[daisy] First public Daisy workshop: March 19-21 in Gent, Belgium

[Steven Noels]

Hi all, and thanks for being here. :-)

Every time we send out a mail like this (which we don't do often),  
we're always extremely happy to realize that there's an email list,  
signpost of the community of Real People around Daisy, our not-so- 
little-anymore content management framework which we started working  
on three years ago. Little did we know: we have been very busy over  
the past three years, so busy that we always lacked time to organize  
this kind of real life events. That's bad, since we're accustomed to  
present and teach things, and we really like to help people getting a  
jumpstart with the stuff we are building.

So, without further ado: here's the date (and the program!) of our  
First Daisy Workshop. We hope to see many of you participate with  
this first workshop. There's a cut-off at around 8 attendees, to  
ensure maximum bandwidth for knowledge transfer, but if this edition  
sells out fast, we *will* be hosting another one before Summer.

And there's a little secret I want to share with you: there's a good  
chance the workshop will take place in our shiny new offices! See  
http://blog.outerthought.org/articles/2007/01/30/outerthought-is- 
moving-the-beginning

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The Daisy Workshop: Meet Daisy and its makers.

# What

A practical, hands-on workshop for non- and semi-experienced users of  
Daisy CMS. Learn how to use Daisy to attack your real-world issues,  
learn how you should use Daisy to get the most out of it.

Language of the workshop will be English.

# When

19, 20, 21 March 2007
9 am till 5:30 pm

# Where

Outerthought offices, Technologiepark 3, 9052 Gent (Zwijnaarde), Belgium

# What you will learn

     * How to setup and manage a Daisy CMS installation.
     * Be able to support content editors in best ways to achieve  
their desired effects.
     * Be able to change Daisy's default appearance into one of your  
own liking.
     * How to use the Daisy Query Language.
     * How to customise Daisy to a large degree.
     * How to (code-wise) extend and integrate Daisy in your IT  
environment.

# Course Agenda

DAY 1

     * Conceptual overview
           o repository concepts
           o daisy-wiki features
     * Installation
           o from choosing your installation package to testing your  
system
     * Standard usage and tips
           o In depth usage of all Wiki features
           o Understanding repository document organization (versions  
and variants)
           o Effective wiki editing tricks
           o Learning the Query Language
     * Daisy Administration
           o ACL planning and editing
           o JMX access
           o Backup and restore
           o Bulk changes using 'document tasks'

DAY 2

     * “My Daisy” (advanced use and customization)
           o CSS adaptation
           o Skinning using XSLT
           o Document Type Styling
           o Query Styling
           o Publisher Requests
           o Custom RSS feeds
     * Application integration
           o Considerations and recommendations concerning your build  
environment
           o API overview
           o /ext/** en ext:
           o daisy-js scripting
           o Writing a custom client in Java
           o Adding a custom part-editor

DAY 3

     * Daisy Books
           o Using the collaborative 'book' editing features of Daisy  
CMS
     * Overview of important Daisy 2.0 features
           o namespacing
           o import/export
           o workflow

# Attendance Fee

1850 € ex VAT

# Enrol

Send mail with your contact details to info at outerthought.org.

</Steven>
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Steven Noels                            http://outerthought.org/
Outerthought                              Open Source Java & XML
stevenn at outerthought.org                stevenn at apache.org