The Judges will be choosing from the five Content Management Systems that received the most nominations, during the nomination stage. They will be selecting their top three based on a number of factors including performance, usability, accessibility, ease of configuration and customization, scalability and security. The Judging panel is made up from a list of experienced and respected figures in the open source and Content Management industry:
Bryan Ruby, CMS Report
Bryan Ruby is owner and editor for CMS Report, a website that focuses on Web content management systems, information systems, and information technology. For the past eight years, he has also been the Information Technology Officer for a field office in the federal government. Ruby received a Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Kansas and a M.S. in Administrative Studies/Information Systems from the University of South Dakota. Away from the computer he enjoys his family, bicycling, camping, and the outdoors.
For more information, please visit: CMSReport.com
John Resig, jQuery
John Resig is a JavaScript Tool Developer for the Mozilla Corporation and the author of the book Pro JavaScript Techniques. He's also the creator and lead developer of the jQuery JavaScript library.
Currently, John is located in Boston, MA. He's hard at work on his second book, Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, due in bookstores in 2009.
Deane Barker, Gadgetopia
Deane Barker is content management consultant and principle of Blend Interactive, a content management integration firm based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Deane has been working content management for the last 10 years, in both the open-source and commercial worlds. He blogs about content management and other tech- and development-related topics at Gadgetopia (www.gadgetopia.com).
Karen Koombs
Karen A. Coombs serves as the Head of Web Services at the University of Houston Libraries. Her duties include development and maintenance of the libraries’ web site and virtual presence for 35,000 plus students, faculty and staff. She has an MLS and an MS in Information Management from Syracuse University. Karen has presented at many national and international conferences including ALA Annual, Internet Librarian, Access and ELAG; she has written articles for Computers in Libraries, Library Journal, Library Hi Tech, and Journal of Academic Librarianship. With Jason Griffey , she is the co-author of the book Library Blogging. In 2009, Karen was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She is past-chair of the LITA Special Interest Group for Blogs, Wikis and interactive media, a member of the LITA Top Technology Trends panel, and the author of the Library Web Chic weblog.
You!
The final judge is made up of votes from customers and visitors to www.PacktPub.com. You have the chance to support your favourite CMS by submitting a vote when the final five are announced.
View the other judges:
- Hall of Fame Judges
- Most Promising Open Source CMS Judges
- Best Open Source PHP CMS Judges
- Best Other Open Source CMS Judges
Keep track of the Award schedule here: www.packtpub.com/award_timeline
The Judges will be choosing from the five Content Management Systems that received the most nominations, during the nomination stage. They will be selecting their top three based on a number of factors including performance, usability, accessibility, ease of configuration and customization, scalability and security. The Judging panel is made up from a list of experienced and respected figures in the open source and Content Management industry:
