With the dust settling behind such a whirlwind week, we're happy to say that Content World welcomed over 1,200 attendees at our annual event. A big thanks to all customers, partners and staff for the great participation.

Conference highlights of the five day event include:

• The annual Partner Day for Open Text partners.
• A training program which featured over 30 workshops and courses and 360 enrollments.
• A standing ovation for the keynote address from Wired Magazine's Rave Award Winner, Dr. Michael Wesch.
• The 2009 GlobalStar Enterprise and ECM Champion Awards, celebrating individual and Enterprise Award winners.
• The General Session from Open Text executives on corporate vision and product strategy, plus a product launch and roadmap release.
• Specialized receptions and User Group Days for both industry and product users
• Content World 2010 announced for November 7-12, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Miss the conference? We've got you coverered.

Over 1200+ tweets were generated on the conference by customers, partners and staff. Find a complete transcript in the Content World 2009 Community. You can watch Content World videos on the Open Text YouTube channel, view our fun set of Flickr photos or join the Community to access presentations and handouts, view videos and the photogallery. Or follow us @OTContentWorld for future announcements.

We'll see you soon in 2010 when OT goes to DC!
Content World 2010 | Washington DC | November 7 - 12, 2010.

-The Content World Team

Below, a few shots from our Flickr gallery:

Gala Dinner presentation.

Keynote Mike Wesch wowed the audience into a standing ovation.

Attendees mingle for meal.

Program Manager Jer Reed serenades a much delighted crowd at the Content World post-event. Standing room only of course.


 

As we count down the final hours until the conference, we'd like to share our arsenal of online social networking available for you at Content World 2009

GET THE MOST OUT OF CONTENT WORLD
Join and bookmark the Content World Community on Open Text Online for up-to-date news and valuable assets from Content World:

• You can follow along by reading blog postings and #OTCW tweets.
• Download materials from a session you missed or want to revisit - keynote and breakout presentations will be uploaded throughout the week, after the sessions have been completed
• You'll also be able to access Open Text Pod handouts and an updated attendee list.
• Browse our partners' "Virtual Booths" which will include company-specific information and collateral at a unique URL. 
• Last but not least, make sure to check out all of the photos being taken at the conference. We might even squeeze in some video of the event!

Please contact communities@opentext.com if you have any questions.

PLUG IN TO INSTANT UPDATES
Follow Content World on Twitter at www.twitter.com/otcontentworld. You can track the buzz about the conference with the hashtag #OTCW or tweet your own 140 character updates at Content World by signing up for Twitter.

NETWORK WITH OTHER CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
Follow and get in touch with fellow users, partners and Open Texters who are using Twitter. Connect with folks while following the official feed. Add yourself to the Content World Tweeps list and follow others to stay in touch. Bookmark the Tweeps page and check back frequently as others add themselves to the list.

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS TO FLICKR
Did you know you can send your pictures to the Open Text photostream on Flickr? Use your laptop or mobile phone to email photos directly! Here's how:
1. Send your pic to: lave01first@photos.flickr.com
2. OPTIONAL: Title your photo in the subject line.
3. OPTIONAL: Provide a description in the email body.
4. And send! We'll post your Content World experience for everyone to enjoy.

Do you have a Flickr account? You can post your videos or pictures to the Open Text Content World 2009 group pool from your account.

TUNE IN TO OUR GUEST BLOGGERS
Next week, we will be hosting Open Text Conversations posts about the conference. Tune in to this space for updates and any key announcements. Meet the experts here.

Drop us a note on Twitter @OTContentWorld if you have any questions or comments. We'll see you at Content World!

Sam Trieu
Open Text Marketing Assistant

Before you leave for Content World, take a moment to pre-plan your conference agenda. See the available suggested paths for Industry or Product and Solutions, or go straight to the breakout sessions and add them to Your Calendar.  While you're planning your agenda, why not import your sessions to your Outlook Calendar? Beside every breakout session is the option to add the session as an iCalendar file.

Adding sessions ahead of time enables you to:

We're less than 10 days from the start of Content World and we want you to get involved online. When you head to Orlando with your trusty BB/iPhone/mobile phone, tweet your #otcw experience on Twitter. You'll be able to connect with fellow attendees, Open Text partners and Open Texters, and find out about the latest updates from our team of program, training and partner staff. Use the new and improved (and shorter) hashtag #otcw in your posts to track the buzz around the conference.

Here's how you can set your device up!

