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Optimize your SharePoint Deployment Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Are you looking to centralize and consolidate your SharePoint environment, while still supporting remote users? Are you looking to build your brand awareness or enable partners through a SharePoint website? Has SharePoint become a critical application to your business, but disaster recovery plans don’t yet encompass it? Whether you are using Microsoft SharePoint for intranets, extranets, or public-facing websites, this session will benefit you.
Stan Easparro
Office 365 – Administering SharePoint in the CloudUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Microsoft’s Cloud offering, which includes Exchange, Office and Lync as well as SharePoint, is gaining in popularity. We will take a look at the reduced SharePoint interface for administering SharePoint and learn how to work round some of those limitations. The Cloud is coming, are you prepared?
Gary Blatt
How to migrate from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
In this session we will take a look at the options we have to migrate to SharePoint 2013. We will demo a migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013
Antonio Segovia
13 Things You Should Know About SharePoint 2013Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Welcome to the future.  This session is a broad introduction to some of the new capabilities of SharePoint 2013 and Office 365.  Social, site policy, sharing, apps, search, SkyDrive - a ton of new goodies.  More than just what they are, we'll run through WHY you're likely to need them in the contemporary enterprise.  If SharePoint is "the new way to work together", let us offer you the new way to work with SharePoint.
Chris McNulty
An Introduction to the SharePoint 2013 App Model for DevelopersUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The App model is a new development/deployment model introduced with SharePoint 2013. When using this model all code runs outside of the SharePoint server, either running in the client browser or on another server in your network or in the cloud. Since code is not being deployed to the server, interaction with SharePoint will be done using the enhanced and extended client object model and REST services. In this session we’ll explore the App model and look at how to develop Apps using Visual Studio 2012 and a new web-based tool code-named “Napa”.
Rob Windsor
SharePoint 2010: The Dynamic Process Platform - WorkflowUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Content must be managed and brought to life through, both, content and process management. ECM and BPM structures information so that it is available, secure and, ultimately, supports the business. In fact, ECM and BPM ensure that the content & process management platform works to its fullest potential.
Michelle Salazar
SharePoint 2013: Intro to Content Search Web Part Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The Content Search web part is a long awaited piece of functionality that is available right out of the box in SharePoint 2013. Leveraging items like a Product Catalog you can accomplish cross site queries and not run into the constraints found in previous approaches. Learn how you can start to look at the possibilities and also some times where this may not be a fit based on requirements.
Kyle Davis
Governance Broken Down Into Manageable Execution StepsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
So you've heard about "Governance" from all angles in the SharePoint community - the fact that you need "People" to define "Policies", but what "Processes" are actually required to bring this to fruition? This session will introduce the three P's and the business requirements that drive SharePoint governance. In this session we will discuss the types of policies that organizations use within their SharePoint Governance plans. From this session you should walk away with: . An understanding of what the key concepts of SharePoint Governance is . An understanding of the business requirements that drive SharePoint Governance . An understanding of the types of policies you could have in your SharePoint Governance Plan"
Ryan M. VanOsdol
InfoPath 2010 Jump starter: My trip from Zero to Hero Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
With the capabilities of InfoPath and SharePoint 2010, there’s no reason to be stuck using paper or Word/Excel forms to conduct business. In this session, I will walk users through some tips and tricks I’ve gathered while learning InfoPath browser forms on-the-go.
Justin Reed
Paper-based Documents and SharePoint? Yes, they can work well together!" Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
