A pet project for quite some time, Artists.co.nz nears completion of phase 22, its been an interesting adventure. I started out a little too energetic with content classes, and options galore - we have since narrowed this down to a very smooth selection of content classes that allow the good data control. The latest version beta2, is built on eZ Publish 4.3 and has many custom improvements, plenty of scope for adding in more, and now many times easier to use for both the admin and for the sites users. Currently in testing and final debugging, and the payment system is being introduced - finger crossed it will be ready to rock in the next weeks.

The Asian Publishers Convention  is happening in Viet Nam, 8-9 July this year. I'm preparing to meet with Andrew, who is one of the speakers at the event. I'm putting together a demo for eZ Publish, and a number of other give away information sheets.

And as their site mentions :

"Publishers are very busy people and have little time or opportunity to meet face-to-face with the digital world. APC pulls the digital talent together for publishers to test their ideas, enlarge their understanding and ask the questions that bother them about the monetizing potential of digital engagement."

I am indeed looking forward to this opportunity to meet with a variety new people in our industry.