New England is a bustling SharePoint community, and I am happy that I just happen to live in the area, and can experience most or all of what the New England area offers as far as SharePoint is concerned.
Since this is the season of giving, being the holidays and all, I thought this was a great time to inventory the resources in the New England area to allow people to give and to receive SharePoint community goodness. In building this list, I also learned that there are more SPUGs in New England that I did not even know existed – so I hope this does the same for you!
Please feel free to add to the comments on this post with any other resources I may have missed, I know I must have! Also please feel free to send any updates for information below. All group and event information has been culled from their respective websites and other various sources.
UPDATED 8/3/12:
- Added Rhode Island SharePoint User Group
- Removed New England Regional SharePoint User Group
UPDATED 2/6/13:
- Added Women in SharePoint – Boston Chapter
UPDATED 4/18/14:
- Removed Boston SharePoint Salon
- Added Connecticut SharePoint Users Group
- Added Boston Office 365 Users Group
Massachusetts
ABOUT: The Boston Area SharePoint Users Group (BASPUG) was founded to bring together like minds to network and share their experiences, triumphs, and tribulations around Microsoft SharePoint, to provide a community platform for Boston area SharePoint users, administrators, developers, architects, of all experience levels, even those brand new to SharePoint, to share their knowledge with the community. We (usually) meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at either Microsoft’s New England Research & Development Center in Cambridge, MA, or at the Microsoft Office in Waltham at 201 Jones Road.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly, second Wednesday of the month
MEETING LOCATION(S): Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD), 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA and Microsoft Waltham, 201 Jones Road, 6th Floor, Waltham, MA
WEBSITE: http://www.bostonsharepointug.org
ABOUT: The Boston Office 365 User Group is a community focused on sharing knowledge around Microsoft’s Office 365’s ever-growing, always changing suite of technologies. The group will focus on every level of interest, from those who are just “kicking the tires” to business users, Office 365 administrators and IT pros.
Discussions (and coming in May, meetings) will focus on every angle of the Microsoft platform, covering topics around Yammer, Exchange, Lync and SharePoint Online.
Topics may range from introductory sessions for new users — even experienced hands can pick up new tips and tricks — as well as more advanced technical subjects such as migrations strategies and integration. This is your group.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly, third Thursday of the month
MEETING LOCATION(S): Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD), 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA and Microsoft Waltham, 201 Jones Road, 6th Floor, Waltham, MA
WEBSITE: http://www.bostono365usergroup.com
ABOUT: SharePoint Saturday Boston is a free community‐focused SharePoint event dedicated to educating and engaging members of the local technical community. SharePoint Saturday draws upon the expertise of local SharePoint IT professionals, developers and solutions architects who come together to share their real world experiences, lessons learned, best practices, and general knowledge with other like‐minded individuals.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Yearly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Microsoft Waltham, 201 Jones Road, 6th Floor, Waltham, MA
WEBSITE: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/boston
ABOUT: The purpose of the Women in SharePoint Boston chapter is to connect the many women in the New England area currently working with SharePoint. This group is also intended to build the SharePoint community alongside the other local SharePoint groups including the Boston Area SharePoint Users Group (BASPUG), the Granite State SharePoint Users Group, and local SharePoint Saturdays.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Meadhall, 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
WEBSITE: http://www.womeninspboston.com
ABOUT: The SharePoint Technology Conference is the world’s premier independent event for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server technology and services. The format includes 90+ technical classes, workshops and breakout classes with content geared to IT professionals, business managers and developers. It features a top Microsoft MVPs, dozens of expert MS speakers and solutions from 50+ exhibitors.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Yearly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Various
WEBSITE: http://www.sptechcon.com
Connecticut
ABOUT: Welcome to the Connecticut SharePoint Users Group (CTSPUG) a place for professionals to come together and share their successes, near-successes, and almost-successes with the Microsoft SharePoint Platform. Our goal is to replicate the magic of the Boston Area SharePoint Users Group with the scenic views and quaint New England charm of Hartford Connecticut.
We meet monthly at the Microsoft Farmington Office at 74 Batterson Park Road.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Microsoft Farmington CT Office, 74 Batterson Park Rd, Farmington, CT
WEBSITE: http://www.ctspug.org
ABOUT: The mission of this group is to establish a local community for the FCSPUG members to discuss and collaborate on SharePoint best practices and evolving technologies. The vision is to empower the users with the resources and better understanding of how to build applications/solutions for their organizational needs leveraging Microsoft SharePoint.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly, second Wednesday of the month
MEETING LOCATION(S): Bigelow Tea, 1 Constant Comment Way, Fairfield, CT
WEBSITE: http://www.sharepointusergroup.com/FCSPUG/
ABOUT: SharePoint Saturday Hartford is a free community‐focused SharePoint event dedicated to educating and engaging members of the local technical community. SharePoint Saturday draws upon the expertise of local SharePoint IT professionals, developers and solutions architects who come together to share their real world experiences, lessons learned, best practices, and general knowledge with other like‐minded individuals.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Yearly
MEETING LOCATION(S): New Horizons Learning, 340 West Newberry Road, Bloomfield, CT
WEBSITE: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/hartford
New Hampshire
ABOUT: We’re about tip sharing and making connections in the industry without having to head south of the border.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly, second Thursday of the month
MEETING LOCATION(S): Daniel Webster College, 20 University Drive , Eaton Richmond Center, Room 122, Nashua, NH
WEBSITE: http://www.granitestatesharepoint.org
ABOUT: SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire is a free community‐focused SharePoint event dedicated to educating and engaging members of the local technical community. SharePoint Saturday draws upon the expertise of local SharePoint IT professionals, developers and solutions architects who come together to share their real world experiences, lessons learned, best practices, and general knowledge with other like‐minded individuals.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Yearly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Manchester, NH
WEBSITE: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/nh
Vermont
ABOUT: The Vermont SharePoint Users Group is an open and independent forum for evaluating and extending the knowledge of the SharePoint Products and Technologies architecture, technologies, tools and business applications for its membership. Its purpose is to provide information and guidance to the full breadth of its capabilities.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly
MEETING LOCATION(S): White River Craft Center, 50 Randolph Avenue, Randolph, VT
WEBSITE: http://www.vermontspug.com
Maine
ABOUT: Swap tips and tricks with other local SharePoint professionals. Share problems and solutions at an old-school user group, meant to support everyone’s knowledge of this extensive application. Our goal is to bring the local SharePoint community together to share tips, tricks and ideas on the uses of the various SharePoint products and technologies.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly
MEETING LOCATION(S): Winxnet Offices, 5th Floor, 84 Marginal Way, Portland, ME
WEBSITE: http://www.winxnet.com/spugme
Rhode Island
ABOUT: The Rhode Island SharePoint User Group (RISPUG) is a community based organization focused on driving awareness and support for the Sharepoint Community in Rhode Island and its surrounding areas.
MEETING FREQUENCY: Monthly, First Wednesday of the Month
MEETING LOCATION(S): Providence College, Moore Hall, Room 1, 1 Cunningham Plaza, Providence, RI
WEBSITE: http://www.meetup.com/RISPUG/
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