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Future Speaking Engagements

Jacksonville Code Camp (Jacksonville, FL)

High Performance Solutions on SharePoint Server 2007

 » August 26, 2009 @ TBD
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone's mind when embarking on a Internet facing SharePoint Server 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory in order to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times.
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Microsoft Project Conference (Phoenix, AZ)

Introduction to SharePoint for Developers

 » September 14-17, 2009 @ TBD
Project Server's integration with SharePoint facilitates collaborating on projects within an organization and members of a team. With this integration, developers can extend both platforms to satisfy specific and custom requirements to facilitate unique business processes and add new functionality to improve productivity and efficiency. In this session you will learn what is involved in developing custom solutions for SharePoint.
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 Microsoft Project Conference

SharePoint Conference 2009 (Las Vegas, NV)

SharePoint 2010 Developer Deep Dive (post-conference workshop co-presented with Ted Pattison)

 » October 19, 2009 @ TBD
Are you excited about SharePoint 2010? Do you want to come spend a full day of non-stop SharePoint developer action with two of the industry’s top SharePoint MVPs? Come join Andrew Connell and Ted Pattison for a SharePoint developer deep dive and learn some of the top things you’ll want to know to get you started on SharePoint 2010 development. Topics covered will include SharePoint developer tooling, enhancements to SharePoint services and object model, data programmability in SharePoint, and much, much more.
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 SharePoint Conference 2009

SharePoint Connections Fall 2009 (Las Vegas, NV)

HDV301: Enterprise Content Management in SharePoint Server 2010

 » November 9-12, 2009 @ TBD
This session abstract is under NDA until late summer. Check this website later for the abstract.
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 SharePoint Connections Fall 2009

HDV302: SharePoint 2010 and Services

 » November 9-12, 2009 @ TBD
This session abstract is under NDA until late summer. Check this website later for the abstract.
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 SharePoint Connections Fall 2009

HDV303: SharePoint 2010 Developer Overview

 » November 9-12, 2009 @ TBD
This session abstract is under NDA until late summer. Check this website later for the abstract.
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 SharePoint Connections Fall 2009

HPS301: Developers Deep Dive to SharePoint Server 2010 (post-conference workshop co-presented with Scot Hillier)

 » November 13, 2009 @ 9a-4p
This session abstract is under NDA until late summer. Check this website later for the abstract.
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 SharePoint Connections Fall 2009

Previous Speaking Engagements

TechEd North America 2009 (Los Angeles, California)

OFC303 - Building a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Site: Real World in Action.

 » May 12, 2009 @ 2:45p - 4:00p
There's plenty of information and resources available to developer that want to create Office SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing sites, but not until now has there been something that brings it all together. In this primarily demo heavy and fast-paced session you'll see Andrew, Ryan and Spence build a brand new Publishing site from the ground up. You'll see what goes into the architecture decisions such as planning for a high performance site, implementing a multilingual solution using variations and publishing content to an external read-only farm using content deployment.

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 TechEd North America 2009
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OFC401 - Building High Performance Features and Solutions on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

 » May 15, 2009 @ 10:45a - 12:00p
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone's mind when embarking on a Internet facing Microsoft Office Server 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities in the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition we'll take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory in order to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance and scalable solutions in MOSS 2007!

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 TechEd North America 2009
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OFC405 - Extending the Content Query Web Part to Aggregate Data Across Site Collections and External Sources (co-presented with Todd Baginski, MVP)

 » May 14, 2009 @ 1:00p - 2:15p
This session will demonstrate how you can aggregate data from multiple site collections and external data sources by creating an extensible data provider. In this session you will learn how to create a provider which aggregates data from multiple site collections with the Content Query Web Part and the SharePoint Search Service, as well as creating custom providers that aggregate data from external sources like Windows Azure.

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 TechEd North America 2009
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European Best Practices SharePoint Conference (London, England)

DE203 - Understanding Differences between the Use of Field Controls and Web Parts in Office SharePoint Server Publishing Sites

 » April 6, 2009 @ 2:45p - 4:00p
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Publishing sites provide two vehicles for content authors and owners to enter and edit content in publishing pages: field controls and Web Parts. However the selection of the two and when they are used can significantly impact the success of the project. One of the most common issues reported can be rooted back to the selection and fundamental understanding of field controls and Web parts by the developers and designers of the site. In this session you will walk away with a firm understanding of the low-level architectural differences between field controls and Web Parts and know when to use one over the other so you can implement a SharePoint site avoiding this common pitfall. In addition you will learn how to fix a site that has fallen into this common problem.

