2009 ADUG - Steering Committee Notes

All,
I wanted to keep all ADUG members in the loop on our recent planning meeting that was held last week to primarily discuss organizational issues as we embark on 2009. Barb Prebble, Kent Lester, Mal Richards, Richard van Slyke, and myself have agreed to be the primary organizers. We tried to divide and conquer roles and responsibilities as much as we could and are in the process of firming up a long-term venue.

We are thirsty for presenters who would like to speak on anything Drupal related – theming, module development, case studies, best practices, hosting, SEO, multimedia, etc. – we are actively coordinating the 2009 sessions, so please get in touch with me ASAP if you have an interest at speaking (or session idea) at a future event.

In addition to lining up high quality speakers/presentations, here are some other points of emphasis we discussed:
* Introducing sponsors to meetings ($100) to cover food/beverage costs and keep meetings free for all attendees
* Several technical initiatives – including finishing the ADUG website redesign, code sprints, meet-up.com integration, consolidated membership database, etc.
* Moving venues to the Perimeter area v. Alpharetta
* Richard to continue with Drupal workshops the 2nd Tuesday of each month
* Coordinating a Drupalcamp in Atlanta
* Ideas on expanding our membership/cross-promoting with other groups

Finally, we have two exciting presentations lined up for February and March. On February 17th, Bill Shauoy with IBM will do a case study on georgiahealthinfo.gov, which was a major Drupal launch in our backyard! If you have not done so already please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/drupalatlanta/

In March, we will do a major post-Drupalcon roundtable discussion to share takeaways with local members who were not able to attend in person – there will be a lot of insightful data to be shared with Drupalcon now having over 75 planned sessions!

If you would like to get more involved with ADUG now is the time to let your voice be heard– there are lots of opportunities and we need your participation in order for 2009 to be a success.

Thanks, Dave

dave dot terry at mediacurrent dot com