Plone Conference Boston 2016
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 17-23, 2016
We are pleased to announce that the 2016 Plone conference will be in Boston, October 17-23, 2016!
See the 2016.ploneconf.org site
The conference will include a solid week of the Plone training, inspiring keynotes, exciting talks, and productive sprints that we have all come to expect.
Plone spirit and the flavor of New England
In 2016 Plone will be celebrating its 15th birthday. The conference will:
- Demonstrate Plone's inclusivity, community, and collaboration
- Emphasize Plone's power, flexibility, and usability
- Increase participation of new users
Location, Location, Location!
Boston is a beautiful historic American city, with easy flight access through Logan airport (BOS).
The conference will be primarily at the Microsoft New England Research and Development center (map) adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, where we will reserve training and sprinting space.
In Boston you will find narrow, cobblestoned streets on Beacon Hill and modern skyscrapers in the Financial district. The city is relatively small in size and easy to explore on foot. Climb the Bunker Hill Monument, commemorating one of the early battles of the American Revolution, visit one of the many museums, or take a stroll along the harbor.
Watch this video (especially the first few minutes) to get a sense of what Boston is like.
Conference Schedule and Format
Training
Monday and Tuesday, October 17 –18
We will have a combination of 1- and 2 day Plone 5 trainings (for developers and designers) and shorter workshops on topics of interest for integrators, content editors, and those who are new to Plone.
Conference
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, October 19–21
The conference days will consist of:
- Morning keynote sessions
- 3 parallel tracks of talks
- Lightning talks
A portion of the conference will be set aside for impromptu open space discussions.
Sprints
Saturday and Sunday, October 22–23
These last two days will be our continuing tradition of Plone sprints, which are collaborative work sessions on a wide variety of topics.
Newcomers are especially welcome, and we actively seek out non-developers, so whether you're a designer, a writer, an organizer, or a developer, or a friend or spouse along for the ride and you'd like to find out how Plone is made, please join us!
We will include Pyramid and related sprint topics to engage with the sizable Boston Python community.