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SharePoint Web Content Management at Tech·Ed 2007

Print | posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:53 AM

Tech·Ed, this year, June 4th to 8th, is in Orlando and there will be a number of breakouts and labs of interest to those working with the Web Content Management features (a.k.a Publishing Sites) of Office SharePoint Server.

Of course SharePoint in general will be all over Tech·Ed this year - with over 97 sessions, never mind all of the associated technology sessions, and a ton of community experts and events. This post simply highlights some pertinent to WCM professionals:

First up, Arpan Shah will provide an overview of the core feature set, including details on the page processing model and how WCM leverages the services provided by the WSS foundation. Arpan will also highlight key productivity elements such as rich client authoring, workflow and publishing controls.
OFC227 - Web Content Management Features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Uber-trainers Ted Pattision and Patrick Tissegham's lab will guide you through a number of important concepts, such as forms based authentication, applying web design and using Variations.
OFC03-HOL - Customizing and Configuring a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Portal

Andrew Connell, the WCM development authority, will cover architecting and implementing your Internet presence for the blistering performance enabled by SharePoint Server 2007 along with tips and tricks for caching and API usage.
OFC305 - Building a High Performance .com Site on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Custodian of platform goodness, Mike Ammerlaan, will show you to fuse SharePoint site infrastructure with ASP.NET AJAX to bring a new level of interactivity and responsiveness to your SharePoint applications.
OFC308 - Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 and SharePoint

Customization expert, Heather Solomon, will detail the page component relationships and the various mechanisms available to customize the look and feel of your SharePoint site.
OFC316 - Branding and Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites

Andrew Connell is back for more with a Birds of a Feather session - these are fun - Prescriptive Guidance for Developers Building Publishing Sites in MOSS 2007.

Tech·Ed will be a great event for SharePoint professionals. By hurry, there's only a few places left, go register before it's too late.