Agile Sharepoint development by 21apps and Andrew Woodward MVP

What better way to spend a Thursday evening,  first a couple of great sessions by Steve Smith and Mark Macrae (his first time speaking at SUGUK).

Sessions:

Session 1 - Understanding the relationship between IIS/Web Applications , SQL, SSP’s and Site collections - Steve Smith

In this session I will explain the logical relationship in the SharePoint Architecture and show you some usefull tips when creatng and managing them.

Session 2 -

Business Information and MOSS 2007 - Creating Interactive Dashboards using PerformancePoint Server - Mark Macrae

Start time - 6.30

Finish - 9pm then to the pub down the road

Break in the middle with Pizza and drinks

Location:

ID-Live offices, Strelley Hall, Nottingham. NG8 6PE

For directions and and to sign up go to the SUGUK site.

And to round the evening off in great style, the first Nottingham SharePint.

The Broad Oak

Main St., Strelley, Nottingham, NG8 6PD

As if written by the Bard himself, perhaps?  Wherever there is a gathering of SharePoint people you will likely find a SharePint. From foreign cities at global events, in bars around the world, people are getting together to SharePint’s.

Questions you may have about SharePint

1. Where do you find a SharePint happening near you?
2. Can you arrange one?
3. Who organises them at big events?

Where do I find a SharePint?

The best place to find a SharePint near you

Twitter Search: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=sharepint

Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sharepint

Join Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=63560793637

If you follow any SharePoint bloggers you will be sure to receive early notification of events.

Can I Arrange a SharePint?

Of course, check there’s not one already arranged - you will be amazed how important these are

1. Let people know when and where
2. Let @SharePint know so it can be pimped
3. Tweet it with the #SharePint tag
4. Promote it with one of the official logos
5. Arrive
6. Drink
7. Be social
8. Have Fun
9. You know the rest

Please Note:   Like Fight Club there are rules to SharePint:

1. No sponsorship
2. No sponsorship
3. If this is your first SharePint, You have to Drink!

If someone is happy to put some money behind the bar on the night, that’s a good thing :)  But please no banners, flyers or sponsored by.

What about the big Events

The big events like PDC, Tech Ed and SharePoint Conference tend to attract very large numbers of SharePint’ers and the SharePint event will be organised to reflect this.  If you attending one of these conferences just keep an eye on Twitter,  these are not to be missed events.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a bush for the past year you will have heard all about the fantastic Best Practices SharePoint conference’s that have taken place in Washington and San Diego.  Showing that you don’t have to jet across the Atlantic to see the best speakers the European Best PracticesT SharePoint Conference comes to London from April 6th thru 8th 2009.

Perhaps you looking to see Governance Man (Joel Oleson) for real,  share a pint with Andrew Connell, meet the infamous Bob “Praise Bob” Fox, the list goes on and on with probably the best bunch of speakers to gather in one place.

Whether your an IT Pro, Developer,  Information Worker or involved in business decision making you need to make sure your at the conference.

The three day agenda is packed with additional Lunchtime sessions recently added.

Myself I’m going to pick up where I left off discussing Test Driven SharePoint development from the recent SharePoint PodShows,  Monday 4:15 to 5:30.  Be sure to attend where I hope we can continue the discussion with Eric Shupps (SPTDD: SharePoint and TDD, Part One, SharePoint and TDD - The other view).

On Wednesday, Alex Pearce and I will be doing a lunchtime session on SharePoint in Education as part of the SUGUK.   In the UK we really do seem to be leading from the front on this area of SharePoint adoption and want to encourage more debate and community involvement to help Education get the most from their investment,   This will be an open mic session where people can share there experiences (good, bad and ugly).

Finally there will be the now legendary SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night

Venue:  The Old Star, 66 Broadway, Westminster, London, SW1H 0DB

Date: Wednesday 8th April

Time: 7pm - till late - no ones speaking the next day

Look forward to seeing you all in London very soon.

Ever wondered if it was possible to do Test Driven Development on SharePoint projects?   Have you been reading the blog posts and white papers here at 21apps.  Got involved in the debate with Eric Shupps?

The SharePoint Pod Show team finally tracked me, Andrew Woodward, down for a series of in depth interviews late one night during the MVP Summit 2009.   The Pod Show is broken into 3 parts with Rob Foster asking about the basics of Test Driven Development and SharePoint;  Eric Shupps, the SharePoint Cowboy, asks about the value TDD provides to the Enterprise and finally Spencer Harbar asks the challenging questions about how TDD helps reduce the risks to the enterprise by adopting TDD.

Hopefully you will agree that some of the myths around TDD have been dispelled by these insightful SharePoint Pod Shows.   I encourage you all to sign up for the European Best Practices SharePoint Conference in London, 4th to 6th April 2009, where we hope to continue the discussion around this challenging topic.

Don’t forget to sign up to the legendary SharePint once again organised by the Andrew Connell.

Finally, in the words of Spencer Harbar (sorry Eric no pictures of Spence!)

People are starting to arrive from around the globe to the Best Practices SharePoint Conference

in San Diego.  As expected a number were to be found in the hotel bar.   If you want to catch up will all of the buzz search for the twitter tag  #SPBPC.   For those travelling in the location is great,  Sun is just rising and from the hotel room i’m overlooking the 18th hole of the Torrey Pines course, with views out over the sea.  This really is going to be a great event,  Ben Curry has done a brilliant job of getting top speakers.  This is not an Introduction to SharePoint, this is for people who know it, have deployed and what to get the most from the platform.

On a less technical note it’s count down to the SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night San Diego Best Practices Edition.  Haven’t signed up yet,  put your name down here so the La Jolla Brew House knows how much beer to get in

Count down to the SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night San Diego Best Practices Edition I thought it only right to give you a look at the current beer list.   There has been talk on twitter about which beers are the best,  I’m looking forward to having the debate with the ale in my hand.

Haven’t signed up yet,  put your name down here so the La Jolla Brew House knows how much beer to get in

Just a reminder that during the Best PracticesT SharePoint Conference in San Diego there will be a SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night San Diego Best Practices Edition. 

Already we have a great lists of people attending, so if your at the conference or just in the San Diego area on 3rd Feb this is looking like it’s going to be a great evening.    Be sure to add your name to the lists so that the bar can arrange for enough beer.

Coming to the SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night Best Practices Edition?  Want to show you enjoy a SharePint?

Grab a copy of one of these great new logos that were designed by Sam Dolan of Pink Petrol

With black text 472 x 151

With white text 472 x 151

I promised to give Sam a bit of love for kindly doing the these great logos, if your looking for someone to do some customisation’s for your SharePoint branding I recommend you have a look at some of the great designs that Sam has in his portfolio.

Attending the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference in San Diego in February?  Have some questions you thought about after the sessions, or were too late to ask?  Want to just hang out with fellow SharePoint geeks?  or just looking for some friendly company to share a few pints in the evening?

Keeping the tradition going there will be a SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night event on Tuesday 3rd February at La Jolla Brew House around 7pm till you’ve had enough.

Location: approx. 6miles from the Hilton (directions) - there will likely be a few taxis heading down so worth matching up with people.

Plan on coming?  If you’re undecided check out the galley of other events at La Jolla Brew House!

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post.

Like the new SharePint Logo?   Take your pick from these designed by Sam Dolan.