Refresh your Action Pack knowledge
Actually one of my main charters for this blog is around providing information that is pertinent to Microsoft Registered Member Partners, and especially around Action Pack. I just did a post about the special mid-March update and it occurred to me that this would be a good time to do one of my "redux" on Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS).
There are some changes that you need to be aware of, so this would be a good time for you to do a "refresh" on your MAPS knowledge. You can start with the Action Pack home page (https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/managemembership/actionpack).
One important thing to note here is that the renewal assessments will kick in for everyone on Mar 1. Please review the information in this link: https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/managemembership/40044196. One of the things that may not be intuitively obvious is that start this process by taking one of the courses in the Partner Learning Center. You can follow the links in that section for more info. Currently, however, you should note that the default course search is for worldwide courses (all languages), you can save your own search for US (English) only or you can use this URL (that I've conveniently provided <grin> https://partner.microsoft.com/us/program/managemembership/40053261)
The home page also has your link to the managed newsgroup, as well as the contact info for the Regional Service Centers, which should be your primary resource for any issues with MAPS or other Partner Program issues. The link for the Technical Demonstration Toolkit is also at the bottom of the page.
The Standard Contents section is where you can find info on what's in the welcome kit and updates as well as the SBSC and Web Solutions Toolkits. This is also where you can get the ship dates for the updates.
As you will note there are also sections on Licensing and Eligibility as well as FAQs if you should need that information.