Applications for the 2015 vExpert program are now open. Applications will be accepted until December 12th at midnight PST. Applications received after the December 12th deadline will roll into the next nomination & voting process. vExpert 2015 announcement will be on February 5th 2015.
The VMware vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program. The program is designed to put VMware’s marketing resources towards your advocacy efforts. Promotion of your articles, exposure at our global events, co-op advertising, traffic analysis, and early access to beta programs and VMware’s roadmap.
Each year, we bring together in the vExpert Program the people who have made some of the most important contributions to the VMware community. These are the bloggers, book authors, VMUG leaders, speakers, tool builders, community leaders and general enthusiasts. They work as IT admins and architects for VMware customers, they act as trusted advisors and implementors for VMware partners or as independent consultants, and some work for VMware itself. All of them have the passion and enthusiasm for technology and applying technology to solve problems. They have contributed to the success of us all by sharing their knowledge and expertise over their days, nights, and weekends.
vExperts who participate in the program have access to private betas, free licenses, early access briefings, exclusive events, free access to VMworld conference materials online, exclusive vExpert parties at VMworld and other opportunities to interact with VMware product teams. They also get access to a private community and networking opportunities.
2015 vExpert Voting Periods
This year we will have two voting periods for the vExpert program. This first period and then second voting period in Q2.
Evangelist Path
The Evangelist Path includes book authors, bloggers, tool builders, public speakers, VMTN contributors, and other IT professionals who share their knowledge and passion with others with the leverage of a personal public platform to reach many people. Employees of VMware can also apply via the Evangelist path. A VMware employee reference is recommended if your activities weren’t all in public or were in a language other than English.
Customer Path
The Customer Path is for leaders from VMware customer organizations. They have been internal champions in their organizations, or worked with VMware to build success stories, act as customer references, given public interviews, spoken at conferences, or were VMUG leaders. A VMware employee reference is recommended if your activities weren’t all in public.
VPN (VMware Partner Network) Path
The VPN Path is for employees of our partner companies who lead with passion and by example, who are committed to continuous learning through accreditations and certifications and to making their technical knowledge and expertise available to many. This can take shape of event participation, video, IP generation, as well as public speaking engagements. A VMware employee reference is required for VPN Path candidates.
Apply for vExpert 2015
- 2014 vExperts: Fastrack application: http://bit.ly/1ikZ8hi
- New vExperts: 2015 vExpert application: http://bit.ly/LMJqB5
- Recommendation: Recommend a colleague to apply for 2015 vExpert: http://bit.ly/1bobFfF (They will still need to fill out the full application)
Questions & Updates
For questions about the application process or the vExpert Program, please send email to [email protected]. Be sure to follow @vExpert for updates on the 2015 vExpert program.
Thank you to all who have participated in years past,
Corey Romero & the vExpert Team