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 European Best Practices SharePoint Conference
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DE208 - Building High Performance Solutions on Microsoft Office Server 2007

 » April 7, 2009 @ 2:45p - 4:00p
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone's mind when embarking on a Internet facing Microsoft Office Server 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities in the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition we'll take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory in order to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance and scalable solutions in MOSS 2007!

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 European Best Practices SharePoint Conference
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DE211 Go Live! Launching your MOSS Publishing Site

 » April 8, 2009 @ 2:45p - 4:00p
Co-Presented with Spencer Harbar. This session will cover best practices for taking your SharePoint WCM solution from development into production on the Internet, covering tips, tricks and gotchas common to all public facing MOSS deployments. In depth examples of deployment, performance, and security. In addition some of the powerful new capabilities of IIS 7 will be demonstrated.

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 European Best Practices SharePoint Conference
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Jacksonville Office Geeks (Jacksonville, FL)

(OFC309) Launching an Internet-Facing MOSS 2007 Publishing Site: deployment, performances, security

 » November 20, 2008 @ TBD
Building and implementing a MOSS 2007 Publishing site is one thing but launching it for use by anonymous users to the Internet is a big additional step. There are things to consider that address both security and performance concerns. In this session you will learn some pre-go-live items that should be addressed and checked before launching a Publishing site. In addition we will also cover performance from the aspect of things developers should be very aware of to create well performing components and how to implement caching effectively, including custom caching components. Finally, you will see how to slim down your pages to have the smallest footprint possible and thus, providing the fastest page load time for your browsers.

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TechEd EMEA 2008 - Developer Week (Barcelona, Spain)

(OFC202) MOSS 2007 as Web Content Management for Internet-Facing Web Sites

 » November 11, 2008 @ 3:15-4:30p
In the latest release of Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft added Web Content Management (WCM) capabilities for developers to enforce certain rules and a consistent user interface, but also to empower content owners by allowing them to edit and publish content around a controlled workflow and security configuration. These Publishing sites (aka: WCM sites) offer plenty of opportunities for customization to facilitate a powerful presence on the Internet. Come and see the different options for implementing a custom brand in your Publishing site as well as how to effectively do advanced customizations and styling with the powerful Content Query Web Part. In addition, you'll see how to implement a custom authentication process so users of your site do not have to reside in Active Directory to participate in social networking offerings.

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 TechEd EMEA 2008
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(OFC309) Launching an Internet-Facing MOSS 2007 Publishing Site: deployment, performances, security

 » November 12, 2008 @ 10:45a-12p
Building and implementing a MOSS 2007 Publishing site is one thing but launching it for use by anonymous users to the Internet is a big additional step. There are things to consider that address both security and performance concerns. In this session you will learn some pre-go-live items that should be addressed and checked before launching a Publishing site. In addition we will also cover performance from the aspect of things developers should be very aware of to create well performing components and how to implement caching effectively, including custom caching components. Finally, you will see how to slim down your pages to have the smallest footprint possible and thus, providing the fastest page load time for your browsers.

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 TechEd EMEA 2008
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(OFC06-IS) Implementation Guidance for MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites

 » November 12, 2008 @ 5:30-6:45p
Most of the information available covers how to create, brand and customize Publishing sites. Unfortunately developers are left to figure out how to best implement these changes in their environments on their own, such as implementing source control, change management and migrating code from development to testing to staging and finally into production. In this session we will discuss how you can best structure your development environment and practice to fully utilize your organization's source control management solution and move code and site structure changes (site columns, content types, page layouts, mater pages, images, CSS, etc) from environment to environment all the while staying in full compliance with Microsoft's official guidelines. Remember, this is an interactive session so if you have a process, bring it up for discussion!

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 TechEd EMEA 2008
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SharePoint Mastery (Online)

Creating Custom Field Types and Controls for SharePoint Sites

 » September 30, 2008 @ TBD
SharePoint ships with a handful of field types that can be used when creating new columns in lists, site columns and content types. While these meet the majority of business requirements most of the time, sometimes requirements dictate a more specialized approach. For these situations developers are free to create custom field types as well as custom field controls to provide a customized display and editing experience. This allows adding specialized validation logic and even custom objects representing the values defined by the field types. Come see how you can create custom field controls that leverage the out-of-the-box field types. Taking it even further you'll see how to create a custom field type with a custom control and value type as well as adding a specialized design time rendering in tools such as SharePoint Designer.

