Last month, Samsung Communications and a delegation of over 90 channel partners converged on Queenstown, New Zealand for the 15th annual partner conference. At the four day event, top channel partners were recognised for their contributions in building the business.
Delegates were treated to quite the sight on their way to the South Island.
Channel partners pile into the hotel bus, All Blacks style.
The conference was held at the Kawarau Hotel in Queenstown. The views weren't too bad.
A channel scrum poses for the cameras.
R&R at Samsung Communications' partner conference.
The decoration.
The conference wasn't all fun and games: delegates were treated to a 2012 market and business review, a Samsung product roadmap, case studies and a sales, marketing and technical support program.
Partners in attendance included Vidyo, M2 Commander, Broadsoft, Plantronics, Telikom PNG and AAPT.
Senior vice president of Samsung Electronics Hyuntak Cho with Brisbane Telephone Company's general manager Richard Brinckman.
Samsung Communications founder Stephen Plant, Cho, and Cyril Reeves (Purely Electronics).
Plant, Cho, Michael Selig (Telequip) and Hayden MacKee (Telequip).
Paul Bailye (general manager of sales at Samsung Communications), Brett McInnes, (managing director, Samsung Communications), Mathew Jameson (eCommunications) and Plant.
Cho and George Minucos (Reliance Communications).
Chloe Brinckman (Brisbane Telephone Company), Peter Crickmore, (Brisbane Telephone Company), and Plant.
Bailye, McInnes, Michael Gallagher (Command Telecommunications) and Plant.
Plant, Cho, Barry Mullins and team (Multicom)
Plant, Cho, and Roseanne Whitten and Ian Whitten (TSD Group).
The Samsung Communications management team present the 2012 partner of the year award to Eco Communications' Cathy Haley and Paul Kerr.
Each founding partner was given a bottle of 1996 Penfold’s Grange. Cheers!
Last month, Samsung Communications and a delegation of over 90 channel partners converged on Queenstown, New Zealand for the 15th annual partner conference. At the four day event, top channel partners were recognised for their contributions in building the business.