| ScaryPoint – Ghosts and Ghouls of SharePoint Administration | SPS Twin Cities | 10/29/2011 11:00 AM | In this session we’ll take a look at some of the "scary stuff" in SharePoint Administration. Topics include:
- The truth about file ghosting
- Kerberos configuration
- Possessed web.config files and magical IIS changes
- Troubleshooting errors
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| SharePoint & PowerShell | SPS Twin Cities | 10/29/2011 9:30 AM | In this session we’ll look at what you need to know in order to effectively use PowerShell in your SharePoint environments. Whether you’re an Administrator or a Developer, working with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 – this session will give you the skills you need to hit the ground running. We’ll provide a general introduction to PowerShell scripting, show how to get started with SharePoint, walk through real-world examples, share tips and tricks, and wrap up by showing you what resources you can use to learn more. |
| Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 8/10/2011 9:00 AM | |
| SharePoint - When to Crawl, Walk or Run | Wisconsin Telecommunication Association meeting | 6/16/2011 2:00 PM | Best Practices for what to implement and when. |
| Composites and Dashboards | Fox Valley SharePoint and Business Intelligence Users Group | 6/15/2011 4:00 PM | This session introduces the concept of Composites in SharePoint. We’ll discuss the vision of Composites and how you can leverage SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and the BCS to build solutions. We’ll also discuss building Dashboards with SharePoint Designer using the Data View Web Part and the new XSLT List View Web Part. |
| SharePoint + PowerShell | Wisconsin SharePoint Users Group | 6/15/2011 8:30 AM | In this session we’ll look at what you need to know in order to effectively use PowerShell in your SharePoint environments. Whether you’re an Administrator or a Developer, working with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 – this session will give you the skills you need to hit the ground running. We’ll provide a general introduction to PowerShell scripting, show how to get started with SharePoint, walk through real-world examples, share tips and tricks, and wrap up by showing you what resources you can use to learn more. |
| Public Facing Websites using Office 365 | SPS Chicago | 6/11/2011 1:15 PM | In this session we’ll look at how to build a Public Facing Website using Office 365. We’ll show how to provision a site, use out of the box customization options, and how to extend your site’s functionality using SharePoint Designer 2010. We’ll explore customizing not only the look and feel but also show examples of how to add functionality to your site. |
| Office 365 & Hosted Solutions - SharePoint in the Cloud | MN SharePoint User Group | 6/8/2011 9:00 AM | Join us as we look at hosted solutions for SharePoint. We'll focus on Microsoft's Office 365 solution but also discuss other hosted options as well as hybrid (Cloud + On-Premise) approaches. We'll also provide an overview of the rest of Microsoft's Cloud offering and discuss where it fits with Office 365!
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| SharePoint & Office Better Together | MN SharePoint User Group | 5/11/2011 9:00 AM | Join us on May 11th as we take look at integration points between Office and SharePoint. We'll focus largely on Office 2010 but will also feature "Good, Better, Best" comparisons with different versions of Office and SharePoint. Featured products / integrations include:
- Access
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Visio
- OneNote
We'll also look at the Office Web Apps and Office Mobile! |
| Building solutions with the BCS and SharePoint Designer | SPS - St. Louis | 4/30/2011 12:00 PM | This session covers the basics of the Business Connectivity Services and focuses on the “no-code” solutions you can create using SharePoint Designer. In it we’ll show how to create External Content Types (ECTs) and then how to use those ECTs in both SharePoint and Office. We’ll also show how to configure permissions using the BCS including how to leverage the Secure Store to provide single sign on capabilities. |
| Building Dashboards with SharePoint Designer | DoD SharePoint User Group | 4/20/2011 12:00 PM | In this session we’ll look at how to create powerful dashboards using SharePoint Web Part pages and the Data View Web Part (available in SharePoint Designer). We’ll look at the various data sources you can connect to and how to customize the look and feel using both the WYSIWYG editor and XSLT source code. We’ll focus on SharePoint 2007 but also briefly look ahead to 2010 and the new XSLT List View Web Part. |