There is no reason the electronic document should be the only type of documents in SharePoint....Bring equality to your paper documents! Come to this session to learn more about document imaging techniques and practices used to easily get paper-based documents into SharePoint and to drive document collection from within SharePoint.
Bill Holley
SharePoint 2013 Farm ArchitectureUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jay Simcox
Nearly untold secrets of Sharepoint Integration with SSRS, SQL and .NETUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Eric will demonstrate techniques for using Sharepoint lists as a source of data with SSRS, in both integrated and native mode. This valuable session includes techniques for joining data from separate lists in reports; using views; and using SSRS report viewer web parts as a highly interactive and dynamic alternative to list views including click-through charts of list data to editing in InfoPath forms. Eric will also demonstrate techniques for using Sharepoint lists as data sources for Cognos, SSRS and .NET applications as an alternative to WSDL tools.
Eric Berkowitz
Information Architecture for SharePoint ProfessionalsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Following on from his successful blog series, this session aims to dispel the myths associated to Information Architecture in the context of SharePoint. Information Architecture is a complex and emotive subject that is not unique to SharePoint, due to its complex nature, lots of material exists, but it can be hard for individuals and organizations to make sense of what is relevant and help to their needs. Relevant to both 2010 and 2013, the session will cover: • Defining Information Architecture • IA for SharePoint • Site Architecture • Metadata • What’s-an-“onomy”? • User Adoption • Futureproofing If you want to be able to get the best out of the sophisticated information management capabilities of SharePoint and want to know more about how IA can set you fair, this session is for you!
Seb Matthews
For Love or Money, Your IT CareerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
• SharePoint Contracting at the cutting edge of technology is exciting and produces great rates. But what happens when the contract ends and the mortgage payments must continue? • Maintaining a steady job with a direct deposit salary is comforting. But do you ever feel technologically “stuck” at your job when so many other I.T. professionals are learning and using the latest, most marketable technologies? In this seminar session, you will learn multiple I.T. career strategies for maximizing both the Love and the Money of your multidimensional IT career.
Alex Funkhouser
SharePoint 2010 ECM: The Best Practices of Organizing and Finding Information in the EnterpriseUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
In this session we will discuss the best approach, leveraging the various SharePoint content management features, to efficiently organize and easily find content through-out an organization's enterprise. This presentation emphasizes the importance of establishing consistency on how users classify, describe and find information.
Jeremy Minich
Intro to 2010 Content Query Web Part: the sweetest way to view and manage contentUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The Content Query web part in SP 2010 offers a fantastic way for you to use your data in unique ways without code.   When you combine this web part with content types, metadata and audience targeting you have a great way to organize personalized access to the information you and your users need, regardless of where the data may exist in the site collection and without being a programmer! 
Kim Ferhe
A Career in SharePoint Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have SharePoint thrust upon them.” This session will discuss how to approach your SharePoint Greatness learning curve. From Where do I start? to What roles do I concentrate on? (Administration, Developer, Architect, Business Analyst)? How do I prepare myself? What type of training and reading do I need to do? Should I go for MCTS, MCP, MCITP, MCPD, MCT? What other skills do I need to bring to the table? Who do I need to engage in the organization? Can I trust the blogs?
David Griffiths
SharePoint 2013: Intro to Display TemplatesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
At last we know longer have to be “SharePoint XSL” experts to brand the results we get back from SharePoint queries. Web parts like the Core Search Results and the new Content By Search web part leverage HTML and JavaScript in the form of Display Templates to brand the presentation of their results. We will dive into what it takes to get started and how you can leverage this new powerful tool.
Kyle Davis
Developing Event ReceiversUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Telmo will demystify event receivers by showing how they are created, ad when they are used, based on real-life business scenarios.
Telmo Sampaio

