If the recent turnout at the SharePoint Saturday event in Washington DC is any indication, we are in for a wild ride as the SharePoint 2010 wave starts to build. Out of nearly 1200 registrations, over 900 people attended. Let me say that again – there were more than 900 attendees!
Now, I’ve spoken at SharePoint Saturday events before, where the attendance topped out at around 300. Even 500 would be considered a great success. But 900 makes for a truly amazing event. It was like a mini-SharePoint conference, with sponsors displaying products and services, in-depth sessions and lots and lots of attendees, all excited about the product and the knowledge they were getting.
Since I had to travel all the way from Florida, my session wasn’t until 4pm, and the sessions themselves were pretty long – 75 minutes. Still, even at 4 I had a packed room with lots of energy and enthusiasm. My talk was all about the records management improvements in SharePoint 2010, and there were lots of great questions during the talk as well as after.
Now it’s on to Chicago and the MER 2010 conference.
Stay tuned.
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