Professional Services industry events, webcasts and courses

Upcoming events

• Legal Tech NY

  February 1-3, 2010
  Hilton, New York

  Microsoft is delighted to be a participating sponsor in the LTNY event as well as the CIO Conference at LTNY. Join us for our Super Session on Monday, Feb 1 in Nassau B.

  Check back to this site for more details before the event.

• Hildebrandt Law Firm Leaders

  March 3-5, San Francisco, California

Architecture, Engineering and Construction Events

• McGraw-Hill Integrated Project Delivery CEU Update

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  One continuing education credit
  Microsoft is delighted to sponsor this online course.

  After reading this article, you will be able to: Explain the principles and benefits of integrated project delivery (IPD) for overall improved service delivery management, describe the types of IT technology solutions used for IPD, discuss how IPD information technology solutions affect project and firm processes within the AEC field.

• McGraw-Hill IPD Seminar Series in California

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  Microsoft is delighted to sponsor this educational seminar series.

  The Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Seminar series is an opportunity for owners and all members of the design and construction industry to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and constructions.

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Virtual labs

• 2007 Microsoft Office System for Professional Services

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  Client acceptance

  After completing this lab you will be better able to use document libraries, web services, Business Data Connectors (BDC), SAP integration, document library metadata lists, workflow integration with Outlook e-mail and tasks, InfoPath personalization, and mobility.

• 2007 Microsoft Office System for Professional Services

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  Integrated workspaces

  After completing this lab you will be better able to create new knowledge objects, utilize records retention policy, and evaluate team member performances.

• 2007 Microsoft Office System for Professional Services

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  Project planning and initiation

  After completing this lab you will have a better better understanding of how Microsoft Office 2007 client and server applications allow organizations to use forms-based business solutions to collect and share information securely. Also, you will discover how Information Workers can use the client, browser or mobile devices to interact with information, increasing the reach of forms-based processes.

Recent events

• ILTA '09

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  August 23-27, Washington D.C.

  The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is growing worldwide and providing services to a more diverse community of legal professionals. Microsoft is proud to be a participating sponsor of the ILTA '09 conference!

On-demand webcasts

• Sneak Preview of SharePoint 2010

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  November 10, 12:00pm ET

  SharePoint is the business collaboration platform for law firms that enables you to connect and empower users through an integrated set of rich features. Whether deployed on premise or as hosted services, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut costs with a unified infrastructure while allowing you to rapidly respond to business needs. Come get an early look at the new capabilities the next release of SharePoint will bring to your firm.

• How to Resolve eDiscovery Challenges with Information Management

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  Join us for an InsideCounsel, 1-hour seminar to learn from Microsoft and expert e-discovery partner Vedder Price, about how technology can provide a resolution (or solution) to your ediscovery challenges.

  The volume of content, both managed and unmanaged, is growing exponentially year over year. Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are giving nearly every Attorney General pause. While it would seem that technology innovation would be the knight in shining armor when it comes to getting a handle on content management and electronic discovery, in most cases it seems to only be compounding the problem.

  Proactive information management is vital to your organization's success. This session will provide guidance on how technology can help.

  In this program, you will learn:

  • Traditional e-discovery challenges
  • Paradigm shift of e-discovery and its impact
  • Enhancing information management with Microsoft Connected E-Discovery Framework

  Who should attend:

  • State and local government attorneys general
  • Corporate general counsel and in-house lawyers
  • Litigation support specialists
  • Information governance and compliance staff
  • Outside counsel

  Featured Speakers:
  Sean Dillon, Architect, Microsoft Corporation
  Bruce Radke, Attorney and Shareholder, Vedder Price

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• Updates to Exchange Server 2010 to support law firms

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  This webcast will provide you with important information on the changes made to the upcoming Exchange Server 2010 for the legal industry. The discussion will focus on how Microsoft Exchange is used in legal firms and will provide attendees with a detailed update on topics such as:

  • Support for large GB mailboxes
  • Low cost storage options
  • Native end-user archiving
  • e-Discovery
  • More updates for the legal industry

  Speakers:
  Bob Hunt, Microsoft's Exchange Technology Professional
  Norm Thomas, Microsoft's Industry Market Development Director for the Legal Industry

• Harvard Business IdeaCast

  A financial crisis 50 years in the making?

• Live meeting

  Unified communication vision with Office Communications Server and Exchange 2007