http://groups.drupal.org/twin-cities Drupal in Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area en http://groups.drupal.org/node/12687 <p>Your Drupal site probably has users. Those users are probably doing interesting stuff. Every time they log in, participate in a forum, make a donation, or contact you or someone else; your users are telling you something about themselves. You want to know more about who they are and what they're interested in, and maybe you even want to contact them and ask them to give you some money, business, or time.</p> <p>You could use a 3rd-party service to keep track of your users and their stuff. This works well for a lot of users, but you also risk creating data islands, where visitors' participation information is segregated from their contact information and you can miss out on the big picture. You're also in the business of updating separate databases and working with disparate service providers, which might not be nearly as much fun as working on your Drupal site. Alternatively, you could use specialized modules like CiviCRM, but in many cases, you can get a lot further with a little configuration and some Drupal savvy. So let's spend this Wednesday night getting savvy with CCK, Views, and Mail integration!</p> <p>This topic is equal parts presentation and open forum on the strategies, best practices, and pitfalls of using "Native Drupal" as your CRM. I'll cover what I know, what I've worked on, and what could use a little polish. At the end of the evening, you should have a better sense of collecting and querying information about your users, contacting them, and tracking their responses.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12687#comments Twin Cities Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:24:14 +0000 Allie Micka 12687 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12588 <p>The July Twin Cities Drupal Group meeting will be a special event. The meeting will consist of short lightning presentations instead of the long presentation format.</p> <p>Over the next few weeks Twin Cities Drupal users will be attempting a "<a href="http://everything2.com/?node=See+one%2C+do+one%2C+teach+one">see one, do one, teach one</a>" approach to teaching each other about Drupal.</p> <p>What does this mean?</p> <h3>See one</h3> <p>Figure out what you want to learn about. Building themes? Fixing bugs? Got a module stuck on Drupal 5? Hopefully somebody will teach you.</p> <h3>Do one</h3> <p>When you know more about how to approach a problem, find others who have the same problem and collaborate.</p> <h3>Teach one</h3> <p>When you see a question asked about Drupal you know the answer to, teach someone. You will be continuously surprised by how much you know and by your capacity to teach others.</p> <p>Where are people figuring all this out? On the <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/12531">TC Posse wiki</a>!</p> <h3>See, Do, Teach Deliverables:</h3> <ul> <li>Lightning presentations for July group meeting</li> <li>Bugs fixed to be submitted to modules and core</li> <li>Better understanding of Drupal code</li> <li>Building a stronger Drupal ecosystem</li> <li>Fun!</li> </ul> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12588#comments Twin Cities Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:51:14 +0000 steamedpenguin@drupal.org 12588 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12909 <p>Hey everyone!</p> <p>Drupal Daze is in a couple weeks. A Drupal 6 website has been created (it's still under construction):<br /> <a href="http://drupaldaze.com/" title="http://drupaldaze.com/">http://drupaldaze.com/</a></p> <p>Registration is open (its limited so don't miss out):<br /> <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze" title="http://tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze">http://tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze</a></p> <p>You can see who has already started to sign up for presentations. We still need a few more presenters. Please let us know as soon as possible by using either of the following forms:<br /> <a href="http://drupaldaze.com/contact" title="http://drupaldaze.com/contact">http://drupaldaze.com/contact</a><br /> <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/contact" title="http://tcopencircuit.org/contact">http://tcopencircuit.org/contact</a></p> <p>Also, a few extra hands would be good too. If you volunteer, present, or sponsor Drupal Daze, your registration is free (as in beer).</p> <p>Your friend in Drupal,<br /> Alan Palazzolo<br /> TC Open Circuit</p> <p><a href="http://drupaldaze.com/" title="Drupal Daze"><img src="/files/img04.jpg" alt="Drupal Daze"></a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12909#comments conference daze Drupal Twin Cities Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:55:48 +0000 Binary Bill 12909 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12855 <p>It looks like the folks over at the Minnesota Historical Society are looking at Drupal - they've posted a 'Senior Web Developer' job at <a href="http://www.mnhs.org/about/jobs/731.html" title="http://www.mnhs.org/about/jobs/731.html">http://www.mnhs.org/about/jobs/731.html</a> that includes "Experience with open source applications such as Linux, Apache, Drupal, Lucene, Nutch or Solr." amongst it's must-have qualifications.</p> <p>Disclaimer - I don't know anything more about the job than what's publicly posted. It was posted last week to the TC PHP list, where I spotted it because I know the hiring manager, Rose Sherman, from work I did for the Historical Society ages ago. Rose is a great person and manager - anyone who's interested in working with Drupal (and probably search?) in their day job should take a look. They've got great content and stories to tell as well.</p> <p>Drew</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12855#comments job listing TCDrupal Twin Cities Minneapolis twin cities Twin Cities Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:51:24 +0000 dgorton@drupal.org 12855 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12576 <p><strong>This is a new job posting.</strong> We had previously posted a job for a similar position but were unable to hire the right candidate please consider this new posting.</p> <p>The Science Museum of Minnesota is hiring a Drupal developer to work as part of the team that operates the award wining <a href="http://www.sciencebuzz.org">Science Buzz</a> website and exhibit.<br /> <strong>Application deadline: June 25, 2008.</strong></p> <p>Science Buzz is expanding in many ways. Your Drupal, PHP, and web coding skills will help us:</p> <ul> <li>develop Mentor Buzz, an online community focusing on the needs of mentors and their students <strong>talking about science</strong></li> <li><strong>create unique web features</strong> focusing on contemporary issues like the 35W bridge collapse, Hurricane Katrina, or even male pregnancy!</li> <li>build <strong>web enabled exhibits</strong> that allow other museums around the country that allow their visitors to hook into the Science Buzz community</li> <li>create new tools that help our <strong>visitors create content</strong> along with us...we like to share authority</li> <li>and more...</li> </ul> <p>You should be:</p> <ul> <li>Comfortable exploring new ways to create web content and user interactions using the Drupal CMS</li> <ul> <li>Writing custom theme code</li> <li>Modifying and developing new modules</li> <li>Learning new methods of development as a member of the Drupal community</li> </ul> <li>Demonstrate experience and aptitude in:</li> <ul> <li>Development and design of webpages using HTML and CSS</li> <li>Programming dynamic web applications using PHP and MySQL</li> <li>Manipulating files on remote webservers using FTP, SSH, and basic UNIX commands</li> </ul> <li>Excited to work in an educational environment where quality code meats engaging learning experiences.</li> </ul> <p>The Science Museum is a fun and exciting place to work with lots of passionate people who care about their jobs.</p> <p>Read the full description at the <a href="http://www.smm.org/jobs/full/#210">Science Museum's jobs site</a>.<br /> <strong>Application deadline: June 25, 2008.</strong></p> <p>Learn more about the <a href="http://www.smm.org/about/">Science Museum</a>, <a href="http://www.smm.org/buzz/about">Science Buzz</a>, and the <a href="http://www.smm.org/blogs">museum's webteam</a>.</p> <p>Email me with any questions at: bkennedy [the at symbol] smm [that little dot] org</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> community developer education exhibits Learning mentors museum php science science museum science museum of minnesota Chicago Community Drupal in Education Twin Cities Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:52:42 +0000 bryan kennedy@drupal.org 12576 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12531 <p>Per the discussions on the <a href="/node/11041">Any Interest in Learning How to Code in Drupal?</a> discussion and <a href="/node/12101">subsequent meeting</a>, this is our wiki page.</p> <p>At the meeting, we discussed quite a few things, including how to stay focused, how to make sure we take advantage of the Drupal community as a whole, how to make sure each and every individual gets something valuable from the experience as well as has the opportunity to contribute it back.</p> <h3>Immediate conclusions:</h3> <p>We're taking over the <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/12588">July TC Drupal meeting</a> for a series of 10 minute lightning talks, e.g. theming views, coder module, interacting w/ Drupal.org, writing tests, contributing documentation, taking apart modules, etc. The goal of these talks will be to provide the group with a wide smattering of basics to use as we move forward.</p> <p>Long term, it would be great to be helping out existing module maintainers by hunting bugs, testing patches, providing docs, tackling feature requests, etc. We'll be tagging our future posts on this subject with 'TC Posse' to call each others attention to them.</p> <h3>See one</h3> <p>Figure out what you want to learn about. Building themes? Fixing bugs? Got a module stuck on Drupal 5? Hopefully somebody will teach you.</p> <h3>Do one</h3> <p>When you know more about how to approach a problem, find others who have the same problem and collaborate.