MGCI General Session AM - Feb 2026
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: CommunityDays.org Backstage Pass: How to Publish Your Event Like a Pro Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speakers: Tom Daly, Creator CommunityDays.org Want your community event to be easy to find, easy to understand, and ready for sponsors and attendees? Join the Feb 2026 MGCI General Session for a live, behind-the-scenes walkthrough with Tom Daly, who leads administration of CommunityDays.org and regularly shares updates in MGCI General Sessions. In this practical demo + “how‑to” session, you’ll learn what to prep before you publish, how to add your event with confidence, and how to structure key details so your listing is clear, complete, and compelling. We’ll also cover how to set up the sponsor section (including the site’s call for sponsorship area) and share best practices for promoting community participation (like speakers, volunteers, and partners). Bonus: hear how CommunityDays.org connects with tools like Sessionize and Run.events to help keep event info current, plus bring your questions for Q&A. 📅 Feb 17 ⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session PM - Jan 2026
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Details to follow Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft 📅 Jan 20 ⏰ 5:10 PM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgPM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - Jan 2026
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Details to follow Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Details to follow 📅 Jan 20 ⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - Nov 2025 - Running Events & Building Community in Tough Environments
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Running Events & Building Community in Tough Environments Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Augustine Correa, Biz Talk Lead at CompuCom and Oluwaseyi Oluwawumiju, Management Executive at Convenant Technologies In this session, we explore strategies for executing impactful events in challenging or resource-constrained environments. Speakers will share insights on fostering community resilience and engagement when external conditions are less than ideal. Attendees will leave with practical tools and inspiration to build meaningful connections through events, regardless of circumstance. 📅 Nov 18 ⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session PM - Oct 2025 - Behind the Mic: Powering Great Sessions with Speaker Support
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Behind the Mic: Powering Great Sessions with Speaker Support Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Perla Ramirez, Senior Manager of Global IT, Change Management and IT Programs, Crowell & Moring, MGCI Regional Leader This session explores the essential elements that make speaker-led sessions impactful, engaging, and memorable. Attendees will gain insights into speaker preparation, delivery techniques, and how to create meaningful audience connections. Whether you're a seasoned presenter or new to the stage, this session offers practical strategies to elevate your next talk. 📅 Oct 21 ⏰ 5:10 PM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgPM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - Oct 2025 - Behind the Mic: Powering Great Sessions with Speaker Support
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Behind the Mic: Powering Great Sessions with Speaker Support Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Perla Ramirez, Senior Manager of Global IT, Change Management and IT Programs, Crowell & Moring, MGCI Regional Leader This session explores the essential elements that make speaker-led sessions impactful, engaging, and memorable. Attendees will gain insights into speaker preparation, delivery techniques, and how to create meaningful audience connections. Whether you're a seasoned presenter or new to the stage, this session offers practical strategies to elevate your next talk. 📅 Oct 21 ⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - Sept 2025 - Harnessing Microsoft Copilot: Empowering Global Communities
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Harnessing Microsoft Copilot: Empowering Global Communities with AI Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Nikkia Carter, CTO, Sesa Technologies, Microsoft MVP, MGCI Regional Leader Microsoft Copilot is transforming how people work, connect, and innovate by putting AI into the hands of individuals and communities worldwide. This session explores practical strategies and real-world stories that show how Copilot drives inclusion, accelerates impact, and empowers global communities to achieve more together. 📅 Sept 16 ⏰ 8:00 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - July 2025 - Building a Formidable Community in Unfavorable Environments
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Thriving Against the Odds: Building a Formidable Community in Unfavorable Environments Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Oluwaseyi Oluwawumiju, Management Executive at Convenant Technologies 📅 July 15 ⏰ 8:00 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMGCI General Session AM - June 2025 - Unconventional Ways to Promote Community Events
Learn along with your community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: Unconventional Ways to Promote Community Events Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Tim Balk. Tim admittedly feels odd writing a bio. He's been a technology engineer for years after graduating from Iowa State University in 2004 with varying jobs from building websites to his current career serving as the go to individual for M365 and its surrounding services. Tim lives near the Twin Cities (in Minnesota) and is enjoying the expanded options of technology-based communities in the area as well as the trees, lakes, and removing buckthorn to help native plants re-establish their presence and thrive. While we're on the subject about re-establishing and thriving, Tim is working towards rebounding and reviving the M365 technology community in central Iowa to support and help others that are in the Des Moines metro. Tim is passionate about continuous learning, teaching, connecting with others, cooking, and experiencing the world with his family. Topic: Unconventional Ways to Promote Community Events Join host Heather Cook and our MGCI board members who will update you on all things MGCI. Learn from our guest speaker Tim Balk who will talk about stepping outside the usual flyers and Facebook posts with creative, unexpected strategies to draw attention and build excitement for your next community event. From sidewalk chalk art and mystery teaser campaigns to pop-up performances and interactive installations, this guide explores inventive approaches that engage curiosity, spark conversations, and bring people together in surprising ways. 📅 June 17⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM Bring your own ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningMicrosoft Loop for content creation and event production | MGCI General Session PM Call
Learn along with your Community peers! Join Host Heather Cook for our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) General session – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Agenda: MGCI Program updates Subcommittee updates from MGCI Board Members Guest Speaker Topic: How to use Microsoft Loop for content creation and event production Host: Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Microsoft Guest Speaker: Adam Salah, AI enthusiast and part time researcher. MCSE/MCSD SharePoint, Productivity, Data and Analytics platforms. Content AI, Copilot, Compliance. DevOps, MSF and VIVA practitioner. Topic: How to use Microsoft Loop for content creation and event production Microsoft Loop to drive project planning and content organization. Coupled with Copilot, Teams and Whiteboard, collaborate to plan for and organize events. Originally created for Simon Fraser University as "Loop/Team/Whiteboard for educators". 📅 April 15 ⏰ 5:10 PM PT https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgPM Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand. Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learning
