JenTekk Blog

Joomla! CMS is one of the most powerful Open Source content management systems (CMS) on the planet. Joomla! is easy to manage, reliable to use, and is very popular with those of my clients using it.

The newest version of Joomla (version 1.5) is an ideal platform for building Corporate websites, Intranets and Social Networks.

So, it is with great pleasure that I make this announcement: Vancouver is officially hosting a Joomla! Day event - one of Joomla’s largest and most popular events!

As a sponsor and event organizer, you can probably imagine how excited I am to spread the word, and even more so… to invite you to join us.

Details

WHEN: June 14th 2008 from 9:00am to 5:30pm
WHERE: Library Square Conference Centre in the Central Vancouver Public Library Building - Alice McKay Room
350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC, Canada »» view map
SPEAKERS: Chris Adams, Brad Baker, Levis Bisson, Michelle Bisson, Steve Burge, Louis Landry, Jennifer Marriott, Toni Marie Swats
FEES: $25.00 CAD

Presenters

• Chris Adams - CEO of Rochen Limited
• Brad Baker - Joomla! Core Team Member
• Levis Bisson - Joomla! Core Team Member
• Michelle Bisson - Joomla! Core Team Member
• Steve Burge - CEO of Alledia
• Louis Landry - Joomla! Core Team Member
• Jennifer Marriott - Joomla! Working Group Member
• Toni Marie Swats - Joomla! Working Group Member

For more information on the Presenters please visit: Tazzu - Announcing the Vancouver Joomla! Day or the official Joomla! Day Vancouver website, which also shows the itinerary.

Registration

Registration is now open. Seats are limited, purchase your tickets today!

Tickets are 25$ each, and for that price you will be getting a Vancouver Joomla Day! T-Shirt and a coupon which buys you a free coffee and baked goodies.

You can register online here:

Vancouver Joomla! Day Sponsors

• Open Source Matters (home of Joomla) - www.OpenSourceMatters.org
• Rochen Engineered Hosting - www.Rochen.com
• FatPort Secure Broadband Wireless
• Baratta Design - www.dvbaratta.com
• Tazzu (Business Networking Forum) - www.tazzu.com

Media Sponsors

• Bush Branding & Marketing - www.bushmarketing.com
• Raul Pacheco (hummingbird604) - hummingbird604.com
• Rebecca Bollwitt (Miss604) - www.Miss604.com - Thank you for the post

Event Organizers

These are the people I will be assisting with hopes of making the Joomla! Day Vancouver event a huge success:

• Wendy Robinson - Vancouver Joomla! Day Coordinator & Joomla Community Forum Administrator
• Tazzu Business & Technology Community - www.Tazzu.com
• Rastin Mehr of rmd Studio Inc. - Former Joomla Development Workgroup member and Google Summer of Code Mentor
• Jeannette Duguay (thats me!) - JenTekk Web Solutions www.JenTekk.ca
• Ash Sanieyan - PeerGlobe Technology Inc. www.PeerGlobe.com

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WordPress users: don’t miss this event!

DETAILS
What: Tazzu WordPress Camp
When: Wed. April the 30th from 5:30 to 8:30pm
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Last night Rastin, Arash, and myself held a Joomla 1.5 DemoCamp at the Network Hub in Vancouver. Turn out was really good! The feedback that I’ve received already indicates that this event was a success, with attendees’ passions ignited, and truly excited about using Joomla 1.5 themselves!

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You may notice that JenTekk is becoming more and more involved in activities surrounding Joomla - as a participant and sponsor.

This is in part due to the fact that I adore the product - sure call me a Joomlarette if you want to! In addition, any projects that Rastin Mehr (from rmd Studio) and I collaborate on almost always involve using Joomla CMS. Rastin’s the fella that got me hooked on Joomla. I’m okay with this!

So I’d like to inform you of our next event: Vancouver Joomla DemoCamp01

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I am SO far behind in blogging about my projects that I think I’m first! Such is life. This next project goes back a month…

It was the middle of December when I received a phone call from Jonathan Marks - a local entrepreneur needing a website for his Richmond BC based printing company Classic Bindery Services Ltd.

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Vancouver’s Joomla 1.5 DocCamp was a huge success, with over a dozen participants eager to learn more about Joomla 1.5, and document their experience.

For me, deciding on which aspect of Joomla 1.5 to write about was easy. Having worked with Joomla 1.0 before (template design and information architecture) I was curious to see what changes had been made - if any - to the content development and menu management process.

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(photo courtesy of Rastin Mehr of rmd Studio)

Hey! I attended my very first ever Joomla event this past Saturday - namely the Vancouver Joomla DocCamp. With no expectations other than to meet people, have fun, play with and write about Joomla 1.5, it did not dissappoint.

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