Gilbane San Francisco 2007: January 2007 Archives

You won't want to miss our 3rd Annual Gilbane San Francisco 2007 Conference. In addition to our in-depth coverage of information technologies and content management strategies, we are pleased to have the LISA Forum USA co-locate with our event, providing expanded coverage of content globalization issues. Both programs are now available at http://gilbanesf.com/.

Gilbane Conference tracks include:

- Web Content Management (WCM)
- Content Management (ECM)
- Enterprise Search & Information Access
- Collaboration, Enterprise Blogs & Wikis
- Publishing Technology, Strategy & Best Practices
- Plus the LISA Forum on Content Globalization

The conference program schedule, tutorial, track and session descriptions are all available on the conference site. Here are some useful links:

Complete conference schedule:
http://gilbanesf.com/conference_grid.html

Pre-conference tutorials:
http://gilbanesf.com/gilbane_preconference-tutorials.html

Conference session descriptions:
http://gilbanesf.com/gilbane_session_descriptions.html

The complete LISA program description:
http://gilbanesf.com/LISA_forum.html

Registration information:
http://gilbanesf.com/registration_information.html

Don't forget there are early bird discounts.
See you there!

As Frank mentioned on our main blog:
The conference track descriptions and the conference session schedule have now been published. Complete tutorial and conference session descriptions will be published soon, along with the speaker list.

Track descriptions:
http://gilbanesf.com/con_program.html

Conference schedule:
http://gilbanesf.com/conference_grid.html

The 2007 CM Pros Spring summit will take place on April 13, the day after the Gilbane Conference and LISA Forum in San Francisco. Plan now to attend. Details are available on the CM Pros website.

The Spring CM Pros Summit focuses on how to effectively manage content management projects. Because many factors impact content management systems—including significant financial costs, stakeholders from all levels of an organization, new business processes as well as complex tools and technologies—the stakes and risks are high. Effective project management increases the likelihood of successfully implementing a content management system that meets your business requirements, on schedule, and on budget. This summit will cover how to effectively plan, manage, and implement complex content management projects. The goal is to give participants a range of tools they can use for their projects.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
CM Pros is looking for moderators to lead roundtable discussions and instructors to lead hands-on workshops that meet the overall theme of the conference (Managing Content Management Projects). Specifically, we're interested in sessions dedicated to:

* Managing project stakeholders—Who are the key stakeholders in a content
management process? How do you create buy-in and manage expectations? How do you manage the organizational and people changes required to implement this technology?

* Creating project roadmaps—What are the elements of a content management implementation project? What are the best practices and processes? How do you develop business cases and return on investment models, identify and manage risk, define and manage quality metrics?

* Understanding tools, technologies, and best practices—What are the nuts and bolts required of a content management system? What are the qualities of an effective implementation that embrace best practices and deliver on the promise of content management?

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
CM Pros welcomes submissions at all levels; many of the conference attendees are experts in their fields, while some are new to content management. Submissions must meet all the requirements. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. All sessions must be submitted in the requested abstract formatand must be original work of professional quality. See the submissionschedule below.

NOTE: Marketing/promotional presentations will not be considered.

The application must contain the following:

* Moderator name and complete contact information (email, phone, mailing address)
* Roundtable or workshop title
* Short Description, 100-word (suitable for marketing purposes)
* Long Abstract, 300-500 word (suitable for marketing purposes)
* List of keywords (10 words max.)
* Estimate of technical knowledge required of attendees
* Submission schedule

To be considered, send your submission to summit@cmprofessionals.org.

Application Deadline: January 22, 2007, noon EST.
Acceptance Notification Due: January 24, 2007

SUBSTITUTIONS
Presenter substitutions are not permitted, except in the case of anemergency and are subject to CM Pros' prior approval. In the event apresenter cannot fulfill his/her commitment, the presenting company will notbe guaranteed a speaking spot for an alternative representative.