February 2008 - Posts

• New SharePoint Blogger - Matt Passannante

  He may be new to blogging, but he is definitely not new to SharePoint. I am very happy to say that SharePoint Experts Director of Implementations and Senior Trainer Matt Passannante is now blogging!  Matt is a fantastic guy with an infectious enthusiasm about SharePoint. He really knows his stuff and has unique and solid theories and ideas about how to map out and set up SharePoint.  He will also be at the SharePoint Conference next week, so be sure to stop by and meet him at the SharePoint Experts booth (#710) or check out his session about MOSS deployment on Monday at  1pm in 606-609. Welcome Matt!  http://www.sharepointblogs.com/matt  Posted Feb 29 2008, 12:59 PM by Heather Solomon - MVP, WSS - SharePoint Branding and Design

• SharePoint Conference - I'll be there and presenting!

  Well like all things in life, time is zipping by and now the SharePoint Conference (SPC) is already upon us!  If you are heading to Seattle next week, be sure to stop by the SharePoint Experts Booth, Ask the Experts lunch, Game Night and/or one of my sessions and say hello. Our whole crew from SharePoint Experts will be presenting, including Dustin Miller, Todd Baginski and Matt Passannante. We have a booth (#710) and of course we have some very cool vendor swag, so be sure to stop by.  SharePoint Experts is sponsoring the Ask the Experts lunch on Wednesday from 11:30 - 1:00 PM PT and Game Night on Wednesday night from 5:00 - 9:00 PM PT. I have (sudo) back to back presentations about branding. Both sessions are on Wednesday, March 5th: SharePoint Tools for Style: How to Start Branding SharePoint 6ABC, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM You have a site design and your trusty copy of SharePoint Designer, but now what? In this session, we cover SharePoint branding concepts and benefits and show step by step how to create a custom master page using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer. SharePoint Tools for Style: Advanced Techniques for Branding SharePoint 6ABC, 1:00 - 2:15 PM SharePoint branding can be flexible, fun, and frustrating all at once. During this session, we do a deep dive into the details of branding and look at how to handle CSS, multiple designs, navigation styling and manipulating content placeholders. We also address branding other SharePoint elements such as application screens, My Sites, and Blogs. I look forward to seeing you there! Posted Feb 26 2008, 10:41 AM by Heather Solomon - MVP, WSS - SharePoint Branding and Design

• SharePoint Bootcamp Tickets on Sale!

  Want to go to Disneyland and learn about SharePoint? Our next public SharePoint Bootcamp just went on sale for May 12-16, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County Hotel in Anaheim, CA. Say Heather, what is SharePoint Bootcamp?   Several times a year SharePoint Experts hosts public classes in several different flavors for SharePoint.  In Anaheim we will be hosting the Original SharePoint Bootcamp (taught by Dustin Miller), the SharePoint Development Bootcamp (taught by Todd Baginski) and the SharePoint Branding Bootcamp (hey, taught by me!).  We have a laid back atmosphere, we feed you like crazy, and we give away cool stuff. :-) If you sign up by March 1st, you can get the discounted rate of $2,500. After 3/1, the rate is $2,800.  Don't delay! Classes fill up FAST.   And it is a great time of year to visit the area and plenty of things to do after you max out on SharePoint during the day. Learn more and buy tickets Posted Feb 20 2008, 07:45 PM by Heather Solomon - MVP, WSS - SharePoint Branding and Design