 

General Meeting: Optimize your SharePoint Deployment

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Are you looking to centralize and consolidate your SharePoint environment, while still supporting remote users? Are you looking to build your brand awareness or enable partners through a SharePoint website? Has SharePoint become a critical application to your business, but disaster recovery plans don’t yet encompass it? Whether you are using Microsoft SharePoint for intranets, extranets, or public-facing websites, this session will benefit you.

Stan Easparro

Session Speaker

Stan Easparro presently works for Riverbed Technology as a Riverbed Stingray Regional Specialist in the Southeast Territory. Stan has been in Datacom for over 25 years and the last 13 years he has been involved with Application Delivery Control and WAN Acceleration, working at Racal-Datacom, Lucent, Alteon/Nortel, Redline/Juniper and Radware. ... Read More

General Meeting: Office 365 – Administering SharePoint in the Cloud

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Microsoft’s Cloud offering, which includes Exchange, Office and Lync as well as SharePoint, is gaining in popularity. We will take a look at the reduced SharePoint interface for administering SharePoint and learn how to work round some of those limitations. The Cloud is coming, are you prepared?

Gary Blatt

Session Speaker

Gary has been in the IT industry for over 29 years, working with a variety of platforms and technologies. For the last 15 years he has focused exclusively on the Microsoft suite of tools, executing both small and large scale projects equally. His extensive experience with SharePoint includes architecting, developing and implementing deployments fo ... Read More

General Meeting: How to migrate from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

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In this session we will take a look at the options we have to migrate to SharePoint 2013. We will demo a migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Antonio Segovia

Session Speaker

IT professional with more than 5 years of experience working with SharePoint as a SharePoint Engineer for a fortune 200 company. Recently relocated to South Florida working for a contractor government company. ... Read More

General Meeting: 13 Things You Should Know About SharePoint 2013

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Welcome to the future.  This session is a broad introduction to some of the new capabilities of SharePoint 2013 and Office 365.  Social, site policy, sharing, apps, search, SkyDrive - a ton of new goodies.  More than just what they are, we'll run through WHY you're likely to need them in the contemporary enterprise.  If SharePoint is "the new way to work together", let us offer you the new way to work with SharePoint.

Chris McNulty

Session Speaker

Chris McNulty is the General Manager for SharePoint Solutions at Quest Software (now part of Dell). Chris is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and a member of the Microsoft Solutions Advocate and MVTSP programs. A frequent speaker at events around the world , Chris is also the author o ... Read More

General Meeting: An Introduction to the SharePoint 2013 App Model for Developers

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The App model is a new development/deployment model introduced with SharePoint 2013. When using this model all code runs outside of the SharePoint server, either running in the client browser or on another server in your network or in the cloud. Since code is not being deployed to the server, interaction with SharePoint will be done using the enhanced and extended client object model and REST services. In this session we’ll explore the App model and look at how to develop Apps using Visual Studio 2012 and a new web-based tool code-named “Napa”.

Rob Windsor

Session Speaker

Rob Windsor is a Lead SharePoint Consultant with Portal Solutions - a Microsoft Gold Partner based in DC and Boston. He has twenty years experience developing rich-client and web applications with Delphi, VB, C# and VB.NET and is currently spending a majority of his time working with SharePoint. Rob is a regular speaker at conferences, code camps, ... Read More

General Meeting: SharePoint 2010: The Dynamic Process Platform - Workflow

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Content must be managed and brought to life through, both, content and process management. ECM and BPM structures information so that it is available, secure and, ultimately, supports the business. In fact, ECM and BPM ensure that the content & process management platform works to its fullest potential.

Michelle Salazar

Session Speaker

Technical Specialist and lead technology evangelist at K2 traveling North America teaching IT and Business professionals about ways their organizations can improve through Business Process Automation. With over 15 years’ experience in the roles of Developer, Lead Engineer, and Architect, technical expertise includes both web and enterprise-level s ... Read More

General Meeting: SharePoint 2013: Intro to Content Search Web Part

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The Content Search web part is a long awaited piece of functionality that is available right out of the box in SharePoint 2013. Leveraging items like a Product Catalog you can accomplish cross site queries and not run into the constraints found in previous approaches. Learn how you can start to look at the possibilities and also some times where this may not be a fit based on requirements.

Kyle Davis

Session Speaker

Kyle Davis is a Solutions Architect for Catapult Systems, a National Systems Integrator, Gold Partner, and winner of numerous Microsoft Worldwide and National Partner awards. Kyle has been involved in the architectural design, development, and management of many enterprise SharePoint Intranet, Extranet, and Internet implementations. Kyle also hold ... Read More

General Meeting: Governance Broken Down Into Manageable Execution Steps

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So you've heard about "Governance" from all angles in the SharePoint community - the fact that you need "People" to define "Policies", but what "Processes" are actually required to bring this to fruition? This session will introduce the three P's and the business requirements that drive SharePoint governance. In this session we will discuss the types of policies that organizations use within their SharePoint Governance plans. From this session you should walk away with: . An understanding of what the key concepts of SharePoint Governance is . An understanding of the business requirements that drive SharePoint Governance . An understanding of the types of policies you could have in your SharePoint Governance Plan"

