Drupal Camp Vancouver

Join us at 6:00pm on Monday September 28, 2009 at HDLab (aka. the Dhamalab) (note, different location and day this month) for the Vancouver League of Drupalers September meeting. This month's presentations:

Why Secure Code Practice Matters

Independent security consultant Rui ("Roy") Pereira, WaveFront Consulting Group discusses real world exploits like cross site scripting and SQL injection, and how secure coding practice will prevent them. Rui has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, and has specialized in Information Security and Audit for the last 15. He works as an independent computer security consultant specializing in vulnerability assessments, penetration testing / ethical hacking, wireless and application security, security awareness and training.

What's New in Drupal 7

There's some amazing stuff in Drupal 7. You've probably all heard about the user experience stuff, but have you heard about hook_page_alter and it's ability to modify a page before rendering? Core developer Károly Négyesi (chx) will give us a quick tour of the Drupal 7 developer highlights and be available to answer questions.

World Wide Games owns a popular gaming site www.game-boyz.com. The site is staffed by volunteers. We are looking for a experienced Drupal programmer(s) to look after ongoing mtc,site strategy, new developments, R&D and yes loads of games and PC hardware.

The site is headquartered on Vancouver island and staff located in Canada & U.S. We are also looking to establish a stronger international presence and help in this area will be greatly appreciated.

For all those Drupal'ers who live in the northern backwaters of British Columbia and want to remind yourselves that you are not alone, this is the group for you. http://groups.drupal.org/northern-british-columbia-user-group

Currently, existence within the group is very, very lonely. Northerners, come and introduce yourselves.

DCA08 is unlike any corporate conference you've ever attended - and for good reason. Focusing on "Drupal" - an open source content management system and application framework, DCA08 is a low-cost, highly collaborative "unconference" held in at the University of Lethbridge, in Southern Alberta, Canada.

Gone are the days of sponsored vendor presentations and for-profit registration fees. Our peer taught, volunteer-run sessions will by heavy with "doers", and light on the "talkers".

Join us July 3 & 4 from 8am - 5pm both days (Networking event on July 3rd)

I really enjoyed the install profile talk that Boris gave on Saturday about install profiles and how they can make everyone's life a lot easier. But I think there were still a couple of things I felt I missed and was wondering if anyone could help clear them up.

1. Boris placed the themes and modules folders inside the Profile folder and said something to the effect that if you install the site using the profile Drupal remembers that your modules and themes are in that folder, is that correct, or did I miss something?

We've set up an event node here on g.d.o for people to signup for the seattle drupalcamp. All information will eventually be posted on this node.

Here is the short of it (as you may know):
June 27, 28 10am to 5pm
Youngstown Arts Center (site of last year's camp), its about 5 miles south of downtown.

Find out more and signup, space is limited right now to 80 people.

Contribute session ideas

The rag-tag band of volunteers is steadily working to wrangle Drupal Camp Vancouver into a knowledge-sharing fest of unparalleled fun. First there was an idea, then we chose a date, set up a Drupal Group, now there is a location and finally a website.

Anyhow, this is a notice that DrupalCampVancouver.org is alive and slowly percolating up with the relevant details and useful information including Sponsor info (and checklist), Volunteer info (and <a href=""http://www.drupalcampvancouver.org/organizers">organizer props), and the important Call for Speakers.

'Tis a busy time for all (including many involved with Open Web this week) so volunteers are important to spread the work around. Big thanks to those who've signed on so far. Have a bit of time? Be sure to Contact the organizers to help out (no big deal eh) and see ya at DrupalCampVancouver.org.

Photo Old Timey Dave on Flickr

The hounds of Drupal Camp Vancouver are unleashed and the event is already generating great interest. Along with Ariane and Dale, we've formed an organizing committee to kick things off and now encourage you to earn your Drupal community stripes by helping out.

Here's how:

• Join this Drupal Camp Vancouver group - easy right
• Blog about the event, tell your friends, tell your spouse you won't be home cause you are geeking out
• Choose a task to head up or assist with (note your choice and skillz on the wiki)
• Encourage your boss to sponsor Drupal Camp Vancouver (pledge your support on wiki) - if you are a boss, go directly to wiki and kick down some cash and encourage your wisest employees to sign-up and present when the time comes

Note: We do need some sponsorship scratch to pay space deposits etc. so if you are convinced of the benefits of sponsorship and are ready to write a cheque, please contact my organizing colleague, Dale or Ariane. {Special Thanks to the early signers of the declaration Social Signal, Affinity Bridge, Raincity Studios, happyfrog.ca, Strutta ...} Someone ping Sun and ask for money too please.

I am leaving to Mexico for vacation funtimes in about an hour so try not to break the Interwebs while i am gone ;-) Go Drupal Campers! and thanks for your support.

PS Out of towners are very welcome, we'll set up some crash space and hotel info-sharing closer to the time!

After significant discussion, wondering and mustering, a rag-tag team of volunteers has stepped up to wrangle Vancouver Drupal Camp.

Details: {See Attention all Drupal Enthusiasts}

Date: May 9-10, 2008
Where: Friday sessions at SFU Wosk Centre for Dialouge (Hasting and Seymour), Saturday sessions at Workspace (21 Water St., Gastown)
Who:You and about 80 other people (first come, first served - stay tuned for registration mid-April)