• Add your device to your Twitter account (any phone that supports SMS text messaging will work) on the Devices page. 
• Download a mobile Twitter client/app. We like TwitterBerry, Tweetie for iPhone, Seesmic, and Twitteriffic for iPhone.
• Or, if you're bringing a laptop or netbook, check out desktop clients like Digsby, or TweetDeck.

These are just suggestions, so be sure to check what works best for your needs. For more help on adding your device, check out the Twitter forums or send me a note on Twitter @OTContentWorld.

Stay tuned- we're running a neat Twitter contest onsite at Content World. Details to come...

Sam Trieu
Open Text Marketing Assistant 

We're less than three weeks away from our largest annual event and the momentum is STILL building.  Our headquarters is a buzz with last minute details to make this the most memorable conference we've ever held. 

If you are still pondering attending then here are a few points to consider.  We have a great keynote speaker lined up for our Tuesday Gala Dinner in Michael Wesch.  145 breakout sessions are locked down including an interesting mix of customer case studies and roadmaps to technical overviews and panel discussions.  Over 30 training sessions and workshops bookend the program.  Industry receptions on the Tuesday evening and Industry peer-to-peer meetings on the Friday morning provide excellent time for peer networking.  We've also extended the hours of our Content Experts pavilion on the Tuesday, so those coming in early can have some one-on-one time with Open Text staff and partners.   Our Innovation lab offers some great usability tests and focus group sessions that you can sign up for on site.  There are just so many opportunities to learn, ask questions and provide us your feedback.    

This is the best opportunity you will find for one-on-one interaction with Open Text technical experts, industry experts, executives and partners.  There is still time to get to Orlando, so don't delay.  Drop us a line if you have   

If you have any questions or comments you can send me a note on Twitter @Jeremy_Reed.

Jer

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The start of the Content World conference is less than a month away- to the planning team here, it's come so quickly. We've been busy to ensure that your attendance is a tailored, full and highly educational experience.

In the last few weeks, our Open Text experts have compiled a complete recommended path through both industries and product & solutions (If you have trouble with the current product name, they've also called out the product and solutions by their legacy names). You'll find a welcome letter from our industry or product & solutions team, along with a list of recommended breakout sessions, peer-to-peer networking opportunities and training.

Choose from the following Industry paths:

• Energy, Utilities & Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Metals & Mining
• Corporate Legal
• Law Firms
• Financial Services
• Life Sciences
• US Public Sector
• Canadian Public Sector

Choose from the following Product and Solutions paths:

• Vignette Solutions
• Fax and Document Distribution
• Collaboration
• Records Management & Content Lifecycle Management
• eDOCS
• Web Solutions (formerly RedDot)
• Media Management (formerly Artesia)
• Archiving (formerly IXOS) & Transactional Content Management
• Email Management Solutions

You can jump directly from the links above or check out the homepage for a jump through to your conference path.
 

Don't forget to connect online with your fellow attendees or the Content World team on Twitter or Facebook .  If you have any questions or comments you can  send me a note on Twitter @Jeremy_Reed.

Jer

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Well, we are now just six weeks away from the big week of Content World and the final preparations are underway for the pre-conference Workshops and Courses. A couple laptops from Orlando arrived in Waterloo last week and are currently getting the training images placed on them. These core images will then be ghosted out to the couple hundred computers that we have set-up for the conference training. The manuals are being written by the instructors and consultants who will be delivering the training sessions and soon we will place a huge order with our printer to have hundreds of manuals printed and shipped down to Orlando. It is quite a big undertaking and one that requires teamwork, organization and strategizing to ensure it all comes together as planned - and I love every minute of it!

Our most popular courses are filling up fast but still have a few spots available that we hope to fill with students keen to arm themselves with knowledge and new skills and add value to their respective organizations. Register today to ensure your spot is secured with the Early Bird rates that end on September 25!

Ø      U-TR-201 System Administration (Accelerated)

Ø      U-TR-209 Advanced Schema & LiveReports

Ø      U-TR-629 Operational Modeling for Information Architecture

Ø      U-TR-144 Trainer Workshop

Ø      U-TR-655 Search Workshop

Click here to view the full workshop and course listing!

Laurie Powers

Open Text Learning Services

I've been working on this one for months, so I am very excited to announce our Keynote speaker.  Dr. Michael Wesch, dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine is an award winning cultural anthropologist and professor at the University of Kansas. His insights on the global effect of social media and digital technology have been seen by millions. 

Nothing long winded today.  Just excited about passing the word along. 

If you have any questions or comments you can respond to the blog or send me a note on Twitter @Jeremy_Reed.

