Session Ideas
hideAgenda - Day 1
9:00am - Open Circle
9:30am - Spectrograms: The Joomla! Day West crowd weighs in on the following spectrograms:
- I use Joomla! because of { ease of use | powerful features }
- I use Jooma! for reasons of { philosophy (GPL license, community values) | pragmatism (features, power, scalability) }
- The future of Joomla! should focus on making life easier for { developers | users }
10:15am - Coffee break, make new friends
10:30am - Morning Breakout Sessions:
- Joomla! Basics, facilitated by Shane and Chris
- Joomla! 1.5, facilitated by Sam, Johan, Rob, Wilco
- Joomla! and the GPL, facilitated by James
- Joomla! Infrastructure and Hosting, facilitated by Brad Baker and Chris Adams
12:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - SpeedGeeking
- Nonprofit Soapbox/PICnet
3:00pm - Afternoon Sessions:
- Open Source Matters, facilitated by Shane
- Joomla! Templating, facilitated by Andy
- Joomla! Security, facilitated by Rob
- Joomla! Events, facilitated by Alex
- Joomla! Development - Open Source and Sustainability, facilitated by Wilco
- Joomla! and GForge, facilitated by Matt
- Joomla! and LDAP, facilitated by Sam
- Stick to the Code!, facilitated by Johan
- Joomla! 1.5, facilitated by
- Joomla! Basics, facilitate by Chris
Session Ideas
This is the page where you can list your ideas for sessions. Even if you don't think you'd like to lead a talk on this topic, please still post it here. The more ideas, the better! Anything you think would be a good session for the for the day, please post following the formats below:
Session Title: Building a scalable Joomla hosting platform and a rare behind the scenes look at Joomla.org and Joomlacode.org!
Session Facilitator(s): Chris Adams (Rochen CEO) and Brad Baker (Joomla Core Team)
Description: Learn from Chris and Brad about how to build and manage a scalable, redundant and well performing hosting platform for large and growing Joomla sites. Whether your current site is small or large scalability is something that all Joomla users need to be prepared to address. Chris and Brad will also be giving a very rare behind the scenes look at the infrastructure setup and challenges they have faced hosting one of the world's busiest websites and most active Joomla installs on the planet - the official Joomla site, community forums and new forge at joomla.org and joomlacode.org! Will include a Question & Answer session at the end.
Session Title: Joomla Extensions (insert session length here)<br>Session Facilitator(s): Just an idea by Ryan Ornelas
Description: Extensions is one of the features that brings users to Joomla. Review the different extensions to show the full potential of Joomla and perhaps demo a few of them.
Session Title: Converting 1.0 Extensions to 1.5 (insert session length here)
Session Facilitator(s): Just an idea by Ron Liskey
Description: Show how to convert Joomla! 1.0 components, modules, plugins, and templates to Joomla! 1.5.
Session Title: Joomla - CRM integration options (insert session length here)
Session Facilitator(s): Just an idea by David Buchmueller - I want to attend.
Description: Explore methodologies for Joomla site integration with Civicrm and Civimail, as well as Joomla - Salesforce integration.
Addition by Chris Petrauskas: Include SugarCRM-Joomla! integration as a topic.
Session Title: Joomla Php for templates and more
Session Facilitator(s):
Description: An overview of useful Joomla Php to help in the customization of templates (For example, using the <?php if ( $option == 'com_component name' ) { ?> statement to only show a module position for a certain component) Attendees can be give a list of the most useful Joomla PHP - aimed at non-coders who want to build there coding skills
Session Title: Desktop-based tooling for Joomla, J!Explorer, and J!Code : Jam session
Session Facilitator(s): Philippe Ombredanne(EasyEclipse and J!Code), ...
Description: The web is cool, but man, the desktop is HOT, red HOT. More seriously, using desktop based tools and IDEs can enhance the Joomla power-users and developers experience. Join us to review what is available today, what the future may hold. Let's sketch and design what should be done to provide the best possible desktop-based tools for Joomla.
