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My main blog site is at http://www.sharepointdesignerstepbystep.com/Blog/. I will cross post on this site blog posts I make on that site.

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Aug 13
Published: August 13, 2010 17:08 PM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7
Once again, I'm packing my bags for the flight to the US. This time it's the SharePoint Best Practices Conference, 24th – 27th August, at the Hyatt Regency Reston Hotel in Washington, DC - over 120 sessions, 4 tracks, 4 post-conference workshops and 60+ speakers. It's definitely one to attend.

It's the first time I've been to a US Best Practices Conference and the first time in Washington, DC, so I'm really looking forward to it. I can't wait to meet up with so many friends and colleagues. I'll be presenting two sessions:

If you can't make, follow: Twitter hash is #BPC2010 and I've also seen #BPC10 used too. There is also going to be live blogging.



Jun 30
Published: June 30, 2010 18:06 PM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7
The June 2010 cumulative updates for WSS 3.0 and MOSS07 have been released, see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/joerg_sinemus/archive/2010/06/30/wss-and-moss-june-2010-cu.aspx.
Also Joerg Sinemus announces that the first CU for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 - MSS2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 - MSF2010 has been delayed.
 
I have updated my SharePoint Versions page with the latest numbers.
 


Jun 27
Published: June 27, 2010 16:06 PM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7

I'm presenting a session on Thursday 8th July 2010 at Nottingham. I'm giving the first session of a series of three that Mark Macrae is planning on Workflows.  This first session is "back to basics". I'll briefly look at the out-of-the-box workflows that come with SharePoint Server 2007 and then how to use SharePoint Designer 2007 for building workflow solutions - pros/cons. The second session starts at 20:10 when Andrew Woodward will talk about Automated UI Testing. There will be a break following first session when BBQ and drinks will be served.

I have some SWAG that I've brought back from TechEd 2010, North America, to give away, so make sure you attend.

Sign up at http://suguk.org/forums/1/24547/ShowThread.aspx

Location:
Intelligent Decisioning Ltd Offices
Strelley Hall,
Nottingham,
NG8 6PE

For full directions please see the following link http://www.id-live.com/ (and click 'Contact Us')

Arrive around 6 pm for a 6:30 pm start.



May 30
Published: May 30, 2010 08:05 AM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7
I'm packing my bags and getting ready to fly to TechEd North America 2010. This year it's in New Orleans: 7th to 10th June. It's not my first time to visit New Orleans. I was there in February 2000 for the Microsoft Technical Trainer's Conference and then again in October 2003 for the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference. But it has been a while, and I'm really looking forward to it.
 
Over the years I've helped out at many TechEd conferences - Hands On Labs (HOLs), Technical Learning Centers (TLCs) and Ask the Experts (ATEs) - this year I'm presenting the Certification Prep Session for IT Pros on SharePoint Server 2010: Exams 70-667 and 70-668 on Wednesday, 9th June, 1:30 - 2:45 pm, and acting as a MCT Ambassador on the Certification Preparation and Information Desk (Room 255).
 
It's not too late to register and if you get to New Orleans on Sunday 6th June, and haven't registered for any of the Pre-Conference Seminars, then the Certification area is open from noon to 6pm, where you can take exams. Also, if you Pre-register to take a certification exam at Tech·Ed before June 6, then there are discounted rates.
 
Also, on the Sunday, there are two Microsoft Certification 101 sessions, where you can learn about selecting a certification path, preparing for your exams, and all the benefits of becoming an MCP; and two TechEd 101 sessions, where you can learn how to take advantage of everything that is going on during the 5-days.


Apr 08
Published: April 08, 2010 11:04 AM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7

Well it looks like spring is here in the UK. It's a brilliant day today, blue skies and the sun is wonderfully warm – well at least by UK standards – and it looks like I'm not only one to like April (my birthday is this month). It's going to be an amazing month for SharePoint 2010 as well. SharePoint 2010 will RTM this month, with a launch date of May 12th. So there are a whole series of events that are occurring in the UK this April to celebrate, including:

There will also be a London SharePoint 2010 Community Launch Party on May 12.



Apr 01
Published: April 01, 2010 11:04 AM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7
It that time of year again, and is with much joy that I received my Congratulations email. Thanks to everyone who helped me (or should I say allowed me) to continue my passion for SharePoint.


Mar 17
Since the alliance between Microsoft Press and O’Reilly Media went live late last year, over 200 Microsoft Press titles have been released in eBook format, all DRM-free - including some of the ones I've authored or co-authored. More details can be found at: 'New Adventures in Tech Publishing, or, "O’Reilly and Microsoft Press, Together? What’s Going on Here?”'  and here: http://microsoftpress.oreilly.com/. The Microsoft Press blog also details some discount codes:

Complete list of DRM-free ebooks

Some of my books that you can now purchase as an ebook are:

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step by Step SharePoint Designer Step by Step SharePoint Server 2007 Administrator's Companion

By the way, I'm working on the next version of these three books for SharePoint 2010.