</p> <h3>Teach one</h3> <p>When you see a question asked about Drupal you know the answer to, teach someone. You will be continuously surprised by how much you know and by your capacity to teach others.</p> <p>As a person reading this post, it's your responsibility to edit it and add. We're looking for:</p> <h4>What do you want to learn? (What would be helpful?)</h4> <dl> <dt>Writing Tests for Drupal</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Best practices in writing code for Drupal</dt> <dd> <p><strong>Proposal:</strong> Look over the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/ed_readmore">Read More Tweak</a> module.</p> <p>The goal is</p> <ul> <li>Update the code for both Drupal 6 (PHP 4.x and some PHP 5.x compatibility) and Drupal 7 (&gt;=PHP 5.2 only.)</li> <li>Organize the code better</li> <li>Write documentation</li> <li>Make templating easier</li> <li>Should this code go into a module like beginning, framework, zen?</li> </ul> </dd> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Using a single codebase for multiple sites</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> </dl> <h4>What do you want to present?</h4> <dl> <dt>Turning designs into Zen sub-themes</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Beginning Drupal Hacking with Bazaar</dt> <dd>Kyle Cunningham (CitizenKane)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Using patch and diff: Becoming a patch tester for modules and core</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Using patch and diff: You found a bug! Now fix it.</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Using the coder module</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Tweaking your site with a module</dt> <dd>Custom cosmetic tweaks you can do with APIs when theming doesn't cut it, starring hook_form_alter().</dd> <dd>Gabe Ormsby (gormsby)</dd> <dd>more</dd> </dl> <h4>Which of the above are you willing to be the scribe for?</h4> <dl> <dt>Beginning Drupal Hacking with Bazaar (Kyle Cunningham)</dt> <dd>Samir M. Nassar (SteamedPenguin)</dd> <dd>more</dd> <dt>Turning designs into Zen sub-themes (Samir M. Nassar)</dt> <dd>Kyle Cunningham (CitizenKane)</dd> <dt>Using patch and diff: You found a bug! Now fix it. (Samir M. Nassar)</dt> <dd>Gabe Ormsby (gormsby)</dd> <dt>Be a scribe for someone!</dt> <dd>more</dd> </dl> <h4>Presentation list (final)</h4> <dl> <dt>Once presentations are finalized add them here</dt> <dd>more</dd> </dl> <p><strong>Further notes.</strong></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> Twin Cities Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:44:56 +0000 dgorton@drupal.org 12531 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12474 <p>Bonestroo is currently involved in a project in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute to develop a Sustainability Resource Center website. This resource would be used and enhanced by mayors and other local leaders throughout the metropolitan area to share information about implementing sustainable practices in their communities. Ideally, the website would serve as both a clearinghouse for information, as well as a way for leaders to share new tools, resources, ideas and contact information. We currently have a wiki started, but that format is becoming too unorganized and the group has decided they want to proceed with a more formally organized website.</p> <p>We would need an individual to help us with two things. First, assisting us in estimating the time and cost of developing this tool based on our specific needs. This may require one to two meetings at the Bonestroo office in Roseville, MN. We would use this information to apply for grant funding to begin the project (we have already identified a number of potential sources). Second, once funding is secured, we would need the individual to do the initial set up of the site and assist us with ongoing maintenance. The contract for this work would begin after this grant funding is secured.</p> <p>Some key features we are looking for in the website:</p> <p>· The ability for more than one key person to manage the site, i.e. edit pages, add new pages, manage requests and submissions gathered through the website. I have used the Droopal framework before on another project, and found that system especially easy to work with. We may have people editing the site who are unfamiliar with html coding language.</p> <p>· A method to collect resources/ideas from mayors and other contributors to the site. They should be able to upload documents and describe the resource they are requesting to have included on the site. “Gatekeepers” (see first item) would then review submission and make additions as necessary.</p> <p>Some longer-term items we may be interested in implementing in the future:</p> <p>· “Contacts” page, in which mayors and others can fill in their contact information with links to resources they have submitted. This way others are able to easily communicate with those who have expertise in a certain area.</p> <p>· Virtual tours. Similar to photo slideshows on Flickr, New York Times or other websites. Specific projects would have photo (or video) slideshows that allow site visitors to “tour” a project with text or sound information accompanying the images.</p> <p>If this work is something you would be interested in, please contact me via email at <a href="mailto:brendon.slotterback@bonestroo.com">brendon.slotterback@bonestroo.com</a>. Please supply a resume and examples of other sites you have developed using the drupal system. We are looking for reliable, self-directed individuals. Any background in city planning or sustainable development is a bonus. We have a meeting with the committee working on this project on July 11th, so we’d like to make contact with a web developer ASAP.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> Twin Cities Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:50:31 +0000 bslotterback 12474 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12461 <p>Drupal Daze is a Twin-Cities, two-day, Drupal conference organized by <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/" title="Open Circuit">Open Circuit</a>. It will be held on July 19 and 20, 2008 from 10AM to 5PM on each day, and will be at the Science Museum of Minnesota.</p> <p>Official Registration is OPEN! To Register, go here:<br /> <a href="http://www.tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze" title="http://www.tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze">http://www.tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze</a></p> <p>For more details, go here:<br /> <a href="http://drupaldaze.com/" title="http://drupaldaze.com/">http://drupaldaze.com/</a></p> <p>We are still <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/12460" title="Looking for Presenters for Drupal Daze">looking for Presenters</a>.</p> <p>If you are interested in sponsoring, volunteering, or helping out other than presenting, please <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/contact" title="contact us through our web form">contact us through our web form</a>.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12461#comments Twin Cities Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:22:00 +0000 Binary Bill 12461 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12460 <p><a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/" title="Open Circuit">Open Circuit</a> is putting together another Twin-Cities Drupal Conference. This time it's two days. There will be presentations and panel discussions. We invite you all to help us make this a great, accessible Drupal focused conference.</p> <h3>Presentations</h3> <p>We are currently looking for presenters. We have three tracks lined up:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Drupal Advanced</strong> - aimed at people who are already familiar with Drupal basics.</li> <li><strong>Drupal Basic</strong> - aimed at people who have probably never done anything with Drupal.</li> <li><strong>Community Building</strong> - about building communities with websites. this does not have to be about Drupal specifically, but is encouraged.</li> </ul> <p>It's looking like we will have 5 slots per track per day (10 total per track).</p> <h3>Panel Discussion</h3> <p>We are also trying to do some panel discussions each day. Each day, one will be focused on Drupal, and the other on community building through websites.</p> <h3>What Kind of People Should Apply</h3> <p>Anyone and everyone. You don't have to be an expert to present. In fact, if you just learned Drupal a month ago and want to talk about that experience, that would be really helpful to lots of people. Presentations can be discussion based, about technical programming, or anything in between.</p> <h3>Details</h3> <p><strong>July 19 and 20, 2008 from 10AM to 5PM at the Science Museum of Minnesota.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tcopencircuit.org/drupal_daze" title="Drupal Daze Registration">Registration is open</a>. If you present, you will be able to attend the event for free.</p> <p>Wiki page with more detailed information can be found here (obviously these are just notes and nothing here is official): <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/wiki/index.php?title=Drupal_Daze" title="http://tcopencircuit.org/wiki/index.php?title=Drupal_Daze">http://tcopencircuit.org/wiki/index.php?title=Drupal_Daze</a></p> <p>If you have questions or want to present, please use one of the following:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/contact" title="Contact Open Circuit">Use our web form</a> <li>Join our mailing list by <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org/getinvolved" title="Get Involved with Open Circuit">Getting Involved</a> <li><a href="http://alanpalazzolo.com/contact" title="Contact Alan Palazzolo">Contact me directly</a></li> </ul> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12460#comments drupal local conference open circuit open-circuit Twin Cities Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:16:07 +0000 Binary Bill 12460 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/12101 <p>This is a social venue to follow up on the <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/11041">Any Interest in Learning How to Code in Drupal?