correction to newsletter

A newsletter went out yesterday to all group members that mis-stated some facts about Drupal Camp, and blurred the important distinction between the monthly meetups and the Drupal Camp events.

No input was sought from the people organizing the Drupal Camp before the announcement was sent. In light of the recent discussion about unilateral actions and lack of concern for group process by our current group manager, I find the lack of spell checking, fact checking and input disturbing.

what was sent said

DrupalCamp NYC 5 (http://groups.drupal.org/node/332/drupalcamp) - It is finally here! Thank you Eric to have put so much effort to make DrupalCamp NYC 5 possible. Those that have been to last year's meetup know how great it was and those that missed it most defnitely should find out. All are welcome. We are quickly approaching the limit of people that we can accomodate. however we do have 2 full days reserved so i am sure we will be able to accomodate the demand between the two days. To see what sessions will be presented and/or how you can help Eric with this year's Camp please visit http://groups.drupal.org/node/332/drupalcamp . Thank you Eric.

As one of the organizers of the event, I feel it necessary to correct this publicly. What follows is what would have been sent out had the organizers been asked for input.

DrupalCamp NYC 5

It's time for the second NYC Drupal Camp of 2008. Our last Camp in March was a great success -- Due to popular demand, it seems that Drupal Camp has become a twice-a-year event here in NYC.

If you've attended past NYC Drupal Camps you know that it is a weekend long knowledge sharing and training unconference. Drupal Camps are for the novice user, developer or site administrator as well as the more experienced. All are welcome.

We have reached the limit of people that we can accommodate. You are welcome to sign up, but any people registering for the event after 4pm Saturday, August 23 should understand that they are on the waiting list. (We hope to work with the groups.drupal.org crew to make this more intuitive in the future)

To see what sessions will be presented and/or how you can help with this year's Camp please visit http://groups.drupal.org/node/332/drupalcamp . We're still looking for more sponsors as well.

The NYC Drupal Camp organizers would like to thank Hans, Andres, Chris and Marius from Polytech University in Brooklyn. Without the support and generous donation of space from Polytech University, this event would not be possible.