Crowded speaking calendar in March and April: Banja Luka (Bosnia), Bihac (Bosnia) and Rovinj (Croatia), packed in just three weeks. Some business track sessions, some dev-talk and a lot of SharePoint and Azure. Sounds like fun.
Microsoft Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing the first Microsoft Network conference in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on March 16-18th 2011. I’ll be speaking in the business track (yes, you read it well – the business track), but nevertheless with an interesting topic: “Is there a software which changes the company culture (or: Why would I need SharePoint at all?)”. I will talk about the impact which SharePoint has on the company culture, if used properly. And, the proper using depends as much on the set of mind as on the technology. I will also talk about possible mouse-traps which can occur during the implementation of SharePoint projects. I am definitely looking forward to it 
More info about Microsoft Network conference can be found at www.msnetwork.ba
Immediately after Microsoft Network, actually, only a day later (18.03.), I will be speaking to the .NET User Group Bihac, which is an INETA member. I will be talking with UG Bihac developers about the purpose of the SharePoint development – why would they develop on the SharePoint platform at the first place? What does it bring to them as developers? This won’t be a classic session, where only the speaker talks, and the others are asking themselves if they should ask a question – I’ll try to engage the group in a discussion. These are funny and challenging times for the developers as well, things are changing much faster than anyone of us likes (even if we would never admit it, of course).
I’ve just heard from the people from UG Bihac that this session will be live-streamed as well. I’ll post the link as soon as I know it.
More about UG Bihac and the event itself:
http://www.bihac.mscommunity.ba/Home.aspx
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=102738619804990
And, at the beginning of April, WinDays. This year again in Rovinj, Croatia. One of the largest and the most important European Microsoft conferences. Just today I’ve received confirmation that my session, “Integrating Azure data in SharePoint” has been confirmed. There is not really much to tell about WinDays – who hasn’t been there should do it ASAP. Conference is taking place in a great environment – beautiful Mediterranean city of Rovinj. A bunch of great people (estimated 3000), great parties, and, yes, great sessions. WinDays is not really only a conference, it’s the whole event. Even if I am quite a regular WinDays speaker, I am every time thrilled to be there. So, if you are there too, fell free to contact me, I’ll never reject a glass of good Istrian wine and a joke about SharePoint
