SharePoint Saturday returns to Southern California April 8th 2017
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Orange County SharePoint User Group (OCSPUG) Site has changed
Tim and I were talking with the folks from Microsoft today (Sal, Grant and Antoni) discussing the upcoming OCSPUG when I noticed the OCSPUG.org site was down.
Also, thanks to Microsoft they have generously provided us their South Coast Plaza Store presentation area to hold the monthly events…
Since all of this is going on I thought it would be a great idea to make sure everyone knew about the new the new Orange County SharePoint User Group Site #OCSPUG http://www.meetup.com/OC-SharePoint-User-Group-OCSPUG and to ask you guys to check it out, and register as an OC SharePoint Rockstar. This will help all of us keep up with the current SharePoint stuff and answer any questions you may have in your environments that might keep you from banging your head against the wall too much. All of that said, as you guys know if you have an emergency of any type and need some please reach out as we can usually save you a lot of time and effort. If its not that big a deal and can wait 24 hours just send me an email and I will generally always reply with 24 hours..
Now for the sales pitch right after you register for OCSPUG you need to register for SPSLA
This event is for all of you SharePoint administrators, architects, developers, designers, analysts, teachers, students, content managers, digital librarians, dbas, business users and other folks that work with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies.
This is our 5th SharePoint Saturday event in Los Angeles Event and will be on August 8th 2015 at Santa Monica College
Directions
When
August 8th, 2015
830am-530pm
WHERE
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
http://www.spsevents.org/city/la/la2015
Follow us on Twitter #SPSLA, #OCSPUG and we look forward to hanging out and answering and having fun with SharePoint
Cheers,
Ivan
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SHAREPOINT SATURDAY – LOS ANGELES 2015 – ASK THE EXPERTS
ONLY
41 DAYS UNTIL
WE GET
TO HANG
OUT WITH
FRIENDS
AND
ASK THE EXPERTS
See ya there!!!
SHAREPOINT SATURDAY LOS ANGELES – CALL FOR SPEAKERS
DATE: AUGUST 8th 2015
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Preference will be given to speakers who have the best Demos and who are running Windows 10, Visual Studio 2015, SQL 2016, SP2013, Azure and Office 365.. The SPSEvents Site OPEN http://www.spsevents.org/city/la/la2015 submissions will be closed on July 25 with acceptance emails going out no later than July 26th…
email ivan@dimension-si.com
There are 4 tracks ITPRO, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, and BUSINESS.
DEVELOPMENT TRACK
- 01.Introduction to the Day
- 02.Setting up the Environments
- 03.Hook into Apps for SharePoint
- 04.Hook into Office 365 APIs
- 05.Hook into Apps for Office
- 06.Hook into SharePoint APIs with Android
- 07.Provisioning SharePoint Artifacts NOT Declarative
The DEVELOPMENT Track will be ALL LABS (DEVS BUILD STUFF) currently on GITHUB.. https://github.com/OfficeDev/DevCampTraining
I look forward to working with all of you to make this an awesome event…
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-Ivan
3 CommentsSharePoint Saturday Helsinki 2015
Event details: The event takes place 14th of March (Saturday) in Helsinki, Finland at a hotel named Kamppi Radisson Blu.The part of the city is called Kamppi, which is also the metro station name.
You can see the speaker lineup and sessions here: http://www.spsevents.org/city/Helsinki/Helsinki2015/speakers
The day starts at 8:00 with morning coffee and registration. Keynote starts at 8:30 and the day runs until 6pm (18:00).
Speaker dinner is the day before, 13th of March Friday night at 6 pm at the same place!
Questions? Urgent matters? At any time during the event (13th-14th March) or around that time, if you have anything you need help with, ping us via email, WhatsApp or with an old fashioned phone call:
- Mr. Jussi Roine, jussi@onsight.fi, p. +358 45 2374849
- Mr. Jussi Mori, j.mori@peachesindustries.ch, p. +358 50 323 0766
Getting to Finland
The popular opinion seems to be that flying to Helsinki is the fastest and most efficient way of getting here. Unless you live in the Åland Islands, in which case you are better off using the ferry or the infamous booze cruises that go back and forth between Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.
