WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 18, 2010) - Ironworks Consulting, a management and web consulting firm, will be presenting several sessions at this year's ASAE Association Technology Conference, which takes place February 10 - 12 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in D.C. The Conference is designed to equip associations and nonprofit organizations with the tools needed to keep pace with the rapidly changing world; to strategically use technology to better serve their members, effect social change and uphold their missions.
New this year there will be a SharePoint track, and Ironworks will be presenting two in this series, in addition to two other sessions on the RFP/Vendor process and a web design case study with client Edison Electric Institute. Information on Ironworks' sessions are below, but if you have further questions, feel free to contact us.
Make It Your Own: SharePoint Branding and Customization
Brandon Anderson, Ironworks Consulting
Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Branding is important, and successfully incorporating the brand into your organization’s web properties has become a hot topic among SharePoint site owners. This technical session will discuss how using layered CSS and the jQuery JavaScript library can help you customize styling and branding within SharePoint to fit your organization’s needs. Topics will include cascading style sheets (CSS) and JavaScript, and examples will include styled out-of-the-box web parts and navigation controls.
Search Your Way to Success: How to Best Leverage SharePoint Search
David Perkinson, Ironworks Consulting
Friday, February 12, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
The enterprise search capabilities built in to SharePoint 2007 provide an easy win for organizations seeking to achieve a quick return on their SharePoint investment. This technical deep dive will include a discussion of search configuration best practices, strategies for maximizing SharePoint’s capabilities, and simple customizations that can take your search experience to the next level.
RFP/Vendor Selection Makeover
Rick Johnston, Ironworks Consulting
Thursday, February 11, 2010 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Associations struggle to ask the right questions (on RFPs) when soliciting for outsourced help on technology projects from vendors. Likewise, vendors struggle to respond appropriately with the right amount of detail. In this working session, both association and vendor participants will redesign the entire process to make it more effective. Understand the key success factors for selecting the right vendor and walk away with a new selection model you can use on your next technology RFP process.
Case Study - Edison Electric Institute
Karla Whiting, Edison Electric Institute
Rick Johnston, Ironworks Consulting
Friday, February 12, 2010 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
EEI faced a number of unique challenges using SharePoint for their public-facing site, eei.org, including Microsoft licensing, AMS integration, layout/design requirements and custom functionality. EEI used Microsoft’s Business Data Catalog to integrate real time meetings and event data from NetForum and developed a custom application on the site for email newsletter creation.