As of May 15, the Frameworks training is full. If you are interested in placing your name on a waiting list, please contact Amy Johnston at amy@ire.org or 573-884-1444. You've heard all the hype around web frameworks like Ruby on Rails and Django. Now see why. In this new advanced boot camp, we'll take you from the basics to a fully functioning data-driven application in Django, the web framework that drives award-winning projects like EveryBlock, PolitiFact, and The Washington Post's congressional votes databases. Editors and producers know this work is hot. You know it’s the next step for your CAR skills. Now learn how in these hands-on sequential classes. Because it's an advanced sequence, please plan to attend all of the mini-boot camp classes. And please make sure you meet the following prerequisites before signing up:

• Fluent in SQL
• Skill in SQL Server, MySQL or another database program beyond Access
• Familiar with relational concepts

Please note that the track is designed to build skills sequentially so you must attend all sessions. main registration form. You must be registered for the optional CAR day to attend.--> For any questions regarding this training, please contact Jaimi Dowdell at jaimi@ire.org.

In conjunction with the 2009 IRE Conference, Caspio will offer free hands-on training at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel. The hands-on class will provide in-depth training to empower participants with the latest tools and insights to create complete end-to-end web applications efficiently and maintain them with ease. Thursday Caspio Hands-on Sessions The hour-long classes will be held on Thursday, June 11. Each is class limited to 18 participants. Instructor: Ed Garcia, Caspio Training Manager Sign up for a class

• 10:10 am – 11:10 am: Learn how to put your data online in a snap!
• 11:20 am – 12:20 pm: Yahoo! and Google map mashups made easy
• 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Learn how to put your data online in a snap!
• 3:40 pm – 4:40 pm: Tips & Tricks for working with user-generated data
• 4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Learn how to put your data online in a snap!

Caspio One-on-One Project Consultations Caspio's Ed Garcia will also be available to meet throughout the conference for one-on-one sessions. Use this time to hone in one a particular skill or to discuss your project and how Caspio can help get your data online. Sign up for a consultation You must be registered for the 2009 IRE Conference to participate in the Caspio sessions. The hands-on classes take place on the conference's optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Day (Thursday, June 11). If you have any questions about conference registration, please contact Amy Johnston at amy@ire.org, or 573-884-1444. Caspio, Inc. is the world's leading on-demand do-it-yourself web application creation platform. Caspio’s Media Services Division offers strategic products and services tailored to meet the needs of newspapers, magazines, broadcast, and other online media. Solutions include the Caspio Bridge wizard-driven framework for rapid database publishing, custom application development, rich community-based applications, third-party integrations such as mapping and data feeds, syndicated databases, reverse-publishing tools, and training services that empower non-developers to quickly capture, publish and manage data online.

Take home new skills with hands-on training A selection of IRE's most popular computer-assisted reporting training will be offered at the conference. Get a hands-on introduction to Microsoft Access and Excel and learn how databases and spreadsheets can expand your professional toolkit, or learn about Internet tools that go beyond simple searches. (View the current schedule of classes) Classes are led by experienced instructors. There's no additional fee or registration required; seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Excel 1: Simple calculations and sorting
• Excel 2: Calculating ratios and rates
• Convert and import PDFs into Excel
• Importing text and HTML into Excel
• Internet searching for data
• Access 1: Learn to select and sort data items
• Access 2: Summarizing databases
• Access 3: How to join tables

If you have special event or general conference questions, please contact Stephanie Sinn, conference coordinator, stephanie@ire.org or 573-882-8969.