Tag: MVP

June SharePoint Q&A with MVP Experts

MVP_FullColor_ForScreenDo you have tough technical questions regarding SharePoint for which you’re seeking answers? Do you want to tap into the deep knowledge of the talented Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals? Then join me and other SharePoint MVPs for answers to your questions in a live forum. So please join us and bring on the questions! These chats will cover WSS, MOSS and SharePoint 2010. Topics include setup and administration, design, development and general questions. This month there is only one time slot for the chat. I’ll be there so bring your questions to the chat on Wednesday June 22nd. Other MVPs who will also be attending include:

    • Alex Pearce
    • Corey Roth
    • Darrin Bishop
    • Ivan Sanders
    • John Timney
    • Kanwal Khipple
    • Kris Wagner
    • Laura Rogers
    • Liam Cleary
    • Paul Galvin
    • Randy Drisgill
    • Rob Foster
    • Serge Tremblay
    • Woody Windischman

Wed, June 22nd, 2011

Noon EDT (9am PDT)

Join the chat room on the day of the chat:

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/chatrooms/msdn.aspx

Twitter hastag: #spmvpchat

SharePoint Team Blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2011/06/14/special-live-sharepoint-chat-announcement.aspx

EU SharePoint Best Practices Wrap-Up

bpcbannerIts been a busy four days since I got home from the EU SharePoint Best Practices Conference and a short holiday in London with my wife last week. I’ve been spending the last 4 days getting caught up so I can spend the next three weeks at the 8th MCM Rotation that starts on Monday.  Needless to say its been a really busy spring.

The conference was EXCELLENT! After missing it last year due to the Icelandic volcano eruptions I was really looking forward to going.  I can’t say enough about how Steve Smith and Zoe Watson take care of the speakers at their conferences.  In addition to the wonderful arraignments there were lots of great sessions to hear, attendees to talk to, and friends to visit with. I’m hoping to go back again next year.

For any of those who attended, I’ve attached the slide decks from my talks below.

Users, Profiles, and MySites: Managing a Changing SharePoint User Population: Presentation Slides.

How to teach an old dog ‘IT Team’ New Tricks Presentation Slides.

BP Conference: Giving away an MSDN Subscription

 BP Conference2010 If you haven’t decided to come to this year’s SharePoint Best Practices Conference then maybe this will help convince you to come.  One lucky attendee who attends at least one of my sessions will receiver a FREE one year subscription to Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN subscription*. 

MSDNUltimate Microsoft was kind enough to provide me with 3 of these subscriptions to give away when I was renewed as an MVP in July. I’ll be giving away the other two at future events.  So stay tuned to this Blog if you want to be in on future give-aways.  That’s an $11,899 value if you ordered it online from Microsoft yourself.  Better yet it includes everything you need to go home from the conference and build your own test environment to try out everything you’ve learned at the conference. Here’s how it works.  Attend one, two, or all three of my sessions at the conference August 24-27.  here are my session dates, times and topics:

SharePoint Designer 2010: Using it Safely in an Enterprise Environment

Aug. 25th

8:00-9:15

Internet Facing SharePoint Sites: Best Practices for a Secure Design

Aug. 26th

8:00-9:15

SharePoint’s Branding Continuum: Customizing your Look and Feel

Aug. 26th

3:00-4:15
    After you fill out an evaluation drop your business card in one of the receptacles marked MSDN subscription.  After my final session on Thursday from 3:00-4:15 PM I’ll head over to the ShareSquared booth (#24) in the exhibit hall.  At 4:55 PM I’ll draw a winner for the MSDN Subscription.  You don’t need to be present to win, but if you are at the booth I will be able to give you your prize right away.  Otherwise I’ll contact you and arrange for delivery.

So if you hadn’t planned to come to the BP Conference now’s the time to make your plans.  Register today.  If you are already planning to come then I hope to see you at my sessions.

*The subscription is a not-for-resale version with some benefit restrictions such as no technical support benefits or MSDN magazine subscription and all product licenses are for development and test only. The subscription must be activated before the end of 2010.

My Third Year as an MVP

I just got my email that I’ve been awarded an MVP award again this year for SharePoint server.  This is my third year and I am still as EXCITED and HONORED as I was my first year.  Being an MVP this past year while SharePoint 2010 was being completed and released has been incredible.  I often wonder how I learned as much as I did before I gained access to the resources and contacts available to me as an MVP.

But the bottom line is still that I wouldn’t be an MVP if it weren’t for all of you out there in the community.  My thanks to all those who have asked me questions this past year and to those who came to listen to me at conferences.  Without you I wouldn’t have received this award.  I hope to continue to live up to the honor and hope that I never get complacent about what its really about: Helping to support the SharePoint community.

June SharePoint Q&A with MVP Experts

MVP_FullColor_ForScreenDo you have tough technical questions regarding SharePoint for which you’re seeking answers? Do you want to tap into the deep knowledge of the talented Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals? Then join me and other SharePoint MVPs for answers to your questions in a live forum. So please join us and bring on the questions! These chats will cover WSS, MOSS and SharePoint 2010. Topics include setup and administration, design, development and general questions. This month there is only one time slot for the chat.  I’ll be there so bring your questions to the chat on Wednesday June 23rd.  Other MVPs who will also be attending include:

    • Amanda Perran (Canada)
    • Ben Curry
    • Bryan Phillips
    • Dan Attis
    • Daniel Larson
    • Jason Medero
    • Mike Oryszak
    • Muhanad Omar (Jordan)
    • Paul Schaeflein
    • Randy Drisgill
    • Rob Foster
    • Saifullah Shafiq Ahmed (Pakistan)
    • Serge Tremblay (Canada)
    • Shane Perran (Canada)
    • Spencer Harbar (UK)
    • Woody Windischman

Wed, June 23rd, 2010

Noon EDT (9am PDT)

Join the chat room on the day of the chat:

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/chatrooms/msdn.aspx

Twitter hastag:  #spmvpchat

Facebook Event:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=125885194117000

SharePoint Team Blog post:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint/archive/2010/06/17/live-chats-to-learn-more-about-sharepoint-with-the-mvp-experts.aspx