Past Meetings

Joomla 2.5 - The Next Big Thing from the Joomla! Project

We continue our downtown Chicago activities in DePaul University's high-tech conferencing center and offer a great presentation on Joomla! 2.5 by Kendall Cabe and other JoomlaChicago experts and attendees.

 

Date:	Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
Time:	3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:	DePaul Center 8th Floor, Room 8002 1 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois
Price:	Free

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January 2012 Joomla Chicago - Loop Meeting Wrapup

The Joomla Chicago - Loop chapter held its inaugural meeting on Jan. 5, 2012, at DePaul University's downtown campus.  Justin Kerr and Dennis Kmetz provided a presentation on the topic of The Process of Building Joomla Web Sites.  

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January JoomlaChicago In The Loop!

Attend the first-ever meeting of the Joomla Chicago – Loop chapter on Thursday, January 5, 2012.  We kick off our downtown Chicago activities in DePaul University's high-tech conferencing center and offer a great presentation on The Process of Building Joomla Web Sites from Justin Kerr and Dennis Kmetz.

 

Date:	Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
Time:	3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:	DePaul Center 8th Floor, Room 8002 1 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois
Price:	Free

 

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Joomla Chicago Loop Meeting!

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Next Meeting: Joomla Tips and Tricks

Come to the Official Chicago Joomla! User Group Meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine. 100% User-powered! It's Free, and lunch is included!

Come hear other Joomla pros share their inner most secrets with the group! We'll have a full house for the January JoomlaChicago meeting, where we'll first share some of the little-known info from top developers and designers - stuff they'd kill us for sharing - then, the microphone goes out to the group to bare it all! Come learn what others in the local Joomla community are doing to get the most out of Joomla!

Format Change Alert!!!
Starting this month, we've made a huge improvement to the format! To keep focus on one subject at a time, there's no divider wall for the first session. We've split KickStart and Pro into two sessions. KickStart (only) starts at 11am, and PRO is at 1:15, after the featured session. More focus means MORE JOOMLA!

January 11th, 2012 Agenda:

11am: Joomla KickStart: NEW User Primer
11:45: Lunch & Business Networking
12:15: Joomla Site Showcase
12:30: Featured Session: Joomla Tips & Tricks!
1:15 - 2pm: Joomla PRO: Advanced Tips & Tricks!

Location: Durty Nellie's Pub
180 North Smith Street
Palatine, IL 60067-2401
(847) 358-9150 
Directions

Joomla Chicago Meeting July 13th

What's In YOUR Joomla Toolbox? 

Come at  to Durty Nellie's in Palatine on Wednesday, July 13th from 11am until 1:30pm for this dynamic  session to discuss the "must-have" Joomla extensions for your toolbox! The meeting is free, and lunch is included (and there's no sales pitch to sit through either).

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July 13th, 2011 Meeting Agenda:

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Yes, JoomlaChicago is THE PLACE to be to get the latest about Joomla CMS, the #1 most popular and powerful content management system on the planet, and the most powerful volunteer user community in the universe (the known universe, anyway). Joomla! is perfect for anyone wanting to have the power of very expensive "enterprise" CMSes at your fingertips for FREE, without having to know how to code.

Graphic Designers, Writers, Business Owners, IT Managers - Joomla! is your CMS. Far more powerful than WordPress, easier than Drupal, less expensive than a pencil; now THAT's a content management system everyone can agree on.

December JoomlaChicago Meeting in Palatine - SEO

Come to the Official Chicago Joomla! User Group Meeting on Wednesday, December 14th at Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine. 100% User-powered - It's Free, and Lunch is Included!

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December 14, 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting Agenda:

11:00 ~ Joomla! KickStart For Newer Users
Come for the 4th in our 4-part series of KickStart sessions - "Templates & Extensions,"  led by Kendall Cabe

11:00 ~ Joomla! Pro For Advanced Users
Advanced users, come for the 11am session for this Pro Roundtable led by Nick Martinelli - Creating your own videos & webinars using Joomla!

