Baltimore, MD (March 12, 2008) – Over 180 people gathered in Baltimore this week for the first annual SharePoint .Org Conference. The conference, which was hosted by Winchester, VA based Susquehanna Technologies was targeted to associations and other non-profits who use SharePoint 2007.
The conference kicked off with noted author and consultant Peter Morville providing a keynote address on the importance of Information Architecture and good search tools. Peter set the stage for the rest of the conference which covered SharePoint topics such as Web Content Management, Business Data Catalog, Using SharePoint Designer, Creating Workflows, Surveys & Forms, Social Media in SharePoint and Governance & User adoption. Attendees were very positive about the experience and many remarked they were already looking forward to next year’s conference.
The success of the conference left many attendees wondering if this was indeed SusQtech’s first SharePoint Conference. “This conference exceeded our expectations in terms of number of attendees, quality of content and how smooth everything ran,” stated Jim LaRocca, Vice President Susquehanna Technologies.
Avectra, Inc. served as the premier Gold Sponsor for the event and Avectra vice president Rob Miller, briefly addressed the crowd with regard to Avectra’s commitment to the SharePoint Platform. Other participating sponsors included CorasWorks, Dataprise, Microsoft and Epok.
About Susquehanna Technologies
Susquehanna Technologies develops SharePoint based solutions that allow organizations to easily and effectively provide value, increase revenue, and lower the costs of doing business. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a status given only to Microsoft's most experienced and successful partners.