</a> discussion and put together some kind of a road map.</p> <p><strong>Suggested location:</strong> Common Roots cafe in Minneapolis.<br /> <strong> When:</strong> Tuesday June 17th at 7PM<br /> Address:<br /> 2558 Lyndale Ave S<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55405</p> <p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;dq=Common+Roots+cafe+loc:+Minneapolis,+MN&amp;daddr=2558+Lyndale+Ave+S,+Minneapolis,+MN+55405&amp;geocode=7565076509475384067,44.956264,-93.288065&amp;ll=44.956264,-93.288065&amp;iwstate1=dir:to&amp;iwloc=A&amp;f=d">Get Directions</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/12101#comments Twin Cities Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:28:43 +0000 maher 12101 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/11346 <p>Apropos to the month's meetup topic, I need a developer to work on a short-term (1-2 months) project implementing Ubercart and doing some integration with CiviCRM. Compensation is $1500-$1900 depending on specific terms of work. Longer description at Craigslist:</p> <p><a href="http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/web/673695569.html" title="http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/web/673695569.html">http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/web/673695569.html</a></p> <p>If you are in the Twin Cities area and interested, contact me at 651-442-5734 with questions, or use my contact form to e-mail me a description of your experience with Drupal e-commerce.</p> <p>Get in touch by May 13 to be considered. If this works well, we probably have more work for you.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> Twin Cities Fri, 09 May 2008 04:33:38 +0000 greenmachine@drupal.org 11346 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/11123 <p>The team from <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/">Lullabot</a> would like to invite all the fine folks from <em>both</em> twin cities to join us for an evening of Drupal.</p> <p>We'll be in town running a week of <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/news/20080326/lullabots-are-invading-twin-cities">workshops</a> and would love to meet the locals. We'll host lightning talks where people can come show off they're latest and greatest in hacks, tricks, tips and new module discoveries. There'll also be a cash bar, snacks and <strong>free cookies</strong> ;-)</p> <p><strong>When:</strong> May 7th, 2008 from 7-10pm<br /> <strong>Where:</strong> The Chambers Hotel [<a href="http://tinyurl.com/4dqhc8">map</a>] (we'll be in the ART Room)</p> <p>Of course, if you want to take full advantage of our visit - you should <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/workshop/both-minneapolis-workshops/minneapolis-minnesota-2008">register now</a> for the workshops too!</p> <p>Hope to see you all there!</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/11123#comments Twin Cities Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:39:05 +0000 walkah 11123 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/11041 <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I have been using Drupal for about 6 months on my own site and now having a real desire to <strong>learn how to code in Drupal</strong>. I'm an application developer in real life, but never had to use PHP.</p> <p>I'm wondering if anyone would like to walk down this path with me. I thought it would be more fun to do this as a team rather than by myself.<br /> We can discuss details like when and how often we are going to meet if there is enough interest in such a "learning" group.</p> <p>Please reply to this post if you are interested, and feel free to post any ideas you may have.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p><strong>UPDATE AS OF 06/09/08:</strong><br /> Trying to sum up what has been suggested below:<br /> - bi-weekly (or even weekly) standing time window at a coffee shop (by gormsby)<br /> - take a small, simple module from drupal.org and rip it apart. (by maher)<br /> - The 3-5 PM time frame on weekdays is usually open for me. (by cwgriesel)<br /> - creation of a TC Drupal coders forum (by hikarateboy)<br /> - bi-weekly meetings with different times (by steamedpenguin)<br /> - documentation and patch testing (by steamedpenguin)</p> <p>ISSUES:<br /> 3-5 pm time frame for meeting would most likely not work for most of us. I for example don't leave work until 5pm at the earliest.</p> <p>PEOPLE INTERESTED SO FAR - <strong>11 people</strong> so far!<br /> justinzero, gormsby, cwgriesel, hikarateboy, steamedpenguin, libsys, Wylbur, dgorton, CitizenKane, Allie Micka and myself.</p> <p><strong>First Group meeting has been Scheduled!</strong><br /> Sign up for the meeting <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/12101">here</a>. Hope you can attend!</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/11041#comments developers Drupal Learning module development Twin Cities Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:48:25 +0000 maher 11041 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10709 <p>A few of us up here in Northwestern Wisconsin are trying to get together the first-ever Western Wisconsin BarCamp. We're in the early organizing phases - meaning mostly we're mulling it over and looking for a time and place. Of course, the BarCamp will feature lots of Drupal love.<br /> So - at the moment I'm crying out for people who are interested in participating, planning, sponsoring, or otherwise being involved in a BarCamp in the Eau Claire/Menomonie/Chippewa Falls area. If you are, please be in touch with me, or leave a comment below. We have a mailing list, and of course the mandatory wiki page at barcamp.org.</p> <p>Also - we'll be looking for people to talk at the camp, of course, and - did I mention sponsoring?? Oh yeah, guess I did.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/10709#comments barcamp Milwaukee WI Twin Cities Wisconsin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:40:56 +0000 Steve Hanson@drupal.org 10709 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10646 <p>Hello all, I know everyone is really busy, but I thought I'd throw this volunteer position out there for those of you that might be interested in volunteer on a human rights project here in the Twin Cities. I'm looking for someone to volunteer their wonderful drupal skills once every 2 weeks for about 2 hours, just to sit and think of creative drupal solutions to my drupal problems. Your time would be greatly appreciated..and you'd be working on an award-winning website - <a href="http://www.newtactics.org">www.newtactics.org</a>!</p> <p>Some examples of projects I'm working on include adding a twitter feed to the website blogs, adding a few new content types, cross referencing different content types, and some organic group stuff...pretty basic stuff for you pros!</p> <p>If you're interested, my email address is <a href="mailto:kantin@cvt.org">kantin@cvt.org</a>.</p> <p>Merci!<br /> Kristin</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> humanrights volunteer Twin Cities Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:13:47 +0000 kjantin 10646 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10521 <p>For the April meeting, Samir Nassar (SteamedPenguin) will report on how to use the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/zen">Zen</a> theme effectively to theme Drupal.</p> <p>This presentation will give you an overview of the Zen theme to allow you to use Zen as a foundation for your project. The structure and comments of the theme make it a solid and flexible foundation for any project.</p> <ul> <li>Regions: What are they? When to use them?</li> <li>CSS Foo: Building a design on top of Zen</li> <li>Creating Zen sub-themes for fun and profit</li> </ul> <p>We will be using Drupal 5.7 for this presentation as the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">Views</a> module and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/cck">CCK module have not stabilized for Drupal 6 yet. Also, the Zen theme is not yet stable for Drupal 6.</p> <p>IATP Building<br /> 2104 Stevens Avenue South<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55404</p> <p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=2104+Stevens+Avenue+South,+Minneapolis&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=35.082817,59.238281&amp;safe=on&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=44.9629,-93.275278&amp;spn=0.007652,0.014462&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr">Google Map</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/10521#comments Twin Cities Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:21:11 +0000 steamedpenguin 10521 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10471 <p>Spring has sprung! The local Drupal community is growing and developing quite a network of learning and networking opportunities. Here are some of the upcoming gigs.</p></p> <ul> <li> This group (of course): The Twin Cities Drupal Users Group Meeting. These meetings are free and happen monthly. No level of expertise is expected or required. Usually a topic of interest is discussed along with open forum for questions and networking. Always some yummy pizza following the topic discussion. Every 4th Wednesday evening starting at 7 PM. More info can be found here - be sure you are signed up to receive emails through the &quot;my membership&quot; link in the right column. Hope to see you soon!</li> <li> Lullabot's Drupal Theming and jQuery and API and Module Development classes for the more advanced Drupal developers. For more information, see their post below.</li> <li><a href="http://www.advantagelabs.com/drupal_basic_training">Drupal Basic Training: Build a Drupal Website</a>. For those of you how are just starting Drupal, Advantage Labs, Inc. is offering a 4-week class/workshop/seminar series on how to build websites using Drupal. We've been hearing from many folks - from the users group meetings to the Drupal Day at the Science Museum attendees - that a class like this would be helpful. It starts April 14th - a week from Monday. We expect to follow the series with more topic-based workshops (one-time) and more advanced classes.