Report: Jandbeyond
– Blogpost by Bojan Nisevic –
Joomla is the anglicised spelling of the Swahili word jumla meaning „all together“ or „as a whole“. And truly it is how Joomla community works. As one big family working together on a great product what Joomla really is. There are so many events around Joomla that happen all around the world. There are events like local Joomla User Groups (JUGs) meetings, local Joomla Days, international conferences, global development sessions, etc. It is really a pleasure to work in a friendly environment and eco-system like this.
One of the most prominent Joomla international events is for sure Joomla And Beyond conference which is held once a year http://jandbeyond.org. Last one was held in 31st May – 2nd June 2013 at Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. There was people from all around the World. From Chile to Vietnam. From India to Canada. Roughly, there was people from 60 countries.
The future of Joomla!
Beside drinking beer and having fun with international friends one of the main reasons for Joomla And Beyond (JAB) conference is to discuss about Joomla’s future. Different boards from the Joomla leadership teams have their own sessions and meetings. But also prominent speakers and real Joomla stars hold their presentation about new products, new strategies, new technologies and of course new stuff built in current or future Joomla versions. I have experience being twice at JAB in 2012 and lastone in 2013 and I can say that I’m impressed how all of the guys are friendly and ready to help and share their knowledge.
Bug Squash Meeting
One of the peaking point of this conference is Bug Squash Meeting where volunteers met to work on testing and fixing Joomla bugs. Organizers didn’t expect so many people that’s why they had to provide more desks, chairs and power plugs. The result was impressive in Joomla GitHub repository. (The picture in the attachment) Meeting all of those people from around the World was really fun. But main benefit of visiting a conference like JAB is to gain knowledge. And when it comes to knowledge the JAB is place to be.
Next big worldwide event is Pizza, Bugs, and Fun (PBF). Which will be held in July 12th this year. The key goal is to fix as many Joomla 3 and Joomla 2.5 bugs as possible.
The event is an all-day global event for virtual participants, with local venues wherever they are organized. It is open to both businesses and individuals. One of the biggest Joomla companies pledged their men work hours to the event.
And that’s why Joomla is one of the three main CMSes in the World. Because it is driven by its own community of friendly working people.
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