Day 1, Thursday
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Key Note |
Open Source Software - a culture, more than mere software developing & implementation Diana Cocoru will open the conference with the story of her personal encounter with open source software as an implemented solution for African Community grassroots, and her professional path of becoming a senior analyst who catalyses innovative thinking for... with Diana Cocoru - Open Forum Europe |
User, Implementer, Developer |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to CiviCRM / CiviCRM 101 |
Are you TOTALLY new to CiviCRM, think it might be right for your organisation and are here to find out more? This session is for you, aimed at those who have never seen CiviCRM in detail before, we'll talk you through the basics of a CiviCRM system. You'll also be able to play with a working CiviCRM system, ask the experts some basic questions... with Aidan Saunders - Squiffle |
User |
| What's new in CiviCRM 4.7 and coming soon |
This session will showcase what is new in CiviCRM v4.7, what is coming soon and recent extensions from the community with Eileen McNaughton, Tim Otten |
User |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Creating your first extension |
(This in-depth session covers 2 session slots.) If you want to get beyond the GUI and start coding, you need to know about extensions. This practical session will take you through all the steps to create your first extension. with Xavier Dutoit - Tech to the People |
Developer |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| CiviCRM and Joomla |
To its fans, Joomla is the 'goldilocks CMS' sitting somewhere between the user-friendliness and command-line-free space of Wordpress and the substantial enterprise-level power of Drupal, while to its detractors it's the worst of both worlds. CiviCRM works with all three and this session explores how it works with Joomla, the second most popular ... with Nic Wistreich |
User, Implementer |
| CiviCRM case study - Healthwatch England |
Healthwatch England are the national body for 152 local Healthwatch across England. They capture the experiences of consumers that use health and social care services in England, providing influential intelligence to the Health and Social Care Sector, resulting in improved services for consumers In a what has been a significantly sized project, ... with Deborah Griver, Systems Manager - Healthwatch England, Jamie Novick - Compucorp |
User |
| Drupal and CiviCRM: Webform integration |
In this session we will look at the basics of Drupal Webforms and what they can bring to your CiviCRM system. We will examine the differences between CiviCRM's built in Contribution/Profile forms and what is possible using an integrated CiviCRM Webform. Oliver Gibson will then create some sample forms so you can see how to get started with ... with Oliver Gibson - Northbridge Digital, Andrew Davidson - The Vegan Society (UK) |
User, Implementer |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Group Photo |
Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the group photographs in the Main Hall for all conference attendees with |
User, Implementer, Developer |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Talks and Extension Showcases |
Each day we will be giving the CiviCRM community the chance to share in this lightning talk and extension showcase combo session: A series of quick 5 minute presentations by different contributors on their experiences working with CiviCRM and some exciting current projects being worked on. Do you have a feature you'd like to talk about? Something... with |
User, Implementer, Developer |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| CiviAccounts: An introduction and whats new in 4.7 |
Since release 4.3 it is easier than ever to track contributions and other financial transactions the way fundraisers want to see them in CiviCRM. Following on from last years introduction to CiviAccounting, we'll be looking at how feature has developed over the past year and what's new to CiviAccounting in the 4.7 release. Learn how to organize... with Jamie Novick - Compucorp |
Implementer |
| CiviRules - Use cases and extending CiviRules |
A developer/implementor focussed session on how you can use CiviRules and extend the framework with Erik Hommel - CiviCoop |
Implementer, Developer |
| From Data Processing to Data Insights |
At Amnesty Flanders a lot of work was done integrating civiCRM, the analytics platform RapidMiner and Qliksense, to speed up the street fundraising process and to get fast insights in what is really happening in the fundraising. The civi-extensions streetimport and civiSEPA smoothly and daily process data from newly recruited donors. At the same... with Ilja De Coster - Amnesty International |
User |
| The business case for CiviCRM: Why open source |
Are you looking to implement a CiviCRM projected in your organisation and need some help putting together your business case? During this session we will cover the many benefits of Open source over other proprietary solutions, why it is may be the right solution for your organisation and when it may not be! We'll also discuss becoming members of... with Jaap Jansma - CiviCoop |
User |
| Session | Description | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Website Integration |
CiviCRM features great on board tools for integrating a variety of online forms. However, for many use cases you will need to create a custom integration between CiviCRM and an external online form or third party app. Thanks to CiviCRM'S API this is usually possible but it involves a lot of work for development and testing. We would like to... with Björn Endres - Systopia |
Implementer, Developer |
| Drupal and CiviCRM: Entities, Views and Rules integration |
This session will explore the combination of Drupal and CiviCRM, looking at Entities, Views and the integration of rules with Peter Davis - Fuzion |
Implementer |
| Migrating Data Into CiviCRM: A developer focussed view of how to migrate your data into CiviCRM |
A session covering the integration of data with CiviCRM and the techniques and methods used to achieve this. Starting from importing data into CiviCRM, it will then go on to cover: PDI with Pentaho using their API Importing a CSV from the command line Importing a CSV with a UI through an API The extension for this can be seen here https://civicrm.... with Young-Jin Kim - Emphanos LLC , Chanun - Compucorp |
Implementer, Developer |
| Round table discussion on what charities need from the CiviCRM community |
Civi Newbies: Round table discussion on what charities need from the CiviCRM community What do users feel is holding them back? Is more support required for non technical users? Is more support required for the mature user? Is there a need for a Women in Civi working group? Come and have your say at this round table discussion. Please email... with Daniella - Veda, Alice Gaskell - GMCVO |
User, Implementer |
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