
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
Fiber Connect (ISP)
July 28-31
Nashville, TN
August 2024
Black Hat USA
Aug. 3-8
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.blackhat.com/upcoming.html#usa
TDWI Transform
Aug. 4-8
San Diego, CA
XChange Best of Breed
August 11-13, 2024
San Antonio, TX
More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/xchange
ASCII Edge 2024
August 21 & 22
Toronto, Canada
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
VMware Explore
Aug. 26-29
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.vmware.com/explore/us.html
September 2024
Oracle CloudWorld
Sept. 9-12
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://www.oracle.com/cloudworld/
ChannelPro LIVE
Sep. 10-11, 2024
Charlotte, NC
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
MSP Summit (CP Expo East!)
Sept. 16-19
Atlanta, GA
More Info: https://channelleadershipsummit.com/msp-summit
Microsoft Power Platform Conference
Sept. 16-20
Las Vegas, NV
More Info: https://powerplatformconf.com/#!/
Kaseya DattoCon
Sept. 23-25
Miami Beach, FL
More Info: https://www.dattocon.com/
ASCII Edge 2024
September 25 & 26
St. Louis, MO
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
October 2024
ChannelPro LIVE
Oct. 9-10, 2024
Dallas, TX
More info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
SMB TechFest
October 17-18
Irvine, CA
More Info: https://www.smbtechfest.com/showdates.asp
TDWI Transform
Oct. 20-25
Orlando, FL
Gartner IT Symposium & Xpo
Oct. 21-24
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/symposium-us
ASCII Edge 2024
October 23 & 24
St. Petersburg, FL
More Info: https://events.ascii.com/
November 2024
PASS Data Community Summit
Nov. 4-8
Seattle, WA
More Info: https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/
Datacenter Dynamics Converged
Nov. 6-7
Leesburg, VA
More Info: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/dcd-connect-live/connect-virginia/2024/
Ingram Micro ONE
Nov. 6-8
Washington, DC
More Info: https://www.ingrammicro.com/en-us/company/events
ConnectWise IT Nation Connect
Nov. 6-8
Orlando, FL
More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/connect-na/keynote
Channel Vision CVX Expo
Nov. 12-14
Scottsdale, AZ
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
Nov. 12-15
Salt Lake City, UT
More Info: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2024/
ChannelPro SMB Forum
Nov. 12-13, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Stay tuned for info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/
December 2024
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit
Dec. 9-11
Grapevine, TX