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JOOMLACHICAGO MONTHLY MEETINGS

Web designers, developers, admins and businesspeople of all experience levels are encouraged to attend these informative interactive Joomla! sessions. JoomlaChicago meets on the second Wednesday of every month, from 11 am - 1:30 pm at the offices of The Acquity Group. Lunch is provided, thanks to our friends at Arc Technology Group.

Meetings are free of charge, however, you must RSVP within 48 hours of the event, in order to secure your seat. Seating is limited to just sixty attendees, so please be courteous and do not RSVP unless you are sure you can attend and participate. You need not bring a laptop (in fact, it's sometimes easier for both you and the presenters and moderators to interact if our heads aren't buried in a computer screen); however, complimentary public wireless access is available if you choose to use it.

 

Meeting Location & Agenda


Meeting Location

Headquarters of The Acquity Group
500 West Madison Street - 22nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois
PHOTO ID REQUIRED
This building houses the Metra Train Station

 

Monthly Agenda

11:00 ~ Joomla! KickStart - Newer Users
11:00 ~ Joomla! Pro
- Advanced Users

11:45 ~ Site Showcase
Members showcase their Joomla-powered websites

Noon ~ Lunch
Brief announcements

12:15 ~ Main Presentation
A new, relevant topic each month

1:00 ~ "After Half-Hour"
Informal Q & A, Business & Social Networking

1:30 ~ Professional Hour - Optional
Designed to connect CMS Pros face-to-face, attendees may schedule one-on-one time with a professional such as a developer or designer for one hour for a fee of $75. $25 goes toward supporting JoomlaChicago. Please sign up for the Professional Hour separately by clicking here.

 

2010 Meeting Topics

Here is the topic listing for the main sessions (Noon) for the JoomlaChicago 2010 Meetings. Thanks to everyone for all of the input!

We already have several people stepping up help present these topics but we would love more! If you would like to present or co-present one of the topics below, please let us know by filling out the volunteer form.

Would you like to get involved but you are not interested in presenting one of the main session topics? We can always use help with the KickStart Basic session, the new Pro Roundtable session, help with AV or nametags, etc. Just click on the volunteer form and let us know what you'd like to help with! Thank you!!

Month

Topic

January

Evaluating Extensions and “Must Have” Extensions

February

Adapting a Commercial Template

March

Extensions: Forms and Calendar / Registration

April

E-commerce

May

Joomla Project Management and
Planning for Training

June

Metrics: SEO

July

Extensions: Social Networking / People Management / Forums

August

Group Networking Session (new idea)

September

Management: Security

October

Tips & Tricks

November

Content Organization

December

Metrics: Web Analytics

Alternates

 

Alt 1

Joomla 1.6 Features vs. 1.5 Features

Alt 2

Joomla 1.6 – How-to Upgrade, step-by-step

Alt 3

Audio / Video with Joomla

 

Upcoming Events

Great Joomla Extensions
10 03 2010
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Lunch Sponsor

Arc Technology Group
www.arctg.com

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