Energize
   Yo ur
Community
LPI EMEA Affiliate Annual Meeting
Florence, 16 September 2011
Fabrice Mous
fabrice.mous@lpi-nederland.nl
+31 648585162
a   big   ty
Topics
About Me and LPI-NL
Achievements and Challenges
Our Message and Gift to You
Questions
~ 10 mins
    for pitch

     ~ 5 mins
for questions
About Me (a little bit)
husband, father, reader
   Personal    and runner


               consultant, speaker, chairman
Professional   and director
About LPI-NL
Why?
To represent partners and IT professionals
of the LPI ecosystem in LPI NL region.

To lobby and actively work for the recognition
and diffusion of Linux expertise and its certification
in the profit and non-profit sector.

To uphold and create value for all partners of LPI.
How?
Affiliate Groups
LPI-Central Europe ↔ LPI Nederland
(Master Affiliate)   (Sub Affiliate)
Non-profit organization
 Foundation (Stichting LPI Nederland)
             Started November, 2009
                 Four board members
Mixed representation of stakeholders


                         LPI NL
Area Operations
Achievements
Educating
      ECABO IT Knowledge
     Improvement Program
               ↓
  40% of (MBO) schools have
   teacher(s) trained in LPIC

Program ignited interest in AAP
       (huge spin-off)

Follow-up in 2012 participating
 in pilot Introductory Linux LPI
    Program “Linux Basics”
Institutionalizing
IT education blue print (via ECABO)

Self assessment framework
for ATM partners

IT knowledge profiles
Dutch government
Partnering
In 2 years from 7 → 13 partners
(just tip of the iceberg)

Introduced new partnership
model for sponsors

Crafted partnerships between
Zarafa and LPI CE and with
educational institutions
(ECABO en stichting Praktijkleren)
Marketing
Participating as exhibitor,
and/or speaker at many,
many events!

Articles and presentations

Social media outlets
(Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube)

Promotion materials
Challenges
Staying in touch with LPI exam
candidates

Partner model doesn't scale

Rethinking partner value

Need for better back-office
facilities


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 LPI  Worldw
Our Message
Energize Your
Local Community!
Cheaper?
Less work?
More easy?
Not really
  (sorry)
But you will get ...

... strong business and community
    networks

… a good insight of local market(s)
  government policy and politics

… a passionate bunch of
  people!
Our Gift to You
LPI
Promotion
Inventory
LPI
webdav
server
Access?

      request
    credentials
        via

pr@lpi-nederland.nl
Questions?
Contact us
www.lpi-nederland.nl

info@lpi-nederland.nl

twitter.com/lpinl

www.youtube.com/user/lpinl

LPI Nederland @ LinkedIn
Contact me
        Fabrice.Mous@lpi-nederland.nl

http://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricemous

         http://twitter.com/fabricemous
Energize
   Yo ur
Community
LPI EMEA Affiliate Annual Meeting
Florence, 16 September 2011
Fabrice Mous
fabrice.mous@lpi-nederland.nl
+31 648585162

Energize your Community