</li> </ul> <p> We are also excited by <a href="http://tcopencircuit.org">Open Circuit</a>. Science Museum of MN, Sunday's Energy, Gorton Studios, Steve Hanson (TC Drupal online group founder), TCDrupal Users Group and others have all been working toward more extended collaboration on Drupal learning opportunities. Stay tuned for more info to learn about Drupal and get involved locally.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/10471#comments Minneapolis training Twin Cities Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:37:49 +0000 bobbia@drupal.org 10471 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10469 <p>Attend one of the biggest BarCamps in the world without leaving your own home town! It's time for the 3rd Twin Cities MinneBar!</p> <p><a href="http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/MinneBar" title="http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/MinneBar">http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/MinneBar</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/10469#comments Twin Cities Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:29:25 +0000 Allie Micka 10469 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10414 <p>Hey there Minneapolis!</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/team">team from Lullabot</a> is headed to the midwest this May! We are going to conduct a week of workshops covering both <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/workshop/minneapolis-theming-and-jquery/minneapolis-minnesota-2008">Theming and jQuery</a> and <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/workshop/minneapolis-module-development-and-apis/minneapolis-minnesota-2008">API and Module Development</a> (or <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/workshop/both-minneapolis-workshops/minneapolis-minnesota-2008">register for both</a> and get a discount).</p> <p>Come learn the ins and outs of Drupal from experts like Pro Drupal Development author <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/mattwestgate">Matt Westgate</a>, <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/jeffeaton">Jeff Eaton</a>, <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/nate_haug">Nate Haug</a>, <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/addison_berry">Addison Berry</a> and <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/about/james-walker">James Walker</a>. The week is hands-on and interactive with plenty of opportunities to get your questions answered.</p> <p>Early bird pricing is in effect until <em>April 18th, 2008</em>. If you have any questions, please <a href="http://www.lullabot.com/contact">contact us</a>.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/10414#comments Twin Cities Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:21:02 +0000 walkah 10414 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/10339 <p>The Science Museum of Minnesota is hiring a Drupal developer to work as part of the team that operates the award wining <a href="http://www.sciencebuzz.org">Science Buzz</a> website and exhibit.<br /> <strong>Application deadline: April 9, 2008.</strong></p> <p>Science Buzz is expanding in many ways. Your expert Drupal, PHP, and web coding skills will help us:</p> <ul> <li>develop Mentor Buzz, an online community focusing on the needs of mentors and their students talking about science</li> <li>create unique web features focusing on contemporary issues like the 35W bridge collapse, Hurricane Katrina, or even male pregnancy!</li> <li>build web enabled exhibits that allow other museums around the country that allow their visitors to hook into the Science Buzz community</li> <li>create new tools that help our visitors create content along with us...we like to share authority</li> <li>and more...</li> </ul> <p>You should be:</p> <ul> <li>Comfortable exploring new ways to create web content and user interactions using the Drupal CMS</li> <ul> <li>Writing custom theme code</li> <li>Modifying and developing new modules</li> <li>Learning new methods of development as a member of the Drupal community</li> </ul> <li>Demonstrate experience and aptitude in:</li> <ul> <li>Development and design of webpages using HTML and CSS</li> <li>Programming dynamic web applications using PHP and MySQL</li> <li>Manipulating files on remote webservers using FTP, SSH, and basic UNIX commands</li> </ul> <li>Excited to work in an educational environment where quality code meats engaging learning experiences.</li> </ul> <p>Read the full description at the <a href="http://www.smm.org/jobs/full/#210">Science Museum's jobs site</a>.<br /> <strong>Application deadline: April 9, 2008.</strong></p> <p>Learn more about the <a href="http://www.smm.org/about/">Science Museum</a>, <a href="http://www.smm.org/buzz/about">Science Buzz</a>, and the <a href="http://www.smm.org/blogs">museum's webteam</a>.</p> <p>Please post any questions about the job in the comments here.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> community developer education mentors museum php science science museum science museum of minnesota Chicago Community Drupal in Education Twin Cities Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:31:09 +0000 bryan kennedy@drupal.org 10339 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/9812 <p><b>UPDATE:</b> This meeting is actually happening TOMORROW, March 18th. Sorry for the mixup and the short-notice-change!</p> <p><strong>Our Member Spotlight: Bobbi Anderson will present &quot;Drupal, Drupal, Drupal&quot;</strong></p> <p>Bobbi Anderson from <a href="http://advantagelabs.com" title="Advantage Labs">Advantage Labs</a> will present Drupal, Drupal, Drupal, where you will learn about Drupal and how you can use it for your customers. She will be starting from the user experience of editing and adding content, then will take you through creating the elements of a whole Drupal website. Come with your questions! </p> <p><strong><br />Join TC Web Pros</strong></p> <p>TC Web Pros is an educational and networking organization for local web professionals. Our meetings offer a great opportunity to learn more about web development and its related services while meeting other web professionals from the Twin Cities Metro area. Come prepared to network, learn and share!</p> <p>Where We Meet - Conference Room of Advantage Labs</p> <p>We will meet in the Large Conference Room of <a href="http://www.AdvantageLabs.com&#039;s" title="www.AdvantageLabs.com&#039;s">www.AdvantageLabs.com&#039;s</a> office space at:</p> <p>Advantage Labs, Inc<br />2104 Stevens Avenue South<br />Minneapolis, MN 55404 </p> <p>There are a number of on-street and around-the-park parking options in the area ... please DO NOT park in the lot behind the building.</p> <p>Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:maryann@emkayandco.com">maryann@emkayandco.com</a> so we can plan accordingly. Feel free to invite other professionals in the web development industry. The more the merrier!</p> <p>See you there,</p> <p>Maryann King, President</p> <p>www.tcwebpros.com</p></p> <p>The March 2008 monthly meeting of TC Web Pros will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 11:30 am to 1:00 p.m. Networking time is from 11:00 am to 11:30 a.m. for those who can make it a little early.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/9812#comments Twin Cities Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:15:51 +0000 Allie Micka 9812 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/9773 <p>In this session, we (Chad Fennell and Cody Hanson) recap the <a href="http://boston2008.drupalcon.org/session/report-formal-usability-testing-university-minnesota-libraries">Usability Presentation</a> we gave at Drupalcon Boston 2008. Open discussion will follow.</p> <p>See you then!<br /> -Chad</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/9773#comments Twin Cities Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:10:47 +0000 libsys 9773 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/9760 <p>For the May meeting, <a href="http://www.sundaysenergy.com">Sundays Energy</a> will walk through setting up an e-commerce website using <a href="http://www.ubercart.org">ubercart</a>. Everyone in attendance will get a one month (free) hosting account with all the required, drupal, ubercart, and contributed modules setup and ready to go.</p> <ul> <li>Building the catalog, adjusting display settings</li> <li>Selling items with attributes like clothing</li> <li>Events, handling registration, event signup confirmation and reminders</li> <li>Buy roles and/or access to "premium member areas"</li> <li>File Download Products</li> <li>Renewable Subscription type products like membership, hosting, and monthly auto-ship</li> <li>Simple Donations</li> <li>Discounts and Coupons</li> <li>Reports - Sales, Product, and Customer</li> <li>Stock Levels - Inventory Management</li> <li>Affiliate marketing and tracking</li> <li>Amazon Integration to retrieve product photos and description information automatically</li> <li>Payment and Order fulfillment options</li> </ul> <p>IATP Building<br /> 2104 Stevens Avenue South<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55404</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/9760#comments Twin Cities Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:58:23 +0000 webmasterkai 9760 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/9291 <p>Hamline University School of Law is looking for an independent contractor or service to provide short-term (30 - 90 days) help with its Drupal-based web site. The position will require approximately 15 hours a week, possibly more.</p> <p>Candidates must have the following skills:</p> <p>• Drupal 5.x Site Administration<br /> • Ability to work with Drupal's Views and CCK Modules<br /> • Drupal Theming including CCK and Views theming<br /> • Basic Unix skills<br /> • Good troubleshooting skills within Drupal<br /> • Ability to provide support to users at the Law School adding content to Drupal<br /> • Ability to process images for the Web in Photoshop<br /> • Ability to work with podcasts to prepare for web presentation.</p> <p>Based on an expectation of up to 15 hours per week, the independent contractor will receive $450/week. Hours beyond 15/week will be compensated at $30/hour.</p> <p>If interested, please send resume to <a href="mailto:atjohnson@hamline.edu">atjohnson@hamline.edu</a>.