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The Open Government Initiative spearheaded by The Obama Administration is spawning a bunch of discussions around the Beltway about Social Media’s impact on Federal Govt. Agencies.
March 31 will witness the 1105 Government Group’s Webcast on Social Media and Security.

Date: Wednesday, March 31
Time: 2 p.m. Eastern Time
Duration: 1 hour

Moderator: Doug Beizer, staff writer for Federal Computer Week
Panelists: Linda Cureton, CIO, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Chenxi Wang, Principal Analyst, Security and Risk Management, Forrester Research Inc.; and Samuel Chun, director of the Cyber Security Practice for HP Enterprise Services U.S. Public Sector,

Topic of Discussion:
Security barriers to adopting collaboration tools across the government from a human resources and leadership perspective.

This presentation will address:

Security vulnerabilities facing government use of collaboration tools;
The leadership imperative in cybersecurity at an agency-wide level;
Case-studies of agencies that have successfully overcome the barriers facing adoption; and
A discussion of tools and techniques that can reduce security incidents and make agencies better stewards of information.

Registration Info

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.

Written by: Shadeed Eleazer

As our nation stood in solemn remembrance of 9/11, an event that altered this country’s moral fabric, a new community event was stirring within the Microsoft SharePoint community during the weekend. SharePoint Saturday, an event started by Michael Lotter and Josh Carlisle in Virginia Beach in the late fall of 2008, has grown into an international phenomenon, with hosts organizing in Capetown, Toronto, and Copenhagen and various host cities throughout the continental USA.

The stage was set for the 2nd SharePoint Saturday event to be held in New York City at the Learning Tree Facility in Manhattan’s Financial District.
Despite rainy conditions which plagued the weekend, there was a great turnout of developers, admins, managers, and end users to the totally clueless to interact with speakers and vendors who traveled far and wide to interact, connect, and grow from the experience.

The event, organized by Dux Raymond Sy and Michael Lotter was a success by all accounts as a gathering of close to 40 speakers were lined up to deliver their viewpoints and perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of SharePoint from a technical point of view.

The huge anticipation for the release of Office SharePoint 2010 influenced the course content for speakers as well as there was the highest collective focus on areas such as social computing than any other SharePoint Saturday event I’ve witnessed or spoken at to date.

I delivered two sessions entitled Redefining SharePoint Administration: The 2010 Mindset and Transitioning Into SharePoint Careers. The 2nd session was recorded and is available online
I had a great time with both with tons of follow-ups to do. One idea I’ve developed is to do follow-up conference calls with my session attendees to handle all Q&A for the subject matter.
I had an awesome time and met great speakers, sponsors, and attendees within the SharePoint community.

The speaker’s social and SharePint gatherings were held at Ulysses, located within walking distance on 95 Pearl Street. What makes SharePoint Saturday special is the interaction that attendees are afforded to internationally known speakers and community leaders free of charge. In an economy where training budgets are down, SharePoint Saturday fills a much needed void for quality content.

For more information on SharePoint Saturday and to view the upcoming schedule of SharePoint Saturday events being hosted in your area, visit:

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!