The Helsinki airport – getting to the city
The official name is The Helsinki-Vantaa airport, and the designated call sign is HEL. No, it’s not missing an‘L’ character, we know. The “Vantaa” portion is non-decipherable even to us, native Helsinki..ians. Vantaa is a relatively small and obscure town next to Helsinki. I think we might go Clash of Clans over them and simply rename it to Helsinki, Part 2: The Country Side.
The official page for Helsinki-Vantaa airport is http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport .The terminal map is shown here: http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/arriving .I think the second only Starbucks of Finland is located there, so make sure to get some coffee while on the go. To reach Helsinki from the airport, you can either take a public bus, the Finnair bus or a taxi. Public transportation buses from the airport to the city center take about 45-50 minutes. There’s also an option to take the bus first, then hop off at the first metro station and take 4 stops to arrive at Kamppi, where the hotel is located at. A bus ticket, that covers Vantaa (the obscure little town where the airport is physically located) and Helsinki(the major metropolitan area, where everything cool happens) is 5 €. You can also purchase a day ticket for12 €, allowing you unlimited travel for 24 hours. There’s no discount on return ticket, so prepare for a 10 €cost for bus + metro travel both ways.
A fine and detailed step-by-step journey with a bus and the metro is shown here: http://bit.ly/1D0OtGk. The Finnair city bus is another option, as operates on 20 minute intervals. Finnish people like punctuality and schedules, so this is a trustworthy schedule. It operates between the airport and centrail railway station, quite close to the hotel where the event takes place. This takes about 25 to 28 minutes one way.Tickets are 6,20 to 6,30 € per way, depending if you purchase a ticket in advance or from the driver.
For details on the Finnair city bus, see here: http://www.finnair.com/int/gb/information-services/at-the-airport/transportation and the detailed schedule here: http://www.finnair.com/go/documents/PDFs/FCB_aikataulu0914_WEB_spread.pdf Finally, taking a taxi is probably slightly faster but more expensive. You can pre-book a taxi at http://bit.ly/1F7msML. The pre-quoted price is 63 €, which is flat-rate in this case. It means you’ll pay 63 €, regardless of the traffic or circumstances. Personally, I normally take the taxi if I’m in a hurry, otherwise I’ll take either bus (public or Finnair city bus)and spend the extra 20 minutes reading my Kindle.
The event venue
The venue for the event is a hotel called Kamppi Radisson Blu. The address is Runeberginkatu 2, Helsinki.You can find all the details for the hotel here: http://www.radissonblu.com/royalhotel-helsinki/location/kamppi-helsinki The hotel is located about 700 meters from the central railway station, so as long as you get there, you are set. It is right next to the metro station (1 stop from the central railway station, towards Ruoholahti-station), and very close to the heart of Helsinki. There’s also a fairly big shopping mall next to it for any urgent shopping needs: http://www.kamppi.fi/en/
We’ve negotiated a discounted price for attendees and speakers at the hotel, and they are 129 €/night (1person room) and 149 €/night (2 person room). There’s a quota of 20 rooms. You might get a cheaper rate from their web site at http://www.radissonblu.com/royalhotel-helsinki/location/kamppi-helsinki so it’s worth checking out. Typically a hotel night in Helsinki goes between 80 to 130 €/night. The cheapest hotel room is the Omena Hotel (the Omena means Apple, funny that is), which is very close to the venue as well. Their rate as of today is about 75 €/night. They have two locations nearby. See details on their site here: http://www.omenahotels.com .
Speaker facilities
We’ve secured an extra room for speakers during the conference. Wifi is available for the whole venue and upon testing it was very fast and reliable. All projectors are Full HD, with digital (HDMI in most cases)inputs. Bring your own adapters if you have a specific hardware that does not eat VGA or HDMI. We’ll aim to have a few adapters available in all rooms.