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> education Drupal in Education Twin Cities Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:07:47 +0000 ghankstef 9291 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/9246 <p>I am considering presenting on themeing Drupal using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/zen">Zen theme</a> for either the April or May meeting.</p> <p>Here is what I would like to do:</p> <ul> <li>Explain what Zen is</li> <li>How to create and use subthemes</li> <li>Creating regions</li> </ul> <p>I will be adapting several designs to the Zen theme, among them:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=205/205.css" title="spring360 by René Hornig">spring360</a> by <a href="http://www.renehornig.com">René Hornig</a></li> </ul> <p>Where I could use help is for people to ask questions. Don't worry about what your question is because the type of questions asked now will help me determine the scope of the presentation.</p> <p>Speak up, leave a comment or ask a question. Ultimately this presentation is about what you want to learn.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/9246#comments design implementation theme zen Twin Cities Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:27:57 +0000 steamedpenguin 9246 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/8648 <p>Some of you may already be aware of the <a href="http://drupal.org/node/204667">Drupal Usability Testing Efforts</a> at the University of Minnesota. Dries has also posted some thoughts on this project and how it fits into the <a href="http://buytaert.net/drupal-usability-testing">greater Drupal usability plan.</a></p> <p>A few folks have asked whether or not we were planning on holding a local Drupal meetup event, given that Dries and a handful of core developers would be hanging out in TC for a few days. The answer to that question is: Yes! We have a jam-packed few days of work for the Drupal team, but we're going to start things off with an informal public meetup on Monday, February 25 at 6:00pm:</p> <p><strong>Details</strong><br /> * Location: Campus Club (<a href="http://www1.umn.edu/cclub/parking.html">Directions and Parking</a>)<br /> * Time: Begins at 6:00pm<br /> * Catered by the Campus Club</p> <p><strong>What we'd like to know is, who's in?</strong> Please help us out with an informal RSVP by posting your name and an optional affiliation to this wiki page. Thanks!</p> <p>If you have resources to contribute or have other ideas regarding this event, please contact Cody Hanson: hans1794 at umn.edu.</p> <h2>People Attending this Event:</h2> <ul> <li>Chad Fennell (libsys) - (<a href="http://www.lib.umn.edu/">University of Minnesota Libraries</a>)</li> <li>Cody Hanson - (<a href="http://www.lib.umn.edu/">University of Minnesota Libraries</a>)</li> <li>Samir M. Nassar (steamedpenguin) - (<a href="http://steamedpenguin.com/">SteamedPenguin</a>) (<a href="http://www.mn-linux.org/" title="Twin Cities Linux User Group">TCLUG</a>)</li> <li>Barry Madore (<a href="http://www.advantagelabs.com/">Advantage Labs, Inc.</a>)</li> <li>Geoff Hankerson (<a href="http://law.hamline.edu">Hamline University School of Law</a>)</li> <li>Kai Curry (<a href="http://www.sundaysenergy.com">Sundays Energy, Inc.</a>)</li> <li>Angela Byron (webchick) - (<a href="http://lullabot.com">Lullabot</a>)</li> <li>Jeanne Byron (jeanne beanie) - webchick's Mom. :)</li> <li>Kieran Lal (Amazon) - (<a href="http://acquia.com">Acquia</a>)</li> <li>Kevin Hoogheem</li> <li>Greg Knaddison - (<a href="http://growingventuresolutions.com">GrowingVentureSolutions</a>)</li> <li>Nathaniel Catchpole (catch)</li> <li>Karen Stevenson (KarenS)</li> <li>Drew Gorton - (<a href="http://www.gortonstudios.com">Gorton Studios</a>)</li> <li>Erik Anderson - (<a href="http://www.logicpd.com">Logic Product Development</a>) (<a href="http://www.mn-linux.org/" title="Twin Cities Linux User Group">TCLUG</a>)</li> <li>Erik Mitchell - (<a href="http://www.logicpd.com">Logic Product Development</a>) </li> <li>Bryan Ruby - (<a href="http://cmsreport.com">CMS Report</a>)</li> <li>Tony Yarusso - (<a href="http://www.stmichaelselca.org/">St. Michael's Lutheran Church</a> (soon to be Drupalified), <a href="http://virtualnorthstar.org/">Project Virtual Northstar</a> at Saint Paul College)</li> <li>Rob Raleigh - presuming I don't forget about it... (responsible for: moby.com, moceanworker.com, and many many other drupal-based sites)</li> <li>Joe Shindelar (eojthebrave) - (<a href="http://triangleparkcreative.com">Triangle Park Creative</a>)</li> <li>Matt J. Sorenson (emjayess <a href="http://drupal.org/user/190882">d.o</a>, <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/user/12667">g.d.o</a>); I live way out in the prairie &amp; sticks, but perhaps I could venture into the big scary city for this one.</li> <li>bryan kennedy - (<a href="http://www.smm.org/buzz">Science Buzz</a>) (<a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Joel Back - (<a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Chach Sikes - (<a href="http://www.diseasedetectives.org">Disease Detectives</a>) (<a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Morgan - (<a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Joe Turgeon (detour) - (<a href="http://sundaysenergy.com">Sundays Energy</a>) (<a href="http://thirdavedesign.com">Third Ave Design</a>)</li> <li>Dan Feidt (hongpong) - (<a href="http://www.politicsinminnesota.com">Politics in Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Michelle Schmidt (icelink) - (<a href="http://www.icelinkdesign.net">Icelink Design</a>) (<a href="http://www.drupal4seo.com">Drupal For SEO</a>)</li> <li>Gabe Ormsby (gormsby) - (<a href="http://www.fmr.org">Friends of the Mississippi River</a> and various others)</li> <li>Bevan Rudge (Bevan) - (<a href="http://civicactions.com">CivicActions</a>)</li> <li>Joshua Radke</li> <li>Dries Buytaert</li> <li>Hans Lund</li> <li>Amanda Luker - (<a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>)</li> <li>Curtis Griesel - (<a href="http://www.hopkinsschools.org">Hopkins Public Schools</a>) (<a href="http://www.freegeektwincities.org">Free Geek Twin Cities</a>)</li> <li>Allie Micka - (<a href="http://www.advantagelabs.com">Advantage Labs, Inc.</a>) (<a href="http://www.pajunas.com">pajunas interactive, inc.</a>)</li> <li>Jer Davis</li> <li>Christian Haberstroh (lonelyrobot) - (<a href="http://triangleparkcreative.com">Triangle Park Creative</a>)</li> <li>Neil Drumm</li> <li>Ronan Dowling (<a href="http://www.gortonstudios.com/">Gorton Studios</a>)</li> <li>David Naughton (nihiliad)</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Venue Suggestions</strong>:</h2> <p>Thanks to all for the suggestions - it looks like we'll be able to host the event at the <a href="http://www1.umn.edu/cclub/today.html">Campus Club</a> in Coffman Memorial Union</a>. (<a href="http://www1.umn.edu/cclub/parking.html">Directions and Parking</a>) Time: 6 . /libsys</p> <p>I fly in to MN at 5:56pm, so later is better for me. What's the best/fastest/cheapest way from the airport to the Campus club at that time of day? Thanks, <a href="http://drupal.geek.nz">Bevan</a></p> <p>This might be a good time to start narrowing down our venue options. Our group is getting large enough that some venues would appreciate some heads up ahead of time. <em>- SteamedPenguin</em></p> <p>Other Suggested venues were:<br /> * Stub and Herbs? <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;q=stub+and+Herbs&amp;near=Minneapolis,+MN&amp;fb=1&amp;cid=0,0,14138056934315758835&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A&amp;om=0">Google Map</a> (Isn't Stub and Herbs out of business? <em>ed. SteamedPenguin</em>)<br /> * <a href="http://www.townhallbrewery.com/">Town Hall Brewery</a> - Parking garage is near. <em>who cares about parking, oatmeal stout! - catch</em><br /> * Espresso Expose ( University of Minnesota Medical Center ) - Non-alcoholic venue - Wireless available.<br /> * The Purple Onion ( Dinkytown ) - Non-alcoholic venue - spacious - Wireless available.<br /> * The Happy Gnome ( Saint Paul ) - Not close to the u of m campus, but good beer and nice atmosphere.<br /> * <a href="http://www.kittycatklub.net/">The Kitty Kat Klub</a> (Dinkytown) - Close and easy to fit a bunch of folks. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=315+14th+Ave+Se,+minneapolis,+mn&amp;sll=44.947488,-93.10971&amp;sspn=0.009917,0.019333&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=0">Google Map</a></p> <h2><strong>Suggested Hotels</strong>:</h2> <table> <tr> <td>Hotel</td> <td>Phone</td> <td>Proximity</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Radisson University Hotel</td> <td>1-800-822-6757</td> <td>2 blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>University Days Inn</td> <td>612-623-3999</td> <td>6 blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Holiday Inn Metrodome</td> <td>1-800-448-3663</td> <td>1 mile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Depot Minneapolis</td> <td>612-375-1700</td> <td>1.5 miles</td> </tr> </table> <p>I am not making any recommendations or assertions of quality by posting this. The hotels are only ranked by distance from my place of employment, the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC).</p> <p>The closest intersection to UMMC is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Washington+Ave+SE+%26+SE+Harvard+St,+Minneapolis,+Hennepin,+Minnesota,+United+States&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=33.626896,59.238281&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cd=2&amp;geocode=0,44.973650,-93.230280&amp;safe=on&amp;ll=44.974696,-93.230281&amp;spn=0.007332,0.014462&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=0">Washington Ave. and Harvard Street</a>. This puts in the heart of the University of Minnesota. From around 0700 until 1900 <a href="http://metrotransit.org/serviceInfo/route016.asp">Route 16</a> runs every 10-15 minutes, which can take you to downtown Minneapolis in 5-7 minutes. Route 16 connects to our Light Rail Metrodome Station and has several stops within the University of Minnesota area.