Only about 1.5% of the people involved in open source are women, leaving us terribly underrepresented. In the Drupal world, we're up to a whopping 7% 10% 17%, which only gets us to awfully unrepresented. ;) This group is for anyone (male, female, or otherwise) who believes that we can do better and wants to help.
So if you:
- are a woman who needs some help/guidance in order to get (more) involved with Drupal and the Drupal community
- are a woman who wants to network and get to know other women involved in Drupal
- are anyone who has ideas on things we can do to help encourage women to participate in Drupal
...then this is the group for you. :)
Anita Borg Institute upcoming conference and interesting links
In October I am going to the Anita Borg Institute's Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference in Houston. http://gracehopper.org. One of the questions on the registration asks if I am a member of Systers, which I wasn't, so I looked it up. It sounds interesting and thought I would share this with all of you. http://anitaborg.org/get-involved/systers
Would be fun to have some other Drupal Women join me at this event, if anyone is interested, or already planning on attending, please let me know so we can meet up.
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DrupalCon Barcelona - call for sessions closing soon!
Hey everyone!
The call for sessions for Barcelona DrupalCon is closing on Monday
"The call for content will close on June 8 at 23:59PM Barcelona local time (UTC +2)."
Submit your ideas now!
https://events.drupal.org/barcelona2015/submit-session
A few people have asked me for ideas on what they should talk about - and I have 2 pieces of advice.
The topic doesn't matter as much as 2 other factors.
Read moreDrupalcon Annual Women in Drupal Reception
This event is FREE for all attendees.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drupalcon-lax-women-in-drupal-tickets-15166... so we have good catering numbers.
With only about 20% of DrupalCon who identify as women, we know it can feel lonely when you are walking around the event, especially if this is your first DrupalCon.
Come and meet other women in Drupal and the local technology community. We invite you to attend the Women in Drupal which is a hosted reception at the historic and delicious Engine Company No. 28.
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Looking for Open Source Developer
Hello everyone,
We are looking for an open source developer. Here's the link to the job posting.
https://jobs.drupal.org/ginkgo-street-labs/job/9547
Please feel free to pass this on.
Best regards,
Roshani
Free Webinar by Megan Sanicki, COO, Drupal Association: Cracking the Community Code
Building communities is an artsy science that is a strategic initiative for organizations of all kinds from nonprofit to for-profit. In this webinar, we will remove the mystery of building thriving online communities. We will look at community building best practices from leading community managers such as Jono Bacon of Ubuntu, and will understand how to use these pro-tips to grow and nurture global communities through a case study on Drupal.
Why Should You Attend This?
o To learn how the Drupal community grows and is nurtured
o To learn about the community management best practices
Women in Drupal event @ Drupalcon LA
Hello Ladies,
We are working really hard to keep the Women in Drupal reception free for all attendees, https://events.drupal.org/losangeles2015/women-drupal. Being as Los Angeles is a bit more costly than previous locations, we are having to get a few more sponsors than normal to keep it that way.
If you or company can sponsor, please use the Contact Us link, on the bottom of the event page, to let us know how much you can contribute.
Any amount is welcome, we are about $2,000 short of our goal for this event.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Karyn
Read more[Free Webinar] Drupal 8: Frontend for Backenders
Drupal 8 will ship with a fancy new template engine (Twig) and a simpler theme layer. In this webinar, our speaker will show you some goodies from Twig and give you a walkthrough on how to get started with it.
He will also talk about the major problems that people were facing in working with Drupal 7 and what the community has done to make it better. This webinar will show - in both practical examples and on a broader scale - why Drupal 8 will make peace between backenders and frontenders.
Why Should You Attend This?
Read moreDrupalcon roomate
Good morning all, I am planning on attending Drupalcon in May in LA. This will be my first Drupalcon. Although, I have created and maintain a Drupal 7 website for a client, my knowledge of Drupal is fairly basic. I'm really looking forward to moving my knowledge of Drupal to a new level. I would like to stay at the Weston Bonaventure hotel to get the most out of the conference. I am looking to share a room with a fellow Woman in Drupal. Anyone else looking to share a room? Thanks, Sheryl
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Forcontu is offering 10 x Drupal Training Scholarships
Forcontu is offering 10 x Training Scholarships for the Expert in Drupal 7 online course (valued at USD1350). If you want to apply, complete the form before April 15, 2015. On April 16 we will announce the 10 winners of a scholarship to join the course completely free. The course will be conducted from May 4 to December 4 (7 months).
