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In return, SAPIEN MVPs demonstrate a continuing contribution to SAPIEN products through blog posts and forums, product reviews, constructive feedback, and the use of SAPIEN products in classes and presentations.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re so proud of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/company\/mvp\" target=\"_blank\">2015 SAPIEN MVPs.<\/a> They&#8217;re really amazing contributors, both to SAPIEN and to the Windows PowerShell community.<\/p>\n<p>Our SAPIEN MVP 2016 program is now open. If you would like to apply (and I encourage you to do so!), complete\u00a0the application (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/SAPIENMVPApplication-January2016.zip\" rel=\"\">SAPIENMVPApplication-January2016<\/a>)\u00a0and send it to me (juneb@Sapien.com). The deadline for applications is <del>December 31, 2015<\/del> <strong>January 15, 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, comment here and I&#8217;ll include the answers in an updated blog post. 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