Understanding Group Policy on Windows Server 2003

Tomorrow, the Toronto Windows Server User Group will be getting together to discuss Group Policies on Windows Server 2003. When we polled our 180+ members on a choice of future topics, the overwhelming majority selected that particular one.

Here is an abstract of the event details:

Understanding Group Policy on Windows Server 2003
Date: November 25, 2004
Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Location: Microsoft Canada / Events Entrance
1950 Meadowvale Boulevard - MPR
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada, L5N 8L9

The focus of the meeting is an in-depth look at Group Policy, a powerful management feature of Windows Server 2003 that enables IT administrators to automate one-to-many management of users and computers, thus simplifying administrative tasks and reducing IT costs. Through the use of Policy Settings, administrators can control desktops, software deployment, and software usage and security settings across an entire organization. As this is such a powerful feature, this session covers the full range of options within Group Policy, starting by highlighting differences from previous versions. We will look at design considerations for both security and management, and then look at deploying and managing Group Policy objects using the GPMC, deploying software, testing staging, filtering, and finally troubleshooting. With GPMC, policy-based management is even easier. Administrators can efficiently implement security settings, enforce IT policies, and distribute software consistently across a particular site, domain, or range of organizational units.

You can still sign up for the event here:
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/events/event_details.aspx?event_id=1032264717

Last week, I attended the 2004 TechNet Fall Tour stop in Toronto. I have photos and commentary from the event - I'll post the details when I get the chance.