The Fall 2007 CM Pros Summit will be held at the Westin Copley Place, Monday, November 26, 2007 in conjunction with the 4th Annual Gilbane Conference on Content Technologies Boston.

Event Explores Web Content Management Technologies and Their Impact on the Way We Work

Recent advances in content management tools – including Semantic Web technologies—are creating dramatic changes to the way organizations and their staffers work. Web content management software has made it possible for organizations to increase workplace efficiency through collaboration, eliminate unnecessary waste through automation, lower cost of production through process improvements and workflow routing, and, perhaps most importantly, make possible the delivery of relevant content with pinpoint accuracy, increasingly, on demand. When localization and translation enter the equation, these benefits grow exponentially.

Where can organizations find the knowledge needed to take advantage of these powerful, paradigm-shifting technologies? The CM Pros Fall 2007 Summit is an excellent starting place. The event will focus on the importance of web content management and the technologies that are quickly turning the web into a platform for the development of business solutions and information services. The Summit will feature presentations, workshops, and roundtable discussions aimed at helping to demystify web content management strategies, tools, standards, and technologies.

The event is divided into three tracks — attendees can mix and match sessions from each track, or attend sessions in just one track.

• Members – $395 USD / $295 before September 30, 2007
• Non-members – $495 USD / $395 before September 30, 2007 (includes free first year CM Pros membership)

Don’t miss the early bird registration deadline!

Salim Ismail – Summit Keynote

Internet 3.0: The Web as a Content Management System
Speaker: Salim Ismail
Time: 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Experience level: All levels

Salim Ismail is a successful angel investor and entrepreneur and is currently the heading up the Brickhouse at Yahoo! The Brickhouse is Yahoo’s newly launched program for rapid product development. He also co-founded Confabb (where he serves as Chairman) and advises numerous startups and founders on growing technology ventures.

Summit Schedule

OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION

Industry Perspectives Panel: Web Content Management Trends
Moderator: Mary Laplante Panelists: Various leaders of software and services companies
Time: 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Experience level: All levels

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:15AM

[Choose from these three sessions]

How to Develop an Enterprise Content Syndication Strategy
Speaker: Ruth Kaufman
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Experience level: Intermediate

Choosing a Web Content Management System
Speaker: Carm Porco
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:15 PM
Experience level: All levels

Next Generation Web Content Management with a Dash of Web 2.0
Speaker: Tony Pietrocola
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Experience level: All levels

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 11:15AM

[Choose from these three sessions]

Web Content Management to Web Content Operations
Speaker: Todd O’Neill
Time: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Experience level: Intermediate

Open Standards and the Convergence of Wikis and Content Management Systems
Speaker: Rob Dawson
Time: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Experience level: All levels

Web 2.0 Technologies
Speaker: Julian Mills
Time: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Experience level: All levels

BIRDS OF A FEATHER LUNCH 12:15PM – 1:30PM

[Topics and hosts to be announced]

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1:30PM

[Choose from these three sessions]

Repurposing: Does Web Content Management Require New Metadata?
Speaker: Linda Burman
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Experience level: All levels

Drupal 201: The Poster Child for Web 2.0 Community-Driven Website
Speaker: Travis Wissink
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Experience level: Advanced

Social Media Optimization: Digg, Del.icio.us and Beyond
Speaker: Peter Prestipino
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Experience level: Intermediate

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2:30PM

[Choose from these three sessions]

Multi-Channel WCM Projects: Making Them Work
Speaker: Vernon Imrich
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session

Web 2.0 Meets the Enterprise: Lessons of an Effective Corporate Sales and Marketing Portal
Speaker: Jeff Cram
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Experience level: All levels

Migrating Legacy Content: How to Improve Content Usability and Quality Through a Migration Project
Speaker: Laura Melcher
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Experience level: All levels

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3:45PM

[Choose from these three sessions]

Escaping the Static Cling: Delivering Dynamic Web Content
Speaker: John Lovett
Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Experience level: All levels

Collaboration 2.0: Interacting Profitably in a Connected World
Speaker: David Coleman
Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Experience level: Intermediate
Laptop computer required for this session

Web Content Management in a Multimedia World: Blogs, podcasts, Audio, Video, Text….Oh My!
Speaker: Hilary Marsh
Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4:45PM

[Choose from these three sessions]

Web 2.0 and WCMS: Lessons We Can Learn From Web 2.0
Speaker: Adriaan Bloem
Time: 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Experience level: All levels

Podcasting and Publishing Multimedia Content with a Web Content Management System: Exploring the Multimedia Features of Plone
Speaker: Nate Aune
Time: 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Experience level: All levels

The Professional Content Manager: Hiring an Expert to Manage Your Company Content and Online Presence
Speaker: Jim Turner
Time: 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Experience level: All levels

Networking and Cocktail Reception

Time: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Experience level: All levels (LOL)

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