</p> <p>Another frequent route is <a href="http://metrotransit.org/serviceInfo/route002.asp">Route 2</a> which runs every 15 minutes. This route threads through many areas in the University of Minnesota. (<em>SteamedPenguin</em>)</p> <p>Wouldn't mind hearing which hotel(s) people have decided to stay while visiting for this event. I'd rather the right hotel where other Drupal folks will be staying. <em> - Bryan Ruby</em></p> <h2><strong>Transportation</strong>:</h2> <p>If you are arriving by airport it is very easy to get to downtown Minneapolis. It is also cheap.</p> <p>The easiest and cheapest way is to take Light Rail Transit. There are stations on either concourse, Humphrey or Lindberg.</p> <p>The ticket machines take US coins and paper as well as credit cards (Visa, MasterCard). Make sure to take the train on the side that says "To Minneapolis." The train will go all the way to downtown Minneapolis in about 30 minutes. If you are staying at a hotel downtown make sure to ask them what their closest light rail stop is. To get to the University of Minnesota directly from the airport you want to exit the light rail at the Metrodome Station and take a Route 16 bus. You can ask the driver to call out the stations so you know to pull the yellow cord that indicates that you are requesting a stop. Make sure you keep your Light Rail ticket. It is good for use and re-use for two and a half hours after the time it was issued and is valid for train rides. To get to the event you want to exit the bus as the Coffman Union stop.</p> <p>There is also the option to take a taxi, and some hotels have shuttles. Taking a taxi from the airport to the University of Minnesota is probably going to run around USD 30.00. (<em>SteamedPenguin</em>)</p> <h2><strong>Advertising</strong>:</h2> <p>You can use the attached HTML (dries-meetup-countdown-snippet.txt) in conjunction with the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/countdowntimer">Countdown Timer module</a> to advertise the meetup on your site.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> Twin Cities Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:11:04 +0000 libsys 8648 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/8532 <p>My stepmother is starting a new business building floral arrangements. I am going to help her build a website, and I plan to set it up using Drupal, but I am no designer, so I'm looking for someone local to create a theme for her website.</p> <p>I think a theme is generally pretty independent of the size of the site, but feel free to quote me on whatever basis (pages, hours, sites) you like.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Matt</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> MN thems Twin Cities Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:21:55 +0000 murph1379 8532 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/8514 <p>February’s presentation was a bit “meta” for a Drupal group, focusing on basic user-centered site structure -- An approach that works similarly regardless of your choice of CMS (or lack thereof). I focused on my use of card-sorting exercises to develop the hierarchy of information used at Friends of the Mississippi River's web site, <a href="http://www.fmr.org" title="http://www.fmr.org">http://www.fmr.org</a>, in our 2007 Drupal-based redesign. The notes and example documents that I used in my presentation are attached below.</p> <p>More good stuff can be found at <a href="http://www.infodesign.com.au/usabilityresources/indexofresources.asp">Information and Design</a>.</p> <p>Gabe Ormsby</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/8514#comments Twin Cities Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:37:54 +0000 gormsby 8514 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/8396 <p>For the January meeting, Gorton Studios will walk through the home page of the Rake Magazine (one of our recent projects) and deconstruct it by looking at the files and code involved. Much of what will be covered is at least hinted at in our writeup of that project (<a href="http://drupal.org/node/191608" title="http://drupal.org/node/191608">http://drupal.org/node/191608</a>), and reading through that writeup may help you get more from the session.</p> <p>If there are specific questions on other aspects of the site, we'll obviously be able to answer those as well. The hopeful aim of this presentation is to pass along at least some little tip or trick to everyone who sits through it.</p> <p>Drew</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/8396#comments Twin Cities Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:01:36 +0000 dgorton@drupal.org 8396 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/8219 <p>The next meeting is January 23rd (I believe). We missed the November meeting, so I don't know if an agenda and presenter have already been set for January. If not, though, we'd previously mentioned that we were willing to present on some of our recent projects and had tentatively slotted that for the January meeting.</p> <p>To keep the topic from becoming Gorton-Studios-drones-on-and-on-about-their-work, though, I'm going to suggest that we look at the home page of the Rake Magazine (one of our recent projects) and deconstruct it by looking at the files and code involved. Much of that is at least hinted at in our writeup of that project (<a href="http://drupal.org/node/191608" title="http://drupal.org/node/191608">http://drupal.org/node/191608</a>), though, so if there are specific questions on other aspects of the site, we'll obviously be able to answer those as well. I think the purpose of any such exposition should be less look-at-what-we-made, though, and more of an opportunity for everyone to pick up some little tip or trick along the way.</p> <p>So - if the topic isn't already set and this sounds like it would be of interest - let us know and we'll prepare accordingly.</p> <p>Drew Gorton<br /> Gorton Studios</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/8219#comments Twin Cities Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:50:20 +0000 dgorton@drupal.org 8219 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7841 <p>From 10am to 5pm on January 27th, Open Circuit (<a href="http://tcopencircuit.org" title="http://tcopencircuit.org">http://tcopencircuit.org</a>) will be hosting a day-long series of workshops on Drupal in the <a href="http://www.smm.org/ltc/">Learning Technologies Center</a> at the <a href="http://www.smm.org/">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>. We want to provide an opportunity for everyone from the bleary-eyed programmer to the wide-eyed novice to teach and learn about using Drupal to build websites.</p> <p>The agenda is still being finalized, but chances are that there will be two parallel tracks of workshops geared toward people with varying levels of experience, followed by presentations on Twin Cities websites built with Drupal.</p> <p>This will be a great chance to network, get advice, and show off your hard work, but it won't happen without your participation. If you're interested in presenting your site or teaching a brief workshop on a particular module or facet of Drupal, please email Open Circuit at <a href="mailto:admin@lists.tcopencircuit.org">admin@lists.tcopencircuit.org</a></p> <p>Or join or email: list <a href="http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.org" title="http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.org">http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.or...</a></p> <p>See you on the 27th!</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7841#comments Twin Cities Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:25:06 +0000 erikthered 7841 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7790 <p>Hi! I'm an arts administrator recently relocated to Minneapolis from San Francisco where I was involved in the nonprofit tech community - NTEN, NetSquared, etc. I am attempting to find and join a similar community in my new hometown!</p> <p>I administer (or am attempting to adminster) a drupal-based site that was created via the CivicSpace On Demand program (<a href="http://civicspacelabs.org/civicspace/features" title="http://civicspacelabs.org/civicspace/features">http://civicspacelabs.org/civicspace/features</a>). CivicSpace has since told me that they are no longer providing support for their custom site customers, and I find myself with no source of technical support. I'm hoping to find drupal/civicspace savvy people who I can tap for advice, wisdom, and expertise!</p> <p>My site is set to launch in San Francisco in January, but I have a few technical issues that need to be solved first. My organization (Independent Arts and Media: <a href="http://artsandmedia.net/" title="http://artsandmedia.net/">http://artsandmedia.net/</a>) does not have a huge budget for technical support, so it's up to me to try to find and leverage the support of the community. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!</p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7790#comments Twin Cities Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:08:50 +0000 littleelegy 7790 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7743 <p>From 10am to 5pm on January 27th, Open Circuit (<a href="http://tcopencircuit.org" title="http://tcopencircuit.org">http://tcopencircuit.org</a>) will be hosting a day-long series of workshops on Drupal in the <a href="http://www.smm.org/ltc/">Learning Technologies Center</a> at the <a href="http://www.smm.org/">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>. We want to provide an opportunity for everyone from the bleary-eyed programmer to the wide-eyed novice to teach and learn about using Drupal to build websites.</p> <p>The agenda is still being finalized, but chances are that there will be two parallel tracks of workshops geared toward people with varying levels of experience, followed by presentations on Twin Cities websites built with Drupal.</p> <p>This will be a great chance to network, get advice, and show off your hard work, but it won't happen without your participation. If you're interested in presenting your site or teaching a brief workshop on a particular module or facet of Drupal, please email Open Circuit at <a href="mailto:admin@lists.tcopencircuit.org">admin@lists.tcopencircuit.org</a></p> <p>Or join or email: list <a href="http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.org" title="http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.org">http://lists.tcopencircuit.org/listinfo.cgi/opencircuit-tcopencircuit.or...