Maryland

Due to the lack of response, this event has been cancelled!

Hello Maryland Drupal Group members! I noticed how long it has been since we had our last Drupal meetup (I think last September) and decided it was definitely time for another one.

The next Maryland meetup is scheduled for June 17 at 6:30PM at the following location:
Panera Bread
12285 Tech Road
Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
(301) 680-7940

Agenda:

• 6:30 - 7:00 - Introductions
• 7:00 - 7:45 - Theme development presentation by Ron Williams

Allen Trent Associates Inc. /WAKA, LLC. (The World Adult Kickball Association) is seeking a full time, Drupal Developer / Site Administrator. WAKA is the preeminent adult kickball organization and the world authority and governing body of kickball. We are celebrating 11 years of games, parties and social networking and now is a great time to join our team!

In the months since we successfully pulled off the first Philly Area DrupalCamp (PADCamp) we have had some discussions (most recently at DrupalCon) about whether we should focus on throwing another PADCamp, or whether we should try to work with our neighbors to the North and South of Philly to create a Mid-Atlantic DrupalCamp (MADCamp). I don't have the specific numbers, but at the PADCamp there were tons of people from New York City, Washington DC, Harrisburg, and lots of places in between, so to some degree it was already a MADCamp. What I'd like to try to see for this Camp is a little more regional cooperation and outreach, so I'm curious to know whether anyone from the DC, Maryland, Central PA, NJ, or NYC groups would be interested in helping to make this a reality.

I am proposing that we have the first MADCamp in Philly, due to it's central location on the East Coast and the fact that the Philly group is trying to move the idea forward. However, I'm personally open to hearing ideas for hosting it in other cities, and one of the bigger goals I would have for the Camp is to get more regional cooperation and coordination amongst the groups. I attend NYC DrupalCamps and DC BarCamps (don't think there's been a DC DrupalCamp- has there?), and I've seen many of the same faces at many of these events.

So, if we're going to move forward with this idea, here are some things that need to be decided:

Please join us for a Birds of a Feather session at DrupalCon DC at 6 PM.
Room change: we'll be in 140B

I am currently in the very beginning stages of writing a book on Drupal Content Types that will focus on Core, CCK, and Views. I have a first draft of the outline that I am working on. I would love to get community feedback to help shape the book at this very early stage.

http://alanio.net/blog/2009/02/first-draft-drupal-book-outline-content-t...

Thank you,
Alan

(pre-DrupalCon) Baltimore Drupal meet-up Monday, March 2nd

Come hang out with the (3rd Drupal) Usability Test team at the University of Baltimore and get a sneak peak at the presentation on Thursday - http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/session/usability-testing-university-baltimo....

From 4:00 - 6:00pm the lab is open to anyone who wants to come by - so stop in and watch some eye-tracking footage and learn about usability testing. At 6pm we'll head over to talk Drupal and usability at Dionysus, a great bar/restaurant a block away. We'll be there till about 8pm.

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Web Developer/Programmer
FLSA: Exempt, Full-Time

DEPARTMENT: Web and Technology Services
SUPERVISOR: Vice President of Web and Technology Services
LOCATION: Downtown Washington, DC, Office – McPherson Square

SKILLS: ASP.NET and open source technologies, PHP, MySQL

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Hey folks, we are in the midst of recruiting people to take part in the next Drupal usability study at the University of Baltimore - http://drupal.org/node/365191.

We're looking for people who either maintain a large website or make a living building sites (ie, spend a large percentage of the week on it). If you live in the Baltimore area and are interested in taking part, consider signing up. Sessions will take place February 25 - 28 at UB. A session is an hour and a half, and participants are paid.

The time has come to get a Baltimore Area Drupal Users Group together. People keep telling me they would love to work with Drupal but cannot seem to find many developers or resources in the area to get them started and help them feel supported. DC is just too far for some people to go during the week.

I am interested in leading regular meetups in the area and have several sponsors willing to donate meeting rooms, wireless access, projectors and other goodies. Wondering what people think about the following questions:

We are looking for an expert level Drupal Developer to help with various Drupal projects including E-Commerce module powered websites. Candidate must know and understand all parts of Drupal including Views, CCK, Blocks, Pathauto, Menus, Content (including products for E-Commerce), etc.

We hope to turn this in to an ongoing relationship for current and future Drupal related projects.

