Ignite 2023 Copilot links
If you were in our hands-on lab sessions, we promised links. Here you go:
Get Started With Copilot in Cloud Flows (Microsoft Documentation)
If you were in our hands-on lab sessions, we promised links. Here you go:
Get Started With Copilot in Cloud Flows (Microsoft Documentation)
A few weeks ago, Dave came into my office and starts scribbling on the whiteboard. Has a great idea. And we all agreed. And so, we jumped into the deep end and a few weeks later, we launched my digest by 365.Training.
What is my digest? It’s your one-stop place for news, updates, blogs, events, podcasts, videos; all things current about Power Platform. You build your interests in your saved filters and the feed only gives you things you are interested in. You can save items with notes, organized in your own folders. You can snooze and item to read later. You can do ad hoc views to narrow the scope of what you’re viewing right now, without changing your saved filters.
We’ve curated over 100 sources and add more pretty much every day.
We just launched this crazy idea last week. So, we’re in our beta phase while we work through any minor bugs and improvements. During this beta, every logged in user has access at no cost. We’ll sort out how we monetize it later.
Let me know if you have sources we should add or other ideas to make it better.
Go to my digest
I made a quick tutorial of how to get the most of my digest.
This is starting to feel like the good old days 😊
Power Platform Conference Las Vegas NV October 3-5. I’m not attending or presenting, but plan to be in town for a short time that week. Feel free to grab some time to catch up. https://365l.ink/MeetMeInVegas
365CommunityDays Knoxville TN- October 13th. I’m giving two talks at this free community event. Come join us! https://www.communitydays.org/event/2023-10-13/knoxville-m365-community-day#schedule
Community Summit- October 15-20 Charlotte NC- I’m on a few panels and helping deliver a session for CRM/D365 Sales users. Details here https://connect.summitna.com/8_0/sessions/speaker-details.cfm?speakerid=724
Denver Dev Day October 27 Denver CO- Not currently planning to deliver a session, but that might change. It’s free, join us anyway. https://denverdevday.github.io/oct-2023/
Wow, it's been a hot minute since we've all met in person, no?
I am immunocompromised and as vaccinated as vaccinated can be. My doctor and I decided I can travel again, even speak at events. So, come October, I'll be out there with you all.
I had written a post about being prepared for an event (CRMUG Summit 2016 to be precise). And it is all still good advice. But now we have to add a a few more items to the list.
I’ve presented probably hundreds of times. I’ve evaluated hundreds of sessions.
What sessions get picked? What sessions don’t get picked?
In general…
It’s been re-named!
See you there.
Attend Showcasing Dynamics 365 Demos - 2 Dates Only!
Monday, February 12 @ 8 pm PST l Tuesday, February 13 @ 8 am PST
As a follow up to the November 2017 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Blitz, we invite you to attend Showcasing Dynamics 365 Demos. Product specialists are excited to share the demo strategy, resources available, and how to deliver the content for the following Dynamics 365 business applications: Sales, Adobe Experience Cloud, Customer Service, Field Service, Finance and Operations, Talent, and Retail.
Please join us at 8 PM PST on 12 February or 8 AM PST on 13 February. Subject matter experts will be on hand to answer your questions and on-demand sessions will be available on-demand following the live-streamed event.
As we get into the last few days before we meet in Tampa, I’ve made a list helpful hints and tips to help get the most out of your time at CRMUG Summit.
See you there!
Here’s the call for speakers below. I would personally love to see new speakers sign up.
Denver Dev Day is back! Lucky you, speaker call has been extended. We have new opportunities for you to contribute. Let’s start with the three type of presentations available to a speaker who wants to speak at Denver Dev Day:
Regular session (60 minutes)
This typical teaching session is an hour. It gives speakers the opportunity to introduce and go deep in a topic. From level 100 to 300, technical and soft-skill sessions are welcome.
Lightning talk (10 minutes)
A lightning talk is short and focused. In 10 short minutes, speakers get the chance to introduce a topic or show off a quick solution. No fluff, and a great starting place for new speakers.
Roundtable (45 minutes)
The Roundtable is new at Denver Dev Day. Subject matter experts host an in-depth technical discussion and open question-and-answer session in an open door forum.
Where do you sign up?
Right here: Speaker Sign Up
When is Denver Dev Day?
Friday, June 24th. This is our sixth Denver Dev Day, and the past two have been on Friday. We have had a resounding success targeting a weekday. As a result, we’re sticking to our Friday event plan.
What type of topics?
Denver Dev Day is a developer-focused event without a specific theme (like web) or technology (like Microsoft). This means, if it’s interesting to developers, we want your topic submitted.
When is speaker call closed?
Sunday, May 7.
Submit your session at Speaker Sign Up by the end of this month. The Denver Dev Day leadership team will tease through submissions, making selections the second week of May.
Who do I contact or will be my point of contact?
Do you have questions? Do you need information? Everything you need to know for a successful session will be sent to you after selection. Need answers now? Julie Yack ([email protected])
Must I be a professional speaker?
The only requirement to present a session is that you know the content of the talk. If you are a regular speaker or this will be your first session, you’re welcome at Denver Dev Day.
This past week we had a class of 24 students. Two of them were women. We had two instructors, one woman, one man.
This was a level 300 course for technologists.
I was glad that the two female students were just as out-spoken as their male counterparts.
In my experience, that ratio is about right for the students in the classes I teach.
What do we need to do to encourage more women into these jobs?
What do we need to do to keep women in these jobs?
It starts with helping girls find a comfortable place to explore the sciences. And not just computer science. We are losing women all the time and we should be finding ways to encourage each other.
Here are a few girl-focused events to look. Mentor. Attend. Take part.
Engineers week is in February, with Girls day on February 25. What do you plan to do to make a difference?
Big thanks to Molly Bukowski from Teza Technologies for contacting me and bringing this back into focus for me and giving me the kick in the pants I needed to get back to writing.
I was recently contacted by Molly Bukowski from Teza Technologies about this problem. They are trying to do something about it.
The Hello World podcast by Shawn Wildermuth has been getting the stories of how folks began their journeys in software. He's going on the road and taking his show with him. And I'm going to be the guest at the stop in Denver on March 24. Join us at the Microsoft office in the evening from 6:30-9. We'll chat and then also Shawn with give a talk about ASP Core. Seating is limited, so reserve your spot now!
If you can't make the Denver stop, have a look, there's probably a stop near you.
See you in Denver!