Ploneability Higher Ed

by Enfold Systems — last modified Sep 12, 2007 10:45 PM

Ploneability Higher Ed is a one-day conference where college and university Web content managers, developers and site administrators will connect and share Plone success stories.

What
When	Nov 08, 2007 from09:00 AMto05:00 PM
Where	Houston, Texas, USA
Contact Name	Chris Williamson
Contact Phone	+1 713 942 2377 Ext 113
Attendees	http://ploneability.eventbrite.com/#attendees
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Registration

Ploneability Higher Ed Registration

Agenda

The agenda is a work in progress. Confirmed presenters and preliminary topics include:

Alan Runyan, Plone project cofounder, on what’s next in open-source content management
Kurt Bendl on the University of Louisville’s Plone rollout (more than 150 sites and counting), which has produced benefits for content managers, marketing and IT
Christian Vinten-Johansen and Mike Halm on Penn State’s WebLion, a customized version of Plone plus consulting, development and training services
Cameron Cooper on Connexions, the collaborative, Plone-powered course materials repository that was launched at Rice University and has received substantial news media attention
Josten Ma on how nearly 40 Plone sites and a custom skinning product support the University of Houston’s effort to reach the top tier of U.S. research institutions

Adjacent events

Wednesday, Nov. 7: Joel Burton of Plone Bootcamps will hold a training session on the UH campus. Course information and registration will be available soon on the Plone Bootcamps Web site.
Friday, Nov. 9: Christian Vinten-Johansen and Mike Halm of Penn State will hold a meeting at Rice University to discuss collaboration on higher ed Plone products. Seating is limited. For information, please e-mail Christian at cjohansen@psu.edu.

Location, directions and parking

Ploneability Higher Ed will take place in the Elizabeth Dennis Rockwell Pavilion, on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Library at the University of Houston.

Use the links on the right side of the Ploneability Higher Ed registration page to get directions to the nearest campus entrance, Entrance 1, at Calhoun Road and University Drive.

All-day visitor parking is available in the garage, half a block from this entrance, for $8.

Campus map

Airports & Airlines

William P. Hobby Airport: 8 miles southeast of UH; Airline Information
Bush Intercontinental Airport: 23 miles north of UH; Airline Information

Lodging

Hilton University of Houston: Convenient on-campus location, a short walk from the conference
Houston Downtown - Hotels: A short drive from the UH campus, with a variety of options near restaurants and nightlife, plus MetroRail access to the Museum District, Rice University and Hermann Park
Hotels Near Rice University: More options, also a short drive from the UH campus, and near the Friday meeting and Museum District