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JoomlaDay 2013 in Switzerland

Joomla!Day Schweiz

On 21 September 2013 It's that time again!  After a five year break, Joomla!Day Switzerland is back! Joomla!Club is responsible for the organisation of the event..

We have put the conference program together under the following motto: "Simply Joomla".  It is intended to show the simplicity of the system and its ease of use and extensibility. This theme will be echoed throughout the day as a common thread connecting all elements of the day.

Many renowned speakers have agreed to attend, which has been really great.  Further proposals are welcome at any time - just contact the event organisers.

The event will, as mentioned, be held in the capital of Switzerland, Bern. The team has deliberately chosen a city in the heart of Switzerland,with very good transport links, being one of the most popular destinations in the country.

Location

Hotel Ador
Laupenstrasse 15
3008 Bern, BE
Switzerland
46° 56' 49.5204" N, 7° 26' 7.1592" E

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Espaces oubliés

RomaniaWhen talking about the garden project with different people in our region, I received an invitation to an event about "Espaces oubliés" (forgotten places) in Perpignan.

It was a really interesting experience, because the presentations from local associations were inspiring and for me a practical lesson on cultural behaviour and thinking. 

The commonalities of all initiatives are:

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European gardening

Apple treesFew weeks ago, we started a new European learning partnership project about gardening, with institutions from Italy, Wales, Latvia, Greece, Germany, Portugal.
The partners combine quite a mix of very different competencies, as these are private consulting companies, non-profit organizations, adult education providers, vocational training centers, a second chance school.
All have in common that they are situated in rural areas.

It's visible for everyone, rural areas have been through a dramatic transformation in recent decades, leaving significant numbers of people on the margins of mainstream society. In response to such difficulties, partners in this project have been exploring alternative strategies for local/regional development which include learning as the drive wheel of transformation.

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    Ozio Gallery in Joomla

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    Often you need a photo gallery on your website and more and more, you need a photo gallery in an article.

    Another important feature is to keep the upload and the resizing of the images as simple as possible!

    Impossible?

    Well, Alex Red had a good idea to combine Joomla with Google+.

    • In Google+ it's very easy to upload photo with any device.
    • In Joomla it's very easy to create a website

    Ozio gallery uses adaptive technology and your pictures will be displayed in the correct size on each device

    How do I create a gallery?

    You have to

    1. install Ozio gallery
    2. create a menu item with the item type Ozio Gallery.
    3. insert the number of the Google+ user account that owns the album in the options. Ozio will look immediately for existing Google+ albums.
    4. configure the display options
    5. use the gallery with a menu link or insert it with a macro in an article

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    Exploring old houses

    House in Kernavė

    The "About houses" project started two years ago and comes to an end right now.

    A lot of stuff, in seven languages, has been done:

    We worked with experts in the field of restoration, heritage and preservation, with people who are living in old houses, who are restoring their own houses, with historians and people who were just curious to explore their neighborhood. Some of our partners could involve municipalities in their local work as they saw the chance to value local treasures, such as houses, the knowledge and engagement of local people.

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      500,000 Free Downloads

      500,000Since more than ten years we are writing and publishing books about open source software, mainly about Joomla and Drupal.
      We started with Pearson Education Germany, with whom we have had for many years a good partnership.
      Many years ago, we decided to publish while writing, which was supported by Pearson Education Germany to a certain extend.

      However, times are changing, and the publishing industry is not changing that fast, until today.
      Since two years we are a publisher by ourselves.

      Our books are freely available on our website in HTML and PDF, and of course, you can still buy them either as ePub or as a real books via Amazon.
      And today, we reached the 500,000 downloads for the Joomla books! There are only few countries, where we had no downloads from, e.g. Chad, North Korea, South Sudan, Lesotho, Central African Republic.

      Why did we decided to end the contract with a big publishing house and do all the work by ourselves?
      First of all, it's not about money, you can't get rich, it's even difficult to earn a substantial part for your living.
      There are some other reasons behind:

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