Q3 2009 Small Business Specialist Pal Meeting February 2009 Final

This document provides an agenda and notes for a quarterly meeting of Small Business Specialists Partner Area Leads (PALs). The meeting will include check-ins from PALs in various countries, presentations from Microsoft on the Next Generation Partner Program and the Worldwide Partner Conference, and a discussion on the next SBSC PALs. Topics to be covered include Microsoft's new competency framework, requirements and benefits for different partner levels, the proposed tracks and topics for WPC 2009, and sales resources and offers available in the second half of the fiscal year.