Language, money, normal stuff
Finnish people speak Finnish. It’s a fairly challenging language to learn, but once you learn it, there’s only one place in the whole world where you can speak it! Finland! Yay! Most people are also able to communicate in English, especially in the capital area. Finnish people are a bit like a Heinz Ketchup bottle: A bit hard to open up, but suddenly we kind of splash out and it’s all good from there. In case you want to communicate in Swedish, we are mostly bi-lingual due to someone from Sweden having something to do in Finland centuries ago. Jättebra, as they in Sweden. If unsure, just use English
Money. We use the €uro and things are a bit more expensive than in most other countries. Except Norway.That place is expensive so we never visit them Norway-people. Most, if not all, places accept major credit and debit cards. In fact, I never carry any real money – just plastic, and it’s accepted widely – even the taxi and night clubs accept credit cards. Normal ATMs can be found on almost all corners of the city, so withdrawing money is not a hassle, assuming you have credit on your bank account.
Safety
Helsinki is a safe city. Normal precautions still apply: Try not to carry your wallet in your back-pocket of your jeans, since there’s sometimes that one guy with a bad haircut who pickpockets and leaves Finland the next morning on a ferry to Tallinn. Not implying anything, just that pickpockets are rare but still exist, like in any other major city in Europe. Other than that, it’s safe. People are friendly, and you get by with normal civilized manners. Police can be trusted. The same applies to grocery stores, pubs, department stores etc. People are trustworthy, and you should always get the correct change and receipt for your purchases.
Mobile data
Helsinki is very well covered with 3G and 4G mobile data, so if you have a good roaming deal, you shouldn’t miss any of your important Facebook status updates! Open Wifi connectivity exists here and there, mostly in coffee shops, lunch places and larger hotels. There’s also one operated and offered by the city of Helsinki but I haven’t seen the SSID since 2007 anywhere. Maybe it’s a myth, much like the smiling Finn. A prepaid mobile sim card can be purchased at most kiosk’s that operate under the R-Kioski brand, as well as most grocery stores. DNA, a mobile operator, offers several prepaid services: The DNA Prepaid Tablet 10 GB is 19,90 € and works for 180 days. The data is capped at 10 GB (hence, the name!). Top speed is 150 Mbps, and you can do top-up for the card at most kiosks. See (Finnish) details here: http://bit.ly/1wpPGVp DNA also offers the DNA Smart Prepaid, with 1 GB of data, unlimited SMS and MMS, and with a daily price of 0,49 €. The starting cost is 4,90 €. Saunalahti is another mobile operator, offering the Prepaid package for 4,90 € (starting fee) and 1,90 €/day for unlimited data. See details here: https://kauppa.saunalahti.fi/#!/puheliittymat/prepaid
Most Finnish people have unlimited mobile data on their mobile phones for a flat-rate (14 €/month for4G!), so while it’s not usual, it’s probably perfectly acceptable to ask for a quick hotspot access. We don’t have a Finnish word equivalent to “please”, so a smile is all it takes
Presentation
Our Sponsors – Thank you!
Random stuff that does not fit under any other topic
Weather is something between “a little snow”, sleet, rainy and “hey, we can see the sun the first time since October.” Average temperature for March in Helsinki is between +0 C..+2 C. Since Helsinki is conveniently located next to the open sea, it might be a bit windy at times, and a bit damp. Wear something that is warm enough, and does not melt in the rain. It might also be slippery, so be careful when roaming around the city in the evening.
Sauna. Not obligatory. No swim wear, so essentially you’ll be naked. It’s okay, everyone else is naked there too and nobody is judging and nobody really cares. Same-sex sauna is not common, and mostly occurs in the summer when enough people get ‘inspired’ by alcohol and the cottage sauna in the woods is simply too small to fit women and men at different times, so we all cram in there together and there’s nothing weird about it. In fact, it’s a bit uncomfortable if you ever choose to experience it, since someone is always throwing too much water on the stove, and everyone’s talking loudly for some reason. Finnish people are very comfortable in silence, in that funny way.
Well after all is said and done I cant wait to see all my friends and make many more in Finland, checkout the city after the Speakers Dinner and the event then it’s a 16 hour flight home next week
I’m just lucky I don’t need a Visa!!!
