vSharePoint May 2013

Hey folks,

We are full steam ahead for May 9th. Hope to see you there.

Agenda

6:30 - 7:00 - Meet and Greet
7:00 - 7:45 - First Presenter
7:45 - 8:15 - Pizza!
8:15 - 9:00 - Second Presenter

Presentations

Rob Morrison, IT Manager (Maintenance, BI, SharePoint), BC Ferries (http://www.bcferries.com)

Title: BC Ferries SharePoint Implementation – Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

Overview: BC Ferries went live with SharePoint 2010 in January 2011. Rob will share his experiences and challenges with not only getting a government organization using current technology, but also moving from a “need to know” to a collaborative culture. Some of the challenges should be fairly common so it would be good to hear from you on how you overcame them at your company as well.

Bio: Rob recently moved to Victoria and joined BC Ferries in April 2010 after spending 10 years with Teekay Shipping. While with Teekay (one of the largest crude oil, LNG, “super tanker” companies), Rob was fortunate to work out of Glasgow, Scotland for the last 5 years looking after IT Operations for the region. Rob has had brief stints with; Electronic Arts looking after IT studio support and playing video games, IBM rolling out a GSM network in Saudi Arabia while getting a suntan, and 360networks where he still has the “R” from the company sign after they went bankrupt.

Sean Wallbridge, SharePoint MVP, itgroove (http://www.itgroove.net)

Title: The book of 5's

Overview: I've been compiling various "Top 5 lists" as I get asked often what I use most, what I think about most, etc. when approaching various SharePoint customers. So I thought I'd share some of these and solicit feedback as we go as I'm sure others will have their own to share. Some examples include: 5 reasons to upgrade to SharePoint 2013, 5 reasons to go to the cloud, 5 reasons to avoid the cloud, my 5 Favourite 3rd party components, 5 tips to get SharePoint user buy in, 5 roles to hire for to build a solid SharePoint corporate support team, my 5 Favourite muppets - the list goes on ;)

Bio: Sean is the President and Principal Consultant of itgroove and is a 5 Time SharePoint MVP and Evangelist. Sean likes to characterize himself as a "SharePoint Jedi" (there are no experts, just those who continue to explore the enormous ways of the SharePoint force) and there is no better way to describe Sean's enthusiasm for SharePoint!

Sean and itgroove ( http://www.itgroove.net ) specialize in bringing an informed, professional SharePoint experience to the small and mid-size companies that form the backbone of business in British Columbia and Canada. In addition to being a SharePoint MVP, Sean has a rich background in the Windows world and carries many certifications including CISSP, MCSE, MCT and MCSA. Sean has lived and worked internationally (Bermuda) and still carries on an international consulting practice from his base at itgroove in Victoria.