{"id":342,"date":"2012-02-06T22:06:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T04:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/2012\/microsoft-sharepoint-mvp-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-06T22:06:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T04:06:22","slug":"microsoft-sharepoint-mvp-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/2012\/microsoft-sharepoint-mvp-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft SharePoint MVP 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 1, 2012 &#8211; Got word early that I was re-upped for 2012.<\/p>\n<p>(yea yea, I\u2019m slow.&#160; But hey, I\u2019ve been busy\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>A big <strong>Thank You<\/strong> goes out to Microsoft and the SharePoint community for another year being recognized as a Microsoft SharePoint MVP.&#160; I am honored and humbled to be recognize in such a rich community filled with great speakers, authors, forum participants, consultants, vendors, users, and customers.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to say that the honor is bitter-sweet, but while I am very excited, it does make one stop and think about all the people that make up our community: both those that are recognized and those that should be.&#160; The SharePoint community wouldn\u2019t be what it is without everyone that participates and contributes on a regular basis. It\u2019s risky to name a few because there are so many, but a few I want to mention are:&#160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwkid.com\/SitePages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Raymond Mitchell<\/a> (@iwkid), <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahlhaase.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Haase<\/a> (@sarahhaase) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharepointhillbilly.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Rackley<\/a> (@mrackley).&#160; <\/p>\n<p>So, what do we have to look forward to this year?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lots of ongoing user groups, both locally and online <\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Our local group is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharepointmn.com\/\">Minnesota SharePoint User Group (MNSPUG)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>More SharePoint Saturday and mini-conference events <\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>We are planning 2 this year in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharepointsaturday.org\/twincities\/default.aspx\">Minnesota (Twin Cities)<\/a> starting with the first on April 14th. Last fall we had over 400 people in attendance!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>SharePoint Conference 2012 !! <\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Likely with the first tidbits about vNext! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Lots of other conferences and summits <\/li>\n<li>More SharePoint books on all kinds of topics <\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019ve got one coming in March\u2026 another post coming on that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another fun year ahead in the SharePoint world \u2013 I hope to visit with lots of you throughout the year.&#160; Now, keep an eye on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharepointsaturday.org\/twincities\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities<\/a> site.&#160; Registration will be opening soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 1, 2012 &#8211; Got word early that I was re-upped for 2012. 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