Don't miss the CM Pros Spring Summit: Managing Content Management Projects

Don't miss the CM Pros Spring Summit
Theme: Managing Content Management Projects
April 13, 2007 | The Palace Hotel | San Francisco
http://www.cmprofessionals.org/events/summit/cm-pros-spring-2007-summit

The Spring 2007 CM Pros Summit takes place at The Palace Hotel in  =

historic San Francisco. Held in conjunction with the Gilbane  =

Conference and LISA Forum, the Summit will help you better understand  =

how to effectively plan, manage, and implement complex content  =

management projects.

The Summit will kick off with a keynote address by Ben Martin, Senior  =

Analyst with Flatiron Solutions. Ben is an industry-leading expert in  =

content management strategies. He will share advice and insight on  =

managing content management implementations and explore critical  =

success factors impacting content management projects. In addition,  =

the Summit will feature a full day of workshops and interactive  =

roundtable sessions, an industry leaders panel, a "birds of a  =

feather" luncheon, and a networking cocktail reception (sponsored by  =

Crown Peak).

http://www.cmprofessionals.org/events/summit/cm-pros-spring-2007-summit

Program - Sessions and Speakers

     * Creating a Stakeholder Management Plan - Tim Bombosch
     * Rapid Ramp-Up: Rapid and Early Discovery of Potential Change  =

Management Issues in CM Projects - Rahel Bailie and Emma Hamer
     * Migrating Your Team to Topic-Based XML Authoring=97Staffing,  =

Training, and Change Management - Lori Fisher
     * Step-by-Step: The Phases of Planning and Completing a  =

Successful Portal Migration - Brett Borgeson
     * Building a Business Case for Content Management - Ann Rockley
     * Content Management: It=92s a Process, NOT a Product - Jim Howard
     * Content Management=92s Best Practice: Integrating Web Content  =

Management, Email, and Analytics - Krista LaRiviere
     * Things that Go Bump in Your Content Management Project - Rita  =

Warren
     * Beyond Schedule and Budget: Using a Balanced Scorecard to  =

Measure the Success of Content Management Projects - Neville Fleet  =

and Joan Lasselle
     * Beyond the Web =96 Towards a Holistic Approach to CM:  =

Information Architecture, Business Process and Technology - Molly  =

Bullock and Kevin Nichols
     * Using Emerging Content Technologies to Manage a Complex  =

Content Management Project - Aniel Sud

What does it cost?

     * Members - $295 USD before April 1, 2007
     * Non-members - $395 USD before April 1, 2007
       (new members receive a free first-year CM Pros Membership)

What do you get for your money?

     * Roundtable sessions, workshops, panel, and keynote
     * First-year membership to CM Professionals ($100 value) *FREE*
     * $200 discount off Gilbane Conference and LISA Forum
     * Access to networking cocktail reception *FREE* (sponsored by  =

Crown Peak)
     * Breakfast, lunch, and snacks *FREE*
Who attends?

Summits attract an intimate group of content professionals. A typical  =

audience may contain less than 100 attendees (both members and non- =

members alike); from well-known content management consultants to  =

newly-appointed content managers; from independent content  =

strategists to writers, editors, and translators; from important  =

industry analysts, to business managers of content-heavy organizations.

Why "Managing Content Management Projects"?

Because many factors impact content management systems=97including  =

significant financial costs, stakeholders from all levels of an  =

organization, new business processes as well as complex tools and  =

technologies=97the 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.

Attend the CM Pros Spring 2007 Summit and gain new insights into the  =

most important issues impacting the success of content management  =

projects. More importantly, learn to avoid the costly mistakes made  =

by others before you.

Sponsorship

We havea limited amount of sponsorships available.  Contact Scott  =

Abel to become a sponsor.

Hope to see you in San Francisco this April!

Scott Abel
Executive Director
Content Management Professionals
[email protected]
www.cmpros.org
office: 317-466-1840
skype: abelsp