Citizens from the following countries do not require a Visa when entering as a tourist and are allowed to stay for a duration of 90 days:
| Andorra | Argentina | Australia | Bulgaria |
| Brunei | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada |
| Switzerland | Chile | Costa Rica | Guadeloupe |
| Guatemala | Hong Kong | Honduras | Croatia |
| Israel | Iceland | Japan | North Korea |
| South Korea | Monaco | Macau | Liechtenstein |
| Martinique | Mexico | Malaysia | Nicaragua |
| Norway | New Zealand | Panama | Paraguay |
| Romania | Singapore | Slovenia | San Marino |
| El Salvador | Uruguay | Venezuela | United States |
| Vatican City | Réunion |
Cheers,
Ivan Sanders
SharePoint MVP / MCT
Blog: http://blogs.msmvps.com/ivansanders/
Utah SharePoint Saturday February 28, 2015
SharePoint Saturday is a free community‐focused SharePoint and Office 365 event dedicated to educating and engaging members of the local technical community. This event draws upon the expertise of SharePoint IT Professionals, Developers and Solutions Architects who come together to share their real world experiences, lessons learned, best practices, and general knowledge with others. We’ve got local, national, and even international speakers lined up for some incredible sessions.
The event will run from 8:00 AM–5:30 PM, February 28th, at the University of Utah’s beautiful new Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building located at 1655 Campus Center Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Easy access to Utah’s award-winning public transit commuter rail (Trax) and bus stations is a short five-minute walk away. We’ve even arranged free parking right next to the building for our event! (See event location details.)
A light breakfast as well as a lunch will be provided (register soon so we can ensure quantity), with raffles at the end of the day. There will be six content tracks—End User, Developer, Administrator/IT Pro, Business, SQL/BI/Search, and Office 365—from which attendees may select the topics which most closely align with their job function or area of interest. Each session will last 75 minutes and range from introductory, 100‐level content to highly‐technical, 300 and 400‐level “expert” sessions.
We’ve got sessions and fun! Join us for #ShareSki the day before on The Greatest Snow on Earth®
(we’re praying for more of the great white stuff) or after the event for #SharePint. More information to come.For all the latest information, follow us on Twitter (@SharePointUtah or #SPSUtah), Facebook, or the SPS Events web site.
University of Utah
David Eccles School of Business
Come Join us for a FREE one-day event featuring from influential and respected SharePoint professionals from around the world.
Topics that range from End User, Business Professionals, Site Owners, Architects, Administrators, and Developers.
Lunch will be provided and there will be lots of prizes to give away at the end.
For session information please click here.
Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Gain the skills to implement BI solutions
Take control of business intelligence (BI) with the tools offered by SharePoint 2013 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Led by a group of BI and SharePoint experts, you’ll get step-by-step instructions for understanding how to use these technologies best in specific BI scenarios—whether you’re a SharePoint administrator, SQL Server developer, or business analyst. My Session provides an overview of the new features available to business users and the knowledge they need to start building their own Dashboards using the tools they already know Excel to implement Business Intelligence features they may not have used previously like SQL Analysis Service, SQL Reporting Services, PowerView, PowerPivot, and Excel Services
I hope to see all my friends in Utah
Cheers,
Ivan Sanders
SharePoint MVP / MCT
Blog: http://blogs.msmvps.com/ivansanders/
SharePoint Saturday DENVER 2015
Denver Colorado January 17th!
Who Should Attend
SharePoint administrators, end users, architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies will meet for the 4th SPS Events Denver event on January 17th, 2015
At the Regis University North Denver Campus located at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO.
Who will be presenting
This event has confirmed many other nationally recognized SharePoint speakers and Microsoft SharePoint MVPs! Check out the Speakers page on SPSEvents.org If you are looking to enhance your knowledge of any aspect of SharePoint and/or network with other SharePoint professionals, we strongly encourage you to attend this community event.
My Session: Business Intelligence with SharePoint 2013 & SQL 2014
This sessions provides an overview of the new features available to business users and the knowledge they need to start building their own Dashboards using the tools you already know like Excel to implement Business Intelligence features they may not have used previously like SQL Analysis Service, SQL Reporting Services, PowerView, PowerPivot, and Excel Services
Register now
Cheers,
Ivan
SharePoint Saturday Mexico 2015
Mexico City January 31st!
