SharePoint, perchance to drink. Ay, there’s the rub,
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
- Where do you find a SharePint happening near you?
- Can you arrange one?
- 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
- Let people know when and where
- Let @SharePint know so it can be pimped
- Tweet it with the #SharePint tag
- Promote it with one of the official logos
- Arrive
- Drink
- Be social
- Have Fun
- You know the rest
Please Note: Like Fight Club there are rules to SharePint:
- No sponsorship
- No sponsorship
- 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.