11:45 ~ Site Showcase
Member showcase of Joomla! CMS Sites

Noon ~ Lunch & Announcements
Announcements from John & Linda. Lunch is underwritten by Arc Technology Group & JoomlaZoomla!

12:15 ~ Featured Presentation
The incomparable Avery Cohen, on "Google 2012 - What's new for Search in the New Year."

1:00 ~ "After Half-Hour" Networking
Share business cards, informal Q & A, business & real-live social networking

Registration is now closed. Thank you.

Location: Durty Nellie's Pub
180 North Smith Street
Palatine, IL 60067-2401
(847) 358-9150 
Directions

November Meeting: Gantry, Admin & More

Come to the Official Chicago Joomla! User Group Meeting on Wednesday, November 9th at Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine. Lunch is free, compliments of Arc Technology Group and JoomlaZoomla!

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November JoomlaChicago Meeting Agenda:

11:00 ~ Joomla! KickStart For Newer Users
Come for the 3rd in our 4-part series of KickStart sessions - "Content Layouts & Navigation" 

11:00 ~ Joomla! Pro For Advanced Users
Advanced users, come for the 11am session for this Pro Roundtable - Gantry Framework (Multisite For Joomla! has been moved to 2012)

11:45 ~ Site Showcase
Member showcase of Joomla CMS Sites

Noon ~ Lunch (complimentary!)
Announcements from John & Linda, including details on new user group meetings forming now to serve you in the Loop and South-side, at convenient, non-conflicting times, in addition to our meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in Palatine.

12:15 ~ Featured Presentation
Get the down-low on the best ways to administer your Joomla-powered site from the back-end, including back-up and more.

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

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Location: Durty Nellie's Pub
180 North Smith Street
Palatine, IL 60067-2401
(847) 358-9150 
Directions

October Meeting: Joomla Cocktails!

It's going to be a very special month for JoomlaChicago for the October 2011 Meeting! Our friends over at DePaul University have gone above and beyond to custom-create an event JUST FOR JoomlaChicago!  It's a full afternoon of Joomla!

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October Meeting Agenda:

1:00  Registration and Networking @ DPC 8005
1:30  Session One: Speed: Tuning your Webhost site for Performance
1:30  Session Two: Mobile Usability: How Mobile Joomla Apps Differ
3:00  Networking and Break
3:30  Session Three: Coding 1.7 Extensions
3:30  Session Four:  The User Experience Design Process
5:00  Networking and Break (in CDM 216)
5:45  Panel Discussion: The Joomla Design Community in Chicago:
Playing well with your Collaborators and Competitors

Come to the October JoomlaChicago Meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The meeting for this month will be at a SPECIAL time, going all afternoon, starting at 1:00 pm and running until 7:15pm. Special thanks go out to DePaul's Danny Mittleman, for putting together an outstanding agenda for the whole day of Joomla! including tutorials and learning sessions on development, design, UX and business, custom-created for Joomla! users!

It's not a "Joomla Day," but it's a whole day of Joomla! topped off with a cocktail party at DePaul, to celebrate (and show off) their amazing tech center at DePaul! It's FREE, thanks to sponsors DePaul University, Arc Technology Group and JoomlaZoomla!

Register ASAP, as seating is limited, and it's VERY LIKELY that people will be traveling to get to this very special monthly Joomla User Group meeting!

Register Now For the October 12th Joomla Chicago Meeting

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Come to the September 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine. Lunch is free, compliments of Arc Technology Group and JoomlaZoomla!

September 14th, 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting Agenda:

11:00 ~ Joomla! KickStart For Newer Users
Come for the 2nd in our 4-part series of KickStart sessions - "Content is King"

11:00 ~ Joomla! Pro For Advanced Users
Advanced users, come for the 11am session for this Roundtable

11:45 ~ Site Showcase
Member showcase of Joomla CMS Sites

Noon ~ Lunch
Announcements from John & Linda, including details on NEW user groups forming now to serve you across Chicagoland in the Loop and South-side, at convenient, non-conflicting times, in addition to our meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in Palatine. Two new Joomla user groups to launch on/by January, 2012!

