Archive for the ‘SharePoint MVP’ tag
Meet Majid Ardforoushan – SharePoint MVP from United Arab Emirates
Tell us who you are?
Hi, I’m Majid Ardforoushan, known as Neo on the community, I am a SharePoint Consultant, providing solutions based on SharePoint since 2001, founder of SharePoint Solutions Persia, a Certified Microsoft Partner. I provided Persian language for SharePoint 2001, 2003, 2007 and now I’m working 247 to support this language for SharePoint 2010, I had many many requests from Middle East, UK and US for this language and I did tons of efforts encouraging Microsoft for supporting this language, but since it’s not possible yet, I started for supporting Farsi by a local community in the Gulf region.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I awarded as a SharePoint MVP for 2009 and re-awarded for 2010.
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
Being part of community, also I initiated a community for Persian speaking SharePoint experts worldwide, for writing about their experiences or sharing resources, this way we all work together to be on top of this technology.
Pakistan – SharePoint 2010 Community Launch in Pictures
SharePoint Pakistan User Group recently arranged “SharePoint 2010 Community Launch” at University of Central Punjab, Lahore. During the event the speakers covered latest technologies like Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010, ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio Team System and provided real world guidance on Developing Application on top of SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET, Exploring Implementation and Integration scenarios and getting ready for SharePoint 2010.
Meet Mohamed Zaki – SharePoint MVP from Egypt
Tell us who you are?
My name is Mohamed Zaki, I’m Technology Manager working for LINKdotNET; have 10 years experience in IT field, my current role is to take care of the Technologies and Architecture of our solutions to ensure better IT and business alignment; I’m Sharepoint MVP
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
Awarded with MVP since April 2006
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
Following up regularly on my fellow bloggers, subscribing to technology newsletters, chatting with technology leaders about their new coming products and tools
What does being an MVP mean to you?
Being MVP is a great opportunity to me that helping me doing my best to help and have value added in the development communities.
What do you do when you are not building software’s?
Reading and flying … I mean simulators don’t go so far 
If you could ask Steve Ballmer one question about Microsoft, what would it be?
What are Microsoft plans regarding open source software ?
SharePoint Pakistan User Group – SharePoint 2010 Community Launch
SharePoint Pakistan User Group is arranging a “SharePoint 2010 Community Launch” that will be held on 5th of December, 2009 at University of Central Punjab, Lahore. Technical Communities play very important role in helping developers stay in touch with other developers, learn latest technologies and getting solutions to the problems they are facing in the their working environments This event will help reigniting the communities in Lahore as well as help restructuring SharePoint Pakistan User Group and related Microsoft User Groups.
The event will exclusively disclose the latest technologies like Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010, ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio Team System and while providing real world guidance on Developing Application on top of SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET, Exploring Implementation and Integration scenarios and getting ready for SharePoint 2010.
Meet Marwan Tarek – SharePoint MVP from Egypt
Tell us who you are?
I’m Marwan Tarek, Lead Solution Specialist and MOSS MVP since 2008. I’m working with SharePoint technologies since 2005 using SharePoint 2003, 2007 and now 2010. I am also Microsoft certified professional since 2001, MCSD, MCTS and MCPD in SharePoint Services and SharePoint server development and configuration. I am also the founder of Egypt SharePoint User Group, organizer and speaker in many SharePoint events in Egypt.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I was first awarded in 2008
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
Writing blog posts, delivering sessions and trainings, reading a lot of blogs.
What does being an MVP mean to you?
An active community member who is helping community on raising SharePoint technical awareness.
What do you do when you are not building software’s?
Reading, Playing Play Station.
If you could ask Steve Ballmer one question about Microsoft, what would it be?
How you see 2050 PC user?
