List of upcoming SharePoint conferences
I was looking at my Outlook calendar and wanted to share some of the larger conferences scheduled in the upcoming months. As we get into the Spring, I'll update the community with an updated list.
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It’s spring and the list has been updated with upcoming conferences.
Many in the SharePoint community have sent me local events such as Code Camps, SharePoint Saturdays, etc. Let’s put it this way – I would be in the CEO/platinum awards program with any airline if I started to road-trip around the world to visit all these deep dive events! If you are interested in attending, then please reach out to a local SharePoint user group - the International SharePoint Professionals Association is a good starting point to find SharePoint user groups.
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Cheers!
Dave Pae
SharePoint Technical Product Manager
SharePoint Technology Conference
January 27–29, 2009: Burlingame, CA
For three exciting days in January, you'll be eating, drinking, sleeping, talking and living Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services. The first day at SPTechCon is filled with intense full and half-day workshops, half in the morning, half in the afternoon. The next two days are filled with more than 50 break-out classes to choose from. Build your own custom program! This conference is hosted by BZ Media LLC.
SharePoint Best Practices Conference
February 2–4, 2009: San Diego, CA
The SharePoint Best Practices Conference eliminates design, deploy, organization and administration confusion, replacing disorder with Clarity, Direction and Confidence. This conference is hosted by Mindsharp.
Microsoft FASTforward '09
February 9–11, 2009: Las Vegas, NV
3 days of compelling discussion on the evolving business environment and how search is enabling companies to succeed. This conference is hosted by Microsoft.
Microsoft MIX09
March 18-20, 2009: Las Vegas, NV
Now in its fourth year, MIX is a unique technology conference that connects web professionals with industry thought leaders to explore the future of the Web together. This conference is hosted by Microsoft.
European SharePoint Best Practices Conference
April 6-9, 2009: London, UK
This conference goes beyond the how-to's of SharePoint and delves into real world issues facing successful SharePoint implementations. Learn how to:
Make consistent, confident decisions at every level, across your enterprise. Break the cycle of avoidance, disagreement and ignorance that leads to subpar results. Eliminate design, deployment, organizational and administrative confusion. Apply effective SharePoint decision-making in any situation and in turn enhance enterprise communication, collaboration and efficiency - while significantly lowering cost. Replace disorder with clarity, direction and confidence.
SharePoint Summit 2009
April 6-8, 2009: Montreal, Canada
Now in its third year the SharePoint Summit is preparing for one of the most memorable events of 2009 in the North American SharePoint community. Whether you are concerned with decision making and business strategy, to information architecture, custom SharePoint site development to implementing an Enterprise SharePoint solution you cannot afford to miss this gathering of thought leaders.
Midwest SharePoint Conference 2009
April 6-7, 2009: St. Louis, MO
The 2009 Midwest SharePoint Conference delivers the hard-hitting information, experiences and networking opportunities to help organizations get the most value from their Microsoft SharePoint, SQL Server and PerformancePoint investments. This two-day conference is jammed pack with business and technical discussions from Microsoft product and solution specialists along with leading industry experts
Microsoft Tech Ed North America 2009
May 11-15, 2009: Los Angeles, CA
This will be the 17th year for Microsoft's premier technical education and networking conference. Sessions and events are presented by Microsoft product team members and industry experts. This conference is hosted by Microsoft.
SPTechCon
June 22-24, 2009: Boston, MA
For three exciting days, you'll be eating, drinking, sleeping, talking and living Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services. The first day at SPTechCon Boston is filled with intense full and half-day workshops, half in the morning, half in the afternoon. The next two days are filled with more than 50 break-out classes to choose from.
New Zealand Community SharePoint Conference
July 2-3, 2009: Wellington, NZ
This will be the New Zealand conference to learn about SharePoint 2007 with expert local and international speakers presenting on topics that will help you understand and succeed with your SharePoint implementations and add real value to your organization and businesses.
Worldwide Partner Conference 2009
July 13-16, 2009: New Orleans, LA
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is an annual gathering that provides the partner community with a forum to learn about the latest Microsoft programs, strategies, and cutting-edge technologies.
Learning Gateway Conference
15th July 2009: The Belfry, Birmingham
We are proud to announce that the first conference dedicated to the Microsoft Learning Gateway is to be held on 15 July 2009 in Birmingham, UK. It is promising to be the best education SharePoint event this year for both technical and non-technical staff.
Best Practices Conference
August 24-26, 2009: Washington, D.C.
The Best Practices Conference is where you'll find the smartest ideas, activities and techniques in practice today featuring top experts and industry leaders in both SharePoint and SQL Server, for even greater value. Attend tracks from one or both - at no additional cost.
SharePoint Conference 2009
October 19-22, 2009: Las Vegas, NV
Microsoft is delighted to announce the SharePoint Conference 2009 - the premier worldwide conference dedicated to SharePoint and related technologies. This year’s conference will be looking towards the future with a broad array of deep content centered on the next version of SharePoint, codenamed SharePoint “14” and at the same time be firmly planted in the present, sharing real world experience and guidance to help you maximize your investment in SharePoint Server 2007.
Microsoft Tech Ed Europe 2009
9-13 November 2009: Berlin, Germany
Tech·Ed Europe 2009 will be focused into a single week for both the developer and IT professional communities. Sessions and events are presented by Microsoft product team members and industry experts. This conference is hosted by Microsoft.
