Workshops - 15th of September
Below you will find this year's pre-conference workshops where experts will give hands-on workshops for half a day of focused learning on various subjects.
The workshops runs in three parallel tracks with three workshops in the morning and three in the afternoon. Each with a limited number of seats. "First come, first served" applies....
Make Any Design Work in CMSMS™
Area: Design/Development
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Level: Intermediate
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Time: 9.00 - 12.30
Trainer(s): Mark Reed
Summary: One of CMS Made Simple™'s primary strengths is the ability to integrate just about any design with little effort. This workshop, led by the dev team's HTML/CSS slicing expert will show you how to turn any design into a working CMS system that you can safely pass off to your client.
Using MCFactory and ModuleXtender
Area: Development
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Level: Intermediate
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Time: 9.00 - 12.30
Trainer(s): Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
Summary: Many sites require custom modules for storing particular types of data, which can be time consuming to write from scratch for a single site or purpose. Learn how using MCFactory and ModuleXtender can speed up development significantly by removing the need to write modules for custom content types. In fact, these modules were used to create the very page you're reading.
Area: Design/Development
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Level: Beginner w/ Some CMSMS™ Experience
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Time: 9.00 - 12.30
Trainer(s): Gerben van Wijngaarden
Summary: CMS Made Simple is an incredibly flexible platform, making it perfect for Search Engine Optimization. Learn all proper SEO tactics and the tricks to implementing them correctly in CMSMS™.
Most interesting features in the backend revealed -FREE WORKSHOP
Area: Basics of CMS Made Simple™
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Level: Beginners and intermediate
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Time: 13.30 - 14.30
Trainer(s): Ronny Krijt
Summary: If you have recently begun working with CMS Made Simple™, this is a workshop you don't want to miss! And even for long time users this walkthrough may turn out to be a revelation.
Howto create main templates and styling of modules
Area: Design/Development
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Level: Beginner w/ HTML/CSS Experience
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Time: 14.45 - 17.00
Trainer(s): John Scotcher
Summary: Aimed at people with knowledge of HTML and CSS, this workshop looks at how a developer can create templates for the main system and how the modules can be styled using their own templates and CSS.
Creating modules and plugins for CMSMS™ 1.8 and beyond
Area: Programming
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Level: Intermediate
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Time: 13.30 - 17.00
Trainer(s): Samuel Goldstein and
Jeff Bosch
Summary: Presented by members of the CMSMS™ core team, this workshop will show users with PHP development experience how to extend the system to meet their custom needs. Includes information on modifying modules to be prepared for the release of CMSMS™ 2.0 later this year.
Site Optimization and Javascript with CMSMS™
Area: Development
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Level: Intermediate
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Time: 13.30 - 17.00
Trainer(s): Jeremy Bass
Summary: A two part workshop. First, we'll cover the basics of jQuery integration in CMS Made Simple™ using various examples. Then, the topic will turn to site optimization -- producing sites in CMSMS™ that are light, powerful and robust.
Lunch and Refreshments
All workshop attendees will get the following included food and refreshments:
- Unlimited coffee and tea
- Danish pastry upon arrival
- Casa lunch buffet
- Beverage and savoury snack or fruit surprise
The Casa lunch buffet includes:
- Coffee and tea
- Fruit juices, milk and buttermilk
- Wide variety of rolls and breads
- Premium meats and cheeses
- Assorted sweet spreads
- Clear soup with separate garnishes
- Creamy soup of the day
- Hot or cold snack
- Full salad bar
- Assorted fruit
- Dessert