</a></p> <p>See you on the 27th!</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7743#comments drupal camp fun networking workshops Twin Cities Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:16:19 +0000 erikthered 7743 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7393 <p>For those who did not have the pleasure of seeing Dan talk about the new local Indymedia site, you missed a good meeting. And you'll have to wait until January to get your Drupal fix, as we're foregoing the December meeting.</p> <p>See you in 2008.</p> <p>-Mark</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7393#comments Twin Cities Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:55:29 +0000 mfredrickson 7393 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7327 <p>We are looking for another full or part time Drupal developer, PHP programmer.</p> <p>Must have<br /> 20-40+ hours of weekly availability<br /> Proven experience working with Drupal<br /> Extensive, proven knowledge of PHP and MySQL<br /> Ability to hand code HTML and PHP<br /> Ability to work within the command line<br /> Ability to work on several projects concurrently<br /> Ability to accurately estimate the time required to complete the work<br /> Working knowledge of JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, XML, Flash, CSS</p> <p>Telecommuting and working remotely is ok.<br /> Compensation is dependent on qualifications and efficiency.</p> <p>Send emails to <a href="mailto:drupal27@sundaysenergy.com">drupal27@sundaysenergy.com</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> bicycle Biodiesel css Drupal job listing jobs mysql php ubercart Twin Cities Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:08:44 +0000 webmasterkai 7327 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7318 <p>Twin Cities Indymedia will present their new Drupal site (which is still in development). They will be pretty quick, and are open to all suggestions and ideas.</p> <p>This will be a great time to review how another site implemented some of the same functions you have probably implemented, and to consider the pro's and con's of different directions.</p> <p>Come one, come all!</p> <p>LOCATION:</p> <p>2104 Stevens Avenue South<br /> Minneapolis, MN</p> <p>Just one block north of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.</p> <p>See you Wednesday!<br /> Bobbi</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7318#comments Twin Cities Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:13:26 +0000 bobbia@drupal.org 7318 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7309 <p>I see the monthly meetings are at IATP Building<br /> 2104 Stevens Avenue South<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55404</p> <p>on the 4th Wed of the month</p> <p>Time?</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7309#comments Twin Cities Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:07:03 +0000 ghankstef@drupal.org 7309 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7305 <p>DrupalCampWisconsin</p> <p><strong>What</strong><br /> A BarCamp-style day of drupal-centric sessions and hacking in good ole Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sign-up at <a href="http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI" title="http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI">http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI</a></p> <p><strong>When</strong><br /> Saturday, January 19th, 2008<br /> 10AM - 10PM (Registration starts at 9AM)</p> <p><strong>Where</strong><br /> Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)<br /> Multipurpose Room<br /> 1025 N. Broadway<br /> Milwaukee, WI</p> <p><strong>Want to help out?</strong><br /> If you're interested in leading sessions or sponsoring either add your information to the wiki at <a href="http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI" title="http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI">http://barcamp.org/DrupalCampWI</a> or send me an email at blake AT blakehall DOT org</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7305#comments Central Illinois DUG Chicago Drupal Event Organization Milwaukee WI Twin Cities Wisconsin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:55:11 +0000 blakehall 7305 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/7152 <p>Is there a meeting scheduled for November?</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/7152#comments meeting Minnesota twin cities Twin Cities Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:11:13 +0000 steamedpenguin 7152 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/6610 <p>This is a full-time position that supports the Vice President of Communications. The responsibilities include formulating concepts, managing IATP's visual identity, executing layout designs for art work and copy to be presented by visual communications media, such as Web pages, HTML email, reports, factsheets, pamphlets, posters, and packaging of organizational material.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>The Art Director conceives and designs all Web pages for the organization. Working with the Senior Programmer, they will be jointly be responsible for presenting IATP’s work and activities via Web sites and email newsletters. In addition to insuring an integrated design and message, the Art Director will assist in daily management and maintenance of IATP Web pages.</p> <p>The Art Director will work together with the Director of Communications to schedule, design, layout and produce IATP printed materials.</p> <p>The Art Director will consult with IATP Program Directors and staff on future projects and activities.</p> <p>The Art Director will research and formulate technical and artistic solutions to IATP’s communications needs. This includes reviewing, testing and recommending software and hardware and reviewing Web traffic patterns to help IATP effectively communicate information and ideas.</p> <p>The Art Director, in cooperation with the Vice President for Communications, will direct IATP’s branding of materials and corporate identity.</p> <p>The Art Director, from time-to-time, will be called on to attend events and conferences representing IATP and or assisting IATP staff members with their projects.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Three years experience in print and Web design</li> <li>Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) and the Microsoft Office Suite.</li> <li>Proficiency in Web coding using XHTML and CSS standards.</li> <li>Familiarity with Google Analytics, TypePad or other third-party software a plus.</li> <li>Internationalization/localization experience (especially French, Spanish or Chinese) a plus.</li> <li>Knowledge of ColdFusion, PHP, Drupal and SQL a plus</li> <li>Knowledge of digital video and audio production for the web a plus</li> <li>Ability to work with diverse groups of people on teams required.</li> <li>Copy editing and grammar usage a plus</li> <li>This will be a full time position with benefits.</li> </ul> <p>Compensation, Benefits and Background: Compensation for this position will be based upon experience. IATP provides full health insurance benefits, excellent vacation and sick leave benefits, long-term disability insurance benefits, a Section 125 flexible spending account, a free bus pass every month. Parking is free.</p> <p>To apply: This position is available immediately. Please send in your letter of interest and résumé as soon as you can to: Allison Page at <a href="mailto:apage@iatp.org">apage@iatp.org</a>.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> art director designer branding Consulting and Business Twin Cities Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:33:14 +0000 bobbia@drupal.org 6610 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/6337 <p>At the next Drupal Group meeting, I will be discussing what I have learned so far about theming a view using the template.php file. I will explain how I was able to create a nice little table, and how I could not only control the formatting, but also where and when the data is displayed.</p> <p>As a web programmer who knows php and SQL but is relatively new to Drupal, I have been feeling incapacitated when it comes to controlling my themes while trying to adhere to best practices. (if I could only write a SQL query in my template! aaargh!) Recently, with a hint from Barry at Advantage Labs, I was able to get past this hurdle, so I now have more control over my views themes. What I learned is based on a lesson at drupaldojo.com:</p> <p><a href="http://www.drupaldojo.com/lesson/theming-views-table" title="http://www.drupaldojo.com/lesson/theming-views-table">http://www.drupaldojo.com/lesson/theming-views-table</a></p> <p>Date: Wednesday, October 24th<br /> Advantage Labs' conference room at:</p> <p>2104 Stevens Avenue South<br /> Minneapolis, MN 55409</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/6337#comments theme views Twin Cities Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:58:13 +0000 ljkar@drupal.org 6337 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/6175 <p>A group of us are trying to get together a regular meetup for technology for nonprofits in the Twin Cities. At the moment we're just kicking around ideas for planning this. It might be under the guise of a Netsquared meetup, or something else. If you're interested in helping to plan such a group, please contact me.</p> <p>Steve</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/6175#comments nonprofit Twin Cities Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:09:21 +0000 Steve Hanson@drupal.org 6175 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/6002 <p>CSS Developer will be responsible for learning and almost exclusively using the Drupal CMS while working closely with our green web design team.