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Phil Kemelor (Analytics-Guru and VP at Semphonic) and Ann Poritzky (Web Analytics Specialist at NIH) are presenting on the use of web analytics in public sector websites. Their presentation is rooted in the latest research to come out of the Web Analytics Association (WAA). If you work with a .gov, .org, .mil or .edu website, you won't want to miss this session.

The speakers will provide a look at the unique challenges and opportunities non-profit and public sector web sites face, as well as how to get more value out of web analytics to effectively achieve organizational goals.

Location is RFD in Washington, DC.
7:00 - Registration and Networking
7:30 - Presentation
8:30 - More Networking

This session will be sponsored by NavigationArts, Foresee Results, Microsoft, and Percussion.

If you combine the knowledge of the 1,000+ members in our group, you'd find that we know a lot about CMS. This month, we're going to find out just how much we know!

We're going to pool our knowledge about specific CMS tools and facilitate small group discussions about the systems we love (and the systems we love to hate). After our typical networking, we'll break up into groups based on interest in specific content management systems.

We want participants who are developers, content contributors, editors, strategists, designers, usability specialists, information architects, etc. Please bring your questions, concerns, tips and tricks about the tool of your choice.

7:00 Networking
7:30 Break into Small Discussion Groups by CMS
8:30 More Networking

This event will be a great opportunity to learn from each other - and identify points of contact within the Web Content Mavens community who are knowledgeable about a specific tool. If this is successful, hopefully it will be a jumping off point for creating CMS specific user-groups within the Web Content Mavens umbrella.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEADING ONE OF THESE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, please let me know.

At the very least, we will have sessions around:
Open Source
Percussion CM
SharePoint
Sitecore
Stellent
Vignette

As always, our sponsors will provide funding for food, drink, and room rental. Thanks in advance to NavigationArts, Percussion, and Microsoft.

ALL STAR PANEL: Strategies for Adopting & Deploying New Technologies

ANNOUNCING THE WEB CONTENT MAVENS' APRIL MEETUP: An all-star panel of professors from Georgetown University discussing "the people part of IT" -- strategies for adopting and deploying new technologies. Our speakers have worked on Internet and IT projects at IBM, Apple, the White House, the US Senate, and the FCC, to name a few, so they have a wealth of professional experience to draw from.

Georgetown University is not known as a tech school, but hidden among the spires overlooking the Potomac River are professors and researchers studying how individuals and organizations adopt new technologies. Their work, which spans disciplines as diverse as sociology, political science, economics, technology policy, psychology, and management, could help companies and governments craft more effective strategies to spur the growth of new IT applications.

Wednesday, April 15th

NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE - Georgetown's Public Policy Institute is the Location Sponsor for this event. We will be meeting on campus, at the historic "Car Barn" building, 3520 Prospect St. NW, Washington DC.

7:00 pm Check in and networking
7:30 pm Presentation
8:30 pm More Networking

Michael Nelson joined the Georgetown faculty at the end of 2007 after spending nine years as Director of Internet Technology and Strategy at IBM, where he managed a team working on IBM's Next Generation Internet strategy. Prior to that, he spent ten years working on Internet policy in the US Senate, the White House, and the Federal Communication Commission. His research focuses on the future of the Internet, cyber-policy, innovation, and e-government. His talk will focus on how organizations and governments can foster the development of cloud computing.

Daryl Nardick is Senior Project Consultant for Georgetown University's Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS), a pioneering center developing new techniques for applying Web technologies in the classroom. Her interest is in the intersection of personal transformation and digital media developed during her years with Apple Computer when she headed up the company's higher education market development effort. She’ll discuss the role digital media can play in teaching to and from the whole person in higher education institutions.

David Ribes recently joined the Georgetown faculty after finishing his Ph.D. at UCSD and doing post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan School of Information. His research interests include the organization of large-scale infrastructure development, the practice of science policy, and how IT is changing the nature of scientific research. He’ll discuss how lessons learned from scientific cyberinfrastructure projects, such as the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, can be applied to IT projects in industry, government, and academia in order to ensure their long-term sustainability.

Speakers:

Daryl Nardick, Ph.D., Senior Project Consultant & Director of Strategic Project Integration, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), Georgetown University.

Michael R. Nelson, Visiting Professor, Internet Studies, Communication, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University

David Ribes, Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University

Web Content Mavens is sponsored by NavigationArts, Percussion, Foresee Results, and Microsoft. As always, our sponsors will provide complimentary food and drink.

ATTENTION WEB CONTENT MAVENS! Tony Byrne, Founder of CMS Watch, is returning to speak to us in January 2009 for an update on the Web Content Management marketplace. This is a not-to-miss event if you work with a CMS, and/or might be expected to select a new CMS in the future.

As some of you may remember, last year Tony presented to the group about the Web Content Management market, and how various products performed when it came to social networking. This year he'll be talking to us about the latest and greatest in the CMS market for 2009.

NOTE THE NEW LOCATION:
McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC
Closest metro is Foggy Bottom / GWU

EVENT DETAILS:
7-7:30 pm: Networking
7:30 pm: Presentation Begins
8:30 pm: More Networking

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, we are able to provide a complimentary drink and appetizers to all who attend. Come early to enjoy the food and the company!

This event is sponsored by NavigationArts, Microsoft, Percussion Software, and Foresee Results.

About CMS Watch
CMS Watch™ evaluates content-oriented technologies, publishing head-to-head comparative reviews of leading solutions. To retain our independence as a vendor-neutral analyst firm, CMS Watch works solely for solutions buyers and never for the vendors we cover.

Reggie Henry, Chief Technology Officer for ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership (http://www.asaecenter.org), will lead our September meetup.

He'll be discussing how social networks can fit into a web strategy, and how to make them more palatable to senior executives.

7:00 Check in and networking
7:30 Presentation
8:30 More networking

More details soon!

This meeting is sponsored by NavigationArts, Percussion Software, Microsoft, and Foresee Results.