How I got involved with the Joomla project and how you can volunteer as well.

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Sander Potjer - @sanderpotjer
Joomla! Community Leadership Team
My Joomla! Story

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Ascot, UK -> Weesp, NL

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Ascot, UK -> Weesp, NL

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Weesp, NL

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Weesp, NL

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Pampus

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Pampus

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Pampus

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Voor-Pampus rowing team in 2002

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Voor-Pampus rowing team in 2002

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Arrived by boat!

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Or not...

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Muiden-Pampus-Muiden

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Muiden-Pampus-Muiden

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Muiden-Pampus-Muiden training

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Enjoying beers after hard work

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My first webpage: ‘drinks overview’

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Slowly growing into website

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Okay, yes... I used FrontPage too!

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How do websites update links?

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CuteNews, no database required

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Rowing website in CuteNews

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

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... a CMS, called “Joomla!”

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Started to help people on local forum

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Help out others on local or
international Joomla forums.
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Joined on of the active teams

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Get involved with local /
international communities.
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Joomla translations

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Joomla translations

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Translate Joomla, Joomla
extensions & Joomla
documentation.
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My first Dutch Joomla!Day in 2008

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Attend Joomla events.
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Sitting next to future team mates?

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Fork of the local community

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Start of JoomlaCommunity.eu in 2008

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JoomlaDay UK in 2009

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Member of the Dutch Joomla!Days team 2009

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Joomla 1.6 release party 2011

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Local foundation “Stichting Sympathy” 2011

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Start of Joomla User Groups in The Netherlands in 2010

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Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Utrecht
Heerenveen
Assen
Zwolle
Enschede
Zutphen
Arnhem/Nijmegen
‘s-Hertogenbosch
Breda
Venlo
Maastricht
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Meanwhile 15 JUG’s in The Netherlands

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JUG’s in UK

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Organize / speak / attend
Joomla User Groups.
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Started testing new versions of Joomla

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And report (& sometimes fix) issues

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Help testing Joomla & report
(and fix?) bugs.
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Joined the Community Leadership Team 2011

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Back to my rowing team

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Joomla does not have a “steersman”

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Joomla Leadership at JandBeyond 2013

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Open Source Matters

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Open Source Matters

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Join the Joomla trademark
team.
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Production Leadership Team

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Community Leadership Team

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Joomla Leadership at JandBeyond 2013

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Joomla Leadership at JandBeyond 2013
PLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
CLT
CLT
OSM
OSM
OSM
OSM
OSM
OSMOSM
OSM
CLT
CLT
CLT
CLT

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Working with people from all around the globe

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Language barriers: challenges

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But it is fun!

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Printed local Dutch Joomla Magazine

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Write article for Joomla Community Magazine

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Share knowledge by writing
articles.
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CLT Liaison for Joomla Extensions Directory

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Joomla Extensions Directory:
review, report or join the
team.
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Joomla marketing group www.joomla.org/3

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Main communication via Skype group chat

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Joomla Marketing!

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Join the Joomla Marketing
team.
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Started rowing in 2002

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

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

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

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

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Help out others on local or international Joomla forums.
Get involved with local / international communities
Translate 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.
10 ways to contribute

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