THE ADELAIDE SHAREPOINT USER GROUP 2008

1. THE ADELAIDE SHAREPOINT USER GROUP 2008 Daniel Brown http://www.danielbrown.id.au/ daniel.brown@internode.on.net

2. Adelaide SharePoint User Group • Informal gathering of people • Member of INETA & Culminis • Not officially representing Microsoft or the employers of anyone here • Not liable for anything presented! • 2nd Tuesday of each month

3. Adelaide SharePoint User Group • Volunteers for presentations welcomed • Sponsorship ideas • http://www.aspug.org.au • mail: daniel.brown@internode.on.net • blog: http://www.danielbrown.id.au/ • Thanks for registering!

4. Membership • $30 a year • Financial Members Door Prize draw • Discount on events • Pizza & Drinks • MS Press discount (50% on all books) • Certification benefits • Up to 40% discount on TechNet subscription

5. Thanks to…. • Microsoft for providing the venue and catering, occasional speakers, etc • Hostworks for providing the website bandwidth

6. Competitions • User Group Logo • Design a logo for the Adelaide SharePoint User Group • This logo will be used on all official material • Site Theme / Template • Design a site theme for the Adelaide SharePoint User Group • Does not have to be a full SP theme, can be image mock-ups (however, if chosen a complete theme must be made) • Winning theme will be used on the official ASPUG site

7. Upcoming Events • June • Bruno Lanceleaux (OBS) • Protection and recovery for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in small to medium-sized deployments • Ian Palangio (Microsoft) • SharePoint Licensing • Don’t forget to register! (http://www.aspug.org.au/)

8. Upcoming Events • User Groups • Adelaide .NET User Group – (Peter Griffith) • 2nd Wednesday of the month • http://www.adnug.com • SQL Server User Group – (Rob Farley) • 2nd Thursday of the Month (Lunch Time) • http://www.sqlserver.org.au • I.T Architecture Special Interest Group • 2nd Thursday of the month • TechEd 2008 Australia- September

9. Interstate SharePoint User Groups • Melbourne – MOSSIG – 28th of May • Sydney – 5th of May • Canberra – 21st of May • Brisbane –11TH of June • Perth – 20th of May

10. SharePoint Webcasts • 10 Sessions from 21st of May (tomorrow morning, 1:30AM) until the 18th of June • More information can be found on my Blog • http://www.danielbrown.id.au/

11. SharePoint Forum 2008 • http://www.microsoftsharepoint.com/strategy/ • Keynote & Session Videos and presenter material. • Come see me if you would like a copy of the material.

12. Tech Ed 2008 Australia • September 2nd to 5th in Sydney • Early Bird Registration ends: 27th of June. • More information can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com.au/teched/

13. www.mspress.com.au • User Group Financial Members get 50% discount! • Go into the draw to win an XBOX 360! • ONLY until the end of may, so get in quick! • http://www.mspress.com.au

14. 20% discount on TechNet subscription! • 20% discount on 1 year TechNet Plus Subscription • Financial Members • Saving of $102.40 (approx) • See me for more details!

15. Demo’s Happen {Here} • 10min demo about Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 or SQL server 2008 • State Finalists get a trip to Tech Ed 2008 to the Demo-off and be crowned Australian Demo God 2008! – All expenses paid trip to Tech Ed America 2009 - Los Angeles. • End July 31st • See me for more details!

16. Certification • Pass an exam, get a free Microsoft Exam Voucher worth $180! • Ends May 30th

17. Certification • Pass an exam by May 31st, 2008 • Fill out the form at the site (check emails) • First 100 get a voucher for another exam! • Best user group around the country gets $3000 of giveaways!

18. LinkedIn • Reach other members of the Adelaide SharePoint User Group • Accelerate careers/business through referrals from the Adelaide SharePoint User Group members • Know more than a name – view rich professional profiles from fellow the Adelaide SharePoint User Group members • http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/80657/6CDD1373A8BF

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