| Internet Sites Built on SharePoint | MN SharePoint User Group | 4/13/2011 12:00 AM | Join us on April 13th as we continue our crawl, walk, run series with an in-depth look at Internet sites built on SharePoint. In this session we'll cover a broad set of features including Web Content Management, the SharePoint Publishing framework, and configuring SharePoint for anonymous access. We will touch on branding options but will save the deep-dive for a MNSPUG session dedicated to branding. We will also cover what is available with WSS/Foundation as well as what MOSS/Server brings to the table. This is a must-see session for anyone looking to have a public-facing site built on SharePoint! |
| Building Solutions with the BCS and SharePoint Designer | SPS - Twin Cities | 4/9/2011 1:45 PM | This session covers the basics of the Business Connectivity Services and focuses on the “no-code” solutions you can create using SharePoint Designer. In it we’ll show how to create External Content Types (ECTs) and then how to use those ECTs in both SharePoint and Office. We’ll also show how to configure permissions using the BCS including how to leverage the Secure Store to provide single sign on capabilities. |
| SharePoint & PowerShell | SPS - Twin Cities | 4/9/2011 11:00 AM | In this session we’ll look at what you need to know in order to effectively use PowerShell in your SharePoint environments. Whether you’re an Administrator or a Developer, working with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 – this session will give you the skills you need to hit the ground running. We’ll provide a general introduction to PowerShell scripting, show how to get started with SharePoint, walk through real-world examples, share tips and tricks, and wrap up by showing you what resources you can use to learn more. |
| Building No Code Solutions Using SharePoint Business Connectivity Services | Chicago SharePoint User Group | 4/7/2011 12:00 PM | This session covers the basics of the Business Connectivity Services and focuses on the “no-code” solutions you can create using SharePoint Designer. In it we’ll show how to create External Content Types (ECTs) and then how to use those ECTs in both SharePoint and Office. We’ll also show how to configure permissions using the BCS including how to leverage the Secure Store to provide single sign on capabilities. |
| SharePoint UI Extensions | SPS - Los Angeles | 4/2/2011 12:50 PM | SharePoint 2010 provides a number of ways to extend the user interface. In this session we’ll take a look at how to leverage those extension points and walk through several examples including:
• How to customize the Ribbon
• How to use the Dialog Framework to open new windows and provide user feedback
• How to use custom Actions to add commands to various SharePoint menus
• How to extend Site Settings and Central Administration
This session will consist mostly of demos and will give you the information you need to start customizing the UI in your SharePoint environment. |
| SharePoint PowerShell | SPS - Los Angeles | 4/2/2011 9:15 AM | In this session we’ll look at what you need to know in order to effectively use PowerShell in your SharePoint environments. Whether you’re an Administrator or a Developer, working with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 – this session will give you the skills you need to hit the ground running. We’ll provide a general introduction to PowerShell scripting, show how to get started with SharePoint, walk through real-world examples, share tips and tricks, and wrap up by showing you what resources you can use to learn more. |
| SharePoint Search/FAST | MN SharePoint User Group | 2/9/2011 9:00 AM | We explore Microsoft's Enterprise Search offering, including a review of the various Search Products. During the session we'll review the out of the box functionality, configuration and customization opportunities, as well as administration and governance topics. This presentation will help you understand the functional differences between products and help you determine which solution is right for your organization |
| Leveraging the Power of Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 | SharePoint-Videos Webinar | 1/27/2011 1:00 PM | Webinar to give an overview of the BCS and introduce a video tutorial DVD-ROM for BCS that just launched at SharePoint-Videos |
| SharePoint Implementations: When to Crawl, Walk or Run | MN SharePoint User Group | 1/12/2011 9:00 AM | We will break down key functionality areas within SharePoint and outline the crawl, walk or run maturity models. Once you have an understanding of what it takes to implement and manage these models, you'll be able to develop your platform strategy and make critical choices about where to focus your efforts.
