Open Source CMS Conference III
Harvard University
May 28-30, 2003 -- , Boston, MA
Call for Participation
Proposals Due: March 15, 2003
The theme of the next OSCOM is "Leveraging content with CMS: authoring
and syndication towards the semantic web" Content management treats
content as something static more often than not. Content can be much
more than that, though. OSCOM III will show attendees how to make more
out of the content that is stored in their CMS, how to make content
discoverable, provide annotation and other advanced services. OSCOM III
will also explore the frontiers with a look at semantic web
technologies, and what they might add to content management in the
future.
The theme has several aspects:
* Content Annotation
* Content Authoring API
* Blogger API
* RDF
* Dublin Core
* Multichannel publishing
* Content discovery
* Searching
* Semantic web in general
* Copyrights, Creative Commons
* Digital Rights Management
The Open Source CMS community is rich and varied with many projects such
as OpenCMS, Zope, Midgard, PostNuke, Bitflux, Wyona, Cofax, Drupal,
RedHat CCM, and many others. In addition, market awareness is rapidly
growing, with several Open Source CMS being mentioned favorably in
recent Gartner reports, among others.
In this rich open environment, there is room for a variety of
presentations on many topics. OSCOM III is a place for CMS developers,
integrators and users to mingle and learn from each other. We aim to
make the conference as interactive as possible.
Individuals and companies interested in making presentations, giving a
tutorial, or participating in panel discussions regarding CMS at OSCOM
III are invited to submit proposals. Proposals will be considered in two
classes: tutorials and convention presentations (sessions).
Presentations by marketing staff or with a marketing focus will not be
accepted; neither will submissions made by anyone other than the
proposed speaker. Presentations should add value to the conference. We
are not interested in pure product presenations, but would much prefer
to receive proposals that cover one of the aspects of the conference and
explain these with the help of a particular CMS.
Besides presentations from CMS projects and vendors, we are especially
looking for proposals dealing with the legal issues of open content.
Part of the conference will be devoted to these topics in cooperation
with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.
Session presentations are 45 minutes long, and tutorials are a half-day
(3 hours). If you are interested in participating in or moderating panel
discussions, or otherwise contributing to the conference, please let us
know (and please include your area of expertise). If you have an idea
for a panel discussion or a particularly provocative group of panelists
that you'd love to see square off, feel free to send your suggestions to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Submitting Proposals
Proposals may be submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keep in mind that proposals
need not be works of art. A quick summary or abstract of the talk you
plan to give is sufficient for consideration. We prefer outlines for
tutorials. The proposal is what the conference committees uses to select
speakers, so give enough information that the committee can tell what
you'll be covering. As the conference approaches, we will request
additional information about your proposal as necessary.
NOTE: All presenters whose talks are accepted will receive free
registration at the conference and a travel / accomodation allowance.
Registration will open March 15, 2003.
Important Dates
Proposals Due: March 15, 2003
Speaker Notification: April 1, 2003
Presentation Files Due: April 15, 2003
/Bergie
--
Henri Bergius [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Consultant Partner Tel: +358-20-198 6032
Nemein Oy http://www.nemein.com/
Nemein.Net -- Project tracking solution for consulting companies
http://www.nemein.com/Nemein.Net/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
