So the June Meetup is just around the corner. It will be held from 6 to 9pm at Mansueto,
7 World Trade Center / 250 Greenwich St., 29th Fl..
You must sign-up by 3pm June 24th to attend. Please click the sign-up button and make sure that you have your real name in your profile.
In honor of the recent conference call about improving the organization of local groups we should probably touch on the highlights of that.
Also, Joomla developer Anthony Ferrara has been talking with Oleg and offered to give a presentation about how Joomla works. While I'm a little concerned about the need to hire extra security to protect poor Anthony from the slings and arrows of Joomla haters, I do recognize that many people are interested in learning about the similarities and differences between Drupal and other content management systems. A poll has been posted here. Please vote.
Post comments on all other topics that you would like to present or discuss and we'll add them to the agenda.
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Upcoming
For those of you who use Upcoming, I made an upcoming event for it: June Drupal NYC Meetup. I also made an Upcoming New York City Drupal group. If you guys want admin rights to it, give me a shout.
I like these upcoming events because Google automatically adds these events to my calendar.
You could also just add the ical link...
You can add any ical link to your google calendar as well...
Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg
ZivTech: Illuminating Technology
Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg
ZivTech: Illuminating Technology
Nice!
Didn't know about that one.... Thanks!
clueless attending the meetup
hello,
i am not a developer or any sort of web guy. our non-profit org recently began shopping around for a designer and we were given a sample of drupal. we think that once we've got the site in place and designed we will take care of the content management. no techies among us, but no dummies either. in your honest opinion would it do me any good to attend a meetup like yours? would i learn anything that would benefit me and my group?
thanks for your time.
russell
Yes - it would be worthwhile
I'm not a techie and have been going for just over a year, I think, and had been using Drupal just a few months when I started. Sometimes portions of the meeting are a bit "insider" or very technical, but you can still learn a lot, find out about useful resources and where to go for more info, and meet interesting and helpful people. So I say at least try it out before you decide if it's worth continuing.
Jean Gazis
www.jeangazis.com
www.webhostny.com – Drupal hosting
Jean Gazis
www.jeangazis.com
www.webhostny.com
i am having a hard time
i am having a hard time reaching Anthony Ferrara. We might not have joomla presentation this meetup.
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Disqus
I could do a quick little presentation on Disqus, a comment system web service I recently got working nicely with Drupal. It's an alternative to the comment module.
I'll be there
I'm sorry about the delay with contact, I was away at a conference the past few days.
I'll be covering the basics of Joomla! (what it is and what it is not, from a "general" view), and an introduction into development with Joomla! (a brief demonstration of the true power of Joomla! 1.5's design). From my experience, a lot of people have a misconception on what Joomla! is/does, and I would like to clear at least some of them up...
There are some places where a comparison needs to be made with Drupal, but those areas are not "which is better", but more along the lines of "In Drupal, you have X, and in Joomla!, we do it Y".
However, I would really like to stay away from a "which is better" debate. Every single one of them I have seen has been biased, or full of misinformation. I do not feel I know Drupal well enough, and I know Joomla! too well to be able to be fair, unbiased and complete. With that said, if people want to talk after the presentation about how they compare, I'll gladly contribute to a discussion...
--Anthony Ferrara
Joomla! Bug Squad Lead
Looking forward to it!
Sounds interesting, Anthony. I'm looking forward to it.
Am I on the RSVP list?
Hmm, this page tells me I am signed up (button displays "cancel signup") however I don't see any confirmation email.
Rob, can you tell me if I am rsvp'd for the meetup?
thanks,
Forest
Username Time signed
Username Time signed up
forest 8 hours 27 min ago
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See you then
Thanks litwol, I saw that, but was really trying to figure out what happened to the email confirmation.
CUL8R
Hey guys - I just wanted to
Hey guys - I just wanted to double-check, too - I signed up on the upcoming list on Monday but not on this one - will I still be able to get in tonight?
Thanks in advance,
Steven W. Merrill
http://www.stevenwmerrill.com/
i cant stress this enough.
i cant stress this enough. please fill out your profile with first and last names.
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Sorry - I did this on
Sorry - I did this on upcoming earlier but not here - mine's in there now.
Thank you.
Add yourself to the list on this site
Add yourself to the list on this site. I can't make the final call, but I think we should be able to get you in.
Hello all...
I figured before tonight I would introduce myself to everyone in the group. My name is Anthony and I have been a Web Applications Developer for a company called Thrillist for the last three months. We are currently molding Drupal to our needs and wants to build a pretty interesting content site. So far working with Drupal has been rewarding and fulfilling.
I look forward to meeting everyone tonight as this will be my first Drupal group meet.
See everyone there!
-Anthony
Okay - I'm signed up here,
Okay - I'm signed up here, and I appreciate you making the effort on my behalf :)
Thanks,
Steven W. Merrill
http://www.stevenwmerrill.com/
Great Meetup!
Thanks go out to Anthony to teaching us all about Joomla!
It was a very informative
It was a very informative meeting - thanks Anthony! (Don't tell anyone, I have since recommended Joomla to someone who needed a really easy-to-use CMS.)
Information sharing like this is great. Can't wait for the July meetup!