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.

Meetings Are Free. But don't let that fool you, these meetings are extremely valuable. You must RSVP within 48 hours of the event in order to secure your seat, and picture ID is required for security purposes. Membership is now over 500, and seating is limited to just 60 attendees, so RSVP early, and please be courteous and do not RSVP unless you are sure you can attend and participate.

Meeting Location:

The Acquity Group
500 West Madison St (Ogilvie Transportation Center)
Suite 2200 (22nd floor)
Chicago, Illinois

Lunch Is Sponsored: Lunch is provided free of charge, compliments of our friends at Arc Technology Group. If you or your company would like to sponsor JoomlaChicago, please contact us.

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

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.

Upcoming Meetings:

No Posted Events

Lunch Sponsor

Arc Technology Group
www.arctg.com