Download pdf - My Joomla Story - Joomla!Day Switzerland 2013

Joomla!Day Switzerland - September 21, 2013

Sander Potjer - @sanderpotjer

Joomla! Community Leadership Team

My Joomla! Story

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www.joomla.org Joomla!Day Switzerland 2013

Bern, CH -> Weesp, NL

http://www.joomla.org











Weesp












Pampus






Pampus






Pampus






Voor-Pampus rowing team in 2002






Voor-Pampus rowing team in 2002






Sloeproeien: ‘Kutterpullen’






In Switzerland too!






Muiden-Pampus-Muiden






Muiden-Pampus-Muiden






Muiden-Pampus-Muiden training






Enjoying beers after hard work






My first webpage: ‘drinks overview’






Slowly growing into website






Okay, yes... I used FrontPage too!






How do websites update links?






CuteNews, no database required






Rowing website in CuteNews






But then, my first website using a CMS...






... a CMS, called “Joomla!”






Started to help people on local forum






Help out others on local or international Joomla forums.

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Joined on of the active teams






Join a Joomla team/group locally






Join team of local / international communities.

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Joomla translations






Joomla translations






Translate Joomla, Joomla extensions & Joomla documentation.

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My first Dutch Joomla!Day in 2008






Attend Joomla events.

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Sitting next to future team mates?






Fork of the local community






Start of JoomlaCommunity.eu in 2008






JoomlaDay UK in 2009






Member of the Dutch Joomla!Days team 2009






Joomla 1.6 release party 2011






Local foundation “Stichting Sympathy” 2011






Start of Joomla User Groups in The Netherlands in 2010





Alphen a/d Rijn

Rotterdam

Amsterdam

Utrecht

Heerenveen

Assen

Zwolle

Enschede

Zutphen

Arnhem/Nijmegen

‘s-Hertogenbosch

Breda

Venlo

Maastricht

Antwerpen


Meanwhile 15 JUG’s in The Netherlands






JUG’s in Switzerland






Organize / speak / attend Joomla User Groups.

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Started testing new versions of Joomla






And report (& sometimes fix) issues






Help testing Joomla & report (and fix?) bugs.

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Joined the Community Leadership Team 2011






Back to my rowing team






Joomla does not have a “steersman”






Joomla Leadership at JandBeyond 2013






Open Source Matters






Open Source Matters






Join the Joomla trademark team.

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Production Leadership Team






Community Leadership Team













PLT

PLT

PLT

PLT

CLT

CLT

OSM

OSM

OSMOSM

OSM

OSMOSM

OSM

CLT

CLT

CLT

CLT






Working with people from all around the globe






Language barriers: challenges






But it is fun!






Printed local Dutch Joomla Magazine






Write article for Joomla Community Magazine






Or the local magazine!






Share knowledge by writing articles.

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CLT Liaison for Joomla Extensions Directory






Joomla Extensions Directory: review, report or join the team.

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Joomla marketing group www.joomla.org/3





http://www.joomla.org/3

http://www.joomla.org/3


Main communication via Skype group chat






Join the Joomla Marketing team.

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Started rowing in 2002






Still rowing 10 years later, but learned more then just rowing!
























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Help out others on local or international Joomla forums.Join team of local / international communitiesTranslate Joomla, Joomla extensions & Joomla documentation.Attend Joomla events.Organize / speak / attend Joomla User Groups.Help testing Joomla & report (and fix?) bugs.Join the Joomla trademark team.Share knowledge by writing articles.Joomla Extensions Directory: review, report or join the team. Join the Joomla Marketing team.

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