Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the SharePoint Saturday event in Virginia Beach.  I talked about the upcoming release of CAML.NET 2.0, and I did a session on records management in MOSS.  The turnout was very good, with people coming in from all directions - some to speak, some to listen - but everyone came away with a very positive experience.

First of all, it was held at the brand-spanking new Advanced Technology Center at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, which is kind of an interesting story.  It's actually part of the Virginia Beach public school system - an innovative approach to providing high school students with literally everything they need for all things geeky!

The list of speakers was impressive, and I've got to hand it to Susan Lennon and the other organizers, who did an amazing job their first time out.  Becky Isserman (who is coming to Jacksonville to speak at our next JOG meeting next month!) gave a great talk on using Silverlight in SharePoint.  Todd Bleeker was there and they had to arrange a special room just for Joel Oleson because of the large turnout.  Joel's talks were very interesting and provided everyone with a unique perspective on SharePoint Governance and strategies for migrating to SharePoint.

You can download my records management slides from here.

This "SharePoint Saturday" idea is picking up steam around the country.  There is another one scheduled for New York and probably more to come throughout the year.  It's kind of like a code camp just for SharePoint.  I'm looking forward to participating in more of them.  If there's one happening in your area, then I highly recommend it.

Stay tuned.