If you have a website, or want a website, you'll probably have heard of Content Management Systems (CMS) - software for managing websites. The aim of most CMSs is to make it easy for anyone to make web pages and put them onto a web server. We'll be looking at several popular CMSs - what makes each unique and why you'd want to use it. We plan to have examples of Drupal, ExpressionEngine, inCharge, Joomla and Wordpress to test drive.

We chose these CMS through a poll of the most favourite around Cambridge and asked for speakers to volunteer to evangelize each.

Overview & intro to CMSs - Claude Schneider

Claude Schneider - Claude is a freelance web developer, graphic designer and photographer, with over 15 years' professional experience. His specialities include web applications, customised-CMS solutions, member communities, auction software, and dynamic photo galleries.

Drupal - Joe Thompson & Jeff Veit

Joe Thompson - Ventura Cottage - Joe is a designer with several year's experience of making Drupal websites look great, ranging from small sites to sites with national reach. He is a member of Drupal East Anglia.

Jeff Veit - Tanasity Software + Services - Tanasity works almost exclusively with Drupal, building websites and applications for publishers, events & conferences, and businesses of all sizes. As well as organising CHASE I co-organise Drupal East Anglia.

ExpressionEngine - Lee Bolding & Greg Veit - PHP(UK)/eeCommerce
PHP(UK) provide eeCommerce, a powerful suite of extensions and modules that bring the full power of Magento ecommerce system into the ExpressionEngine CMS.

inCharge - Julian Price -inCharge.co.uk
inCharge.co.uk build websites using their proprietary inCharge CMS, designed to be easy-to-use for ordinary users in small businesses while allowing designers freedom of design.

Joomla - Marcus Stafford & Keri Lambden - Wintercorn

Wintercorn are a web design agency specialising in the Joomla! Content Management System. Based in Norwich, they serve clients worldwide in diverse industries with web design, build hosting and consultancy.

Wordpress - Julian Clover - Broadband TV News

Broadband TV News use Wordpress to run their constantly updated website, bringing news, analysis and comment on the delivery of digital television to industry readers around the world.

Everybody welcome. No pre-registration required. Entrance free. 7.30pm for 8pm start. ARM Conference Centre, 110 Fulbourne Rd, Cambridge.

Thanks to John Harris for suggesting the idea for the talks.