Jer

Learning Services has just launched a new Distance Learning course: dL101 Knowledge Fundamentals. We are pretty excited about this course since it is the first to combine self-paced learning, instructor facilitation, and a virtual sandbox for exercises. Now a core course in our training curriculum does not require travel!

While the benefits of training in class with a live instructor cannot be matched in an online training environment, the Learning Services group has worked hard to ensure that a top-notch training program is available to our customers in these difficult economic times. Sign up for dL101 before the conference and you will attain a key pre-requisite for a number of our Content World training offerings, including U-TR-120 Workflow Design I and U-TR-420 Business Consultant Certification. If you prefer the live interaction with an instructor, we are also offering the equivalent course U-TR-101 Knowledge Fundamentals (Accelerated) onsite at Content World.

Laurie Powers

Open Text Learning Services

Here is a sampling of a few of the high value training offerings this year:

•              U-TR-144 Trainer Workshop - This workshop is a great investment! It provides students with the know-how to train end users within their organization on Open Text Content Server (formerly known as Livelink ECM - Enterprise Server).

•             U-TR-440 Architecture Workshop - In this technical, hands-on session, participants will be guided through the processes, methods, issues and decisions required for designing a system configuration to meet business needs while maintaining an environment that meets or exceeds an organization's security policy and the complex requirements of most businesses today.

•             U-TR-334 Open Text - eDOCS DM Designer Techniques - Don't waste time learning by trial and error! Attend this class and gain a full understanding of Open Text - eDOCS DM Designer and how you can use it to support your organization's requirements for custom profile forms.

To browse other training sessions, you can access the full listing here.

If you have any questions about these or other workshops and courses, please tweet me at www.twitter.com/Laurie_Powers or email me at training.contentworld@opentext.com.

Laurie Powers

Open Text Learning Services

Last week I attended an internal Open Text event and ran into so many faces that brought up memories of prior user conferences.  This year represents my 9^th Open Text conference, during which I've held roles from breakout presenter , to facilitator of birds of a feather sessions, to designing the overall training program and now my second year of driving the overall program.    

What I've seen during this time is tremendous growth from the attendee size, but also a growth in what we have to offer our customers: A mix of technical or business focused breakout sessions, training offerings, networking opportunities and our corporate vision and product strategy. 

A larger part of that growth comes from the new members of the Open Text family.  This year I am very excited to welcome those attendees from Captaris and Vignette.  We have developed specific content designed for you at the conference and as of today our Captaris attendees will be able to find many specifically targeted sessions in addition to seeing all that Open Text has to offer. This same type of program will be in place for Vignette attendees in the coming weeks. 

There is value for you at Content World.  At the same time, you are part of that value.  Sharing your experiences with your peers, whether over a coffee or as a breakout presentation, is what makes this event so great.  I look forward to seeing you all in Orlando this October. 

If you have any questions or comments you can respond to the blog or send me a note on Twitter @Jeremy_Reed.

Jer

Open Text Program Manager 

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Once again, we have a full slate of Workshop and Course offerings to enable you to capitalize on your time in Orlando AND on your Open Text investment. With a wide range of standard offerings, new workshops that are unique to Content World and the opportunity for Certification, there's a wide range of options to choose from.

All workshops and courses at Content World are led by senior technical educators and consultants with years of experience. The majority of the courses are hands-on with a computer (we bring in more than 300 for the event!) provided for each participant, while other workshops are taught in a round-table format. Both types engage students with interactive exercises to strengthen your learning experience.

Why take training and how do you justify the costs of training to your organization? With the current challenging economic climate, it can be difficult to have funds allocated for learning and skills development. Research shows that having well trained employees who know how to do their jobs pays off in the long term and dramatically improves organizational. Future blog postings from me will delve into the specifics of these benefits so stay tuned for more discussion on this topic!

Laurie Powers

Open Text Learning Services

While Jeremy's frantically approving sessions, we're stepping in his (large) shoes to bring you the latest on Content World.

We've been adding updates almost daily to the Content World program, including Industry Peer-to-Peer networking events, new user group meetings, and a complete list of available Workshops and Courses.

We're very excited to announce that 100+ breakout sessions were pushed live to the Content World agenda last week! 

Things keeping moving along for us and we are months ahead of where we've ever been. I know there is more pressure on budgets this year, so I want to get you details earlier to enable you to justify your attendance now so you can take advantage of our best pricing options.   

