Well yesterday was the event for Chicago SharePoint User Group and I finally got to meet with Lawrence and Rob. I actually worked with Rob on a project but it was over email and IM. So it was finally great to meet them and put a face to the name.

The event was great and gave great insight to the community, and I just wanted to thank Rob and Lawrence for coming out to Chicago.

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
One of the biggest announcements was that the new application templates are now available. Here is the link so that you can download the templates and test them and see which one works for you.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/wssapps/templates/default.mspx

	Board of Directors
	Business Performance Reporting
	Case Management for Government Agencies
	Classroom Management
	Clinical Trial Initiation and Management
	Competitive Analysis Site
	Discussion Database
	Disputed Invoice Management
	Employee Activities Site
	Employee Self-Service Benefits
	Employee Training Scheduling and Materials
	Equity Research
	Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking
	Manufacturing Process Management
	New Store Opening
	Product and Marketing Requirements Planning
	Request for Proposal
	Sports League
	Team Work Site
	Timecard Management

Another announcement we got was the new SharePoint Community Portal  url here you if you missed this link in the meeting -

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx

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