We have a crew of nine members from Office Content Publishing who will be attending TechEd North America 2013 in New Orleans next week. We are excited and looking forward to networking with the community of TechEd attendees involved with Office products!
We are the writers and PMs who produce the deep technical documentation and other resources for IT Pros and developers that are found on TechNet and MSDN to support Office, Office 365, Exchange, and SharePoint.
If you are attending TechEd North America this year, this is a great opportunity for you to ask questions and give us feedback on how we can improve the Microsoft content for Office products to better serve your needs.
Every day, at least one of us from Office Content Publishing is scheduled to be present during the open hours of the Office/Exchange/SharePointbooths in the Microsoft Solutions Experience (MSE) Expo Hall.
Our group will be available to answer and ask questions, discuss Office products, and the content that supports them. We'll have a limited supply of goodies to hand out at the booths as well - including architecture diagram posters, fast facts cards, T-shirts, and more - so come get them while they are hot!
We have one topic in particular that we would like to gather feedback from TechEd attendees: How do you like your system requirements? We'll be conducting a mini survey conversation and usability study on how people prefer to access and consume product system requirements. For more details, grab one of us at TechEd or contact LeAnn Ashford: leanna [at] Microsoft [dot] com or via Twitter @leannashford.
At the booths, there will be all-up Office scenario stations dedicated to Upgrade, Immerse (across devices), Socialize, and Build Apps - and other areas where you can ask subject-matter experts about deeper product expertise. The popular new Office Garage Series for IT Pros hosted by Jeremy Chapman and Yoni Kirsh will be represented in this location as well, kicking off Season 2 live on stage. Not sure if they'll be doing live recreations of the Xstream Office 365 ProPlus installs in air, on land, and in water like they did in the blog series videos, but the Garage stage is sure to be exciting so check it out anyway! http://microsoft.com/garage
Some of us are speaking as well. Here is an overall day-by-day schedule of our activities, including sessions, and other notable highlights - please come say hello and learn more about Office resources for IT Pros and developers.
Sunday, June 2:
- Arriving in New Orleans, various times
Monday, June 3:
- Office/Exchange/SharePoint booths - Expo Hall hours
- Understanding Compliance in Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Office - Session #OUC-B215 (Bharat Suneja), 1:15-2:30 p.m.
- Welcome Reception (Office/Exchange/SharePoint booths) - 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4:
- Office/Exchange/SharePoint booths - Expo Hall hours
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 High Availability and Site Resilience - Session #OUC-B314 (Scott Schnoll), 8:30-9:45 a.m.
- Deploying Microsoft Office? Begin Here! - Session #OUC-B208 (Curtis Sawin, Jill Maguire), 3:15-4:30 p.m.
- Ask the Experts - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5
- Office/Exchange/SharePoint booths - Expo Hall hours
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Tips & Tricks - Session #OUC-B318 (Scott Schnoll), 3:15-4:30 p.m.
- Microsoft Office Division Party - TBD - come ask us about it at the booths!
Thursday, June 6
- Office/Exchange/SharePoint booths - Expo Hall hours
- Deploying and Updating Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus with Click-to-Run - Session #OUC-B302 (Daniel H. Brown, Jeremy Chapman), 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Here is an overview of each attendee from Office Content Publishing, marking their product focus and areas of expertise. If you need to contact us directly, I've included our Microsoft aliases and Twitter handles, as available.
| Name | Product Focus and Areas of Expertise |
Bharat Suneja (bsuneja) Twitter @bsuneja | Exchange - Mailbox audit logging, Exchange search, IRM, achieving, MRM, discovery |
Catherine Watson (cwatson) Twitter @kittocat and @MSOfficeResKit | Office, Office 365 - Office Web Apps Server, Outlook |
Chris Downs (cdowns) Twitter @downsie | Office, Office 365 - Security, Access |
| Dan Brown (danbrown) | Office, Office 365 - Click-to-Run, Office 365 ProPlus Deployment methods |
| Jill Maguire (jill.maguire) | Office, Office 365 - Office Telemetry, Office Web Apps |
Josh Maher (jmaher) Twitter @joshmaher | Office 365 - Office 365, Exchange, Lync |
LeAnn Ashford (leanna) Twitter @leannashford | Office, Office 365 - Security, Outlook |
Nina Ruchirat (ninar) Twitter @msninar and @MSOffice_ITPro | Office, Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, more - Breadth of content published on TechNet and MSDN for Office products; Office IT Pro and Developer communities |
Scott Schnoll (scschnol) Twitter @schnoll | Exchange - High availability and virtualization |