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SharePoint Saturday DC Recap

The Northern VA Community College was the site for the largest SharePoint Saturday event to date.

The total tally registered 900 + attendees which is triple the average attendance of typical SharePoint Saturday Conferences held worldwide.

Over 90 speakers were accepted to speak at SharePoint Saturday DC. For the attendees, there were numerous learning tracks to select which enhanced the overall experience for attendees.

I delievered a 75 minute session based on a Technical Case Study that I completed at the Social Security Administration in the design of an enterprise backup/recovery solution leveraging AvePoint's DocAve 4.5 and 5.0 solutions. AvePoint is a New Jersey based company that specializes in SharePoint support in a wide range of areas.

The Speaker's Dinner was heavily attended and the highlights included the unveiling of the new group "Women In SharePoint" which all ladies should join and support. The SharePint event was well attended as well. It was sponsored by Rackspace which was a great opportunity for attendees to network with speakers in a laid-back setting.

Overall, this event displayed the potential expansion of the event and now there is talk of a two day SharePoint Saturday DC event in 2011. Thanks to Dux, Dan, Gino, and Jennifer for organizing this event.