[SGVLUG] Fwd: [Lamp-user] Meeting this Saturday, January 19th

[matti]

fyi - looks interesting

--- "Solomon K. Chang" <skevin521 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:48:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Solomon K. Chang" <skevin521 at yahoo.com>
> To: lamp-user at maillist.lampsig.org,
> lamp-announce at maillist.lampsig.org
> Subject: [Lamp-user] Meeting this Saturday, January 19th
> 
> It's that time again, and I hope everyone's enjoyed their vacations! 
> We'll be having a
> meeting this coming Saturday (January 19th, 2008) at 1:00 PM, at ye
> olde Thom Bradley
> Center.  The main topic is going to be:
> 
> Joomla Content Management Systems, Part 2
> By Jorge Garifuna
> 
> Continuing his first talk on Content Management Systems, Jorge will
> further explain the
> details of the Mambo/Joomla CMS.
> 
> Content Management systems offer the promise of publishing tools,
> user authentication,
> modular structure and support for plugins, and most of the things an
> average person or
> business needs to build a professional looking full featured website.
> 
> Mambo/Joomla is both a CMS and one of the highest profile open source
> LAMP projects
> going, boasting a substantial user community and a number of open
> source awards.
> 
> Jorge will present a brief history of Mambo & Joomla, clarifying the
> connection and
> differences. They will include an installation of Joomla, explanation
> of the basic
> paradigms and terminology one needs to know to effectively install,
> administer and
> configure Mambo or Joomla, and offer some insight into the
> extensibility of Joomla from
> a developer's standpoint, by looking at some of the parts of a Joomla
> component and
> Joomla module.
> 
> Jorge Garifuna is the CEO of Garinet Global Inc. which offers a
> multitude of Website
> services for organizations, businesses, entertainers and family
> members. Jorge joined
> LAMPsig over two years ago and has added a new spark of enthusiasm to
> our group. He is
> quick to answer maillist questions or bring up new topics of interest
> to LAMP
> developers.
> 
> 
> At the end of the talk (or the beginning), we're going to talk about
> our booth for
> SCALE, what we're going to organize/present, and put together
> volunteer schedules. 
> I've already submitted the booth proposal to Gareth, so if you want
> to try any new
> ideas, bring them up quickly, for time is of the essence.
> 
> The Thom Bradley Community Youth Center is located at:
> 5213 W Pico Blvd
> Los Angeles, CA 90019
> 
> Or, if you're feeling lazy, here's a link to a map:
>
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=5213%20W%20Pico%20Blvd&city=Los%20Angeles&state=CA&zipcode=90019%2d4041&country=US&geodiff=1
> 
> See you this Saturday!
> 
> 
> Solomon Chang
> LAMPSIG President
> 
> 
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