Who Should Attend
SharePoint administrators, end users, architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies will meet for the first SharePoint Saturday event in Mexico City on January 31st, 2015
TelmexHub located at Calle Isabel La Catolica #51, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico.
Who will be presenting
This event has confirmed many other nationally recognized SharePoint speakers and Microsoft SharePoint MVPs! Check out the Speakers page on SPSEvents.org If you are looking to enhance your knowledge of any aspect of SharePoint and/or network with other SharePoint professionals, we strongly encourage you to attend this community event.
My Session: Business Intelligence with SharePoint 2013 & SQL 2014
This sessions provides an overview of the new features available to business users and the knowledge they need to start building their own Dashboards using the tools you already know like Excel to implement Business Intelligence features they may not have used previously like SQL Analysis Service, SQL Reporting Services, PowerView, PowerPivot, and Excel Services
Register now
Cheers,
Ivan
SharePoint Saturday San Diego 2014
Don’t miss the upcoming SharePoint Saturday – San Diego on November 15th!
This is a FREE one-day event hosted by the San Diego SharePoint User Group and will feature sessions for end-users, business users, IT professionals and developers. There will also be a track dedicated to Office 365!
Who Should Attend
SharePoint administrators, end users, architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
Where will the event be held
UCSD Extension located at
6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego, CA.
Who will be presenting
This event has confirmed many other nationally recognized SharePoint speakers and Microsoft SharePoint MVPs! Check out the Speakers page on SPSEvents.org If you are looking to enhance your knowledge of any aspect of SharePoint and/or network with other SharePoint professionals, we strongly encourage you to attend this community event. 
Why you should attend
Beyond the knowledge and networking, this event will be a blast. There will be a large prize raffle and of course, a ‘SharePint’ social event in the evening. We hope to see you there! Please visit the SharePoint Saturday – San Diego site for more information or to review the recently published speaker schedule. For those of you on twitter, please tweet about this event using the #SPSSD hashtag.
Please register right away! See you there! Register Here!
Who are the Sponsors
Cheers,
Ivan Sanders
The SharePoint Conference 2014
My favorite sessions so far has been Develop Advanced Search-Driven SharePoint 2013 Apps, my favorite Exam so far was 70-332, and my favorite party so far? was the Annual RED Party hosted by AvePoint.
My Favorite Keynote (so far) was Bill Clinton, he Rocked, and the message is clear. As the next generation has grown up without the traditional borders due to the technology revolution. They are more inclusive and think nothing of playing video games or talking on Skype with other members of their generation anywhere in the world. I know on any given night my son Jon is online with Germany, India, Italy, China, Korea, and many more. playing video games, watching youtube, and talking about college (how boring and useless). this is in stark contrast to the typical exclusiveness of previous generations, the us verses them mentality. 
Regardless of where you live, the color of your skin, the language you speak, gay or straight, the God you believe in, you are still one of us, and not one of them.
We are ALL in this together!@
But the Best Part of the Conference (so far) was a small dinner for the SharePoint Server MVPs at Dal Toro. Its really cool when a group of us have the opportunity to get together in a quite setting, have dinner, and discuss some of our more interesting war stories, life in the trenches.
But, its more than that it’s about our community.
As in all communities there is always change and after dinner Jeremy Thake announced that this would be his last MVP Event. Most of you probably know Jeremy from his current job with AvePoint. I was lucky enough to have met him prior to his move to AvePoint and America. Though I am sad that we may not get to hang out at the MVP Summit (LOL) the way we have in the past, I am more than thrilled he has taken a position with one of the best companies in the world (Microsoft) and in the best product group (SharePoint).
Congratulations Jeremy, I think its really cool that though you may have left AvePoint and are no longer a SharePoint MVP we will still be able to hang out and continue to work with you in your new position.
TAO at the Venetian Las Vegas
AvePoint ROCKS!!
BUDDHA
Oh, and Club SPC was pretty cool last night as well, I loved the Disco Ball and music thumpin in the Exhibit hall….
I hope everyone will be at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Evening Event Tonight, from 7-10pm PST! The blowout party is sponsored by Neudesic. We will see if its more cool than the AvePoint Party last night at TAO.
Cheers,
-Ivan
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