Eastridge & Microsoft Present: SharePoint Fitness Training in Charlotte, NC

This event is sponsored by Microsoft and by Eastridge Technology. Seating is limited and restricted to no more than two individuals per company. To properly register, send us your contact information in an email. An application will then be sent to qualify you.

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Dates

Wednesday November 9, 2011 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location

Microsoft Offices - Charlotte, NC

Presenters

Cory Peters; Nick Rassette; Thomas Nichols; John Scott

Agenda

What is it?

This is an exclusive training session for Microsoft customers that have purchased or are considering purchasing SharePoint or SharePoint Online. You will spend the morning in an immersive training experience working with SharePoint experts in one of two tracks dedicated to SharePoint branding or SharePoint integration. Show up for training with your laptop and development tools, and we will provide you with a cloud based sandbox for hands-on assignments throughout the morning. You will have access to your work and examples for the next 30 days.

Breakout Session 1

Make SharePoint Sexy

This session will instruct on the critical components of SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Online branding. Participants will get to view and dissect branded SharePoint sites and practice these concepts with 2 immersive exercises:

  1. Centering your Site with a Branded Header
  2. Roll-up Web Part using Content Query Web Part

Participant Prerequisites:

  • Bring laptop
  • Must have SharePoint Designer 2010 installed
  • Must have IE8+ w/ Developer Tools or FIreFox w/ FireBug installed
  • Experience with CSS, HTML and JavaScript

Breakout Session 2

Industrial Integration for SharePoint

SharePoint does not have to be a self-contained island! Learn how to use client side scripting to enable rich integration with public web services. Participants will get hand-on help building their own integration during these exercises:

  1. Create a Bing Map using a SharePoint List
  2. Enhancing your SharePoint Search Results with Public Services

Participant Prerequisites:

  • Bring laptop
  • Must have SharePoint Designer 2010 installed
  • Experience with HTML and JavaScript
  • Understanding of Web Services and the SharePoint Object Model

How Do I Get In?

Seating is limited and restricted to no more than two individuals per company. All participants must be approved by Microsoft in order to attend this event.

To properly register, send us your contact information in an email. An application will then be sent to qualify you.

Register