Speaking History
EPC Group Speaking History
Errin O'Connor — Key Microsoft Sponsored Speaker at every major SharePoint Conference 2009-2014 plus TechEd, AFCEA, SPTechCon, SharePoint Saturday NYC, and more. 391 photos across 13 conference albums.
By Errin O'Connor, Founder & Chief AI Architect, EPC Group
EPC Group founder Errin O'Connor was a Key Microsoft Sponsored Speaker at every major Microsoft SharePoint Conference from 2009 through 2014, plus TechEd North America 2011, AFCEA Montreal IT Summit 2011, SPTechCon Boston 2010, SPTechCon San Francisco 2010 and 2011, SharePoint Saturday NYC 2010, SharePoint Summit Montreal 2009, and additional 2009 conference appearances. Microsoft Press published four of Errin's SharePoint titles across the same period. The full photographic archive — 391 images across 13 conference albums — is publicly archived on Flickr at flickr.com/photos/epcgroup.
Key Facts
- Microsoft SharePoint Conference (SPC) — Microsoft's official annual SharePoint conference. Errin keynoted or presented at SPC 2009, SPC 2011 (Anaheim, ~7,500 attendees), SPC 2012 (Las Vegas), and SPC 2014.
- Microsoft TechEd North America 2011 — Microsoft's flagship North American developer + IT pro conference; Errin presented in the SharePoint track.
- SharePoint Technology Conference (SPTechCon) — independent practitioner conference. Errin spoke + signed Microsoft Press books at SPTechCon Boston 2010, SPTechCon San Francisco 2010, SPTechCon San Francisco 2011.
- SharePoint Summit (Montreal) 2009 — keynote alongside Bill English (Mindsharp) and Ernie Harris (Raymond James Financial).
- AFCEA Montgomery IT Summit 2011 — defense-industrial-base IT track; Errin presented on enterprise SharePoint governance for federal customers.
- SharePoint Saturday NYC 2010 — community-organized practitioner event; Errin delivered a featured session on enterprise SharePoint architecture.
- Microsoft Press author over the same period: 4 SharePoint titles (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out 2007, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out 2010, SharePoint 2013 Inside Out 2013, SharePoint 2016 Inside Out 2016). At SPC 2011 alone, EPC Group signed approximately 400 copies of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out book.
- Public Flickr archive: 391 photos across 13 conference albums at https://www.flickr.com/photos/epcgroup/albums/
Conference roster (chronological)
Every public conference appearance with surviving photo evidence in the EPC Group Flickr archive. Links open the original Flickr album (right) or the dedicated EPC Group provenance page (left, where one exists).
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2014
Speaker (1 of 56 photos in the EPC Group Flickr album)
SharePoint 2013 Related Technology Updated
Field-guide content
SharePoint 2013 Field Guide — Advice from the Consulting Trenches
Field-guide content
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012
Featured speaker
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 (SPC11)
90-min Enterprise Governance breakout · Ask the Experts panel · 400-copy Microsoft Press book signing
TechEd North America 2011
SharePoint-track speaker
AFCEA Montgomery IT Summit 2011
Enterprise SharePoint governance for federal customers
SPTechCon San Francisco 2011
Featured speaker
SharePoint Saturday NYC 2010
Featured session on enterprise SharePoint architecture
SharePoint Technology Conference 2010 — San Francisco
Featured speaker
SPTechCon Boston 2010
Speaker + Microsoft Press book signing
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009
EPC Group at the launch of SharePoint 2010
EPC Group Additional 2009 Conference Appearances
Supplementary 2009 conference photos
SharePoint Summit 2009
Keynote speaker alongside Bill English (Mindsharp) and Ernie Harris (Raymond James)
Errin O'Connor — EPC Group portfolio album
Founder portfolio photos
Why a six-year speaking run matters
Microsoft does not approve Microsoft-hosted SharePoint Conference (SPC) speaker slots casually. SPC speaker selection is reviewed against Microsoft's field architects, MVP community, customer-reference programs, and partner-program metadata. Selection as a featured speaker at four consecutive SPC events (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) — combined with parallel speaking slots at Microsoft TechEd, AFCEA, and the largest practitioner conferences (SPTechCon Boston, SPTechCon San Francisco × 2, SharePoint Saturday NYC, SharePoint Summit Montreal) — is a tight authority signal.
The same authority continued through Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams (CRN's 2020 “Zoom Boom!” coverage of EPC Group's 300-customer Teams rollout in the first 90 days of COVID), Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Copilot, and now Microsoft 365 E7 + Agent 365. The platforms change. The practitioner-authority signal persists.
Related primary-source archives: Infonomics “Swiss Army knife” quote (Jan/Feb 2009) · SharePoint Summit 2009 Montreal Keynote · Boston 2010 SharePoint Technology Conference · Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 Anaheim.
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