Join us for Knoxville's first Microsoft Community Day on Friday, October 13, 2023 at PTSCC Hardin Valley Campus!&nbsp;
We are so excited to have a Community Day in Knoxville! The schedule, sessions, and speakers&nbsp;have been posted, so check out the links above! 
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Have questions? <a href="mailto://KnoxvilleM365@outlook.com">KnoxvilleM365@outlook.com</a><a></a>
Staying the night? &nbsp;Book early! There is a football game in the area on Saturday and rooms are filling up. If you need help finding a place to stay, please let us know.
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We are so thrilled to have this amazing lineup of speakers!&nbsp;&nbsp;

Call for sponsors is open -&nbsp;Contact us at KnoxM365@outlook.com for more information!
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Knoxville M365 Community Day

GOINS Auditorium

GOINS Cafe Annex

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AL 206

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Making Power Apps is fun and easy.  And now instead of going back to your "old job" you want to go pro.  In this session we'll talk through concepts and resources to help you go pro.

Going from Citizen Developer to Professional App Maker

Learn everything you need to start building data-driven portals. 
You will learn what are Power Pages, key features that you can leverage, licensing and how to get started.

Getting Started with Microsoft Power Pages

Do you ever wonder what your Microsoft Team members are thinking or what their thoughts are on a specific topic or initiative? Microsoft Forms is a powerful and versatile tool that allows you to create surveys, quizzes, and polls that can be responded to by your Team members which allows you to view real-time responses from your participants. These results can then be exported to an Excel spreadsheet for additional analysis, and to generate some neat visual charts or graphs using Power BI.

In this session we are going to introduce and discuss the different types of uses for Forms, how to create a form on a Microsoft Teams channel, explore the configuration options for these forms, as well as how to export the results for use in other Microsoft products, like Power BI. 


Integrating Forms with Teams for Real-time Responses

In this session we will walk through creating a public website using azure static web apps and Gatsby (React) and get the content from SharePoint online.  We will make the site automatically rebuild when the content in SharePoint is updated.

Build a Public WebSite with SharePoint Content

As the manager of a M365 development team, I'm in love with the capability of the platform, but there are a couple of things that cause me a sleepless night now and then.  Whether it's to be able to proactively offer some solutions and reassurance to your bosses or whether it's to know how to really scare them to death, come hear a manager's perspective on the anxiety-inducing aspects of M365.

What keeps the boss awake about M365

In this session we will discuss lesson's learned with Power BI adoption at ORNL.

Increasing User Adoption in Power BI

Using Agile methodologies to manage development teams is an effective way to incrementally deliver quality to a customer. The journey of switching to Agile methodologies may contain several pitfalls along the way. Much of the educational content that exist in the ether suggests a large team covering a variety of roles. One last “gotcha” is that none of these individuals can be the supervisor. Sounds great if you work in a large organization, but what about the rest of us? Implementing Agile methodologies within a small team, where cross functional is a dream, and you are the supervisor is possible. In fact, traveling this less beaten path can result in better teamwork, trust, and transparency. 

Agile for Small Teams

Microsoft's Holistic approach to Modern Cloud Security

M365 Security

Round table discussion what do companies get with their Microsoft 365 subscription to help translate from vision into strategy into a fully deployed solution to 

Maximizing what you have with your M365 subscription

Power BI is a great tool for telling data-centric stories. You have data all around you, but what story can it tell? Are you interested in learning how to go from spreadsheets to engaging reports?

In this session, we will discuss the Power BI building blocks, the different types of data you can utilize, and the insights you can get from Power BI. We will also discuss the ins and outs of sharing dashboards and reports - insight and outside of your organization. You will leave with the resources you need to get started with creating in Power BI.

Get Started Creating Power BI Reports

Join us for an enlightening session that dives into the world of hybrid collaboration, focusing on empowering your workforce with Microsoft Teams best practices.

During this session, our Teams expert will share a wealth of insights, strategies, and real-world examples to equip you with the knowledge needed to create a productive and connected hybrid work environment.

Session Highlights:
-Reasons employees prefer working remotely
-Addressing persistent hurdles in remote communications & collaboration
-Translating Customer Experience (CX) insights to Employee Experience (EX)
-The role of Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping hybrid work's future
-And additional insights...
 
Join us to discover the power of Microsoft Teams in fostering productive and engaged hybrid teams. Whether your team members work from home, different offices, or even different time zones, this session will equip you with the insights needed to create a seamless and collaborative hybrid work environment.


Mastering The Next Generation of Hybrid Work

Today Intranets are about more than just getting key corporate messaging out. Communications have changed just as IT and HR have changed. Communications leaders have shifted from editors to enablers. Communication leaders are moving from enforcing messaging to empowering and amplifying excellent communications and great ideas throughout the business. Human Resources leaders are shifting from hiring/firing and policy enforcement to performance and engagement. From preboarding to offboarding, HR's challenges are harder today than they have ever been before. Naturally, how these leaders leverage the digital workplace has changed, especially in how they leverage technology to achieve more with less. 

Join as he explores ideas and solutions that HR and Corporate Communications have embraced to improve how, where, and when they engage with employees. We will discuss how to best leverage SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Yammer for modern communications and take advantage of AI and Microsoft technology to accelerate and improve key communication and content. 

The technology, best practices, and approach can make all the difference, and it has, for some organizations, led to more significant HR, Intranet, and communications success.


Modern HR, Communication, & Leadership Best Practices With Microsoft 365

It may seem overwhelming and ever-changing, but let's get started at the kiddie side of the pool.  In this session we'll cover the moving parts, the different products and how they are supposed to work together as a platform.



The beginner's guide to the Power Platform

Congratulations, on your decision to move to Microsoft 365. If your mind is running rampant on how to complete the migration, this session is for you.

We will begin by exploring the steps necessary during the following migration phases
• Before the migration
• Completing the migration
• Managing the cloud-based content after migration

As you can guess, you’re going to need to know what the best approach is to complete the migration, so we will also discuss what your migration options are, and what tools are available, including out of the box tools like the SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT), the SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT), Migration Manager, as well as several other tools to help streamline and successfully complete your migration to Microsoft 365.

Exploring Microsoft 365 migration considerations and tools

In this session we will walk through build a modern timer job and/or web service with azure functions that use SharePoint data as the backed.  We will simplify deployment with a PowerShell Script that you will be able to take with you.

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