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For a change The VAR Guy is not procrastinating. Our resident blogger is planning his 2012 travel schedule to a range of VAR and MSP conferences. continues to plan his travel schedule for 2012. Want to potentially meet on the road? Here’s a look at the top channel partner conferences for Q1 and Q2 2012. And below, you’ll find a list of the top Q3 2012 channel partner conferences.

To see the entire lineup check out this simple bullet list, covering our Top 100 Channel Partner Conferences — 2012 edition, on a single page. Now, here’s the Q3 2012 list:

Top 100 Channel Partner Conferences of 2012, Q3

• July 8-12: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Toronto
• July 16-18: HostingCon, Boston, Mass.
• July 20-21: Schnizzfest, Philadelphia, Pa. — hosted by TruMethods, the MSP-centric coaching organization.
• July 30-Aug. 2: CompTIA Breakaway 2012, Las Vegas
• Aug 19-20: XChange 2012, Dallas
• Aug. 27-30: VMworld, San Francisco
• Sept 19-20: ASCII Success Summit, Chicago
• Sept. 19-21: Tech Data Channel Link, Orlando, Fla.
• Sept 30-Oct. 4: Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco — Channel partners should arrive early; Channel Chief Judson Althoff frequently holds court on Sunday.

That’s all for now. Check back tomorrow for The VAR Guy’s Q4 2012 event preview.

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