By Todd Woodward on 2025-07-17 16:58 in Joomla User Groups Team

Attendees: Todd Woodward, Laura Gordon, Emmanuel Lemor, Abdulkadir Shehu, Davide Messia

Meeting Summary

Emmanuel Lemor emphasized the importance of leadership participation in meetings, expressing his intent to contribute effectively as vice president. Team dynamics highlighted the preference for in-person collaboration, with Todd noting slow progress due to busy schedules. Access to the ticketing system was discussed, with concerns about the need for better access management. The team also focused on updating user group contact lists, communication strategies for events, and budgeting for Joomla Day events, emphasizing the need for financial support. Laura proposed creating a video channel for user groups, with discussions on video upload processes and resource sharing. The meeting concluded with a summary of action items and next steps.

Next steps

* Laura Gordon will contact the individual regarding the use of the correctlogo and ensure they do not use unauthorized logos.

* Todd Woodward will resend the logo to the team for further use anddistribution, ensuring everyone has access to the correct branding materials.

* The team agreed that they need to gain access to the system to manage tickets more effectively.

* Laura plans to send another newsletter through Emmanuel's system next week torecap the meeting discussions and improve communication.

* Laura requested Emmanuel to provide the exact content for the newsletter,which is dependent on the completion of the Joomla website.

* Todd Woodward was asked to prioritize fixing the ticketing system issue tofacilitate the creation of virtual user groups.

* Emmanuel is tasked with exporting the list of people who opened the email toimprove the accuracy of the contact list.

* Davide will double-check the list for accuracy, particularly for Italian contacts, and make calls to ensure everyone is using Joomla.

* Laura instructed the team to check the documentation for accuracy and to ensure it is up to date, highlighting the need for ongoing maintenance of user group documentation.

* Laura Gordon is responsible for updating the system with completed items andwill place the exported contact list into the team folder for access.

* Emmanuel Lemor will send the list of people who opened the email to Laura Gordon, who will then share it with her group.

* Davide Messia confirmed that he would implement the access changesimmediately, ensuring that the users in question would no longer have accessto the folder.

* The team agreed to update the JUG list and divide it among members for outreach in the next meeting.

* Participants discussed the need to clarify how funds should be allocated and the importance of having a plan in place for spending.

* Laura Gordon suggested that the Joomla.org team could assist with providingresources for Joomla Day events, indicating a potential area for futuresupport and collaboration.