Keynote

Lewis Shepherd
Director, Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments, Microsoft

The Institute's small team explores the nooks and crannies of Microsoft's research efforts and technology portfolios, looking for ways to help governments meet the diverse set of enterprise challenges they face.  It was set up by Bill Gates and Craig Mundie in 2004 to help Microsoft play a more strategic role in the eyes of government.

9:15 AM

 USDA Case Study

This case study examines how SharePoint is being used to automate workflows in USDA.  This helps USDA perform work in a consistent and repeatable manner and ensures that critical information can be easily located by others in the future when similar correspondence inquiries are received.  

10:30 AM

 Five Must Have SharePoint Add-ons

Terry Simpson
Senior Solutions Architect, SusQtech, Inc.

You can dramatically accelerate the development of applications and solutions by tapping into the large and growing set of components offered by a wide range of vendors.  Everything from basic user interface controls through fully customizable applications has already been built.

This session is a broad overview of the SharePoint ‘After Market’ and present an overview of the range of functionality available.

11:30 AM

1:00 PM

 SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS): how to maximize the services you already paid for!

Mack Sigman
Senior SharePoint Solutions Architect, Technatomy and Chairman, FEDSPUG

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS) is designed to help your organization plan an effective deployment of Microsoft SharePoint. SDPS includes a broad range of planning services – SharePoint 2010 Deployment Planning, SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning and SharePoint for Internet Sites Planning – that help you optimize the effectiveness of SharePoint capabilities, lower the cost of deployment, and improve the productivity of your organization.

2:00 PM

Liam Cleary
Microsoft SharePoint MVP

One of the core business requirements government SharePoint professionals have to frequently address is the use of forms for data collection.  Not only is it important to effectively collect vital information through SharePoint,  there are several key challenges – such as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act -- that require additional  planning with regard to form design and development.

This session looks at using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath Form Services, Custom Code and several 3rd Party components that are available and discusses the pros and cons of each approach compared against real world requirements. We will also discuss critical factors such as security, data storage, data access, and accessibility.

3:30 PM

 Lessons in Building Federal SharePoint Center of Excellence

Chris Hornbecker
President, XGility

Building out a Center of Excellence for SharePoint at a large federal agency requires special considerations.  This topic will provide an overview of some issues federal agencies face and how SharePoint can be utilized as a part of the solution.  In addition we will discuss lessons learned in building a center of excellence to support 100,000+ users.  We will cover topics such as procurement, staffing, mapping to federal SDLC’s, governance, and the future of the platform.

4:30 PM

 Law & Order: Content Governance in SharePoint

Maggie Swearingen, Information Strategist

Bonnie Strong, Senior Content Specialist

SharePoint best practice requires a proper governance model as well a user adoption plan. If you build your SharePoint site without either of these in place, you run the risk of building multiple sites with sprawling content, no standard metadata, a dearth of content management policies, and inadequate security regulations in place. Content experts Maggie Swearingen and Bonnie Strong discuss the importance of content governance and user adoption within the SharePoint context.

Registration

Regular from Sep 1 thru Sep 26

Onsite after Sep 26

Government*
and Academia

$299

 $349

AFEI/NDIA Member

 $349

 $399

Non-member

 $449

 $449