Let's get together and whip up some Doc Love. We'll meet for 3 hours at the DC Public Library to work on Drupal and then, if folks are interested, we can go out for food and drinks after. We have a medium meeting room (A-9) reserved from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. November 8. (For directions to the room, see below in the Where? section.)

My consulting firm is expanding and taking on new development projects and we're looking for Drupal developers who have experience with media companies, publications and non-profits specifically.

Please drop me a line here or http://goforwardmedia.com/contact.html

Please include links to your company or personal web site and URLs of your Drupal portfolio

Thanks
Dave Iannone
http://www.goforwardmedia.com

As some of you may know, I've been neck-deep in Drupal's Doc team work. The doc sprints that we have had at the last two Drupalcons have been a ton of fun and very productive. I'd like to run a local sprint down in DC sometime before the end of the year. The basic idea that I am thinking right now is to find a location that will let us camp out with wifi for about 4-6 hours on a weekend. I'd be there the entire time but others could just drop by as they had time. I'd be there to help folks get situated, find docs tasks that they find interesting and generally answer questions.

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Front-end Developer at D.C. United will be a professional who possesses knowledge of each browser's quirks and is able to create websites that appear and work well on equipment ranging from a Mac computers to Windows-based PCs to mobile devices.

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Senior Web Developer at D.C. United will be a gifted coder who has mastered current front-end and scripting web standards, especially with front-end development and unobtrusive scripting. This person must also maintain mid-level working knowledge of selected back-end technologies.

We are looking for a full time/contract onsite Drupal/PHP developer to help our Washington, DC client to convert legacy web pages to Drupal, as well as to continue support client’s sizable web property.

Ideal candidate will have Drupal installation and maintenance experience, mySql knowledge, as well as understanding of integration with back office systems. If you have a limited Drupal experience, but are proficient with PHP and have other open source platform experience, we would be happy to consider your CV as well.

While I setup the Drupal Maryland group, I have not taken an active role to ensure the group continues to grow and bring in more members. Lack of time has been a major factor.

ABOUT THE JOB

Do you love developing/managing 2.0-powered websites and want to put your skills to use for a meaningful cause? Like tinkering with open-source technology (esp. Drupal), and want a job that pays you to do it full-time? Do you have a vision of how social networking can bring communities of advocates together to champion a cause? Would you like to be on the ground floor of a growing web team striving toward innovation in their web development projects? If your answer to any of these questions is YES, we have a full-time position (with GREAT benefits) for you.

Small company has on-going contracts and looking for developer to provide service and support. We would need contract or part time status. If you know of someone or interested please provide resume, relevant site, rates and availability.

UPDATE: I have moved the venue to Red Emma's

Original description, with updated address, below:

An old client of mine, Village Commons Community Center (VCCC), in Gambrills, MD is looking for some freelance help on the site. They are a small local organization that rents out community space for events. It was one of the first Drupal sites I ever built and is still on 4.7. They are looking for someone to do an upgrade as well as do some functional tweaks to the site. Ideally, they can develop a relationship with someone so as they need things in the future they will have a reliable person who knows the site to step in.

Elevatid needs a developer to integrate Drupal with an existing website. The site is currently under development and has been coded with XHTML & CSS. We need a CMS developer who knows their stuff. There is another project directly after this.

The Maryland Group has been mighty quiet...
Would be great to meet Drupalers from Baltimore/Annapolis/Maryland area.

Beginners, intermediates, experts, and ninjas, all welcome.

I can set up a screen projector in my home, and order Indian Food from Tamber's. (My housemate works there, but no discount.;)

If we get a Baltimore group off the ground, we can try to organize future gatherings at local restaurants, if anyone has the time or inclination to do that.

I can accommodate up to 22 people.
Address:
3 4 4 3 G u i l f o r d T e r ,
Baltimore, MD 2 1 2 1 8

The Maryland Group has been mighty quiet...
Would be great to meet Drupalers from Baltimore/Annapolis/Maryland area.

Beginners, intermediates, experts, and ninjas, all welcome.

I can set up a screen projector in my home, and order Indian Food from Tamber's. (My housemate works there, but no discount.;)

If we get a Baltimore group off the ground, we can try to organize future gatherings at local restaurants, if anyone has the time or inclination to do that.

I can accommodate up to 22 people.
Address:
3 4 4 3 G u i l f o r d T e r ,
Baltimore, MD 2 1 2 1 8