<br /> Required Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to hand code CSS, HTML and PHP </li> <li>Extensive, proven knowledge of CSS and familiarity with PHP </li> <li>Open Source experience </li> <li>Work 4 days per week in our studio </li> <li>Ability to work on several projects concurrently </li> <li>Ability to professionally interact with clients if necessary </li> <li>Ability to accurately estimate the time required to complete the work </li> </ul> <p>The following qualifications are a plus:</p> <ul> <li>Drupal experience </li> <li>Experience with PHPTemplate </li> <li>Experience with MySQL </li> <li>Laptop owner </li> <li>Experience working in the Linux command line </li> <li>Willingness to ride a bicycle to our studio </li> </ul> <p>Interested candidates should email work examples, resume, and salary requirements. Sundays Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Women and Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Sundays Energy is a local company dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability. We focus on providing green business incubation services including everything from branding and websites, to measures to become more energy efficient.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> bicycle Biodiesel css Drupal mysql php ubercart Twin Cities Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:42:29 +0000 BioBen 6002 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/5948 <p>IDC WebDev is an established, small web design firm based in the Twin Cities. For over five years we have provided high quality web design, content management solutions, and database programming to local businesses and non-profits.</p> <p>We're seeking a web developer/programmer to join our small, effective team. This is an opportunity for you to access more work based upon our sucessful word-of-mouth networking, initially as an independent contractor and with the goal of eventually welcoming you into our business as a full partner.</p> <p>We need someone located in the Twin Cities who shares our passion for providing services efficiently to local small businesses and non-profit organizations, and the drive to participate in larger projects as our business continues to grow.</p> <p>We need you to have skills in:<br /> --- PHP/MySQL programming<br /> --- Content management system concepts<br /> --- DHTML/Javascript programming</p> <p>Bonus skills:<br /> --- Drupal content management system programming<br /> --- Familiarity with web 2.0 concepts, AJAX, other fancy stuff<br /> --- visual layout and graphic design (digital tools)<br /> --- HTML and CSS</p> <p>This is an independent contractor position: we need people with the self-motivation to pursue and execute on projects. Our standard hourly rate is $60, and your pay depends on work available. We're seeking more partners because we currently have more requests for work than we can handle right now, and expect to have regular or semi-regular work for you. This will start out part-time with the goal of working to full-time.</p> <p>Please e-mail <a href="mailto:jesse@idcwebdev.com">jesse@idcwebdev.com</a> or call 651-442-5734 if you have questions or would like to apply. Application involves submitting your resume/portfolio and responding to a brief questionnaire.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> Twin Cities Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:29:18 +0000 greenmachine@drupal.org 5948 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/5778 <p>I promised to post the example files from the CSS demonstration last month, and promptly forgot all about it. Late's better than never, right?</p> <p>I'm not allowed to attach zip files to this post, so I'll keep this link active for a couple weeks.</p> <p><a href="http://www.intermediaarts.org/css_example.zip" title="http://www.intermediaarts.org/css_example.zip">http://www.intermediaarts.org/css_example.zip</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/5778#comments css examples user group Twin Cities Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:29:55 +0000 lesmana@drupal.org 5778 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/5615 <p>WHAT: <a href="http://barcampmilwaukee.org">BarCamp in Milwaukee -- the second edition</a><br /> WHEN: October 13th and 14th (with a social pre-event on the 12th)<br /> WHERE: <a href="http://bucketworks.org">Bucketworks</a><br /> WHY: Because we're geeks, and don't need any other reason</p> <p>We did the site in drupal this time, and there should be <em>several</em> drupal related sessions going on.</p> <p>Come and join the fun, and help plan <a href="http://drupalcamp.blakehall.org/wiki/session_ideas">DrupalCampWisconsin</a>,</p> <p>Feel free to contact me with any questions</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/5615#comments barcamp Chicago Milwaukee WI Twin Cities Wisconsin Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:18:17 +0000 blakehall 5615 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/5316 <p>I am wondering if there other people in the Twin-Cities using Drupal, that would want to create sub-group for development of Drupal or more advanced topics for Drupal.</p> <p>I really like the group we have going here. I think the range of Drupal expertise is a huge benefit, but I also feel like it is limiting at the same time. The difference between beginner CSS and writing Drupal Modules is huge.</p> <p>My idea has spawned from this post (<a href="http://drupal.org/node/160239" title="http://drupal.org/node/160239">http://drupal.org/node/160239</a>) and what others have said about other Drupal Users Groups.</p> <p>I propose a Twin Cities Drupal User Group focused on more advanced topics (Module Building, Installation, etc.). Maybe we can get involved with the Twin Cities PHP User Group (<a href="http://www.tcphp.org/" title="http://www.tcphp.org/">http://www.tcphp.org/</a>).</p> <p>Let me know what you think.</p> <p>-Alan Palazzolo</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/5316#comments Twin Cities Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:03:09 +0000 Binary Bill 5316 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/4880 <p>Hey Folks,</p> <p>The Exhibits division at the Science Museum of Minnesota is hiring a <a href="http://www.smm.org/jobs/full/#0042">Multimedia / Web Designer</a>. While the official description below doesn't specifically mention Drupal development, it could be a big part of this job. We are looking for someone to work on site at the museum in Saint Paul, MN, USA.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong>: Invent and create original multimedia interactives for exhibits and the web. Program, design, test, produce, and implement multimedia projects using web technologies. Work closely with project planning teams, particularly other media designer, graphic designers and exhibit developers on specific media projects.<br /> <strong>Requirements</strong>: BA or equivalent. Demonstrated experience and aptitude in development and design of webpages using HTML and CSS, programming dynamic web applications using PHP and MySQL, and manipulating files on remote webservers using FTP, SSH and basic UNIX commands. Familiarity with all types of multimedia production techniques, including Photoshop and Illustrator. Excellent project management skills, ability to work closely with a team and share ideas and must be self-directed and also able to work cooperatively with others.</p> <p>Application Deadline: July 11, 2007.</p> <p>Please read the <a href="http://www.smm.org/jobs/0042/">full job description</a> for a better picture of what the work will entail.</p> <p>This job will entail a good deal of development using Drupal. It will encompass other systems as well and Drupal experience isn't a requirement but would be a significant plus. Here at the Science Museum we have done a good deal of web development in Drupal (<a href="http://www.smm.org/buzz">Science Buzz</a>, and the <a href="http://www.smm.org">Science Museum's main website</a>) and will be expanding this to future project in the future.</p> <p>I won't be able to answer many specific questions about the job here but please do forward your requests to our HR department (<a href="http://www.smm.org/jobs">contact info here</a>)</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> education job jobs Minnesota museum Saint Paul science science museum wed developer Twin Cities Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:30:20 +0000 bryan kennedy@drupal.org 4880 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/4865 <p>It's not that CSS is such a simple topic that it will only take 30 minutes to cover in depth - It's that there's so much to cover that I'm not sure how to tackle it without rambling from subject to subject. I'll talk about critically important concepts like specificity, inheritance and the box model and such, but after that, what's the best use of our time? Any suggestions on how to focus this discussion would be appreciated.</p> <p>If I understood correctly, for the rest of the session we'll attempt to tangibly tackle user's Drupal questions by starting with a fresh, local installation.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/twin-cities">Twin Cities</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/4865#comments Twin Cities Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:03:36 +0000 lesmana@drupal.org 4865 at http://groups.drupal.org http://groups.drupal.org/node/4847 <p>Hello,</p> <p>I wanted to announce a new module, just released today: <a href="http://drupal.org/project/nodecloud">Node Cloud</a>. If you're familiar with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud">tag clouds</a> this module should look pretty familiar: it themes the output of a view like a tag cloud.</p> <p>The primary ordering of the view is from the first sort. The sizing of each item is based on the second sort order. This makes the plugin very versatile for making clouds of popular content, highly rated content (say with the voting api), highly commented content, etc.</p> <p>Check out the project page and README for more details.</p> <p>I've created a 5.x-1.0 release and it should be available as soon as the packaging scripts run.</p> <p>If you want to do pure tag clouds, check out the tagadelic_views module. It does that well. This module is for making clouds out of different criteria.</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> -Mark</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><a href="/views-developers">Views Developers</a></div> http://groups.drupal.org/node/4847#comments cloud tag cloud tagging theming views Drupal for Evil Theme development Twin Cities Views Developers Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:26:50 +0000 mfredrickson 4847 at http://groups.drupal.org