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| SharePoint 101 | Benchmark Learning Seminar | 11/18/2010 9:00 AM | SharePoint 2010 is here! In this free seminar, we will be providing an overview of the new capabilities of SharePoint 2010 by demonstrating new features in each of the following areas of the new "wheel":
• Content - Content management
• Insights - Business intelligence
• Search - Searching people, data, and documents
• Communities - Collaboration
• Sites - Using SharePoint as an internet platform
• Composites - Building integrated solutions on SharePoint |
| SharePoint No-Code Apps | Benchmark Learning Seminar | 10/20/2010 9:00 AM | Are Data Connectivity, Workflows and Dashboards becoming more important within your organization? Does the business need applications that tie into multiple databases located inside and outside of SharePoint? Do you have the budget to hire a whole department of .NET developers to create applications to support these business needs? Do you need an application that can be configured to work with already established business processes?
If any of these questions sound familiar this seminar will help you understand your options. Register for FREE and learn how SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 can give your organization the information it needs to make better decisions. In addition, the seminar will discuss real world scenarios that you may have faced in the past or potentially will in the future. |
| Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 10/13/2010 9:00 AM | |
| Introducing the Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 | MN SharePoint User Group | 7/14/2010 9:00 AM | Introducing the BCS in SharePoint 2010 with a focus on SharePoint Designer |
| Introducing the Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 | Global SharePoint Users Group | 7/6/2010 11:00 AM | In this talk we’ll introduce Business Connectivity Services. We’ll discuss the different types of BCS solutions that can be developed and walk through a sample scenario using SharePoint Designer 2010. |
| SharePoint for the Internet | MN SharePoint User Group | 6/9/2010 9:00 AM | This month we'll review SharePoint as a platform for public-facing internet sites. Some of the topics we'll cover include:
• SharePoint's history as a web content management (WCM) platform (SharePoint 2003, 2007, 2010)
• The business case for SharePoint as a WCM platform
• SharePoint WCM capabilities
• Branding and customization options
• Hosting options (self-hosted, hosting partner, BPOS)
• A brief look at related products needed to make your deployment successful |
| PowerShell + SharePoint | Minneosta Government StateWide SharePoint User Group | 6/3/2010 8:30 AM | This month we'll look at how to use PowerShell in the context of SharePoint. Topics covered include:
- PowerShell primer
- SharePoint Object Model overview
- SharePoint + PowerShell
- Use Case Scenarios
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| Building Composite Applications using SharePoint Designer 2010 and the BCS | SharePointPro Summit & Expo | 3/16/2010 9:00 AM | In this full-day workshop, you’ll learn how to use the new functionality available in SharePoint Designer 2010 to build advanced Composite Applications. Some of the topics covered include: How to leverage the Data Form Web Part and the new XLV to display and interact with your SharePoint Data. We’ll also take a long look at the magic behind these Web Parts—XSLT. Plus how to use the updated Business Connectivity Services to surface your business data. We’ll also explore other options to incorporate external data into your Composite Applications. You'll see how to create powerful Workflows and add Custom Actions to transform your Data Views and Dashboards into interactive Applications. And you'll learn how to customize the look and feel of your Composite Applications to create a rich user experience. We’ll walk through several real-world scenarios and give you the tools you’ll need to build your own applications on top of the SharePoint platform. |
| SharePoint 2010 Overview | Minneosta Government StateWide SharePoint User Group | 1/14/2010 9:00 AM | Overview of SharePoint 2010 and information on how to prepare for SharePoint 2010 implementations |
| SharePoint 2010 Composite Applications | MN SharePoint User Group | 1/13/2010 9:00 AM | |
