Joomla!Day Mongolia 2009
Saturday, 15 August 2009
There are many times when one can't help but be impressed by the Joomla! spirit. On September 29-30, 2009, the great people in the Mongolian Joomla! community will be celebrating their Joomla! pride with their first annual Joomla!Day Mongolia. One of the most impressive announcements forthcoming at this Joomla!Day: the showcase of the more than 200 Mongolian government Web sites that have switched successfully to Joomla! Nearly every Mongolian federal government Web site is now running Joomla!
With a huge accomplishment like this, it's time to celebrate!
After two years of hard work, the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Mongolia, the Information, Communication Technology and Post Authority, and USAID’s Economic Policy Reform and Competitiveness Project are pleased to present their success at Joomla!Day Mongolia.
The event will be hosted at the National IT Park, sponsored by the Government of Mongolia, and free of charge. Already many business leaders, IT professionals, and government workers will be in attendance. Learn more below about this free event!
Objectives of Joomla!Day Mongolia
- The national release of Joomla! 1.5 Mongolian lanauge package, sponsored by the Cabinet Secretariat, ICTPA and EPRC/USAID
- Familiarizing the Mongolian IT market and developers with the philosophy and licensing requirements of open-source software
- Introduction of Joomla! 1.5 version and demonstration of Mongolian language package
- Active discussion on distribution and community building of “Joomla! User Group – Mongolia”
Speakers
- Welcoming remarks: B. Dolgor, Minister of Mongolia, Head of the Cabinet Secretariat
- Opening remarks: Mr. J.Sansar, Chairman, ICTPA
- Opening remarks: Mr. Fernando Bertoli, Project Director EPRC/USAID
- Keynote: Mr. Ryan Ozimek, Board Member, Open Source Matters
- Mr. A.Nyamdorj, ICTPA
- Mr. T. Altansukh, IT Specialist, EPRC/USAID
- Mr. Munkhbat, ICTPA
- Fernando Bertoli, Chief of Party, EPRC Project
Topics
- Role of ICTA in providing low-cost Mongolian language IT solutions
- Role of EPRC/USAID and international cooperation
- Open Source software: Philosophy and licensing requirements
- Introduction of Joomla! 1.5 Mongolian language package
- Demonstration of websites and portals using Joomla! 1.5 Mongolian language package
- Joomla’s availability, licensing requirements, distribution, technical resources
- General discussion, questions and answers
We're excited to share in this wonderful celebration at this free event! Follow us on Twitter and include the tag #jd09mn in your tweets.
