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Joomla!Day USA (Central & Mexico) in Austin, Texas |
Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of the World, will host the next Joomla! users conference to be held on July 21st, 2007. This Joomla!Day specifically targets the growing high-tech communities of the Central USA and Mexico.
Joomla!Day Central USA and Mexico will provide technical and non-technical users with training and skills to fully exploit the Joomla! Content Management System.
Attendees will interact with the key developers and leaders within the Joomla! project, including Johan Janssens, Louis Landry, Andy Miller and Rob Schley.
As a non-profit event, Joomla!Day will charge an admission fee of $99 to cover the cost of the meeting room and food provided. Any remaining proceeds will be contributed back to the Joomla! project.
The last Joomla!Day USA, which was held in San Francisco, was booked out. If you want to attend the Austin conference, you should book early to avoid disappointment.
To register for the event and for more information visit: http://www.joomladayusa.org ( )
Featured SpeakersJohan Janssens (), Project Manager and Lead Developer
Joomla - Open Source Content Management System
Johan Janssens is project manager and one of the lead developers of Joomla!, a PHP content management system. He is also the principal architect of the new Joomla! framework.
Johan has a master's degree in computer science specializing in game development and interactive media from GroepT University, Belgium. He works as an independent consultant specializing in web application architecture and Joomla! training.
Louis Landry (), Project Manager and Lead Developer
Joomla - Open Source Content Management System
As a lead developer and architect of the Joomla! framework Louis has unique insight into the vision and purpose of the Joomla! platform. Louis holds a degree in Computer Science from Louisiana Tech University and has been programming with PHP for 7 years. With specific experience in e-commerce and systems integration, Louis brings immense talent to the Joomla! project and a great haircut to boot!
Andy Miller (), Design Web Standards Working Group Coordinator
Joomla - Open Source Content Management System
Andy Miller is a long time member of the Joomla!, and prior to that, the Mambo core team. He is currently the Design Web Standards Working Group Coordinator for Joomla! where he is responsible for templating and design, general usability, and overall design and UI infrastructure. He has a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida and has been working for the past 10 years in the computer industry focusing on web development in a variety of languages and platforms.
Rob Schely (), Quality Testing Working Group Coordinator
Joomla - Open Source Content Management System
In his role as the Quality Testing Working Group Coordinator for the Joomla! project, Rob Schley has first hand knowledge of what it takes to build and maintain stable and secure web applications. He is able to draw from a variety of interests and background in order to provide a unique and thoughtful perspective to any discussion on systems architecture, stability, performance or security.
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Joomla! Day Central USA and Mexico
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2007
Time: 11am CDT - 7pm CDT
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown
500 North IH-35 Austin, Texas, USA 78701
Tel: +1-512-480 8181
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