<p>Exciting news for the tech community! We're delighted to announce the much-anticipated M365 Community Days NJ, a legacy event that has evolved from the SharePoint Saturday we first hosted back in 2013. This year, a decade since our journey began, marks a new era for our event, and we're returning stronger than ever with a fresh team of enthusiastic community organizers and volunteers.</p>
<p>Our 2024 event is set to welcome around 100 participants from diverse industry verticals, all coming together to explore and celebrate the latest in Modern Work. We're zeroing in on cutting-edge tools like SharePoint, Teams, and Viva, key drivers in today's dynamic work environments.</p>
<p>But that's not all – our focus extends to those with a keen interest in Business Productivity, providing insights and strategies for enhancing efficiency and output. For the innovators and creators, we have engaging sessions on Power Apps &amp; Power Automate, offering a playground for the makers and shapers of tomorrow.</p>
<p>Join us at M365 Community Days NJ for a day packed with learning, networking, and inspiration. It's an opportunity to immerse yourself in the latest trends, exchange ideas with peers, and contribute to a growing community that's at the forefront of technological advancement.</p>
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In this session, we will introduce you to Microsoft 365 CoPilot, your new AI-powered productivity partner. We will show you how CoPilot can help you with a variety of tasks, such as:

1. Writing emails and documents: CoPilot can help you write clear, concise, and error-free emails and documents.
2. Scheduling meetings: CoPilot can help you schedule meetings with your team and clients.
3. Managing your calendar: CoPilot can help you keep track of 4. your appointments and deadlines.
5. Taking notes: CoPilot can take notes for you during meetings and presentations.
6. Researching topics: CoPilot can help you find information on the web.
7. Translating languages: CoPilot can translate text from one language to another.
8. We will also show you how to use CoPilot with Microsoft 365 apps, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Session Benefits

1. Understand the capabilities of Microsoft 365 CoPilot
2. Learn how to use CoPilot to improve your productivity
3. Discover how CoPilot can integrate with your workflow

This session is for anyone who wants to improve their productivity using Microsoft 365.


Microsoft 365 CoPilot: Your New Productivity Partner

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Welcome to the new and very powerful Microsoft Lists!  In this session we will do a deep dive into all the features and functionality along with how to create, share & track lists with anyone.  In the demonstration we will show you how to customize lists to meet the requirements of any project using basic form elements and highlight important details with conditional formatting such as color coding, and how to create a list and import data from an excel spreadsheet automatically.  Talk about taking it to the next level…WOW.  However, we will be taking it up an extra level  by demonstrating how to incorporate automation utilizing Power Platform along with creating and utilizing templates.  

Microsoft Lists - Taking It to the Next Level

An introduction to SharePoint Advanced management and how it can help you and your organization!

SharePoint Advanced Management 101

Abstract:
In today's rapidly changing digital workplace landscape, fostering employee engagement and alignment with organizational culture is paramount. During this session Beth Gleba, Senior Director of Digital Workplace at BCD Travel, shares an insider’s look at how the company has orchestrated the implementation of a cutting-edge company intranet, MySource, using SharePoint Online, Viva Engage, and Viva Connections. Through a blend of strategy, coaching, and innovative tools, Beth showcases how her team has transformed the intranet into a vibrant hub that not only disseminates information but also cultivates a sense of belonging and purpose among employees.

Why Attend?
Relevance: Hear how BCD Travel, a global company operating in over 30+ countries with more than 15K employees has established a vision and governance for this progressive intranet.

- Insights: Gain insights into effective strategies for using SharePoint, Viva Engage, MS Teams and Viva Connections - aligning intranet purpose, audience targeting, language translations with well-planned content.
- Real-World Application: Witness real-world examples and demonstrations of how SharePoint Online, Viva Engage, and Viva Connections can be utilized to create a dynamic and inclusive intranet experience.
- Key Learnings and Takeaways:
See the essential components of a culture-driven intranet in action and gain actionable strategies to enhance employee engagement and alignment.
Discover tips and techniques to leverage SharePoint Online, Viva Engage, and Viva Connections effectively, enabling you to enhance your organization's digital workplace.

Who Should Attend:
This session is ideal for Corporate Communication and HR professionals seeking to elevate their organization's intranet and digital workplace strategies. Whether you're new to the topic or an experienced practitioner, you'll walk away with tangible insights and practical guidance for enhancing employee engagement and organizational culture through digital communication channels.

Crafting a Culture-Driven Intranet: Leveraging SharePoint Online, Viva Engage, and Viva Connections

Abstract:

With organizations looking to leverage as much of their Microsoft 365 investment as possible, migrations of file servers to a combination of OneDrive, SharePoint Online & Teams have become the norm. Unfortunately, most organizations take the 'lift & shift' approach because it seems like the best (and easiest) way forward and allows for a quick retirement of file servers, but in the end it can lead to significant issues that have end users begging for the return of their file shares. 

This session will dive into the do's and don'ts of how you should plan and execute a migration of file shares to OneDrive, SharePoint Online, and Teams.

Why Attend:

- Learn what leads to project success - and failure - so you have all of the information needed to properly prepare and then execute on such a migration.
- If you're considering such a project, understand all that is involved and be able to make an informed decision as to how to move forward.
- Experience real-world examples of how organizations have performed such migrations.

Key Learnings & Takeaways:

- How to structure the project - including how it should be presented to management and end users, who should be involved, and how to keep them engaged.
- Learn the key areas where mistakes are made that lead to unhappy end users and potentially project failure.
- Gain new perspectives on how to structure your information architecture.

Who Should Attend:

This session is designed for decision makers who are considering such a project, IT Professionals who will lead or participate in such a project, and end users who may be going through such a project today or in the future and want to know how they can assist with driving it to success.

How to Successfully Migrate File Shares to OneDrive, SharePoint Online & Teams

Security is top of mind for any business moving to the cloud and even more so for those who had to move out of necessity without a clear action plan. Knowing where to start and what is available can be half the battle. This session will cover some of the top concepts when it comes to securing and monitoring your Microsoft 365 environment, the best tools to start with, and which admin center you can find them in. Including but not limited to a look at the Microsoft Purview compliance portal and Microsoft 365 Defender admin center and the osmosis process that has happened since parting ways from what was formally known as the Security and Compliance center. The best part is that some of these are available in your subscription now at no extra charge!
