Convergence just a week away, free book giveaway

This time next week, we'll be in sunny Orlando, FL for Convergence. In my opinion, Convergence is a must-attend event for any customer, prospect, vendor or partner serious about Microsoft Dynamics. I've attended Convergence for the past few years and I'm really looking forward to this year's event.

Back at Convergence 2006, Microsoft gave away several thousand copies of our Working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 book...hot off the press. I am very glad to report that Microsoft will give away a few thousand copies of our newly released Working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 book at Convergence 2008. To my knowledge, this will be the first chance to get a physical copy of the book. We have not seen a finished printed copy of the book ourselves, so we're eager to see them! The books will be given away at the following locations (subject to change without notice):

• CRMGEN The Power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Customer Choice   Valencia BC  Wednesday 10:30am
• CRMGENR The Power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Customer Choice   Valencia BC Wednesday 3:15pm
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM Kiosk/Tradeshow booth on Thursday and Friday

In addition to the great product learning opportunities (and free books), Convergence offers an unparalleled chance to network and make new contacts. One vendor that we have worked with several times is Upward Momentum, and Chuck Nealis from Upward Momentum will be at Convergence. They recently launched a new product called CRM-XT that allows partners to develop, manage and maintain computer-based-training on behalf of their ERP and CRM customers. Contact Chuck to setup a personalized demo. If you're not a partner, but you'd still like to understand how interactive training can help with your deployment, Chuck and Upward Momentum can help with that too. You can schedule a meeting with him by searching for "upward" in Convergence Connect.