New York Microsoft Exchange Server User Group (NYExUG) May Meeting

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Meeting Topics
Doors Open 6pm
Meeting Begins 6:30pm

You MUST RSVP using ClickToAttend as per below.

We'll be raffling off a number of software titles (e.g. Office 2007, Exchange, Windows, etc).

Partner Sponsor is The Never Fail Group (www.neverfailgroup.com)
Meeting Sponsored by Left Hand Networks (www.lefthandnetworks.com)
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Presentation & Speaker
Microsoft's Behind the Scenes Look at Exchange Hosting Services by Keith Keeler. (fyi: they don't host Exchange, but a number of Exchange related services). Don't miss this, I expect this to be like our Dogfood lab backup meeting.
Please use Click To Attend and register by 2pm EST the day before the event (Mon, May 12)
http://www.clicktoatt...

Folks attending will be able to win a various raffle items including Microsoft software. Free food, and open to all simply by RSVPing. We'll also run a LiveMeeting session for folks who cannot attend the meeting at the NY Microsoft office

IMPORTANT RSVP DETAILS
1) please RSVP as soon as possible or by Monday 5/12 at 2pm EST using ClickToAttend. If in doubt, rsvp due to building security.
2) due to the popularity of the group, I can no longer manually process RSVP emails. The best option is ClickToAttend since MeetUp allows single word names.
3) Use Microsoft's Click To Attend. You do NOT need to sign-up for a hotmail, msn, live, etc, you can use your existing email address.
http://www.clicktoatt...

Agenda
6pm - "Doors" Open
6pm on - Pizza Arrives
6:30pm - Main Presentation
8:30-9pm End time (typically)

Meeting Location - Address
Microsoft NYC Office
6th Floor, in the Place Conference Room (at receptionist, go left, right, and left down hall)
The meetings occur every 2nd Tuesday of every Month. All meetings are held at Microsoft, 1290 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st/52nd) in New York.

New NYExUG Logo and Shirts
It finally happened. We have a new logo and shirts (t-shirts in black/white/blue, long sleeve shirts in black, and polo's in blue). Drop me an email to buy one or come to the meeting, and I'll have some available.

LiveMeeting information - Will Start at 6:45pm.
Make sure you dial in with a real phone to hear audio. LiveMeeting is only used for the video component.
Use the information below to connect:
Toll-free: +1 (866) 500-6738
Toll: +1 (203) 480-8000
Participant code: 386862
First Time Users:

To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting.
Troubleshooting, Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:
Copy this address and paste it into your web browser:
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Copy and paste the required information:

Meeting ID: 388JGP
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At our monthly meetings we have 1 or 2 main presentations covering various topics and discuss troubleshooting problems, adding new features and functionality, reviewing new products, and meeting/networking with other IT people (Exchange Admins, SysAdmins, IT Manager, IT Help Desk Support, CTOs, etc). Great way to learn about Microsoft Exchange Server in small, medium, and enterprise environments.

You can view past presentations on our website... www.nyexug.com

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Past topics include: in-depth look at Microsoft's Redmond Dog-Food lab, live software replication demonstration, live hardware replication demonstration, Multi-site deployment recommendations, Configuring your firewall for Exchange 2003 and SP2 Changes (for the firewall), Moving your Exchange Server to a new Internet Connection, Groove, Exchange 2007, SAN Storage Solutions, Exchange Scaling Up, Server-side anti-spam solutions, Disaster Recovery, Outlook Direct Booking, Troubleshooting Exchange, Intro to Exchange and DNS, etc.

Past Vendors include: EMC, Equal Logic, , Microsoft, Teneros, DoubleTake, and many more.

FREE GIVEAWAYS (e.g. software, hardware, gift-cards, etc) AT MEETINGS. FREE DINNER. FREE EDUCATION ON EXCHANGE.