Ryan M. VanOsdol

Session Speaker

Ryan works directly with companies at all phases of their internal SharePoint lifecycle, and who are committed to using SharePoint. Ryan’s experience with portals started in 2000 and with SharePoint specifically starting in 2004, when he worked as a technical consultant for product companies dedicated solely to SharePoint solutions. His knowledge ... Read More

General Meeting: InfoPath 2010 Jump starter: My trip from Zero to Hero

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With the capabilities of InfoPath and SharePoint 2010, there’s no reason to be stuck using paper or Word/Excel forms to conduct business. In this session, I will walk users through some tips and tricks I’ve gathered while learning InfoPath browser forms on-the-go.

Justin Reed

Session Speaker

Coming from an IT support background, the past 4 years of my career have been spent with SharePoint, evenly split between Wss3 and 2010. During the last year, I’ve been working for the University of Florida managing the SharePoint 2010 environment for the Division of Student Affairs. Right off the bat I started working with InfoPath 2010. Having n ... Read More

General Meeting: Paper-based Documents and SharePoint? Yes, they can work well together!"

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There is no reason the electronic document should be the only type of documents in SharePoint....Bring equality to your paper documents! Come to this session to learn more about document imaging techniques and practices used to easily get paper-based documents into SharePoint and to drive document collection from within SharePoint.

Bill Holley

Session Speaker

Bill Holley has over 15 years of experience in the Document Imaging and Information Capture industry focusing in areas such as professional services, technical support, sales and business development.  Currently, Bill works for the Eastman Kodak Company as a Software & Solutions Manager.  Prior to Kodak, Bill was a sales engineer for ... Read More

General Meeting: SharePoint 2013 Farm Architecture

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Jay Simcox

Session Speaker

Jay Simcox is a respected IT Professional, and educator with 12 years of Information Technology experience with 8 years of that in the SharePoint space. Jay is a Senior Consultant with Summit 7 Systems where his background in network and systems administration, SharePoint architecture, administration, end user support and training are utilized by ... Read More

General Meeting: Nearly untold secrets of Sharepoint Integration with SSRS, SQL and .NET

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Eric will demonstrate techniques for using Sharepoint lists as a source of data with SSRS, in both integrated and native mode. This valuable session includes techniques for joining data from separate lists in reports; using views; and using SSRS report viewer web parts as a highly interactive and dynamic alternative to list views including click-through charts of list data to editing in InfoPath forms. Eric will also demonstrate techniques for using Sharepoint lists as data sources for Cognos, SSRS and .NET applications as an alternative to WSDL tools.

Eric Berkowitz

Session Speaker

Eric is a Sharepoint Architect with over 20 years of experience consulting in Microsoft technologies. He currently directs the Microsoft practice for Symbiotic Consulting Group where he architects and delivers technical solutions to clients using Sharepoint, SQL Server and .NET. ... Read More

General Meeting: Information Architecture for SharePoint Professionals

Comments: 0
Following on from his successful blog series, this session aims to dispel the myths associated to Information Architecture in the context of SharePoint. Information Architecture is a complex and emotive subject that is not unique to SharePoint, due to its complex nature, lots of material exists, but it can be hard for individuals and organizations to make sense of what is relevant and help to their needs. Relevant to both 2010 and 2013, the session will cover: • Defining Information Architecture • IA for SharePoint • Site Architecture • Metadata • What’s-an-“onomy”? • User Adoption • Futureproofing If you want to be able to get the best out of the sophisticated information management capabilities of SharePoint and want to know more about how IA can set you fair, this session is for you!

Seb Matthews

Session Speaker

A Solutions Architect with over 20 years’ experience working with mid-tier and Enterprise organisations, Seb is currently providing consultancy services to businesses that are looking to utilise SharePoint in big-data scenarios, architecting information repositories, portals and business process management platforms. A frequent speaker at events ... Read More

General Meeting: For Love or Money, Your IT Career

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• SharePoint Contracting at the cutting edge of technology is exciting and produces great rates. But what happens when the contract ends and the mortgage payments must continue? • Maintaining a steady job with a direct deposit salary is comforting. But do you ever feel technologically “stuck” at your job when so many other I.T. professionals are learning and using the latest, most marketable technologies? In this seminar session, you will learn multiple I.T. career strategies for maximizing both the Love and the Money of your multidimensional IT career.

