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Join us for another great Best Practices Conference

Join CIDM members and colleagues at the 9th Annual Best Practices Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17-19, 2007. At the premier industry conference for publication managers, learn how your colleagues are promoting and implementing innovative best practices. Using experience as a guide, we’ll exchange understanding and expertise to

• assess the impact of Web 2.0 methods and trends (e.g. peering wikis, blogs) on the information-development community
• engage with customers in the design and development of information
• partner with support, training, and other internal colleagues
• deliver information to handheld devices
• engage in agile development practices
• support effective growth and development of staff
• measure the performance of your organization and your progress toward corporate objectives

CIDM is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Rare Bird Award for distinguished contributions to best practices in the management of information development. The award is made to a manager or team who meets the criteria for best practices in the industry.

We invite everyone to participate in the Best Practices Showcase at the 2007 Best Practices Conference. The Showcase provides a wonderful opportunity to converse personally with colleagues about your own best practices.

2007 Theme Book

For 2007, we have selected Wikinomics, by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, as our theme book. The authors tell us that people are no longer willing to be passive recipients of information. They expect to participate. Information-development managers welcome the challenge, but they also express concern about their own and their writers' future roles.

Come to the Conference Free!

CIDM members receive two complimentary conference registrations. You will also receive a year's worth of valuable services provided by CIDM.

Please visit the CIDM Membership homepage for details.

Rare Bird Award

CIDM is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Rare Bird Award for distinguished contributions to best practices in management of information development. The winning entry will be a best practice that can make organizations more efficient and effective for the benefit of their companies and customers.

To be eligible for the Rare Bird award, an entrant must present their best practice during the 2007 Best Practices conference. Speakers, panel discussion participants, and those participating in the Showcase are eligible.

To learn more or to enter, go to the Rare Bird Award page.

Join the Showcase

If you have a great idea for change or can demonstrate how a new idea has worked in your organization, propose a Showcase poster presentation for the Tuesday afternoon session.

To learn more or to submit your best practice, go to the Showcase page.

From previous conference participants

“You always have the best conferences! Great speakers, great facilities, great communication .”

“All sessions were extremely valuable. Great selection! Love the location. Nice combination of conference and opportunity to see a beautiful part of the country. ”

“Excellent conference! Extremely well done! ”

“Most helpful conference I’ve been to – quality and relevance of info was great. Lots of actions I can take.”

“Good format for conference. Good mix of lectures, discussions, and so much more.”

“Most helpful conference I've been to. The quality and relevance of info was great. ”

“All sessions were extremely valuable. Excellent conference! Extremely well done! ”