Day 1 at cmsExpo (December 4) was filled with fantastic sessions covering everything from SEO techniques, theme development and some very serious advanced component development. The day's sessions were followed with a robust expert panel and finally the 2008 CMSAwards Banquet. Seven awards were presented:

Best Joomla-Powered Retail Website: www.innovative-baby.com by The Incite Group 

Best Commercial B2B Website: www.BobStevens.com by Johnathan Lackey / IE Design

Best Joomla-Powered E-Commerce Site: www.WinemakerMag.com by 4Web Inc.

Best Joomla-Powered Political Website by Charles Bandy: Obama For President

Best Open Source Extension for Joomla: sh404SEF for Joomla 1.5 by Yannick Gaultier

Best Proprietary Extension for Joomla:  News Portal for 1.5 by Merav Knafo / ijoomla.com