Where we have been
Where we have been, to see where we are going
SharePoint Retreat
Andrew Woodward organised and hosted the worlds forst SharePoint Retreat in London on 10th July. The aim of SharePoint Retreat is to help developers practice the fundamentals of software development, but like all things in the SharePoint community we intend to keep this SharePoint focused, so developers practice the fundamentals of SharePoint development.
The first event as a fantastic success and more will follow.
SharePoint Evolutions 2010
The European Best Practices conference was one to be remembered, it really raised the bar with regards to how a SharePoint event should be. In 2010 Steve and the Combinded Knowledge team have promised to raise the bar even further with SharePoint Evoultions 2010. 
You get the feeling that they are not wrong – just check out who is speaking. Really id the Whos’ Who of SharePoint Experts from around the globe.
Andrew will continue his debate on Unit Testing as he takes the stage with the SharePoint Cowboy Eric Shupps.
Solvenia SharePoint Conference 2009
A great time was had at the 2nd Solvenia SharePoint Conference. Andrew had the pleasure of presenting on a topic very dear to him, Unit Testing SharePoint.
Download a copy of the slides, and checkout the gallery - especially those from the SharePint event.
SharePoint Conference 2009 in Vega
The SharePoint Conference comes to the bright lights of Las Vegas in 2009 between 19th and 22nd of October.
15 new sneak peak sessions
Check out the new sneak peek sessions below, and don’t forget, they’re just a small sampler of almost 250 sessions we have scheduled. You can look forward to being the first to see, hear about and get hands-on with SharePoint 2010 during the conference! There’s so much more to come!
Best Practices™ Conference
The Best Practices Conference has expanded and rebranded and now covers SharePoint and SQL Server. In August from 24-26, 2009 it is returning to Washington, D.C. with a massive agenda over 7 tracks from SQL Developers to SharePoint Information Works and everything in between. With a yet another great speaker line up you are sure to find those improtant nuggets of information to take away.
This conference has become renowed for providing people with real opportunity to mix with the experts, to ask the tough questions and get real answers – even when it may not what you wanted to hear.
Review on Best Practices Conference – DC 2009
Speaking at the Learning Gateway Conference
I blogged recently about the increase in information around SharePoint in Education and it is a pleasure to be able to speak at the first Learning Gateway Conference on 15th July 2009 – The Belfry, Birmingham, UK.
If you have an interest in Education, are using or looking at SharePoint, Exchange or other Microsoft technologies come along and see what can be done. There is a great agenda lined up with two tracks with lots of opportunity to Ask the Experts.
Slidedeck from the conference.
Speaking at the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference
It is an great privilege to have been selected to speak at the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference in San Diego, CA, February 2nd thru 4th 2009.
This conference is an independent event that was first run in Washington DC and proved to be a great success. Looking at the Speakers lined up and the agenda covering 6 tracks this confernce is going to be the SharePoint conference to attend.
There was also the traditional SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night evening event
European Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference
Bringing the best of the San Diego and Washington confernces to Europe and mixing top speakers from Europe, the European Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference comes to London from April 6th thru 8th 2009.
This event was one of the best conferences I have had the pleasure to attend. Well done to Steve Smith and the Team at Combined Knowledge (especially Zoe) for this.
SUGUK – SharePoint User Group UK
We are regular attendees and speakers at one of the worlds biggest SharePoint User Groups.
SUGUK
The SharePoint User Group is a vibrant community with over 4000 members, and active online forum and great meetings across the UK. Membership is free, we have some great events which are also free with great speakers. Visit http://suguk.org to sign up.
Recently we had over 200 people at the event in London.
The next event we are attending is in Edinburgh at the Scottish Parliment on Thurs 27th November. There will be two great sessions for this second Scottish SUGUK meeting.
Spencer Harbar SharePoint MVP – MythBusters – debunking common SharePoint Farm Misconceptions
This interactive, whiteboard session will dive into common SharePoint Farm Myths and discuss common misconceptions around Global Deployments, Farm Topologies, Shared Service Providers, High Availability, Security and more. Alongside best practices for each “myth”, the SharePoint “magic numbers” will be covered and there will be plenty of scope to discuss any particular queries you may have on farm deployment.
Andrew Woodward SharePoint MVP – Test Driven Development – Contrary to popular belief it can be done on SharePoint projects
In the style of Don Box this PowerPoint free session will take you through the development of a SharePoint solution using TDD. We will introduce TDD , the tools of the trade, how TDD influences you design and mocking out the core SharePoint object model elements using the new Typemock Isolator APIs.
Experience the Future of the Microsoft® Platform
October 26th to 31st – We will be hanging around LA for a few days after the conference.
PDC 2008 LA
Since 1991, the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been Microsoft’s premier gathering of leading-edge developers and architects. Attend the PDC to understand the future of the Microsoft platform and to exchange ideas with fellow professionals. You’ll learn about upcoming products, meet Microsoft’s leaders and top engineers, write some code, and be inspired! Unplug for a few days and think about the future.
In past years, the PDC has unveiled Microsoft .NET, Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, and other significant milestones in the evolution of the Microsoft platform. This year, you’ll hear more details about our services platform, the future of Windows, mobility, and our next generation of developer tools. And there are always a few surprises.
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Mindsharp Techweek
Mindsharp Tech week – Instructors gather on Minneapolis
October 4th – 12th 2008
Every year all of the Mind Sharp Accredited Trainers gather in Minneapolis to spend a week just doing deep dives into technology and sharing knowledge and experience.
