D365 & Power Platform UG North East – March 2025 Meetup
D365 & Power Platform UG North East – July 2025 Meetup
📅 Date: Thursday, 27th March 2025
🕕 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM BST
📍 Location: BJSS, 12th Floor, Bank House, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SQ
🎟️ Event Link: Meetup
Co-Hosted By
This event is proudly co-hosted by:
Together, we’re bringing the North East community a fantastic evening of learning, sharing, and connection.
Connect. Learn. Share.
The March 2025 meetup of the D365 & Power Platform User Group North East brought insightful sessions, practical demos, and honest community conversations.
Whether you’re a solution architect, functional consultant, developer, or Power Platform-curious, this meetup offered something for everyone.
Agenda
18:30 – Welcome, Networking, and Introductions
Attendees arrived, grabbed food and drinks, and settled in for the evening’s sessions.
19:00 – The limitations and Business Rules in a Model-driven app and how would you overcome them
Speaker: Andrew Wolfe
Andrew shared:
- Answers he looks for when interviewing Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants, and Solution Architects
- Using Business Rules alone vs. leveraging JavaScript for more powerful, maintainable automation
- A practical demo journey showing how to simplify documentation, enhance functionality, and reduce reliance on large sets of Business Rules
19:35 – Break, Food & Networking
An opportunity to discuss the first session and catch up with local community members.
19:50 – Power Pages Meets GDS: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned
Speaker: Steve Middleton
Steve explored:
- Adapting Power Pages sites to meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards
- Styling challenges with subgrids and forms, and the workarounds used to achieve compliance
- A live demonstration of a multi-step “Check Your Answers” form
- Lessons learned when aligning Power Pages implementations with GDS design patterns
Why Attend?
- 💡 Learn from real-world experts
- 👥 Connect with the local D365 and Power Platform community
- 🧠 Gain practical tips and strategic insights
- 🍕 Enjoy free food, drinks, and great conversation
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