July 2010 Meeting

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Come to the July JoomlaChicago Meeting for insights on how to expand your knowledge of one of the best Open Source CMSes on the market today: Joomla! Used in Fortune 500 corporations, major government installations and small business alike, Joomla! Content Management System software is exceedingly versatile. Joomla! adapts to suit whatever application you need.

Sign up to be a part of the JoomlaChicago User Group to get up to speed, and stay up to date on Joomla! While you're at it, meet great new contacts to help you continue to make progress. It's free! The meeting space is incredible (thanks to the Acquity Group), and lunch is on us (thanks to Arc Technology Group). Come be part of the largest Joomla! user group in the world today. Hosted by the CMS Association, you can attend live meetings, keep in touch with fellow members on our highly interactive JoomlaChicago Network, make presentations, get involved in the organization and more!

Joomla! is free, open source software, available for download here.

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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Meeting Agenda
For the first segment at 11:00 a.m., choose either Joomla! KickStart for newer Joomla! users, or Joomla! Pro for advanced users. Then, at 11:45, we'll combine for our Joomla! Showcase presentation, lunch, and our featured presentation from 12:05 until 1:00 pm. Stick around afterwards for business networking, from 1pm - 1:30 to find great help to accomplish what you need: admin's, businesspeople, creative folks and developers!

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11:00 - 11:45 ~ Joomla! KickStart for New Users
Room C: 4-Part Series On Joomla! CMS For New Users. Hosts: Kendall Cabe & Nick Martinelli
July Topic: Content & Navigation - Part 2 of 4, led by Kendall Cabe & Miles Baltrusaitis

11:00 - 11:45 ~ Joomla! Pro Roundtable Discussion
Room A: Advanced Joomla! Topics & Discussion. Hosts: Daniel Petrowski & Robert Nowack
July Topic: ProjectFork, led by Thomas Sparkman

11:45 - 11:55 ~ Joomla! CMS Site Showcase
Rooms A, B, C (Combined): 10 minute overview of a Joomla! Site
July Topic: RainTees.com - Presented by Joe Liu

Noon - 1:00 ~ Updates & Featured Presentation
Welcome & Group Updates: Linda and John Coonen
July Topic: Social Interaction Extensions, led by John Coonen, Justin Kerr & Josh Miller
Extensions: JomSocial, CB, Anahita, People Management & Forums

1:00 - 1:30 ~ Business Networking
Bring your business cards for informal time to make business great local connections

1:30 - 2:30 ~ Professional Hour (optional)
Need 1:1 help? Schedule an hour with a fellow member ($75 - by appt)

Sorry, this meeting is now sold out. Hope to see you in August!

Remember: You MUST be a JoomlaChicago Member (and logged in) to register.
Membership in JoomlaChicago free. Sign Up For JoomlaChicago Here.

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If you're interested in learning all you can about Joomla!, you're invited to join us at one of our upcoming JoomlaChicago meetings. Our business lunch meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm at the offices of the Acquity Group, 500 West Madison, Suite 2200 (Ogilvy Transportation Center). Lunch is provided for you free of charge, thanks to Arc Technology Group.

JoomlaChicago is an Officially Registered Joomla! User Group. You must be registered on this site to sign up for our live meetings. Photo ID is required for our business lunch meetings for security purposes.