Session Title: Doing cool stuff with authentication: A look at 1.5 3PD integration options in the user space and corporate integration
Session Facilitator(s): Sam Moffatt (JAuthTools, Joomla Core Team)
Description: In Joomla! 1.0.x, getting authentication to work with external system was 'nasty' but not impossible. In 1.5, the pathway is far smoother with the introduction of custom authentication plugins and user plugins that allow far tighter integration with Joomla! and third party applications. This presentation will cover a sample LDAP powered 1.0.x intranet (~400 users), how 1.5 authentication plugins work and how to build a user plugin to integrate with a third party application.
Session Title: e-commerce integration with Joomla
Session Facilitator(s): Experienced developer working in this area
Description: Demo and discuss the integration between Joomla and existing shopping cart software, such as zen cart, oscommerce, VirtureMart, etc. The presentation should be in a step-by-step manner, and follow up with pros/cons and discussion/faq on future development.
Addition by Chris Petrauskas: Include Varien/Magento integration as a topic.
Session Title: Securing Joomla
Session Facilitator(s): Just an idea from Amit
Description: Demo and discuss ways to secure a Joomla site. It should inlcude best practises for the configuration of Joomla/PHP/MySQL. How to implement access control through LDAP. Also how best to install the security updates.
Session Title: CSS in Joomla
Session Facilitator(s): Just an idea from Amit
Description: Demo and best practises for developing CSS templates for Joomla.
Session Title: Customizing Joomla Administrator (30 min?)
Session Facilitator(s): Joomla core team member presence requested
Description: This is a common problem I face with my clients. I offer this very versatile content management system for them to "edit and maintain" their own web sites. However, the Joomla Admin backend is anything but customizable to the clients' needs. For example, I would like to see the ability to add / remove icons on the admin home page. Maybe there can be a Frontpage Manager for the backend as well :). This way, we can have different icons on the home page and have the icons available for view depending on the backend user's permission level. Sometimes, especially when it is a small client, they want to know / do just one thing - either add content, or event or product (third party plugin). In this case, it will be helpful for the third party developer to offer an icon that the user could click on on the home page.
Is there a way to know if the session idea has been accepted / rejected? An email maybe?
contributed by on Apr 26 3:09pm
Session Title: Search Engine Indexing and Optimization for Joomla Websites
Session Facilitator: Michael Jones
Description: Search Engine Friendly is not the same as Search Engine Optimized. Discuss the existing components, modules and mambots needed to rank your websites on search engines. Presentation to include basic search engine indexing rules, the SEO skeleton, common SEO mistakes, and misconceptions.
contributed by on Apr 26 8:41pm
Session Title: Open Source and Sustainability, Shared Values (60 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Joey Shepp (Principal, Earthsite.net)
Description: Explore how the values of the Open Source and Sustainability movements overlap, and how Joomla specifically can empower small business to compete with corporate IT. More philosophical than hands on.
Session Title: The Joomla Services Market and Business Opportunity (60 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Joey Shepp (Principal, Earthsite.net)
Description: Where do you find good Joomla contractors? What do you find good Joomla jobs? What is the market for Joomla services/components/consulting? Who are the leaders in Joomla development? What are the up and coming business opportunities around Joomla services/products?
Session Title: Joomla and Google, how to Partner Open Source with Big Business (45 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Joey Shepp (Principle, Earthsite.net) OR other qualified facilitator....maybe somebody from Google?
Description: Explore the possible synergies between Joomla and Google: business opportunities, API/services integrations, and innovation
Session Title: Open Source and Sustainability, Common Values (45 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Joey Shepp (Principal, Earthsite.net)
Description: Explore how the values of the Open Source and Sustainability movements overlap, and how Joomla specifically can empower small business to compete with corporate IT. More philosophical than hands on.
