Hi all,
The SharePoint User Group UK would like to invite you to the first user group meeting hosted by Microsoft at Thames Valley Park in Reading.
Held on the evening of Monday 13th February, 2 talks will be given by Steve Smith and Brett Lonsdale of Combined Knowledge on the topics of Sharepoint Farm Design Best Practices, and Developing WebParts using UserControls. Attendance is free, with Microsoft supplying refreshments and nibbles at half time. Here is the full agenda:
1800 – 1830 Arrive and say hi
1830 – 1930 1st Talk. Steve Smith from Combined Knowledge : Sharepoint Farm Design Best Practices
- Overview of different Sharepoint Farms
- Standalone Sharepoint Server
- Small Sharepoint Server Farm
- Medium Sharepoint Server Farm
- Large Sharepoint Server Farm
- Configuring Connectivity between Servers in the farm
- Capacity Planning
- Creating multiple Farms
- Shared Services
- How does Microsoft Do it
1930 – 2000 refreshments and networking
2000 – 2100 2nd Talk. Brett Lonsdale from Combined Knowledge : Developing WebPart using UserControls
- Overview of creating WebParts
- Creating WebPart using the WebPart Templates
- Overriding the CreateChildControls method
- Creating a Virtual Directory
- Defining Managed Paths
- Creating a Visual Studio.Net Web Application for our UserControl
- Create the UserControl WebPart
- Strongly Naming the WebPart
- Deploying the WebPart
- Testing the WebPart
2100 – 2130/2200 chatting and networking opportunity.
If you would like to attend please post a reply here on the forums. For travel information please click here.
Many thanks, and look forward to seeing you on Feb 13th
Nick Swan
www.lightningtools.com