Re: Announcing the new Content Management Professionals Organization: Become a charter member, spread the word, come to our first face-to-face meeting later this year!

This is a good initiative, but Iva is right. An organization that promotes professionalism needs to lead by example. Hilary, I am sure that there are many of us on this list that are willing to help. Let's make this a group effort and all of us will benefit from the experience.

Regards,
-Vlad
XStandard Development Team
http://xstandard.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hilary Marsh" <[email protected]>
To: <contentmanagers-MANKfPrvENWc44HBJURdtIAH1+cY4lxd2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: [CMS] Announcing the new Content Management Professionals Organization: Become a charter member, spread the word, come to our first face-to-face meeting later this year!


> I am pleased to be part of the formation of the first association for 
> content management professionals, which is making its official launch 
> today. Our website is brand-new and still in its infancy, but we have 
> high hopes that this organization will provide much-needed community, 
> awareness and standards for the people and practices of content 
> management.
> 
> Please feel free to distribute this widely.
> 
> And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me 
> with questions.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Hilary Marsh
> 
> P.S. Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement.
> 
> 
> 
> NEW CONTENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZATION
> ANNOUNCED TODAY
> 
> CM Professionals: A Content Management Community of Practice
> 
>                                  Media Contact:
>                                  Bob Doyle, executive director
>                                  +1 617 876 5678
>                                  [email protected]
>                                  http://www.cmprofessionals.org
> 
> 
> Silver Spring MD, September 20, 2004. A group of thirty content
> management experts from around the world has announced the
> formation of CM Professionals, an international community of
> content management professionals whose purpose is to further
> best practices based on shared experiences of experts and peers.
> 
> CM Pros offers a members-only mailing list, a collaborative
> website,discussion forums, issue-oriented group blogs, knowledge
> wikis, syndicated web services, a job board, a professional
> directory and a calendar of face-to-face meeting opportunities.
> 
> CM Pros president Bob Boiko, author of the "Content Management
> Bible" and director of the University of Washington iSchool
> CMS Evaluation Lab, says, "As the first group of its kind, CM Pros
> is a membership organization that enables content management
> practitioners to share information, practices and strategies.
> This organization is needed to help move the discipline of
> content management forward, helping practitioners avoid the
> pitfalls and costly mistakes made by others."
> 
> "We also envision a variety of members-only services, including
> a newsletter, professional discounts and summit-type gatherings
> devoid of marketing hype," says Tony Byrne, CMS Watch editor and
> CM Pros treasurer.
> 
> "CM Pros will raise awareness of content management as an essential
> discipline that builds value, both financial and human, for
> companies and organizations," says Ann Rockley, author of "Managing
> Enterprise Content" and secretary of CM Pros.
> 
> CM Professionals will hold its first CM Summit, in conjunction with
> the Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies, Tuesday,
> November 30, 2004 in Boston, Mass. (U.S.A.).
> 
> Information on the Gilbane Conference on Content Management
> Technologies: http://www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_Boston_04.html.
> 
> As CM Professionals grows, Boiko says, "We will work closely with
> other organizations that share many of our goals. We will coordinate
> our thinking about recommended standards for best practices with these
> organizations, and we hope to work closely with graduate schools that
> are training the next generation of information professionals."
> 
> ABOUT CM PROFESSIONALS
> CM Professionals is the premier community of practice for people
> involved with managing content for electronic and other media.
> CM Professionals collects, develops, organizes and provides access
> to knowledge about content management through online resources, email
> interaction and face-to-face summits. By identifying, refining,
> publicizing and advocating for respected content management practices
> and models, CM Professionals educates and fosters interaction among
> content management professionals, enterprise leadership, product
> vendors and university educators. For more information, please visit 
> the website: http://www.cmprofessionals.org.
> 
> 
>                                     ###
> 
> 
> 
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