The event season is really kicking of now with the Developer Days, Netherlands announced, TYPO3camp Venlo also Netherlands, CMS Garden at Internetworld, Munich and at CeBIT, Hannover. Some insight into the user group Nuremberg through an interview with organiser Jonas Jabari and a report on the Poznan Code Sprint

The last news summing up our activities covered the first six months of 2013. Let's then recap what happened in the second semester of last year.

Google has announced Google Summer of Code 2014. Of course the TYPO3 project is applying again this year, possibly making it the fifth time we participate.

The Neos Book is announced, beta5 of TYPO3 CMS 6.2 LTS released and Neos code sprint.

The TYPO3 community, contributors, and the release team prepared a new snapshot of the current development of TYPO3 CMS 6.2: beta5.

The TYPO3 CMS team had a very productive Code Sprint to finish pending tasks for the 6.2 LTS release in Cologne. More than 90 patches were merged into the Core during these days and we had some new contributors on board this time.

The security team introduces Public Service Announcements, workpackages progress, sprinting for CMS, the marketing team unfolds it's plans for 2014, Olivier Dobberkau for president and new faces in the TYPO3 Association.

The General Assembly approved the online election for the EAB and BCC. The Board welcomes Olivier Dobberkau as new president of the TYPO3 Association.

Last week the marketing team met for the first time in 2014 for a live meeting. Besides our monthly virtual meetings, the marketing team also meets some four times a year to connect in the real world.

Introducing Public Service Announcements for security related topics.