Third party developers are vital to the success of Joomla!.  To be effective developing extensions you need up to date information about developments in the Joomla! core and how to work effectively and using best practices when extending it. With this in mind, the Joomla! Project is tentatively planning a conference for third party developers on Saturday and Sunday December 5 and 6 in New York City.  The conference will include training targeted to experienced developers, information about Joomla! 1.6 and opportunities for networking with other developers and core developers. The conference will be of interest to extension developers, custom developers, and staff developers. We need to know how many people are likely to attend.

Here are some of the topics we are planning:

Development Track

• Joomla! 1.6 Development: What you need to know
• Working with Joomla! 1.6 ACL
• Working with Joomla! 1.6 Nested Sets
• Working with MooTools 1.2 and Joomla!
• Joomla! Design Patterns
• Security Best Practices
• Framework Development
• Joomla! 1.7 Discussion
• Building Packages for Smart Updating

Business and Networking Track

• Joomla! Business Models
• Joomla! Marketing
• JED, JRD, Showcase, Joomlacode and Other Joomla Resources
• Protecting Your Brand and Leveraging the Joomla Brand
• Building a Successful Business in the Joomla Economy
• Future of Joomla

We are working to keep the cost of the conference at no more than $100. If financially possible, we would like to offer scholarships to students and non commercial developers who need assistance. In order to move ahead with making plans (such as reserving space) we would like to know how much interest there is in this conference. We would appreciate it if you would complete the following form if you think you might attend:

Update: This form is no longer accepting submissions. Please register for the conference.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRqM3BWc0YwZFlPOU5VcF9EOVBBdkE6MA..

Yes, we will video the sessions, and if we can provide some kind of streaming or web conferencing we will. Yes, if this conference is a success we will organize additional developer conferences on other continents in 2010.  Yes, if you are interested in sponsoring you can write to us at .