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Written by: Shadeed Eleazer

The UMBC Tech Center was the backdrop as the Baltimore SharePoint User’s Group gathered for a great evening of discussion of SharePoint and its unique iterations that it becomes when applied to each member’s unique environment.

The evening’s guest was Juan Santiago, Project Manager and Business Analyst for VA based i3 Solutions. His topic was Building Business Processes in SharePoint. After a round of announcements which recapped SharePoint Saturday NYC, which both BSPUG co-founders Eric Harlan and I attended and delivered two sessions each, to the explosion of SharePoint Saturday events throughout the calendar month of November 2009.

I recently prepared a slide that I delivered that touched upon the business value of SharePoint Saturday and why companies should take part in the events throughout the region.

Juan’s session was videotaped in HD for future viewing on the Baltimore SharePoint User’s Group site.

All-in-all a great session. Feedback was excellent from attendees.

Next month, BSPUG will welcome Solutions Architect Fabian Williams.

SharePoint Saturday Baltimore Twitter Directory:
Written by Shadeed Eleazer

SharePoint Saturday events are great in my opinion due to the amount of content being generated by the participants which include speakers, sponsors, and attendees.

For those of you not on Twitter or unable to make the event on 7/25,  here is a quick reference guide to access news and notes regarding Saturday’s event without needing Twitter access.
You don’t have to be a Twitter Evangelist to enjoy the benefits of real-time updates concerning your favorite event or trending news item.

Where to Search for Real Time Updates
Hashtag search for all SP Saturday Baltimore content, news, pics - #spsbmore
Where to Search http://search.twitter.com

Event Details - Change in Schedule, Lineup, Cancellations
@SPSBaltimore

Baltimore SharePoint User Group
@baltsharepoint

#SPSBMORE Organizers/Volunteers on Twitter
@ericharlan
@budweber
@deannie
@alduns
@mrshadeed
@don_zielke

Speakers/Ask The Experts
@meetdux
@usher
@SharePointPhily
@danlewisnet
@AvePoint_Inc
@joeloleson
@fabianwilliams
@EUSP
@cdonlan
@klopmp
@aemacaulay
@deannie
@susanlennon
@catpaint1
@DocPointMark
@errinoconnor
@johngerl
@michaeltnoel
@snahta
mikewat
@paulschaeflein

* If I left out anyone, all apologies in advance.
See you guys at SharePoint Saturday!

BSPUG is celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary!

Thanks to all the attended our May session with Dan Usher. You can find his presentation in the resource section, and the photos in the videos located in the videos section.

Our next session will be on June 18th at UMBC training center. We will update this newsletter on the exact room number shortly.

Our special guest speaker is none other than Dux Sy.
With over 15 years of experience in Information Technology and Project Management, Dux (you’re right, it’s pronounced as “ducks”) has earned a reputation as among the leading experts in leveraging technology to enhance project management. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), he is currently a managing partner and the chief evangelist of Innovative-e, Inc., a Microsoft-certified, business technology consulting and services company that serves startups to Global 50 clients.

We’re going in a unique direction for June. We are allowing YOU to select what topic you want to have delivered by Dux.

1. 7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project Management

2. Best-Practices in Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects

3. Effectively Managing SharePoint Projects

In the RSVP survey this month, you will have another option to vote on the topic you would like to hear. The night of the event we will announce the winning topic and proceed to give it.
Voting closes on June 12th, 2009.

Please jump over to the RSVP survey on the events page and RSVP for this session.

Please go over to the events page and RSVP for this as well. Thanks all, see you then!

TELL A COLLEAGUE! This is sure to be a great presentation, please tell a co-worker.

For more information on BSPUG, please log-on to www.baltimoresug.org.

For our new members, we will be meeting at UMBC Tech Center, 1450 Rolling Road, Halethorpe, MD 21228. Doors open at 6pm for food and refreshments.
As always please go to www.baltimoresug.org/events and respond to the RSVP survey to RSVP your spot.

Thanks to everyone that made it out to the DC SharePoint Saturday there were something to the effect of 230 + people in attendance, and I saw a lot of BSPUG faces! Sorry if we didn’t get a chance to catch up or if it was very quick, it was a crazy day! Remember July 25th will be the Baltimore SharePoint Saturday. The BSPUG will have first notice for sign ups!

For the May 21st session, we will be welcoming Dan Usher to come and talk to us about “Designing Effective Logical Architectures and Site Taxonomies”. Dan has spoke at numerous SharePoint Saturday events and will be speaking in Boston at SPTechCon. Anyone who has or will need to create sites, web zones, web applications, multiple authentication methods, and more will want to see this session.

…Stepping into contextual thinking, the design, the functional requirements, the technical requirements and limitations of the environment in which your working within. Defining the basis and working on it, occasionally climbing out of it for the whiz bang capability…..

So again, Thursday May 21st at UMBC training centers (directions available here). Room 3.013 in the main UMBC building.

We will also be live twittering the event, just follow @baltsharepoint or @ericharlan

Please RSVP on the Events page so we can accurately determine how much food to order! Thanks See you all then!

The Baltimore SharePoint User Group meets every third Thursday of the month unless specifically
noted. If you have any questions about our meeting dates and times, www.baltimoresug.org is the most accurate source of info regarding the group.

For more information on BSPUG, please log-on to www.baltimoresug.org.

For our new members, we will be meeting at UMBC Tech Center, 1450 Rolling Road, Halethorpe, MD 21228. Doors open at 6pm for food and refreshments.
As always please go to www.baltimoresug.org/events and respond to the RSVP survey to RSVP your spot.