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 SharePoint Mastery Virtual Conference
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Creating & Debugging Custom Timer Jobs in Windows SharePoint Services

 » September 30, 2008 @ TBD
SharePoint introduced the concept of timer jobs, or scheduled services, that run within the SharePoint platform in WSS v3. These timer jobs are used by SharePoint for numerous things such as cleaning up old sites (aka: dead Web cleanup), sending user created alerts and disk quota warning notifications. Developers can also create their own timer jobs that run on a configurable schedule and within the specified scope. Come learn how you can create custom timer jobs as well as the various deployment/installation options. You'll also see how to create a compelling administration interface for managing the timer job and configuration data the job needs in order to function.

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 SharePoint Mastery Virtual Conference
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Leveraging the Content Query Web Part to its Full Potential

 » September 30, 2008 @ TBD
The content query Web Part (CQWP) included in MOSS 2007 Publishing sites is by far one of the most powerful and flexible Web Parts available to site owners and developers. Out-of-the-box (OOTB), you can configure the CQWP to do quite a few things using the familiar Web Part customization interface. However developers can go much further by configuring the Web Part’s query, additional filtering options and customizing the styling/rendering of the result set. In addition you’ll learn how to package up the customizations you make in a reusable and portable fashion as well as implementing a dynamic filtering capability.

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 SharePoint Mastery Virtual Conference
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Jacksonville Code Camp

Structured Approach to Building MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites

 » August 23, 2008
“SharePoint doesn’t support source control.” “SharePoint doesn’t follow good SDL or change control processes.” “Developers have to use SharePoint Designer to create Publishing sites.” Heard these before? Guess what? All these myths are completely untrue. Unlike many traditional SharePoint projects, Publishing sites frequently require following an organizations change control process, software development lifecycle processes and integration within source control. Not only is it possible to follow all of these common development guidelines in SharePoint, it is a lot easier than you may think. In this session we’ll take a look at how this is possible by obtaining a better grasp of the inner workings of SharePoint, how you can make sure your development team leverages this, as well as some tips and tricks in how to achieve it.

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 Jacksonville Code Camp
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Introducing Features! A Deep Dive into the New "Feature" Infrastructure in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

 » August 23, 2008
Microsoft is introducing a new concept to Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 called Features. Features are a more portable and modular framework you can use to deploy new functionality to WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Web sites. After an overview of the Feature framework you will see how you can utilize them to deploy your own custom solutions to new and existing WSS 3.0 Web sites. This session will also cover all the different things you as a SharePoint developer can do using Features.

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 Jacksonville Code Camp
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SoCal .NET User Group (Los Angeles, CA)

Structured Approach to Building MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites

 » August 6, 2008 @ 6:30-8:00p
“SharePoint doesn’t support source control.” “SharePoint doesn’t follow good SDL or change control processes.” “Developers have to use SharePoint Designer to create Publishing sites.” Heard these before? Guess what? All these myths are completely untrue. Unlike many traditional SharePoint projects, Publishing sites frequently require following an organizations change control process, software development lifecycle processes and integration within source control. Not only is it possible to follow all of these common development guidelines in SharePoint, it is a lot easier than you may think. In this session we’ll take a look at how this is possible by obtaining a better grasp of the inner workings of SharePoint, how you can make sure your development team leverages this, as well as some tips and tricks in how to achieve it.

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 So Cal .NET User Group
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Los Angeles C# User Group (Los Angeles, CA)

Don't Be a Tool, Be a Better SharePoint Developer through Tools!

 » August 5, 2008 @ 630p-8p
Developers know all too well that development in a Microsoft SharePoint environment can be a challenging experience with so many moving parts. However, with the rights tools and shortcuts, you can mitigate the challenges and let the tools do most of the work so you can focus on the more challenging business requirements. In this session, we cover numerous shortcuts and tools, most without spending a penny, that will help you be the most productive SharePoint developer possible.

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 Los Angeles C# User Group
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Dallas/Ft Worth SharePoint User Group (Dallas, TX)

Don't Be a Tool, Be a Better SharePoint Developer through Tools! (OFC02-TLC)

 » June 17, 2008 @ 630p-8p
Developers know all too well that development in a Microsoft SharePoint environment can be a challenging experience with so many moving parts. However, with the rights tools and shortcuts, you can mitigate the challenges and let the tools do most of the work so you can focus on the more challenging business requirements. In this session, we cover numerous shortcuts and tools, most without spending a penny, that will help you be the most productive SharePoint developer possible.