More information and registration at:
http://www.forcontu.com/en/10-drupal-training-scholarships
Read moreEvents in New York city?
Hi
I'm from the UK and visiting New York city April 28th - May 8th. Are there any Drupal or other tech events on during that period? I'd love to meet other Women in Drupal.
Jane
Manchester, UK
Drupal development Qs
Hi all,
I'm so relieved to have found this group... as a girl in tech it does get pretty lonely out there... I've been developing and maintaining sites with Drupal for about 4 years now, and am working hard founding a startup, a new platform built on Drupal.
I'm developing the Drupal site myself, doing pretty well on my own, but would love to ask some questions, and on Stackexchange and stackoverflow questions often die a slow and painful death. As a woman I feel like crying out for godsakesjustgimmeachance, its hard enough just being female here!!
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Migrating Taxonomy from D6 to D7
Hi there,
PPLD.org is upgrading from D6 to D7 using a clean D7 instance and migrating data either via Migrate module, or via Feeds somehow. Here’s what is stumping me:
Read moreLooking for Freelance Developers
Hello everyone,
I recently joined Ginkgo Street Labs, a DC based company, that helps nonprofits leverage open source software, including CiviCRM, the leading open source constituent engagement platform for nonprofits.
We are looking for Drupal and Mobile App & Javascript freelance developers for projects starting as soon as possible.
** Freelance Drupal Developer **
2-3 years custom module Drupal development
Strong facility with Drupal Form API with AJAX, webform, CiviCRM a plus
Experience with Non-profit tech.
Seattle event: "Drupal in a Day" mentored training - November 14th
Hello Women in Drupal!
Just wanted to share some info about our mentored training event next month in case any of you know folks in the Seattle area who may be interested. (I'm one of the instructors, hence the reason for posting here. Moderators, I won't be offended if you think it doesn't belong.)
https://groups.drupal.org/node/447278
Read moreNonprofits: Share Your Drupal Story
Hello everyone,
In preparation for the BoF on Drupal for Good at Drupalcon in Amsterdam, I asked Porter Mason, Director of Digital Platforms, with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to share their Drupal experience. Click here to read the interview. http://goo.gl/Mga9rY
If you work with a nonprofit and would like to share your Drupal experience, share your experience by filling out this form. http://goo.gl/Xw4fx2
Thank you.
Roshani
Read moreBADCamp discussion panel - "How can Men in tech be better Allies?" #HeForShe
I'm looking for any women who would be willing to participate in a proposed discussion panel at BADCamp.
https://2014.badcamp.net/session/panel-how-can-men-be-better-allies-wome...
I might also consider inviting one or two men to the panel with professional expertise on Gender Equality issues, if any step forward.
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NERDSummit 2014: A revolution in our DrupalCamp!
NERD SUMMIT 2014 FEEDBACK
Help us make future NERDs events even more amazing by adding your voice to the conversation about this year's Summit.
Answer our feedback survey here: http://lstcl.me/MnA4Y
SUMMIT SUCCESS STATISTICS
I wrote a blog post about the success of our summit attendance.
Some highlights include 37% women attendance, 34% women speaker attendance, and 12% youth attendance.
See the post here: https://lastcallmedia.com/revolution-in-drupalcamp
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Read moreGoing to Drupalcon Amsterdam?
It would be great to connect with folks who are heading to Drupalcon Amsterdam! Please send me a message if you are going.
BoF Drupal4Good
I am helping Ivan with the BoF for Drupal4Good. It would be great if you can make it. If you work with a NGO and are interested in sharing a case study during the event, please let us know. We are working on a blog post for the BoF where you can share your organization's Drupal experience. Even if you are not going to Amsterdam, you can participate.
Amsterdam Travel Tips
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Arlington First Tuesdays Drupal Training ONLINE
The people who attend predominantly work on Drupal in the service of international non-profits as well as social services and federal projects for education, the environment, civic engagement, health, families, women, and children.
Some ideas for what we'd like to learn about:
User Roles and Permissions
Git and Pantheon
Bootstrap and other helpful base themes
Implementing Maps (Location CCK & GMap)
Using Features
Content Workflow at your organization (re: writer, editor approval, publication, scheduler, push to social media)
Commerce vs Ubercart
Security
Calendars
Job Postings allowed?
Hey all,
Since this group was started job postings have not been allowed, and the intro text to the group specifically states that they are not allowed. Yet, I see job postings in the feed, and there is a "Create Job" link in the sidebar. What is the policy on this?
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