| SharePoint 2010 Content Management | MN SharePoint User Group | 12/9/2009 9:00 AM | Review of new and updated features in SharePoint 2010 as it relates to content management. |
| SharePoint 2010 Overview: A Walk Around the Wheel | MN SharePoint User Group | 11/11/2009 9:00 AM | An overview of SharePoint 2010 - part 1 of a FULL day MNSPUG |
| SharePoint 2010 - A Developers Overview | Minneapolis Office Developers Interest Group | 10/27/2009 5:00 PM | An overview of all the new features for devs in SharePoint 2010! |
| Open Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 10/14/2009 9:00 AM | Panel Q&A with several speakers |
| Data Form Web Part tips and tricks | Twin Cities SharePoint Camp | 9/19/2009 12:00 AM | After a brief overview of the Data Form Web Part we’ll dive into some advanced topics including: • Creating custom roll-up views using CrossList Mode • How to use Parameters • Work with ASP.NET Controls in SharePoint Designer This topic assumes basic SharePoint knowledge and SharePoint Designer. |
| Open Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 7/8/2009 9:00 AM | Panel Q&A with several speakers |
| Data Form Web Part Basics | LearnSPD Webcast | 4/29/2009 8:00 PM | Introduction to the Data Form Web Part using SharePoint Designer |
| SharePoint Designer 101 | LearnSPD Webcast | 4/29/2009 5:00 PM | Introduction to SharePoint Designer and the LearnSPD Webcasts |
| Custom Workflow Actions in SharePoint Designer | Minneapolis Office Developers Interest Group | 4/28/2009 5:30 PM | SharePoint Designer allows developers to add their own actions to use in SPD created workflows. We'll cover how to create your own actions as well as how to overcome a couple limitations of the environment and when you should avoid this approach. |
| Introducing the Data Form Web Part | MOSS Camp - St. Louis | 4/18/2009 8:00 AM | A deep dive into using SharePoint Designer and the Data Form Web Part create Composite Applications, Dashboards, and Mashups. |
| What You Need to Know About SharePoint Designer (Now That It’s Free) | MNSPUG - Lunch & Learn | 4/8/2009 12:00 PM | For those of you that don’t know, SharePoint Designer is now available as a free download from Microsoft.com. During this lunch and learn we’ll discuss what this means to your business, whether you have an existing SharePoint environment, are planning one, or are even considering one! We’ll talk through some of the basics and leave plenty of time for Q&A. |
| Open Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 3/11/2009 9:00 AM | Panel Q&A with several speakers |
| Working with the Data Form Web Part and SharePoint Designer | BenkoTips Live and On Demand (BTLOD) | 2/18/2009 11:00 AM | SharePoint Designer is a powerful tool for customizing the look and feel of your SharePoint sites but did you know that it can also help you to build interactive dashboards? During this BenkoTips webcast we’ll look at the magical “Data Form Web Part” and see how you can use it to display SharePoint data in all new ways! We’ll also look at how to display data from external data sources and how to create custom New and Edit forms without writing any code! |
| Back to the Basics: Making the Most of MOSS | MN SharePoint User Group | 2/11/2009 9:00 AM | |
| Building Dashboards with SharePoint Designer 2007 | Twin Cities SharePoint Camp | 1/24/2009 8:15 AM | |
| Back to the Basics: Making the Most of WSS v3 | MN SharePoint User Group | 1/14/2009 9:00 AM | With the current economic landscape, companies are concerned about how they invest their money and how to get the most out of what they've already invested in. With this in mind, we'd like to focus this month on the SharePoint tools and products that are available to everyone with Windows Server:
• WSS
• Search Server Express
• SQL Express |
| Open Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 12/10/2008 9:00 AM | Panel Q&A with several speakers |
| Using PowerShell with SharePoint | Wisconsin SharePoint User Group | 11/18/2008 3:45 PM | A look at how Developers and Administrators can use PowerShell to get more out of their SharePoint environments. We’ll look at the basics of PowerShell and then jump into how to automate administrative tasks and how to learn and explore the SharePoint Object Model. |
| Social Networking | MN SharePoint User Group | 11/12/2008 9:00 AM | A look at Social Networking opportunities in SharePoint. |
