The Top 3 Reasons You Should Be Excited About the Month of August

ColdBox MVC, Conferences, ContentBox CMS, Events

Luis Majano July 09, 2012

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Luis Majano

July 09, 2012

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The month of August has us excited and here are 3 reasons why it should have you excited too!

Reason #1: RIACON 2012

Yes we love training and RIACON will provide that but what has us really excited is that our very own Luis Majano will be presenting at RIACON 2012 this year. It is going to be in Washington, DC on August 6th and 7th.

Let us know if you are going.

Reason #2: ColdBox Boot Camp

Do you want to keep learning after RIACON? The ColdBox Boot Camp is the perfect place for you. Check out the blog post to see what courses will be offered and to register.

Blog Post: http://blog.coldbox.org/blog/riacon-coldbox-boot-camp-washington-dc

Reason # 3: ContentBox CMS Workshop

ContentBox is the new open source content engine and we will be showing you how you can implement it in your projects. To register and see a list of topics that will be discussed. check out the blog post.

Blog Post: http://blog.coldbox.org/blog/riacon-contentbox-cms-workshop-washington-dc

We look forward to seeing you at one, two or all three of these events.

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