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Wow, we’re delighted at just how many of our readers and followers really want to attend ConnectCentral 2017, the RingCentral annual conference. Thank you to everyone who entered our social media contest for a chance to win a free ConnectCentral pass! We received some awesome submissions from our followers who completed the following statement:“I want to go to ConnectCentral 2017 because ________.”Here were some of our favorite submissions overall:

As a global Christian humanitarian organization with a network of more than 45,000 people, World Vision helps children, families, and communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. The organization has an inspiring story to tell of how it connects global World Vision efforts with the power of technology, all toward the goal of addressing the challenges faced by the impoverished.At ConnectCentral 2017, Will Randolph, Chief Information Officer at World Vision will share the organization’s vision and mission and how RingCentral helps make this possible. With RingCentral cloud communications and collaboration solutions, World Vision stays connected and productive

RingCentral’s Charlotte office is strategically located near many East Coast customers, and the area provides both an excellent local talent pool and a vibrant culture. In the two years since it opened, the Charlotte office has grown from 5 to 85 employees and is expected to top 100 by the end of 2017.This rapid growth is the result of strong demand for cloud communications and collaboration solutions, and it’s also a testament to the team assembled by Mike Piccolotti, RingCentral Area VP of Sales and General Manager, who led the move to Charlotte. We sat down with Mike to ask him a few questions about the office and

Are you a developer, innovator, or IT engineer who sees a process at work you’d like to improve? Do you want to share your development ideas with other like-minded individuals? Would you like to learn about how members of the RingCentral developer community use different tools to automate business workflows and streamline their day-to-day work?If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then register now for the ConnectCentral Hackathon. Preceding RingCentral’s ConnectCentral 2017 annual conference, the industry’s premier cloud communications event, this complimentary developer session will give you a chance to show off your skills and connect with others to create cool hacks and win great