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 Dallas/Ft Worth SharePoint User Group
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TechEd US 2008 - IT PRO Week (Orlando, FL)

Managing Web Content Management Sites in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (OFC376)

 » June 12, 2008 @ 4:30-5:45p
Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides the content management capabilities to manage a content-centric site. These Web Content Management (WCM) capabilities replace the offering of a previous product Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 to create Publishing sites. Publishing sites facilitate the separation of the content from the presentation of the site and add capabilities to control various aspects of a content heavy site. While Publishing sites are still just SharePoint sites at the core, they present new challenges in managing the permissions, roles, workflows, multi-lingual and other aspects of content sites. In this session, learn the in's and out's of Publishing sites and the various control mechanisms that can be utilized to facilitate a very dynamic, yet current content-centric site.

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 TechEd US 2008
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Code Access Security (CAS) for SharePoint Administrators (OFC451)

 » June 13, 2008 @ 4:30p-5:45p
Code Access Security (CAS) is something included with the Microsoft .NET Framework that allows developers and administrators to grant specific permissions and rights to managed code. Most people think of CAS as purely a developer topic since it applies to custom assemblies, but this could not be further from the truth. SharePoint administrators should be keenly aware of how CAS works and how to manage it. Without this knowledge, administrators can be at the mercy of developers who may not have as solid a grasp on CAS as they should and thus, a site could be opened up to be much less secure than intended. An astute SharePoint administrator can quickly spot problems in custom code when it comes to CAS. In this session, learn the basics of CAS and how SharePoint utilizes it. Then see the different options developers and administrators have to configure security so custom code will run within SharePoint sites. Armed with this knowledge, an administrator can easily manage a SharePoint farm that not only contains considerable amounts of custom code but is also very secure.

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 TechEd US 2008
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TechEd US 2008 - Dev Week (Orlando, FL)

Don't Be a Tool, Be a Better SharePoint Developer through Tools! (OFC02-TLC)

 » June 5, 2008 @ 2:45p-4p
Developers know all too well that development in a Microsoft SharePoint environment can be a challenging experience with so many moving parts. However, with the rights tools and shortcuts, you can mitigate the challenges and let the tools do most of the work so you can focus on the more challenging business requirements. In this session, we cover numerous shortcuts and tools, most without spending a penny, that will help you be the most productive SharePoint developer possible.

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 TechEd US 2008
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Building High Performance Solutions on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (OFC307)

 » June 6, 2008 @ 1p-2:15p
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone's mind when embarking on an Internet facing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 site. In this session we look at the built-in caching capabilities in the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition, we take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory in order to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance, scalable solutions in MOSS 2007!

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 TechEd US 2008
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SharePoint Pro Live (virtual)

Building Advanced Web Parts for SharePoint 3.0 the ASP.NET 2.0 Way

 » May 13, 2008 @ 1:45-2:45p
Microsoft recommends that developers build ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts for use in the latest release of SharePoint. In this session, you’ll learn advanced topics for building Web Parts, such as customizing the verbs menu, constructing connected Web Parts, and leveraging asynchronous techniques in your Web Parts. Get ready for a lot of code!

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 SharePoint Pro Live
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New York City SharePoint User Group (New York, NY)

Structured Approach to Building MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites

 » April 2, 2008 @ 5:30-7:30p
“SharePoint doesn’t support source control.” “SharePoint doesn’t follow good SDL or change control processes.” “Developers have to use SharePoint Designer to create Publishing sites.” Heard these before? Guess what? All these myths are completely untrue. Unlike many traditional SharePoint projects, Publishing sites frequently require following an organizations change control process, software development lifecycle processes and integration within source control. Not only is it possible to follow all of these common development guidelines in SharePoint, it is a lot easier than you may think. In this session we’ll take a look at how this is possible by obtaining a better grasp of the inner workings of SharePoint, how you can make sure your development team leverages this, as well as some tips and tricks in how to achieve it.

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 NYC SharePoint User Group
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SharePoint Conference 2008 (Seattle, WA)

Structured Approach to Building MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites

 » March 4, 2008 @ 1:30-2:45p
“SharePoint doesn’t support source control.” “SharePoint doesn’t follow good SDL or change control processes.” “Developers have to use SharePoint Designer to create Publishing sites.” Heard these before? Guess what? All these myths are completely untrue. Unlike many traditional SharePoint projects, Publishing sites frequently require following an organizations change control process, software development lifecycle processes and integration within source control. Not only is it possible to follow all of these common development guidelines in SharePoint, it is a lot easier than you may think. In this session we’ll take a look at how this is possible by obtaining a better grasp of the inner workings of SharePoint, how you can make sure your development team leverages this, as well as some tips and tricks in how to achieve it.

