Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:53 PM Jan Tielens

The U2U SharePoint Team in South Africa!

It's not the first time that both Patrick and myself are in Africa at the same time, but it's the first time that we are at the same time in the same country: South Africa! This week Patrick is in Cape Town for the MS EMEA SharePoint 2007 Tour and I'm doing the same thing in Johannesburg.

So far it has been a great week; I'm training almost 30 SharePoint fans and the weather is fabulous (around 30 degrees C). Tonight there was a big thunderstorm and with some luck (I had to take more than 50 long exposure shots) I could snap this photo (full size on Flickr):

Being here is actually very funny and strange: in South Africa it's summer (it's in the southern hemisphere) and in Belgium it's winter (it's in the northern hemisphere). It's not only the difference in temperature, but the people here are also in a summer mood! Just imagine: I'm sweating over here in my t-shirt and wife just showed snow falling from the Belgian sky via the web cam ...

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# re: The U2U SharePoint Team in South Africa!

Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:21 AM by Armand du Plessis

Good to hear you're in South Africa :) Hope you enjoy your stay here in Johannesburg!

# re: The U2U SharePoint Team in South Africa!

Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:27 PM by Garry Ackerman

Howdy Jan

I was on the training in Joburg and must say I really enjoyed it. You are a natural trainer and really know your stuff. Thanks for the efforts and enjoy your stay.

# re: The U2U SharePoint Team in South Africa!

Friday, February 23, 2007 6:43 AM by James Pheiffer

Hi Jan.

I also attended your training and it was really awsome. I learnt a whole lot from your instruction and I look forward to meeting you in the future.