Meetings:
A-SPIN generally meets the second Thursday of the month, except for the months of June and December. Attendance is free and open to all technology professionals.
Our meeting location is:
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Microsoft Technology Center: Austin
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Stonebridge Plaza—Building One
9606 North Mopac, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78759
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Next A-SPIN Meeting: Joint Meeting of Austin SPIN and Austin IEEE - Computer Society
March 11, 2009. Networking at 6:30, meeting at 7:00.
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SharePoint:
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Speaker:
Philip
Wheat, Community Architect Evangelist, Microsoft
Overview: As someone who’s been involved in SharePoint since before it was SharePoint (Codename: Tahoe), it’s been an interesting ride to see where SharePoint started, where it’s been, and now with the announcement of SharePoint 2010, where it’s going. Of all of the Microsoft Technologies in public usage, I can think of no other that’s had as wild and as interesting a ride as SharePoint. In this session we’ll talk about how this affects what people are using SharePoint for, what effects the roots of the product have on projects, and what you can expect in the next release. Come with plenty of questions – I’ll be soliciting scenarios and examples from the audience to work through during the presentation.
About the Speaker:
Philip Wheat started out in development back when you learned from Compute Magazine (by typing in the code) and had to know something about soldering to expand your memory with most computers. When he entered college he had his eyes set on Aerospace Engineering, but between the call of the code, and the job market at the time, he quickly realized that there was pay in knowing about his passion, and he completed his studies in Computer Science.
After graduation, he worked in the field for a number of years, and seeing the state of the industry, decided to go back into the Master's Program in Computer Science – which was one of his better ideas as it brought him to the attention of Texas Instruments. TI called him to their Dallas campuses and enabled him to work with the early stages some of the groundbreaking technologies that are in use today, such as ASIC design, DLP manufacturing, DSP development, and floor and wafer fabrication systems (plus some other things he still can't talk about). But as incredible as the opportunities there were, the Internet Gold Rush was on, and he submitted to several former co-workers entreaties (well, maybe just tempting offers) and headed to Austin, TX to work with a (then) small consulting firm on the cutting edge of development and solutions delivery.
He spent several years at Catapult Systems as their most demanded consultant, being called in to Microsoft to do briefings on Collaborations, Portals, and other Web information management technologies (in addition to his project delivery role) before moving to a regional role with Avanade, Inc. There he led regional Collaboration Solutions efforts and was a primary resource globally for SharePoint technologies. During this time he ran dual projects in the Office 2007 TAP program that led to successful deployments of custom solutions based upon SharePoint 2007 even before official release of that platform. He currently works with the Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism group as the Community Architect Evangelist for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, engaging with Architects on the needs and requirements of their role and helping developers to be more involved in the Architecture space.
Some of his personal projects include Embedded Systems, Knowledge Management, Augmented Reality, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems. See his blog for more interests and current activities http://www.PhilWheat.net.
Tonight’s
Door Prizes:
- Two wireless Microsoft mice
- Several Microsoft software packages
The
Austin SPIN salutes our 2010 Platinum
Sponsor
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Upcoming programs...
Standard A-SPIN Meeting Agenda::
6:30 p.m. Networking and Gathering
7:00 p.m. Call to Order, Announcements
7:15 p.m. Presentation, with Q/A
8:45 p.m. Door Prize, Meeting Evaluation, Adjourn
Open Membership:
Membership in the Austin SPIN is free and open to all. Come with a friend!
PMI, ASQ and PDMA Certification Credits may be available for attending!
Proof of Attendance forms will be provided for PMI (PDU), ASQ (RU) and PDMA (PDH) re-certifications. Write for more details or ask at the meeting.
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