Chicago

We encourage users to post events happening in the community to the community events group on https://www.drupal.org.

Chicago's local community of various user groups focused on Drupal. Groups have meetings each month in/around Chicago. Please be sure to join our group if interested in posting or hearing about Drupal-related job opportunities in the Chicagoland area.

The Drupal Chicago Meetup Group holds meetups on various topics and networking opportunities. Presentations and speakers are aimed at a general audience, with site show-and-tells, module demonstrations, news and announcements, and question and answer sessions.

If you live or work in the suburbs, check out the Fox Valley Drupal Meetup group with topics for all users.

Volunteers in the Chicago Drupal Group also organize MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp. Drupal camps are multi-day events that can include training days, session days, code and documentation sprints, and social events. Held annually in March, MidCamp is quickly becoming one of the larger and prestigious Drupal camps due to its high level of speakers, content, accessibility, and attention to detail.

Did we mention, the Chicago Drupal community has active and ongoing community discussions going on can be found at https://midcamp.slack.com.

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Become a Drupal 10 Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this month (Jan 21)

Start: 
2024-01-21 10:00 - 2024-01-24 19:15 America/New_York
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Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

New year, launch your career. This course teaches Drupal 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's thorough Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

Here's what a graduate from the most recent semester had to say:
"If you want to learn Drupal, I can't say enough about Debugacademy. All of the other courses I've taken just gloss over what you need to learn to be a real Drupal developer (or just introduce concepts without putting the pieces together). Debugacademy starts with the basics and by the time you're done you know more than you ever thought you would and have the confidence to become an actual developer. This course is worth every single second and I can't thank Ashraf and his team enough."

What two other students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this month (Sept 24)

Start: 
2023-09-24 10:00 - 2023-09-27 19:15 America/New_York
Organizers: 
Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

This course teaches Drupal 9 & 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

What two students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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Become a Drupal 10 Developer - Begins this June!

Start: 
2023-06-21 19:00 - 2023-06-25 10:00 America/New_York
Organizers: 
Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

We have two courses which are perfect for people looking to ramp-up their Drupal development skills. One course is 1-day (this Friday, June 2nd), and the other is part-time for 3 months (begins June 21st).

More information about the 3-month Web Development course follows.

What two students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
  • "Taking the class has been extremely beneficial and a great experience! So many great resources to learn and practice with, the structure of the course was very organized, and the lectures were engaging and super informative! It really feels like you are part of a Drupal community and family."
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Acquia Certification & other Drupal training classes available next month! (ramp-up before DrupalCon)

Start: 
2023-05-11 02:00 - 2023-05-15 04:45 America/New_York
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Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

In response to feedback, we (at Debug Academy) have scheduled a variety of courses 100% online for the coming month, including a brand new course!

Find a list of the scheduled courses and their dates here, more information follows (times listed in US ET):

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  • Drupal 9+ Acquia Front End Specialist Certification Prep Course (May 11 - June 1. Thursdays @ 2:00 - 4:45pm)
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    Become a Drupal *Architect* Series - Begins in just 1 month!

    Start: 
    2023-03-16 14:00 - 2023-03-23 16:30 America/New_York
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    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Our Drupal Architect series is back to teach you how to make the right long-term architectural decisions, as well as how to get the most out of Drupal's modern symfony-based architecture.

    This series begins on March 16th, and includes all five of the 2.5-hour Drupal Architect classes. By signing up for the full Drupal Architect series you automatically receive a total of 20% off!

    The Architect Series: https://debugacademy.com/event/become-drupal-architect-series-5-classes/...

    We'll address topics such as performance, caching, security, data structure, writing maintainable OOP code, dependency injection, testing, and much more.

    Here's what people who took the architect series had to say:
    "This is the course to take if you're looking to move from intermediate to advanced Drupal knowledge. The tools and real life examples alone are worth the price."

    "This course is time and money well spent. It provides you with practical information to help you make more informed data/content modeling decisions."

    "Extremely knowledgeable on the subject matter. The instructor (Ashraf) has a very good understanding of the Drupal ecosystem and was able to answer all questions effortlessly."

    "Ashraf has deep knowledge of Drupal and it comes out in the examples he provides. He's a clear communicator, and I trusted him to guide us in the right direction. "

    Please feel welcome to reach out with any questions about our courses or custom training: ashraf@debugacademy.com

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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins in January

    Start: 
    2023-01-22 10:00 - 2023-01-25 19:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 & 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

    What two students have said:

    • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
    • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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    Drupal 10 Release Party - Chicago

    Start: 
    2022-12-14 18:00 - 21:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    RSVP @ https://meetup.com/drupal-1/events/290257567/

    Wednesday December 14th 2022 - 6pm - 9pm @ Lyric Opera House

    "Drupal 10 Release Party"

    Don't call it a comeback. Drupal 10 has withstood the winds of change and is back with it's greatest version yet. Everyone is welcomed to celebrate the release of Drupal 10 and reunite with CDMUG members.

    December 14th 2022 is the official date that Drupal 10 will be released. Come check it out! This will be more of a social meetup, but laptops are still encouraged to nerd out on Drupal 10.

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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins in September

    Start: 
    2022-09-18 10:00 - 2022-09-21 19:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 10) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

    What two students have said:

    • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
    • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this January

    Start: 
    2022-01-23 10:00 - 2022-01-26 19:15 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-8-9-web-development

    Here's what a recent graduate emailed me, word-for-word:

    "I’m happy to announce that I received a job offer for a mid Drupal developer role. I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more! Thank you once again.

