Dual purpose blog post this time.  I wanted to announce a presentation I’m giving at SPTechCon Boston 2013 next week as well as pass along info on the call for speakers at the upcoming SharePoint Saturday Columbus 2013.

SPTechCon Boston 2013

   I have the honor of speaking at SPTechCon Boston for another year.  This will make it 4 times now.  The folks at BZ Media always put on a great show with high quality speakers and involvement from the community.  There will even be two different user groups (SharePoint and Project Server) meeting during one night of the conference.  If you haven’t yet registered you still have some time.  If you’ll be attending stop by my session or find me in the halls.

Title: The Evolution of Social in SharePoint

Audience and Level: IT Pro / Architect, Intermediate

Abstract: Activities, newsfeed, community sites, following… these are just some of the big changes introduced to the social experience in SharePoint 2013. This class will discuss the evolution of the social components since SharePoint 2010, the architecture (distributed cache, microfeed, etc.) that supports the social experience, and proper planning considerations when deploying social capabilities (personal sites, SkyDrive Pro and distributed cache). This class will include demos of the social newsfeed, community sites and mentions. Attendees should have an intermediate knowledge of SharePoint 2010 or 2013 administration.

SharePoint Saturday Columbus 2013

   On Sept 14th, 2013 Columbus will be hosting the next SharePoint Saturday Columbus.  This is a bit of a late announcement, but the call for speakers is still open until midnight on Monday Aug 5th, 2013.  That’s tomorrow as of the time of writing.  If you have a topic you’d like to talk about relating in any form to SharePoint we’d love to have you submit.  You can send speaker submissions (click here) to BuckeyeSPUG@live.com if interested.  One of the first conferences I spoke at was a SharePoint Saturday up in Cleveland and it led to so many great opportunities and networking contacts.

      -Frog Out

   I will be speaking at SharePoint Cincy 2013 on Friday Apr 19th.  This will be my 2nd time speaking at SharePoint Cincy.  I always enjoy getting to speak at local conferences as it is a great chance to connect with customers, meet new and old friends, and give back in a more intimate venue.  I’ll be presenting one topic which I have delivered a similar presentation internally to Microsoft but this is slightly altered and for public consumption.  Registration is still open.  If you attend feel free to stop by and say hi.  I’ll be bringing a copy of my previous book to sign and give away.

Title: Integrating SharePoint with Office Web Apps (WAC) Server

Audience and Level: IT Pro / Architect, Intermediate

Abstract: WAC? WOPI? These are some of the new acronyms for Office Web Apps (WAC) Server 2013. This session will highlight what has changed since the 2010 version, what is new for the 2013 version, and how to administrate WAC. We will also cover considerations for capacity planning, installation, high availability, and common pitfalls when deploying WAC. This session will include demos of how to configure WAC server with SharePoint 2013 and how to enable user license enforcement for editing documents through WAC. Attendees need not have prior experience with Office Web Apps but should have an introductory knowledge of SharePoint 2013 administration.

      -Frog Out