Feb 23
Published: February 23, 2010 15:02 PM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7

I'm presenting a session on Thursday 25th March 2010 at Southampton University. My session at 18:30 is titled: "Best Practice for Designing and Deploying Workflow using SharePoint Designer 2007". I'll briefly look at the out-of-the-box workflows that come with SharePoint Server 2007 and then how to use SharePoint Designer 2007 for building workflow solutions. The second session starts at 19:30 when Ian Woodgate will do a quick tour of records management in SharePoint Server 2010. There will then be a break followed by Symon Garfield and "What is SharePoint?" and the New Speaker Slot at 20:45.

Sign up at: http://suguk.org/forums/thread/22601.aspx

Location:
Building 06 (Nuffield Theatre) Room 1077 (Lecture Theatre A)
University Road,
Southampton,
SO17 1BJ‎

http://www.soton.ac.uk/about/whereissoton/maps/highfield_campus.pdf

And as usual, there will be a SharePint event afterwards.

Arrive around 6 pm for a 6:30 pm start.



Jan 11
Published: January 11, 2010 08:01 AM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7

Cross posted from: http://www.sharepointdesignerstepbystep.com/Blog/

I'm presenting a session this Thursday, 14th January 2010 at Intelligent Decisioning Ltd Offices at Nottingham. The session is on "Branding SharePoint Sites: Using the browser and SharePoint Designer 2007/2010". The first session will cover what's possible in 2007 and then after the break I'll briefly cover what's happened to branding in 2010. After which, there will then be some 'tales from the trenches' from Sam Dolan, aka @PinkPetrol, on SharePoint Designs and Nikki Ashington on Accessibility.

I have some SWAG that I've brought back from TechEd 2009, North America, to give away, so make sure you attend.

Sign up at http://suguk.org/forums/thread/21839.aspx

Location:
Intelligent Decisioning Ltd Offices
Strelley Hall,
Nottingham,
NG8 6PE

For full directions please see the following link http://www.id-live.com/ (and click 'Contact Us')

And as usual, there will be a SharePint event event afterwards, at the Broad Oak pub, down the road in Strelley Village, where everyone is welcome.

Arrive around 6 pm for a 6:30 pm start.

[Update: 19/01/2010: Link to write up of meeting together with links to slide decks and other information http://macraem.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/suguk-nottingham-14th-january-2010/]



Nov 08
Published: November 08, 2009 12:11 PM by  Penny Coventry   Powered by: Mindsharp and Summit 7

Cross posted from: http://www.sharepointdesignerstepbystep.com/Blog/

I’m presenting SharePoint 2010 sessions  at the Swedish SharePoint & Exchange Forum (SEF2009), and at SharePoint Evolution Conference. (Beta 2 of SharePoint 2010 will be available this month, so make sure your register to get a copy). The sessions I am presenting at the two conferences are :

Swedish SharePoint & Exchange Conference 2009

Day 1: 16th November 2009

11:00-12:00 "SharePoint 2010 workflows without code" – Best Practices Track:
Workflow in SharePoint 2010 has been revamped. The new SharePoint Designer 2010 can build reusable workflows as well as site and list based workflows. In this session we’ll  cover the workflows built into SharePoint 2010 as well as how to build new and reuse workflows, the integration with Visio, and how to prototype workflows in SharePoint Designer for further development in Visual Studio 2010. More information on SharePoint Designer can be found at the following links:

Day 2: 17th November 2009

11:00-12:00 "SharePoint 2010 and Access 2010 – Better together" – SharePoint Nerd Track:
Access has always been a great landing pad for data.  Last year I did a presentation at the SEF event showing how well Access and SharePoint worked well  together. Now the story is even better, so this session follows on the story. Access 2010 includes new performance improvement when connecting to SharePoint lists. In this session I’ll cover these as well as other improvements, such as, connecting to Business Connectivity Services (BCS) data and using Access Services. If you can’t attend SEF, then you can find out more about Access and SharePoint at the following links:

13:00-14:00 "Administrating SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell 2.0" – Best Practices Track:
In this session you’ll see how to use PowerShell to administer SharePoint 2010. We’ll cover some basic PowerShell commands and then jump into showing how to do day to day administrating of SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell. Useful PowerShell and SharePoint 2010 links are:

SharePoint Evolution Conference

More information of the two session I’ll be presenting will be detailed on this blog nearer the date. Of course by April 2010, I’ll know much more about SharePoint 2010 than I do now and I’m really looking forward to this conference. It’s at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference centre, which is where the European SharePoint Best Practice 2009 conference was held. That conference was a sell-out and I expect that the Evolution conference will also sell out, so don’t leave it too late until your register.



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