Joomla! Day New York

A dedicated volunteer staff, made up of members from the NYC Joomla! Users Group, is proud to announce Joomla!Day NYC!  (We hope this will be the first of many annual Joomla! Day NYC events to come.)

This full day program should prove to be extremely valuable for both Joomla! devotee's as well as newbies.  The day is divided into three primary time blocks, each with the choice of 4 workshops (for a total of twelve available workshops).  Additionally, an impressive list of speakers have been lined up.

Space for attendance to this event is extremely limited - only the first 100 registrations can be accepted, so sign up quickly if you are serious about expanding your Joomla! skills.  ("Early Bird" pricing for the first 50 to sign up.)

Join us on October 12th (9 am - 5:30 pm) at the SLC Conference Center for Joomla!Day NYC.

Several workshops are geared toward specific skill levels - either Expert or Intermediate.  Other workshops are either appropriate for beginners or all attendees.  Aside from the workshops, speakers sessions, and networking opportunities abound.

KEYNOTE: Ryan Ozimek, founder and CEO of PICnet, as well as Open Source Matters Board Member

Workshops geared toward all Joomla! users include:

• Joomla vs Drupal - pros and cons of each system
• Blackbelt Joomla! - A look at common usability and marketing mistakes and how to fix them.
• Joomla! Business Tools
• Entrepreneurs and Joomla!

Workshops geared toward Intermediate Joomla! users

• Templates 1.5 - For developers ready to create their own templates.
• Creating a Mobile web site
• KickApps / Social Media
• Build Custom Modules

Workshops geared toward Expert Joomla! users

• Develop your own Extensions
• Joomla Framework: JClass

The day will wrap up with closing words from our speakers, a half hour formal discussion, and of course the opportunity to... network to your hearts content.

Speakers and Joomla! Workshop teachers include: Jen Kramer (Senior Interface Developer and co-owner of 4Web, Inc., and senior faculty member at the Marlboro College Graduate Center), Rafael Diaz-Tushman (President, Dioscouri), Tom Deryckere (Software Architect at Siruna.com), Mitch Pirtle (a Joomla! project co-founder and Vice President of Developer Relations at NYC-based KickApps), Elin Waring (President of Open Source Matters), Barrie North (Author, IT Consultant, Joomlashack Partner, as well as owner of SimpleWeb), Donna Vincent (Web Site Developer).

More details and online registration can be found at www.JoomlaDayNYC.com

(Remember we're limited to 100 attendees, so sign up soon, to guarantee your seat!)