You will notice that we've published the track details here to give you an idea of how our program will be organized and how it's relevant to you.  These track overviews are just a first step towards a more detailed set of session overviews.  Right now we are reviewing session topics, looking at feedback from previous years and getting an understanding of the key items that are important to you and your business in this economy.  I realize how many of you want to know what the detailed sessions are going to be in order to make your decision, so we want to have those available to you quickly.  We'll be sending a note once that information is available to you. 

In the mean time if you have questions or ideas for me you can comment on this blog or find me on Twitter @Jeremy_Reed. 

Jer

Open Text Program Manager 

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the Content World blog, 2009 edition.  I'm Jeremy Reed, Open Text Director, Program Management and proudly Program Manager for Content World for the second straight year.  I'm also happy to report that we are already several months into planning for the conference so we can get you all the information you need early to make your decision to attend. 

We recently sent communications out announcing the Content World home page (http://www.opentext.com/contentworld/2009/) is live with the dates and venue for the conference.  Well, the full site is now available for you.  You will find that we have much more clarity on dates this year with the ancillary events such as training, user groups and peer-to-peer sessions incorporated into a single conference view.  It's my goal to have an overview of the breakout topics available to you early in April to help you justify your decision to attend early.  

Once again, I have spent a great deal of time reading your feedback on Content World 2008 to make adjustments to constantly improve the value you get from the conference and your overall experience.  If you did participate in the survey and there are things you would like to see at Content World 2009 then drop me a line at program.contentworld@opentext.com. 

I look forward to seeing you back in Orlando in October.

Jer 

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As Program Manager for the conference, it's my job to take the lead on making sure that Content World reflects your needs.

Based on your feedback and the latest developments at Open Text, we'll continue to add detail to the program right up to the conference and even onsite.

Here's the deal. I'll keep you updated through this blog on where we are with the program design and you can provide your feedback to me through our new Content World discussion forum.

As soon as the Content World community is ready, we'll post the link on the web site and I'll include it in my blog. Stay tuned!

Jeremy Reed
Program Manager - Open Text Content World

You'll be pleased to learn you haven't missed out on the Early Bird Special Offers. I can confirm that the Early Bird deadline has been extended to September 5. This means that you can sign up for the conference and pre- or post-conference workshops and courses and still save at least 15%. In fact, if your organization registers a group of 10 or more as part of the Content World Enterprise Program, you can save almost $8,000.

We've recently posted an Agenda Overview to the Web site to give you an idea of what's in store at the conference.  

With more peer-to-peer networking opportunities and the new, product-specific morning tracks, this event is growing to reflect your needs. In order to accommodate us, both the JW Marriott and the adjacent Ritz-Carlton will be fully dedicated to Content World. Add it all up and you've got a conference that offers you even greater value this year than ever before.

But don't just take my word for it... We'll publish about 80% of the conference program before the end of July so you'll be able to see exactly what's going on and plan your week in Orlando.

We're continuing to accept customer speaker applications until July 25. If you're interested in presenting a case study about your business or platform solution, there's still time to get your submission in. And did you know that speakers receive a 50% discount off the standard registration fee? There'll be some program updates during the month of August, after these remaining customer case study sessions have been confirmed.

Jeremy Reed
Program Manager - Open Text Content World

Hello and welcome to the first ever Open Text Content World conference, the evolution of LiveLinkUp, eDOCS Summit, LegalKey Convergence, and RedDot Days.

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Jeremy Reed, Director of Product Marketing here at Open Text. I have the privilege of being the Program Manager for this new, amalgamated event so I'll be blogging regularly, keeping you in the loop on all developments.

A seasoned veteran of LiveLinkUp, I've spoken with many of you over the years about what you want from the event, and what you've liked and disliked. I've also pored over the post-event surveys from recent conferences.

I can tell you that the Content World team has been working hard, designing the conference to reflect all your valuable feedback.

Here are a few of the things you asked for:

• More peer-to-peer activities and have them earlier in the conference
• Update the kick-off Gala dinner
• Extend access to the Pavilion and Usability Lab
• Repeat popular sessions
• Post the program sooner
• Reduce the number of general sessions
• Focus more on my products

Over the coming weeks and months, you'll see that we've listened very carefully to you and I think you'll agree that Content World delivers on these requests, and more. 

The Open Text Content World Web site currently includes registration for courses/workshops and the conference at special Early Bird discounts.

As we get closer to Content World, we'll be adding information about sessions and networking features as they become available.

Be sure to register before July 8, 2008 and take advantage of the low $1,295.00 rate!