| Data Form Web Part Development Approaches | St. Louis SharePoint User Group | 11/11/2008 10:00 AM | A deep dive into using the Data Form Web Part and SharePoint Designer to create Composite Applications, Mashups, and Rich Internet Applications. |
| SharePoint Development Panel | Minneapolis Office Developers Interest Group | 9/23/2008 5:30 PM | Panel Q&A with several speakers |
| SharePoint + Silverlight | Minnesota Silverlight User Group | 9/16/2008 12:00 PM | In this presentation we’ll provide a quick overview of SharePoint before discussing integration opportunities such as:
- Leveraging the Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
- Using SharePoint Designer to add Silverlight to your SharePoint sites
- Developing Silverlight applications that use SharePoint as a data source
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| SharePoint Object Model - Beyond the Basics | Minnesota Developers Conference | 9/9/2008 8:00 AM | In this session we’ll explore what is possible with the object model, dig into some of the lesser-known namespaces, and review some best practices and techniques. |
| Open Panel Discussion | MN SharePoint User Group | 8/13/2008 9:00 AM | Panel Q&A with several speakers:
Wes Preston, Neil Iversen, Brian Caauwe, Lori Neff, Todd Klindt |
| Developing against SharePoint Remotely, no object model allowed! | Minneapolis Office Developers Interest Group | 7/22/2008 5:30 PM | Develop against SharePoint from afar using Web Services and RPC. Learn some of the techniques for working with SharePoint from other machines, without the use of the object model. |
| Extending SharePoint: TweakSP | Twin Cities SharePoint Camp | 6/14/2008 1:15 PM | |
| Tools of the Trade | Twin Cities SharePoint Camp | 6/14/2008 11:00 AM | In this session we'll take a look at some of the tools that every SharePoint Developer should know about: Fiddler, PowerShell, SharePoint Designer |
| The Magical Data Form Web Part | Twin Cities SharePoint Camp | 6/14/2008 9:30 AM | A deep dive into using the Data Form Web Part and SharePoint Designer to create Composite Applications, Mashups, and Rich Internet Applications. |
| What's new to the SharePoint Community in 2008 | MN SharePoint User Group | 6/11/2008 9:00 AM | With the numerous blog posts, community projects, and product releases this year, keeping up with the SharePoint Community can seem overwhelming. Please join us for a review on what's new to the SharePoint Community.
Covered topics include:
• Silverlight for SharePoint Blueprint
• Installing SharePoint on Windows Vista
• Important Codeplex projects and updates |
| SharePoint Designer | State of MN - Internal User Group | 4/23/2008 9:00 AM |
- Introducing SharePoint Designer
- SharePoint Designer for Web Content Management: Master Pages and Layout Pages
- SharePoint Designer for Business Process Automation: Building SharePoint Designer Workflows
- SharePoint Designer for Collaboration: The Data Form Web Part
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| SharePoint Development - Beyond the Object Model | Twin Cities Code Camp | 4/5/2008 2:15 PM | A look at some of the behind the scenes technologies related to SharePoint including JavaScript, RPC, XSLT, and Web Services. We’ll take a look at how SharePoint works some of its UI magic and how to make it do what we want it to do without jumping into .NET. |
| Three SharePoint Development Gems in 30 minutes | 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference - Unconference | 2/13/2008 1:15 PM | In about ten minutes each we'll blaze through how to:
- unlock the secrets of SharePoint Designer, RPC, and the SharePoint Web Services using Fiddler!
- explore the SharePoint object model like never before using PowerShell
- make SharePoint do what you want it to do using out of the box Web Parts: LVWP/CEWP/DVWP
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| Building Composite Applications on the SharePoint Platform | MN SharePoint User Group | 10/10/2007 9:00 PM | Discuss how to use SharePoint Designer to build composite applications on the SharePoint platform.
Topics covered include:
- What is a composite application
- What you can do out of the box
- Intro to SharePoint Designer
- List View/Data View/Data Form Web Parts
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