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Joomla Events Website Launch

Written by: Mike Carson
Category: May
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The Joomla! Events Team is happy to announce the launch of a new website dedicated for Joomla! events such as Joomla! Days, Joomla! Conferences, and Joomla! User Group Meetings.

Joomla! events and user group meetings are the touch points of the Joomla! community. The Joomla! project recognizes this as a very important part of the project. The new website can be found at http://events.joomla.org.

Back in December 2011, Robert Deutz of Open Source Matters brought forth the idea of a dedicated Joomla! events website. After much discussion, a small team was assembled and the development of the new Joomla! Events Website began. This website began just as any other website in the world does, a plan had to be formulated.

The events website development team started out with three people (Robert Deutz, TJ Baker, and Mike Carson) in charge of gathering and documenting the goals and requirements needed to build the site. The group considered many CCK, event, and calendar solutions, and eventually decided that the Jcal Pro extension most closely suited our needs. After much discussion with Victor Drover, and due to his commitment to deliver the additional features that this project needed, it was a no-brainer to bring Victor on as a member of the Joomla! Events Team.

The website's primary function is to display Joomla! approved events and user group meetings from around the world. The website will also serve as a resource for event coordinators to get help in organizing their events via resources and event mentors. The Joomla! events website will be expanded with more features and resources as time goes on, and we are excited to add this valuable addition to the Joomla! suite of websites.

If you are an event organizer, or if you host a Joomla! user group, please head over to http://events.Joomla.org and submit your events to be listed on the calendar.

The Joomla! events team will be expanded as needed with additional volunteers, and we look forward to serving Joomla! event organizers, as well as Joomla! user group hosts with supporting these much needed events.

About the author

Mike Carson is the CEO of https://www.itdwebdesign.com, a digital marketing agency in Chicago specializing in Joomla web design and Joomla SEO services.

Mike has been heavily involved in Joomla since 2005 as a Joomla Chicago User Group founding member, Joomla Day organizer, OSM Board Member, Joomla Capital Team Leader, and Joomla Events Team leader.  

Mike and his team work on projects ranging from small, family-owned shops and boutiques to multi-million dollar eCommerce properties and brands. Mike has been a speaker at dozens of conferences around the world on SEO, web design, & digital marketing topics including Joomla World Conference, Joomla Day NYC, Joomla Day Chicago, and many others.

His experience lies at the intersection of creativity and digital marketing.  His background in sales and marketing on top of many years as a professional designer (web, print, UX) allows him to be extremely effective at developing creative concepts, communicating those ideas to team members and clients in an easy-to-understand fashion, then making them a reality.

When he's not working he is usually hanging out with his wife and three children.

"Being a leader means showing the way. It means daring us to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more… On our own and together." ~ Mike Carson

 ITDwebdesign.com is the leading Joomla Web Design and Joomla SEO company in the USA. We are a recognized Joomla CMS Website Development Company by the Joomla Project and have been developing Joomla websites since its inception in 2005. We naturally offer Joomla Extension Development Services as we also have extensive knowledge of the Joomla Framework and API.

Our extensive experience in Joomla development and Joomla Design allows us to create custom-tailored websites that reflect the unique needs of each individual client. We also assist businesses with specific digital marketing goals like SEO, Social Media Marketing (SMM), and Pay-per-Click (PPC).

We are a full-service Chicago web design and digital marketing company located in Chicago. We serve clients nationwide including many Fortune 500 companies, mid-sized organizations, and small local businesses. We strive to achieve long-lasting relationships with our clients that result in success for both parties. When you partner with ITDwebdesign.com you can rest assured knowing that you will receive the best possible service every step of the way.

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