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 SharePoint Conference 2008
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Using MOSS 2007 to Create Content-Centric Internet Facing Publishing Sites using Web Content Management

 » March 3, 2008 @ 4-5:15p
This session provides an overview of the Web Content Management features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Understand the Web page model and how it takes advantage of common SharePoint features to deliver rich Web pages. Learn how authors can create Web pages in-context and using applications such as Microsoft Office Word that stay in synch with your Web site’s look and feel. Also, see how site managers can control what content gets published, using features like workflow and scheduling.

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 SharePoint Conference 2008
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Jacksonville Office Geeks (Jacksonville, FL)

Building a High Performance Solutions on MOSS 2007

 » February 21, 2008 @ 6p - 8p
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone’s mind when embarking on a Internet facing MOSS 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities added to the latest release of the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition we'll take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance and scalable solutions in MOSS 2007.

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 Jacksonville Office Geeks
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Sarasota Developer User Group (Sarasota, FL)

Building & Incorporating Custom Applications on the SharePoint Platform

 » February 19, 2008 @ 6p - 8p
When embarking on the development of a custom application developers face the same things over and over: you need a navigation solution, a security model, a search offering and an easy way to add update / functionality. More advanced applications want a plug in model, a way for site owners and even users to snap in new functionality without a major overhaul to the application. Other applications need to provide auditing capabilities, even alerting mechanisms as well as ways to create scheduled tasks. Before building all of this from scratch, check out WSS v3 as much of this is provided out of the box! Rapidly create new applications leveraging the existing functionality included OOTB in WSS v3. Better yet, don’t like how something works? This platform is incredibly extensible… come see how you can turn it on its head and how to build applications on top of the SharePoint platform.

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 Sarasota Developer User Group
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Office Developer Conference 2008 (San Jose, CA)

A Structured & Repeatable Approach to Building Microsoft Office SharePoint Solutions

 » February 11, 2008 @ 3-4:15p
“SharePoint doesn’t support source control.” “SharePoint doesn’t follow good SDL or change control processes.” “Developers have to use SharePoint Designer to create Publishing sites.” Heard these before? Guess what? All these myths are completely untrue. Many traditional SharePoint projects frequently must follow an organization’s change control process, software development lifecycle processes and integration within source control. Not only is it possible to follow all of these common development guidelines in SharePoint, it is a lot easier than you may think. In this session we’ll take a look at how this is possible by obtaining a better grasp of the inner workings of the SharePoint architecture such as Features, customized and uncustomized files and solutions. Finally you will learn some tips and tricks in how to adopt this process in your development team.

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 Office Developer Conference 2008
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Building High Performance Solutions on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

 » February 13, 2008 @ 9-10:15a
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone’s mind when embarking on a Internet facing Microsoft Office Server 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities added to the latest release of the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition we'll take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance and scalable solutions in MOSS 2007.

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 Office Developer Conference 2008
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Tampa Office Geeks (Tampa, FL)

Building a High Performance Solutions on MOSS 2007

 » January 29, 2008 @ 6p - 8p
Performance should be one of the top areas of focus on everyone’s mind when embarking on a Internet facing MOSS 2007 site. In this session we'll look at the built-in caching capabilities added to the latest release of the SharePoint platform, including disk-based and page output caching. In addition we'll take a look at various hot-button issues developers should be aware of when developing components for a public site built on MOSS 2007. Topics include object model techniques, how to properly manage memory to avoid the dreaded OutOfMemory exception, key sizing numbers to keep in mind when architecting your implementation and minimizing the page payload to speed up those page load times. After this session, you'll be armed with the power to create high performance and scalable solutions in MOSS 2007.

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 Tampa Office Geeks
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Chicago SharePoint User Group (Chicago, IL)

Creating Publishing Sites with MOSS 2007 Web Content Management

 » January 24, 2008 @ 1p - 5p
This session provides an overview of the new Web Content Management features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Understand the Web page model and how it takes advantage of common SharePoint features to deliver rich Web pages. Learn how authors can create Web pages in-context and using applications such as Microsoft Office Word that stay in synch with your Web site’s look and feel. Also, see how site managers can control what content gets published, using features like workflow and scheduling.

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 Chicago SharePoint User Group
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Jacksonville Office Geeks (Jacksonville, FL)

Building Workflows for SharePoint Server 2007 with Visual Studio 2008

 » January 17, 2008 @ 6p - 8p
While you may be familiar with building workflows for SharePoint v3 using Visual Studio 2005, using Visual Studio 2008 provides a totally different test and debugging experience. This session will start with an introduction to workflow in SharePoint v3 and continue into building a workflow for use in SharePoint Server 2007... even utilizing InfoPath forms!

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 Jacksonville Office Geeks
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