11th MVP Award Rewarded

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I am actually on vacation, but as I sit here under the summer sun, toes in the pool and a cold drink within reach, I have been waiting for that email confirming that I’ve been awarded my 11th Microsoft MVP Award! As last year, I am being awarded in both the Teams and Copilot category. To say I’m humbled would be an understatement. Being part of the global Microsoft MVP community for over a decade now has been an incredible journey, filled with learning, sharing, speaking, and connecting with passionate technologists from every corner of the world. What is the Microsoft MVP Award? The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award is given to technology experts who share their knowledge and real-world expertise with communities. With fewer than 4,000 MVPs worldwide, it’s an honor to be part of such a vibrant and dedicated group. MVPs contribute through speaking engagements, writing, open-source contributions, and helping others online and offline. You can learn more about the progra...

Skype for Business MVP Award

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I know it's April Fools Day, but as the @MVPAward reminded us on Twitter today: This is no April Fools: .

About 4:30PM my time, my phone buzzed as I received an e-mail. I'm on vacation, and wasn't really in an e-mail reading mode. But as I glanced at the phone, my heart skipped a beat when I read the heading: "Congratulations 2015 Microsoft MVP!".

I immediately put my vacation "on hold", and powered up my laptop (never far away though, even on a vacation) to read the following email.


This is my first MVP award, and I am utterly humbled, proud, honored and flattered to be recognized by Microsoft and other professional peers like this. It is a good feeling (and indeed a very good day) to be recognized for the hard work and effort put into my work and hobby, and I must send a warm thank you to those who nominated me and supported me for this nomination.

It has been a busy year for me, but I just realized it's about to get even crazier now. I am really looking forward to work with the best of the best, and help spreading my knowledge about Skype for Business in the next months (and years?) to come.

There are posts to write, Meetups and usergroups to manage, conferences to attend as both a speaker and an attendee. And who knows what other opportunities may lay around the next corner. And all of this in addition to my regular work.

Links:
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