Zope Corporation is pleased to announce two substantial initiatives to enhance Zope's market penetration and create additional opportunity for all companies participating in the Zope marketplace: o National/International Zope training o Zope Certification Program Zope Corporation and its partners will conduct training courses and seminars throughout the world in 2002. We will ensure that Zope training and materials are available througout the world and in as many languages as possible. The training effort will be extended with the development of a Zope Certification Program (ZCP). While certifications are no substitute for experience, they are the most standardized measure of expertise in the information management field. The ZCP will provide a tested measure of competence. Organizations from the Fortune 500 to small businesses will be able to rely on this standard as a measure of expertise. The first Zope training courses in this program have been scheduled for January 28-31, 2001 in Herndon, VA (near Washington, DC and Dulles International Airport. This training will prepare students for the ZCP and will cover the latest additions to Zope and the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF) including Zope Presentation Templates and Workflow. The courses are scheduled as follows: - January 28-30, 2002 (Mon., Tues., Wed.) Zope 101: Hands-On Technical Introduction to Zope - January 31, 2002 (Thurs.) Zope 201: Hands-On Advanced Zope Topics Special topics will be presented by Jim Fulton (CTO,Zope Corporation) and Guido van Rossum (Director, PythonLabs). Pricing for these courses is as follows: - Registration and payment received *before* 12/1/2001: $1495 - Registration and payment received *before* 12/21/2001: $1995 - Registration and payment received *after* 12/21/2001: $2495 If you would like to attend these sessions please contact Kathy Irwin at Zope Corporation. Kathy can be reached at kathy@zope.com. Additional details on the ZCP (slated for availability in the second quarter of 2002) will be available early 2002. -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412