Speaking

Guest appearance on the GeekSpeak Internet Radio Show

Paul Papanek Stork — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:24:00 GMT

I've been invited to do a return guest spot on MSDN's GeekSpeak Internet radio show August 6, 2008. The show is broadcast every Wednesday from 12:00-1:00PM Pacific time (3:00-4:00PM Eastern). I'll be talking about Branding using master pages in SharePoint. The abstract for the talk and registration link are listed below.

Making SharePoint not look like SharePoint – SharePoint’s use of ASP.NET master pages makes it possible to completely change the branding of your SharePoint site to match your existing corporate branding. In this geekSpeak, Paul Stork will demonstrate how to convert a sample web page from an existing corporate Web site into a master page for SharePoint. The new master page will then be applied to a SharePoint site completely changing the look and feel to match the existing web page. Join us to see how SharePoint’s use of master pages can make branding your SharePoint site possible.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032383094&Culture=en-US

Branding Talk for the Cleveland SharePoint User Group

Paul Papanek Stork — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:02:00 GMT

I will be speaking at the Cleveland SharePoint User Group on Wednesday, July 23rd. The meeting will start at 4:00pm. My topic will be "SharePoint Branding”. Here's a brief description of the talk:

• SharePoint Branding
SharePoint’s use of ASP.NET master pages makes it possible to completely change the branding of your SharePoint site. In this talk I will describe how SharePoint uses master pages. I'll also demonstrate building a new master page from scratch and converting an existing HTML page's look and feel to SharePoint. Join us to see how SharePoint’s use of master pages can make branding your SharePoint site possible

The location for the July 23^rd event has changed due to construction in the Cleveland Microsoft Office Conference Room. Instead of meeting at the Microsoft Office we will be at the Oxford & Associates office. Address information for the office is below:

Oxford & Associates

Commerce Park 4

23240 Chagrin Boulevard Suite 130

Beachwood, OH 44122

Wednesday, July 23^rd from 4pm – 6:30pm

Speaking at the Cleveland SharePoint User's Group

Paul Papanek Stork — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:03:00 GMT

I will be speaking at the Cleveland SharePoint User Group on Wednesday, May 28th. The meeting will start at 4:00pm. My topic will be "SharePoint Content and Infrastructure Deployment”. Here's a brief description of the talk:

• SharePoint Content and Infrastructure Deployment
Deploying a custom SharePoint Web site can be confusing due to the array of tools available. This is complicated even more because some tools are only appropriate in certain circumstances. In this session we will review the variety of tools available and demonstrate how to use some of the most important ones.

The group will meet at the Microsoft Office in Cleveland and this will be the kick-off meeting. Address information for the office is below.

Cleveland SharePoint User Group Kick Off

Wednesday, May 28^th from 4pm – 6:30pm

Cleveland Microsoft Office at 6050 Oak Tree Blvd.

Independence, 44131

Speaking at the Central Ohio SharePoint User Group in May

Paul Papanek Stork — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:59:00 GMT

I will be speaking at the Central Ohio SharePoint User Group on Thursday, May 15th. The meeting will be from 5:30-7:30pm. My topic will be "SharePoint Content and Infrastructure Deployment”. Here's a brief description of the talk:

The Central Ohio SharePoint User Group (COSPUG) is a Microsoft sponsored community group that comes together to explore SharePoint and the applications that work with SharePoint. The user group is targeted towards end users, administrators, implementers, developers, and anyone who likes to learn about emerging technology.

They meet the third Thursday of every month at the Microsoft Office in Columbus, Ohio. Everyone who attends the user group meeting, no matter what their level of SharePoint experience is, will likely leave having learned something new.

Update 05/16/2008 ===================================================================

Here are the slides I used for my presentation. You can also get them from the COSPUG site. I will also probably be presenting the same talk at the new Cleveland SharePoint User's Group on May 28th at the Microsoft Offices. Watch this BLOG for more details.

SharePoint Connections Spring 2008

Paul Papanek Stork — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT

Ben Curry and I will be presenting a Post Con session on April 24, 2008 at the SharePoint Connections Conference. The session will be entitled. HPS301: Web Content Management (Bring Your Own Laptop). You can read the abstract describing the session below.

In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to leverage Office SharePoint Server 2007 to build “Content Driven” Web sites that are updated by the content owners while still maintaining a strong corporate branding. We’ll follow a recurring pattern of a short slide presentation followed by a longer “hands on” demo/lab. Attendees will be provided with handouts that contain click-by-click instructions that describe how to accomplish the lab. If you prefer not to have a computer in front of you, you’ll get just as much out of watching us demonstrate. All code snippets and materials needed to complete each lab will also be provided to the students. Attendees will complete the hands-on labs on their own laptops (or at home after class). The agenda for the day will include the following lessons.

• Introduction to “Content Driven” Web Sites
• Maintaining Corporate Branding with a Customized Master Page
• Controlling Content Input with a Custom Field Control
• Managing Content Placement with a Custom Layout Page
• Customizing SharePoint Navigation
• Optimizing Performance with Output Caching Profiles and the Object Cache
• Automating Content Deployment

I Hope to see you there!

Speaking at the Dallas/Fort Worth SharePoint User's Group in February

Paul Papanek Stork — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:24:00 GMT

I will be speaking at the Dallas Fort Worth SharePoint User's Group on Tuesday, February 19th. The meeting will be from 6:30-8:00pm. My topic will be "Upgrading WSS and Office Server 2007 to Service Pack 1”. Here's a brief description of the talk:

In mid-December of 2007, Microsoft released the first service pack for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). These service packs are filled with hot fixes and important upgrades to WSS and MOSS. These service packs add support for the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008, Web Parts that use ASP.NET AJAX, new STSADM operations, and much more. But installing them requires more planning than just running SETUP.exe. In this talk we'll examine the points below and follow them up with a live demonstration:

What common problems are fixed by the SP1
What should I consider BEFORE installing SP1
How do I slipstream the installations for use in Server 2008
What are some of the common problems encountered when trying to install SP1
What other service packs will I need to install

The User Group meets at the local Microsoft Offices in Irving, TX. You can find the office at 7000 State Highway 16, Irving, TX 75039. The meeting will be in the LC1 Building (Right Tower) on the 1st Floor in Room 1200 (Left of the main security desk). The DFW SharePoint Community is the only dedicated North Texas SharePoint
forum to promote:

Sharing of SharePoint "Best Practices" and Successes.
Exchange for Issues and Work Arounds.
Exposure to Certified 3rd party add on products.
Connection Point for market and Microsoft SharePoint resources

Meetings are free and open to the public, but registration is required. You can register for the February meeting here.

Speaking at the GCPCUG Windows Server SIG

Paul Papanek Stork — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:51:00 GMT

I will be speaking at the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group Windows Server SIG on Thursday, June 28th from noon til 1:30. My topic will be an “Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007”. Collaboration is one of the big buzzwords in the IT industry. Teams working on documents and projects together. There's also a lot of buzz about Microsoft Sharepoint - a tool for working collaboratively. But, that buzz includes a lot of confusion about the product. This meeting will answer some of the basic questions about Sharepoint.

The GCPCUG Windows Server SIG is focused on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server and even Windows NT. Whether you are a network administrator, working toward certification or just interested in learning more, you can get together with other interested people at the Windows Server Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings. We are affiliated with the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group which has many special interest groups you will want to check into.

The SIG meets at the local Microsoft Offices in Independence on Oak Tree, which is about 1/2 mile West of 77 on Rockside (First Energy is also there). They are the first building complex on the right and are on the 3rd Floor.

Meetings are free and open to the public.