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One of the hot topics at the Gilbane Boston conference this year is open source. The event program features several OSS-focused sessions, there were open source breakfasts, socials and pow-wows -- all of that signaling wider adoption and growing popularity of the open source CMS industry.

In one of the sessions, the industry experts talked about how open source affects CMS procurement and technology buyers/sellers, adoption drivers are and looked into what makes OS different.

The 6th annual Gilbane Boston conference kicked off today with a program full of interesting sessions, as the crowd was trying to find a way to be in two places at once (aside from following the #gilbaneboston Twitter feed). As a precursor to the conference, yesterday was a day full of workshops.

One of them -- Content Migration, the Dirty Little Secret of Content Management – aimed to investigate the real stumbling blocks of content migrations and shed light on some techniques on how to avoid them.

Gilbane Boston is approaching fast. Here’s a look (more like a glimpse, given the breadth of the event) at what you can expect at the conference taking place December 1-3:

• Listen and talk to the "who's who" of practitioners, analysts and technologists in the content management space. This is a great opportunity to exercise your brain, as well as network and socialize with the industry’s experts.
• Take a deep dive into the three C’s -- Content, Collaboration & Customers -- by attending sessions, workshops and keynotes.
• Be one of the first to see and touch the already famous SharePoint 2010.
• Participate in the Industry Analyst Debate: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What’s Coming.
• Take part in the Open Source CMS pow-wow.
• Check out content management in practice, lessons learned and real stories from the CMS implementation trenches.
• Push the envelope, look into the future of WCM and share your ideas.

There's a lot more on the menu for the thirsty content management minds of yours. Registration is still open. To get a discount, our readers can use this code: CMSWIRE.

In the meantime, follow Twitter chatter on #gilbaneboston to get more information on what’s in store the first week of December (you may very well find that CMS Christmas is coming early this year). See you in Boston!

What does your Q4 conference schedule look like? If you’re in the content management industry, one of the events you should consider attending is, of course, the 6th annual Gilbane Boston Conference, organized by Gilbane Group (news, site) and Lighthouse Seminars.

The event will feature the traditional industry analyst keynote panel. This time around, the discussions will revolve around the following topics:

• SharePoint 2010’s impact on content management
• Deploying enterprise social software
• Managing user-generated and mobile content
• Engaging customers with multi-lingual web content

Debating on “What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What’s Coming” in content management and collaboration, analysts from firms like 451 Group, Forrester, IDC, and Burton and Gilbane Groups will share their opinions with conference attendees. Doesn’t hurt to get a second (or even a third and fifth) opinion, if it helps you make the right decision, does it?

Essential Gilbane Boston details:

• When: December 1- 3, 2009
• Where: The Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA
• Twitter: @GilbaneBoston and #GilbaneBoston
• Conference program
• Registration information

It's no secret that we at CMSWire are pretty big fans of the Gilbane Group (news, site), so we're glad to announce that Bill Trippe has been promoted to Vice President & Lead Analyst of Content Strategies.

Trippe is no stranger to the Gilbane family. Previously a lead analyst for Gilbane's XML Technologies and Content Strategies Consulting Practice, Trippe will transfer his success and expertise over to the management team.

"Bill and I have worked together in variety of capacities for many years, and I'm thrilled that we'll be working together even more closely." said Frank Gilbane, CEO of the Gilbane Group. "Bill's expertise and experience combined with his strong interpersonal skills keep him in high demand from both customers and colleagues."

Equally excited is Trippe himself:

"I am excited to be taking on this new role at Gilbane. The content management landscape continues to be dynamic and compelling, and I look forward to helping our clients leverage technology for productivity, new product development, and overall growth and success." 

If you're around Boston this holiday season, stop by the next Gilbane event on December 1-3. For more information, head over here.