Alex Kempken's (Joomla! Core Team Member and Joom!Fish creator) presentation on Joomla! User Groups (JUGs) - the discussions widened to include communities in general and how it all begins with two people talking to each other and then...

1. Joomla! Day UK 2009
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2. Joomla! Day UK 2009
Joomla! User Groups
Alex Kempkens Andy Wallace
Joomla! Joomla! Community UK
www.joomla.org Event Coordinator
Core team member
Master Docs
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3. Joomla! User Groups
Whatarewetalkingabout?
UFF– This was easy
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4. Who is a „user“?
• Authors • Website owners
• Publisher • Visitors of websites
• Admins • Members of the
• Developer regional community
• Designer • Members of the world
wide community
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5. Joomla! User Groups
JUG UK
JUG DE
... • Munich
• Berlin
Joomla
Community
JUG
JUG NL
USA
• Amsterda
• New York m
• New • Utrecht
England
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6. How to create a User Group?
1. Get to gather with users in your
area, city, region online or in real live
a) Check online who is around
b) Use the forums to find each other (e.g.
forum.joomla.org)
c) Find a good place to meet and chat
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7. How to create a User Group?
2. Apply for your JUG being registered as
an official Joomla! User Group (JUG)
a) Check the requirements for names, logos …
b) Check if there isn’t an existing group near by
c) Fill out the form and get your website up and
running
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8. How to create a User Group?
3. Register your website on Joomla!
Connect
4. Meet, have fun, exchange ideas and work
together 
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9. What’s important for a JUG
• Fun
• Fun
• Fun
• Collaboration
• Regular contacts – best case in real live
• Teamwork
• Communication
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10. Now, where is the next JUG?
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11. Thanks' for listening …
Alex & Andy
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