Thanks for sending this out, Karen! It sounds like a great presentation. I'll forward to the Austin Web Design meetup as well.
- RYAN JOY http://atxryan.com On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Karen Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm posting this for a friend who does excellent presentations and is > offering one that may interest you. Please contact her directly, if you have > questions. > > KK > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Chana Campos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:44:26 -0600 > To: Karen Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [HD] Content Management Systems Free Workshop > > > "Joomla is the only open source (read "free") content management system > (CMS) that's out there, right? > > Well, in a very short word, "no". There are over 100 free CMS systems out > there that are being used by a variety of businesses - both small and large > to manage both web and internal content. Some are best used for document > management, some for websites, some for social websites, some for creatives, > some for those who...well, you get the picture. > > Come for a fun, two-hour overview of what the various open source CMS > systems have to offer you - both personally, but especially as a business > owner. We'll discuss the basic attributes of a good CMS; how they differ > from traditional web development platforms and tools; and discuss briefly > their pros and cons. Then we will begin exploring the specific CMS' under > discussion for the workshop: Joomla, Drupal, ModX, EZPublish, Liferay and > Typo3. We will look at their user interfaces from an > administrative/development standpoint and look at some sites based on them. > We wil also discuss their support options, such as forums and/or > documentation. We'll also discuss the learning curves and suitability of the > various CMS'. Which one is the easiest to learn? Which is well-known as > having a learning curve that could make you weep? Who makes it easy? And who > is trying to call themselves a CMS - but still has a ways to go? > > There are two workshops available, one on Wednesday, November 19th and one > on Wednesday, December 3. They will begin at 6:00 pm and go to 8:00 pm both > evenings. Boith workshops will be held at the St. Edwards Professional > Center at 9420 Research Blvd, Echelon III, Suite 200 here in Austin. A > detailed map can be found on the registration page at Eventbrite. > > The sign-up URL for November 19th is www.austincms.eventbrite.com > <http://www.austincms.eventbrite.com> . > > The sign-up URL for December 3 is www.austincms2.eventbrite.com > <http://www.austincms2.eventbrite.com> . > > Further information regarding sign-up and contact information can also be > found at the two URLs above." > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin/web/refresh-austins-job-posting-guidelines. We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