Session Title: The Joomla Services Market (45 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Joey Shepp (Principal, Earthsite.net)
Description: Where do you find good Joomla contractors? What do you find good Joomla jobs? What is the market for Joomla services/components/consulting? Who are the leaders in Joomla development? What are the up and coming business opportunities around Joomla services/products?
SUGGESTED Session Title: Joomla and Identity 2.0 (30 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): ??? (suggested by Joey Shepp)
Description: What is the state of Joomla Core accepting OpenID and other Open Identity Standards?
SUGGESTED Session Title: Getting Started with Joomla and Extensions (60 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): ??? (suggested by Marc Infield)
Description: An overview of extensions and a quick start on moving an existing PHP script into a Joomla extension.
SUGGESTED Session Title: "An Opinion for What's it Worth" Q&A Session:
Session Facilitator(s): Not sure. Just a Suggestion by Dean Villegas
Description: Create a session where Joomla website owners can ask the attendees "what extensions and resources are best for a particular Joomla using website". Maybe the website owner can provide handouts, PowerPoint's, and/or present their website live. Maybe the session time can be divided up by the amount of website owners who want to participate.
For example: I would show my concept site via screen shots. I want to know if I'm using the best digital content shopping cart, best magazine extensions, any extensions that allow easy user uploading and downloading of documents, what company offers the best CNET looking theme, what developer can create something similar to YouTube (but for templates)), and how to allow my authors who submit news, to also have the ability to embed java script in a content page.
Dean Villegas
dvillegas@cobaltgroup.com
contributed by on May 1 9:42pm
SUGGESTED Session Title: Create a Bay Area Joomla User Group on The Fly (for Bay Area locals?)
Session Facilitator(s): Not sure. Suggestion By Dean Villegas
Description: Since there will be a gathering of over 100 people at Google Plex, how about setting up another meeting for a new local user group in Silicon Valley? I'll help organize it. Who will lead it?
Dean Villegas
contributed by on May 1 9:46pm
Session Title: Joomla!, Extensions, and the GPL (60 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): A Joomla! Core Developer (A suggestion by Robert Parker)
Description: An informal discussion of the issues and concerns surrounding 3rd Party extensions as they relate to the GPL and Joomla! This idea for a "brainstorming session" is suggested as a result of a recent extremely active Joomla Forum thread , where the community attempts to address such questions as:
- Can Joomla! Extensions be released under non-GPL compatible licenses?
- What, if any, licensing changes are desirable to encourage 3rd Party development?
- What about encrypted code in 3rd Party Extension.
- Is there a place for commercial "non-free" Extensions on the JED?
Session Title: Joomla! and CiviCRM (90 minutes)
Session Facilitator(s): Dave Greenberg, David Geilhufe
Description: Overview of the CiviCRM component - Constituent Relationship Management for Non-profits, Advocacy Organizations and NGO's. We'll look at how organizations can use CiviCRM to track and communicate with constituents, do online fund-raising, membership management and event registration. We can adapt the content of the session based on folks interests and experience level with CiviCRM.
Session Title: Extension you "cannot do without" Just an idea by Will Feldman
Description: Extensions that will help your site rise in the rankings, assist visitors, AND succeed quickly. Many of the extensions have little or no documentation. Help the new user get the hang of how extensions are used. Which are the best and most useful extensions.
Session Title: Use of Jumi Just an idea by Will
Description: How to use the Jumi Component and create your own extensions.
Session Title: How to backup Joomla and other useful maintenance extensions Just an idea by Will
Description: Overview of best ways to backup and maintain a Joomla site. Don't be afraid to experiment or break the site if you have adequate backup and restoration.
Session Title: Site Design and Templates, Free and Commercial Just an idea by Will
Description: Which are the best and most useful templates. How to use and modify the templates to achieve great design. Design tricks and methods.
Session Title: Magazine Components. Just an idea by Will
Description: How to create a magazine and layout for Joomla powered websites.
Session Title: How to use Fabrik another idea by Will
Description: How to create forms and tables using Fabrik
