2. ABOUT O365 NYC / SPSNYC
• Started back in 2009~ as SharePoint Saturday
• 200~ in attendance
• Old Microsoft
• 2019 is our 11th Event
• New York City is
• The longest running SharePoint Saturday / SPS Event
• One of the largest SPS Event
• Grown to 400 – 500 in attendance
• Rebranded as Office 365 Saturday NYC or O365 NYC
3. WHAT IS OFFICE 365 SATURDAY?
• Regional Community Event
• Organized and executed by everyday people
• Acknowledged and Support by Microsoft
• Free – Paid for by Sponsors
• Speakers – volunteer & donate their time and pay their way to get here
• Volunteers – Students helping out for extra credit
• Microsoft – provides venue, A/V, security, logistic support, facilities
4. SPS EVENTS
• AKA SharePoint Saturday
• Independently organized and
executed by local community leaders
• SPS Events – directory of events
• Location Landing Page
• Call for Speakers / Sponsors
• Global Events
5. DREAM TEAM
Tom Daly
@_tomdaly_
SoHo Dragon
Peter Ward
@HelloPeterNYC
SoHo Dragon
Amie Seisay
@AmieSeisay
SEISAY IT
Solutions
Steve Bohlen
@sbohlen
Microsoft
Betsy Weber
@betsyweber
Microsoft
Stacy Burris
@jsbburris
PAIT Group
Anton Robbins
@Anton_Rob_Benz
Consultant
George Winter
Kintetsu World
Express USA
6. WHY WE DO IT
• Be part of SharePoint’s one of a kind community
• Building relationships with peers over common technology
• It’s not just work for us, it’s what we do
• Provides a way for us to learn from other experts
• Becoming immersed in the technology makes us better
• For the love and benefit of giving back to the community
7. BE PART OF A COMMUNITY
• Join & Attend - Local User Groups
• The New York City MS SharePoint User Group
• Online Groups
• New York Enterprise Collaboration Meetup
• The New Jersey Office 365 User Group
• Volunteer to help out at events
• End of the Year --- Sept – Dec M365 Bootcamps [NY / NJ]
• Spring – Azure Bootcamps
• … Teams Events / Power Platform Events / AI Events
10. 3 SIMPLE RULES
1) Be courteous to the speakers, sponsors, staff & other attendees.
1a) Keep cellphones and device on silent or vibrate during sessions
2) Please tidy up after yourself, don’t leave trash around. We are Guests
3) Suspicious activity will get you thrown out – possibly banned
WARNING:
In the event you can’t follow our simple rules you could be asked to leave.
We reserve the right to remove anyone at any time for any reason.
11. VENUE LOGISTICS
• Bathrooms – See map for details
• Coffee will be served in the 5th floor kitchen
• Lunch will be served in the 6th floor hall
• Extra Lunch, Drinks & Snacks will be in the
6th floor kitchen after lunch
• SharePint – Immediately afterwards @ Beer
Authority [Across the Street].
• See Provisionpoint for wristbands
• Information Desk – 6th Floor - Registration,
questions, information, handouts
• Session Rooms are numbers on the Map.
• Organizers / Volunteers – Blue O365 Shirts
12. BINGO CARDS
• WEBCON – has the bingo cards, visit them to play
• Bingo Cards = how you win prizes at the end of the event.
• The cards must be stamped by ALL the Sponsors in order to be eligible to win.
• For the grand prizes you must have opted-in when registering.
• Must be here to win at the end of the day.
Another Surface Go Xbox One S
Tons of prizes .. Socks, buttons, bags, echo dots, gift cards, plural sight, gaming monitor, Bluetooth
16. WE ENCOURAGE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
• Like Us on Facebook! -
https://www.facebook.com/sharepointsaturdaynyc
• Tweet Us - @SPSNYC or #SPSNYC or #O365NYC
• tyGraph – is following our event hash tags – Stats in the
closing & PRIZES
• Engage the speakers during and after the event.
• Problems / Questions / Complaints / Suggestions
• Info@SPSNYMetro.com
• Info@SPSNYC.com
17. THANK YOU
EVENT SPONSORS
We appreciated you supporting the
New York SharePoint Community!
• Diamond, Platinum, Gold, & Silver have
tables scattered throughout
• Please visit them and inquire about their
products & services
• To be eligible for prizes make sure to get
your bingo card stamped by ALL sponsors
• Raffle at the end of the day and you must
be present to win!
18. WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR ORGANIZATIONS
THAT INVEST IN BOTTOM UP INNOVATION
Jon Levesque
Creator of Community. Engineer of
Engagement. Keynote Speaker. Motivator.
Problem Solver. Senior Program Manager on
the Microsoft Flow product team.
Follow Jon on Twitter, Instagram or check out
his videos on YouTube
bit.ly/o365-nyc-keynote
20. CLOSING REMARKS
• Thank you all for attending our 11th O365 New York event!
• Stay Tuned for post conference wrap up materials
• Slides will be posted to SlideShare
• Photos will be posted to Facebook
22. THANK YOU
EVENT SPONSORS
• We appreciated you supporting the
• New York SharePoint Community!
• Diamond, Platinum, Gold, & Silver have tables scattered
throughout
• Please visit them and inquire about their products & services
• To be eligible for prizes make sure to get your bingo card stamped
by ALL sponsors
• Raffle at the end of the day and you must be present to win!