    Take care,

    Please feel free to use this as a testimony. ????"

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    Learn PHP, Symfony, JS, & Module development this month

    Start: 
    2021-10-15 14:00 - 2021-10-29 16:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Join Debug Academy, Acquia Training Partners, this month for our hands-on, interactive classes. Live and online, no unnecessary jargon, no time wasted.

    This is the best way to quickly ramp up on topics like PHP, JavaScript, and module development. Why struggle? We've done the hard work by simplifying the material for you.

    https://debugacademy.com/courses

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    Principal Financial is hiring Drupal Engineers (remote)

    We are hiring engineers with Drupal experience! Consider applying. It doesn't hurt to see what we have to offer.

    Front End Software Engineer (2022-33856)
    https://careers-principal.icims.com/jobs/33856/front-end-software-engine...
    * Work directly on principal.com and other microsites
    * This position is on my team
    * Collaborate with the groups that maintain the internal Drupal profile and design system.
    * Looking for great front-end experience. Don't be shy if you're new to Drupal.

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    Speaker Diversity Workshop through SFDUG and friends

    Start: 
    2021-05-26 14:00 - 17:00 America/Los_Angeles
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    Drupal Diversity & Inclusion advocates through SFDUG are hosting a Speaker Diversity Workshop to help speakers from underrepresented groups prepare to speak at conferences. This will in turn help local meetups, Drupal Camps, and even DrupalCons develop a more diverse speaker roster. The workshop helps folks bust through their impostor syndrome and develop a topic, title, pitch, bio, and outline. #DrupalSpeakerDiversity

    The workshop covers:
    - Impostor syndrome
    - Finding a topic
    - Better speaker tips
    - Writing a great pitch
    - Creating an outline
    - Creating great slides

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    MidCamp 2021

    Start: 
    2021-03-24 09:00 - 2021-03-27 16:00 America/Chicago
    Event type: 
    Drupalcamp or Regional Summit

    Midwest Drupal Camp (MidCamp) 2021 is the eighth annual Chicago-area (now virtual) event that brings together designers, developers, users, and evaluators of the open source Drupal content management software. Attendees come for four days of Drupal fun including: a community introduction day, livestream social, un-conference, and contribution day.

    Learn more at https://www.drupal.org/community/events/midcamp-2021-2020 or https://www.midcamp.org/

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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Fall 2020

    Start: 
    2020-09-13 10:00 - 2020-12-16 22:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal or a seasoned sitebuilder looking to build developer skills, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level. (Yes, ANY level!)

    This class is designed for:

    • Anyone looking to make a career change into the web development field
    • Students who are dedicated to putting in the time and effort to be successful in the class
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    Drupal Recipes Presentations Fox Valley Drupal Online

    Start: 
    2020-07-22 18:30 - 21:00 America/Chicago
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    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    We've started our Summer Series, still doing the online thing. We will do a DrupalCon Wrap-Up and present our first round of Drupal Recipes for site builders!

    • Streamlining the User Registration process
    • Another favorite from Announcing Drupal Recipes https://foxvalleydrupal.org/article/announcing-drupal-recipes

    6pm — Social Hour
    7pm — DrupalCon Wrap-up, Site Showcases, Presentations & Discussions

    (We end at 9pm but you can hang around if you like.)

    Online, You must register at the meetup to get the Zoom Link sent!

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    Drupal Chicago July Meetup: Deploy to Mars with Lando

    Start: 
    2020-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting
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    Drupal 9 Release Party

    Start: 
    2020-06-03 19:00 - 21:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    Please sign up for the event via Meetup.com:
    https://www.meetup.com/drupalchicago/events/270747305/
    (This is system we will use to send the appropriate zoom link and password)

    Drupal 9 Release Party
    June 3rd marks the planned release date for Drupal 9
    https://www.drupal.org/docs/understanding-drupal/drupal-9-resources

    Instead of our regular format of a single presentation, we will be coming together online to celebrate this monumental milestone for Drupal.

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    Drupal Best Practice Recipes for Site Building - Fox Valley Drupal

    Start: 
    2020-05-20 18:30 - 21:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    Our Zoom meeting will open at 6:30pm with some social time and catching up with our Drupal friends. Please register on the Meetup for the Zoom meeting link.

    Presentation & Discussions start at 7pm with Introductions, Lightning Talks and Site Showcases

    Presentations:
    Dwyane McDaniel will help us discover if you can update your Drupal site update to Drupal 9?

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    Double Feature: Energizing the Seated // Mindful Programming

    Start: 
    2020-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    Presentations

    Energizing the Seated :: Avi Schwab

    Avi will be sharing some advice on staying active while working remotely. When he began full-time remote work last year, Avi made a commitment to go to the gym, mostly as a way to make sure he got out of the house at least a few times a week during the Chicago winter. After over a year of work with a trainer and 3+ years at a standing desk, he'll share some tips on how to stay active and moving when we're desk bound for 40+ hours a week.

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    Google Tag Manager and Drupal - Fox Valley Drupal (ONLINE)

    Start: 
    2020-04-15 18:30 - 21:00 America/Chicago
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    This will be an online event presented by Brian Perry of Bounteous will be presenting on Drupal and the Google Tag Manager

    Have you been tasked with implementing Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager in order to collect data related to your Drupal site? Perhaps in the past, you’ve seen this process consist of enabling the Google Tag Manager module (or alternatively the Google Analytics Module) and calling it a day. Have you been left with the sneaking suspicion that you could be doing more and collecting richer data as a result?

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