SUBJECT
"Podcasting Kit for SharePoint"

SPEAKER
Don Koscheka, Business Architect, Microsoft Enterprise Marketing Group

This presentation will provide an overview of the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint® (PKS) and present Microsoft's implementation of the PKS to build a social network site at Microsoft. The PKS is an accelerator for social media, using podcasting and social networks to deliver the next generation knowledge management solution to Microsoft customers. PKS is an open source set of integrated components and custom user experience delivering a rich podcasting experience.

NYC SPUG ANNOUNCEMENTS

NYC SPUG Looking for Education Committee Chairman 
The Education Committee Chairman will be responsible for providing SharePoint educational opportunities to the NYC SPUG community. Since this is a new Committee, the scope of the Education's Committee's activities is not yet defined. Therefore, the most important requirement for the Chairman is to have ideas and enthusiasm for this task.

Some of the program ideas that have been suggested so far are:

• Arranging for NYC SPUG members to receive discounts on SharePoint training courses
• Organizing a Vendor Showcase of training companies either during our regular NYC SPUG meeting or on a weekend
• Arranging to receive free Microsoft Press books, etc. that can be raffled off at the meetings
• Setting up a forum on the NYC SPUG website where NYC SPUG members can connect to share and/or barter expertise
• Indentifying NYC SPUG members who are experts in various SharePoint areas (Search, BDC, etc.) that would be willing to maintain a page in their respective expertise on the NYC SPUG website. This page could provide lists of  resources (blogs, specific training classes, books, etc.) that will help members get up to speed on a particular SharePoint area quickly.

Survey Results 
49 people have answered the survey so far. 47 of 49 people answered that they would like to see the  last 10 minutes of the meet and greet portion of the monthly meeting utilized for a moderated knowledge-sharing period with the group. One respondent added that "Q&A would be good if questions are submitted ahead of time and screened, and if time limit is stuck to" while another said "Yes, I'd really like to be able to ask questions of other members." A third person said "I recommend creating a discussion board to queue questions and if we have time during the last 10 minutes of the meet and greet to go over some of the questions in the discussion board."

Another very interesting comment was "I have spoken to a number of recruiters who are aware of the NYSPUG and would love to use it as a resource for finding qualified SharePoint resources.  The more professional of them however feel it would be poor etiquette to come to the meeting for just that purpose.  Perhaps you could implement some formal forum (a booth or specific time at the meeting) where available SPUG members and recruiters could connect." Sounds like a good idea given the present employment climate!

If you haven't taken the survey yet, please take a moment to do so. The information you provide is really very helpful!
NYC SPUG Survey

March Sponsors

Networking/Food:
CommVault
CommVault's people and revolutionary Simpana software make it simple for corporations to reliably protect, manage, and access their enormous and complex stores of electronic data.

Door Prizes:
NGenious Solutions
Gig-Werks

Speaker Gift:
Gig-Werks

February Meeting

Mark Miller of EndUserSharepoint.com showed us how to create dashboards within the limitations of the WSS web parts. With a basic WSS implementation, you don't have access to Excel Services, KPI web parts or any of the other features available to SharePoint Enterprise users so Mike concentrated on what is available in WSS and how those features can be used for creating useful, easy to read dashboards from existing SharePoint libraries and lists.

February Sponsors

Networking/Food:
Opportunity Solutions A/S 

Door Prizes:
Gig-Werks

After Meeting Social:
CorasWorks

Links

Security Reminder

If you have registered online at least 2 days before the meeting, your name will be on the guard's list in the lobby and they will be able to immediately print out a building pass for you. If not, you will have to give your name to the NY SPUG representative at the desk and creating a building pass for you will take MUCH MORE TIME.