2015 Joomla World Conference in Bangalore, India. November 6-8. Saturday 12:45 - 13:15 - Main Ballroom The New Era of Community with Jono Bacon The last ten years have seen an incredible growth in collaborative communities. Open Source, Wikipedia, the maker movement, and more have demonstrated the power of connected people, united by open vision, tools, and knowledge. Many of these communities though have been accidental. Now is the opportunity to make them intentional. Jono Bacon will present how exponential technology, ubiquitous Internet access, Open Source, big data, and powerful structured communities are providing the opportunity to have a lasting impact across the world. Bacon will delve to the core of what makes us collaborative, illustrate the technological opportunity, and provide a practical structure for how we bring people together around a shared set of goals built on a foundation of existing successful community best practice and behavioral economics. As is usual, his presentation will be illustrated with practical examples, delivered in an entertaining and engaging package.