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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

JoomlaChicago plans its topics well in advance, based on input from group members. We're always striving to make sure the topics are timely and relevant. Your suggestions are always welcome! Just contact us with your ideas.  If you would like to present or co-present one of the topics below, please let us know by filling out the volunteer form.

 

Month

Featured 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

Joomla Extensions: Social Networking / People Management / Forums

August

Group Business Networking Session

September

Joomla Server Management & Security

October

Joomla Tips & Tricks

November

Content Organization Within Joomla

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 Meetings:

September General Meeting

Lunch Sponsor

Arc Technology Group
www.arctg.com