vSharePoint - July 2013 Edition at Camosun

Hey folks,

We are continuing our plan of trying some different locations and this month we are going to be at Camosun Colleage. Please be sure to share this event with others https://www.meetup.com/vsharepoint.

I hope you come join us.

Sean

Agenda

11:30 to 12:00 – Meet & Greet. Grab a snack 12:00 to 1:00 – First Presentation 1:00 to 2:00 - Second Presentation

Prizes

We always have nifty swag to give away. This month though we have something even better. We’ll be giving away a new, unlocked Windows Phone. That’s right… we will be playing heads or tails for (yep, another) Nokia Lumia 800.

About the Presentations and Speakers

Colin Phillips, SharePoint Consultant - itgroove (http://www.itgroove.net) (blog: http://mmman.itgroove.net )

Title: SharePoint Apps for the End User

Overview: There's been a lot of talk about Apps in the new SharePoint 2013, and a lot of people are still confused about what they are, how they can benefit end users, and why you'd even need them. This presentation will help you understand their value (for both the end-user and the business), how they work in your environment (on premise or in the cloud – Office 365), and will give you a first-hand look at a handful of apps, and how we use them in house (at itgroove) to benefit our own processes. This presentation is meant for business users to understand what Apps mean to them (sorry developers, we've already done a dev session on apps).

Bio: Colin is a SharePoint Consultant for itgroove. He is a graduate of UVic and has over 12 years’ experience in both software development and IT infrastructure. His background working at both small and large companies (including 5 years at Cognos) has given him a wealth of knowledge. Among Colin’s areas of experience includes workflow, VMware, systems monitoring, XSL/XSLT, JavaScript, and many more. Check out Colin's blog at http://mmman.itgroove.net

Scott Knight - Camosun College

Title: Camosun's Plan for SharePoint 2013

Overview: This presentation will touch on where we are coming from, based on our deployment of SharePoint 2007 and the lessons learned. I will discuss the current project management approach being implemented by the college and how it relates to SharePoint. In addition we will outline the training strategies that Camosun plans on implementing to ensure the success of SharePoint. Finally, I will discuss the role I see SharePoint taking as it relates to the colleges strategic plan for IT.

Bio: Scott is a Senior Systems Administrator at Camosun College. Scott is involved in the current deployment of SharePoint 2013 as well as the current deployment of Lync 2013. Scott has been with the college for 4 years.

Parking Notes for Camosun

Short Term: $0.50/15 min
4 hours: $3.00
Full day: $6.00