1. Wes Preston, Max Fritz, Martin Schmidt, Don Donais
Donald Donais
May 10th, 2017
Panel Discussion
Wes Preston, Max Fritz, Martin Schmidt, Don Donais
Raymond Mitchell, Liz Sundet

2. Agenda
MNSPUG Information
Panel Discussion
BREAK
Giveaways

3. User Group Goal / Objectives
Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies
Transfer knowledge within the community
Communicate best practices
Introduce new products / solutions

4. MNSPUG Sponsors Dedicated Sponsors Annual Sponsor
Avtex (
Microsoft (
Softvative (
K2 (
SharePoint User Group Support
Sponsorships Levels:
Gold Sponsorship - $500
Silver Sponsorship - $250
Wrox Press ( O’Reilly (

5. MN SharePoint Users Group Website
SharePoint Resource Documents
SharePoint Resource links
RSS Feeds
Meeting Schedule
Past User Group Presentations
Past User Group Recordings
Sponsorship Information

6. Social Networking
Linked In group – The most interactive… includes job postings…
Post Job Posting on the Jobs Discussion page
Twitter tags and #MNSPUG
Yammer – Minnesota SharePoint Users Group

7. Upcoming Schedule Next Meeting Ongoing Schedule June 14th, 2017 – TBD
Microsoft Technology Center, Edina, MN
Check for updates!
Ongoing Schedule
2nd Wednesday of every month
9:00 to 11:30 am
Microsoft Technical Center – Edina

8. Local and Online Events
SharePoint Virtual Summit – May 16th Online
Unbound – May Merrill Corp, St. Paul (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Contact Michelle Gilbert for more information
Nintex User Group – May MTC 2nd Floor (5pm)
SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs – May 20th, Addison, IL
Devintersection – May 21st – May 24th, Orlando, FL
Minnesota Office 365 User Group – May MTC
SharePoint Fest Denver – May 30th – June 2nd, Denver, CO
- $200 Discount (Use Code FritzDenver200)
Microsoft Ignite – September 25th – 29th, Orlando, FL
Anything Else?

9. Evaluations & Giveaways!

10. Panelists

11. Wes Preston Consultant/Owner at TrecStone
Fun Fact:
Hiked the Grand Canyon: rim to river and back in a day. Don’t ever do that.

12. Max Fritz Senior Consultant at Now Micro
Blog: maxafritz.com
Fun Fact:
Love downhill skiing
Live and breath Office 365 (according to the wife, I sleep talk about O365 management )
Run the MN Office 365 User Group

13. Martin Schmidt Principal Content & Collaboration Architect at Ecolab
Fun Fact:
Love to sail.
Certified in ASA 101, 103 and 104 sailing certifications
Coordinate sailing trips abroad at the Northern Light Sailing Club
I do carpentry work when I’m bored.
I was born in Argentina, but I’m a German citizen and lived in Barcelona, Spain for almost a decade before moving here.
SharePoint consultant/developer since 2007.

14. Donald Donais SharePoint Engineer at Ameriprise Financial
Fun Fact:
Former life I was a high school band director for 10 years

15. Raymond Mitchell Independent Consultant, Owner of IWSPACE, LLC
Fun Fact:
Specialize in SharePoint & Information Worker Tech
SharePointing since 2001
SharePuppies:

16. Liz Sundet
Director of Client Relationship Management at Focal Point Solutions
Fun Fact:
I had 43 motorcycles make an aisle for my wedding march
I have traveled 48/50 states– only Oregon and Maine left
I make the *best* chocolate chip cookies
Quote to live by: “Twenty years from now you will regret the things you didn’t do rather than the things you did”-Mark Twain

17. Panel Discussion

18. Break
BREAK :: 10:30 – 10:45

19. Panel Discussion

20. Thanks for coming! Last But Not Least Please Fill Out Evaluations
Drawings for Giveaways
Online Participants Eval
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Thanks for coming!