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AMA (Ask Me Anything) | Partner of the Year Awards program and nomination process event
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 09:00 AM PDTEvent details
Nominations open June 18th, 2025!
We welcome you to join this AMA to ask questions related to the nomination process to ensure you’re confident in your submission and understanding of the Microsoft...
JillArmourMicrosoft
Updated May 19, 2025
cprice
May 21, 2025Copper Contributor
What is the rationale behind the shortened submission window? From now until July 18 is less than two months, includes two US holidays (Memorial Day and Independence Day), and takes place over summer break from school. Christmas break might be the only time period worse than the beginning of summer to gather input and consult with internal stakeholders in order to create meaningful submissions.
- AlexaDespenasMay 27, 2025
Microsoft
Hi there, we made adjustments to the program timing so we could better align to Microsoft Ignite, which is now when our winners are celebrated, and announced shortly before. Given the shortened nomination window, we provided program assets a month in advance to allow partners to prepare submissions before the nomination window officially opens.