I'm here to announce the first ContentBox: Modular Content Engine Workshop (http://contentbox-riacon.eventbrite.com/).  This workshop will also be after RIACON 2012 on August 11th, 2012.  This one day event will introduce you to this new open source content engine.  We will be covering topics such as:

• Installation in 5 minutes
• System Requirements
• Understanding the ContentBox framework
• Understanding ColdBox Modules
• ContentBox Security and Administration
• Theme and Module Management
• Theme Building 101
• Widget Building 101
• Custom HTML Parts
• Q & A
• Much More!!!

Not only with this be a workshop for you but you will have the unique opportunity to steer the direction of this free open source engine.

ContentBox is a professional open source modular content management engine that allows you to easily build websites, blogs, wikis, complex web applications and even power mobile or cloud applications.  Built with a secure and flexible modular core, designed to scale, and combined with world-class support, ContentBox will get your projects out the door in no time.

ContentBox is built with a solid professional open source framework foundation; The ColdBox Platform, which has been powering web applications since 2005 and used by thousands of developers worldwide.  Used by clients like NASA JPL, ESRI, Adobe TV, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Equator Financial, FAA, GE, and much more, The ColdBox Platform has become the Object Oriented application framework of choice for premier ColdFusion developers around the world.  Combined with its full-stack of features, java and hibernate integration, professional support, architecture and design services, ColdBox is the framework of choice for ColdFusion web development.