Alex Funkhouser

Session Speaker

Alex Funkhouser wrote his first lines of code in 1980 on a TRS80. Alex is an avid supporter of the technology community. He earned an MBA from The Netherlands, and a Bachelor of Science from Washington University. Alex’s recruiting philosophy: “Know who is best at what, and know who needs the best! ... Read More

General Meeting: SharePoint 2010 ECM: The Best Practices of Organizing and Finding Information in the Enterprise

Comments: 0
In this session we will discuss the best approach, leveraging the various SharePoint content management features, to efficiently organize and easily find content through-out an organization's enterprise. This presentation emphasizes the importance of establishing consistency on how users classify, describe and find information.

Jeremy Minich

Session Speaker

Jeremy Minich is a Systems Engineer at KnowledgeLake living in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Jeremy has worked with enterprise organizations and the U.S. Government in various roles implementing, administering, and driving end-user adoption of SharePoint since the introduction of SharePoint 2003 and holds various MCTS certifications. In his cu ... Read More

General Meeting: Intro to 2010 Content Query Web Part: the sweetest way to view and manage content

Comments: 0
The Content Query web part in SP 2010 offers a fantastic way for you to use your data in unique ways without code.   When you combine this web part with content types, metadata and audience targeting you have a great way to organize personalized access to the information you and your users need, regardless of where the data may exist in the site collection and without being a programmer! 

Kim Ferhe

Session Speaker

Kim Frehe is a no-code Solutions Specialist who has been solving complex business problems with innovative SharePoint solutions since 2001. She is very passionate about SharePoint and prides herself on building solutions with the end users’ perspective in mind. Her specialties include workflows, content types, out-of-the-box web parts and makin ... Read More

General Meeting: A Career in SharePoint

Comments: 0
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have SharePoint thrust upon them.” This session will discuss how to approach your SharePoint Greatness learning curve. From Where do I start? to What roles do I concentrate on? (Administration, Developer, Architect, Business Analyst)? How do I prepare myself? What type of training and reading do I need to do? Should I go for MCTS, MCP, MCITP, MCPD, MCT? What other skills do I need to bring to the table? Who do I need to engage in the organization? Can I trust the blogs?

David Griffiths

Session Speaker

David Griffiths is a Solutions Manager and MCP for DSM.net. He has over 20+ years IT with 16 at the C-level. He is a Founding member of the Tampa SharePoint User Group and the Florida SharePoint User Group portal, www.flspug.com. David also co-coordinated SharePoint Saturday in South Florida. David is a recognized International speaker, auth ... Read More

General Meeting: SharePoint 2013: Intro to Display Templates

Comments: 0
At last we know longer have to be “SharePoint XSL” experts to brand the results we get back from SharePoint queries. Web parts like the Core Search Results and the new Content By Search web part leverage HTML and JavaScript in the form of Display Templates to brand the presentation of their results. We will dive into what it takes to get started and how you can leverage this new powerful tool.

Kyle Davis

Session Speaker

Kyle Davis is a Solutions Architect for Catapult Systems, a National Systems Integrator, Gold Partner, and winner of numerous Microsoft Worldwide and National Partner awards. Kyle has been involved in the architectural design, development, and management of many enterprise SharePoint Intranet, Extranet, and Internet implementations. Kyle also hold ... Read More

General Meeting: Developing Event Receivers

Comments: 0
Telmo will demystify event receivers by showing how they are created, ad when they are used, based on real-life business scenarios.

Telmo Sampaio

Session Speaker

Telmo Sampaio is the Chief Geek at TechKnowLogical training in Miami, FL specializing in System Center, SharePoint, SQL and .NET. Telmo wrote his first application in 1984, which he with the intent of demonstrating Physics concepts to his fellow classmates. His passion for technology and teaching made him a self-taught developer from early age. ... Read More

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