12:15 ~ Joomla 1.7 Templates
Get the down-low on how Joomla 1.7 templates work. How to use them, customize them and use the sweet new overrides features of 1.7.

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

Yes! Sign Me Up!

Location: Durty Nellie's Pub
180 North Smith Street
Palatine, IL 60067-2401
(847) 358-9150 
Directions

Whether you're new to Joomla, or a long-time expert, the Chicago Joomla User Group is for you. Come learn about Joomla and make professional connections to help you reach your goals. The meetings are free, and so is lunch, organized by volunteers. Plus the meeting time is during lunch, to make it convenient to attend for anyone with an interest in creating and maintaining professional sites for business, non-profit, education, government, religious or volunteer use. We hope to see you at the next JoomlaChicago meeting!

What's New In Joomla 1.7?

Come to the August 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting on Wednesday, August 10th, to learn what's new in Joomla! 1.7  at Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine...

August 10th, 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting Agenda:

11am - 1:30pm  |  Free Meeting  |  Lunch Included

11am: Joomla! CMS KickStart for New Users:
Joomla! 1.7 Overview & Installation, led by Kendall Cabe

11am: Joomla! Pro Hour for Advanced Users:
Front-End Design, Using Joomla!, led by John Coonen

Noon: Featured Joomla! Discussion
What's New In Joomla! 1.7, led by Justin Kerr & Mike Carson

1pm: Business and Social Networking
After Half-Hour Business Networking

Whether you're new to Joomla CMS or a long-time expert, JoomlaChicago is for you. Come learn about Joomla and make professional connections to help you reach your goals. The meetings are free (and so is lunch!), organized by volunteers. Plus the meeting time is during lunch, to make it convenient to attend for anyone with an interest in creating and maintaining professional sites for business, non-profit, education and government use. We hope to see you at the next JoomlaChicago meeting! 

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(meeting is over - thanks for the great energy and enthusiasm!)

June 2011 Joomla Chicago Meeting

How To Make a Business Directory
Using Sobi for Joomla!  

Come at  to Durty Nellie's in Palatine on Wednesday, June 8th for this dynamic Joomla learning session on Sobi, the most popular directory-building extension for Joomla!

Newer users and advanced site designers and developers, JoomlaChicago is THE PLACE to be to get the latest about Joomla! CMS, the #1 most popular and powerful content management system on the planet.

Joomla! is perfect for anyone wanting to have the power of very expensive "enterprise" CMSes at your fingertips for FREE, without having to know how to code. Graphic Designers, Writers, Business Owners, IT Managers - Joomla! is your CMS.

Far more powerful than WordPress, easier than Drupal, less expensive than a paperclip. Now THAT's a content management system everyone can agree on. ;)

Yes! Sign me up!

June 8th, 2011 JoomlaChicago Meeting Agenda:

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Make Your Sites Easy To Navigate With Joomla!

We Make Joomla! Easy.

April Featured Joomla! Training: Usability and Prototyping With Joomla!  Come at 11am to Durty Nellie's Pub in Palatine for this dynamic Joomla CMS training session. Newer users and advanced site designers and developers, JoomlaChicago is THE PLACE to be to get the latest about Joomla! CMS, the #1 most popular and powerful content management system on the planet.

 Joomla! is perfect for anyone wanting to have the power of very expensive "enterprise" CMSes at your fingertips, for FREE, without having to know how to code. Graphic Designers, Writers, Business Owners, IT Managers - Joomla is your CMS.

Thank you to our lunch sponsors, Arc Technology Group and JoomlaZoomla, for ensuring that attendance and lunch are free of charge.

Sign up for the Free Joomla! Chicago User Group Meeting On April 13, 2011.

Meeting Agenda:

11am: Joomla! CMS KickStart for New Users:
Templates & Extensions

11am: Joomla! Pro Hour for Advanced Users:
Advanced Joomla! E-Commerce

Noon: Featured Joomla! Discussion:
Usability & Prototyping With Joomla!

1pm: Business and Social Networking
After Half-Hour Business Networking

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