In April, two teams of web developers will be getting together to build two websites for two selected 'not for profits'/charities in Ireland.
Despite the growing importance of the Internet in daily communications, many groups are left behind because they have neither the skills nor the resources or time to build a website. To address this, the Drupal developer community in Ireland will build two websites in 24 hours as part of "DrupalCamp", a conference in Galway. Two teams will face off against each other to create these websites, and one team will win a prize.
The websites will be built on a free, secure content management system called Drupal. Drupal allows you to easily update your website by simply logging in and clicking 'edit' on your screen. This allows you to have complete control of your site's content. A team of developers will be dedicated to working on your site for 24 hours. Organisations such as the HEA, Galway Cycling Campaign, CROI, Oxegen, Concern Fast and the Irish Science Gallery all use Drupal for their website.
Before the day you will have the opportunity to sit down and discuss your site with your team leader, including features and design. You will also be in direct contact with the whole team during the challenge. On the day, training will be provided to a staff member of your choice which will enable you to make optimal use of your site. Your site will be fully styled to your liking and will be hosted for free thanks to our sponsors.
"This is a great opportunity for a non profit to get a great website from a standing start, and that will help them to reach their audience into the future" says Alan Burke, one of the organisers.
About Drupal
The Drupal social publishing system has been downloaded over 2 million times since its inception, and project growth has doubled annually for several years. Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power scores of different websites, including Community web portals, Discussion sites, Corporate websites, Intranet applications, Personal websites or blogs, Aficionado sites, E-commerce applications, Resource directories, Social Networking sites. A huge community has grown up around Drupal, with thousands of active contributors to the open source technology, including nearly 2000 community-developed modules for extending Drupal functionality.
About the Irish Drupal user group
We are a volunteer group of almost 100 members who use Drupal daily and contribute to the Drupal project, from novice users to advanced experts. Local meetings happen every month in Dublin and Galway, and on a national level twice a year.
About DrupalCamp
DrupalCamp Galway is a 2 day gathering of Drupal users in Ireland, to discuss, share experiences and learn more about the Drupal software.
Deadline to submit is 17 March 2009. In your submission you should include a basic list of desired features, an outline of the site and some information about the work your organisation does.
To get your organisation involved contact:
Stella Power, Email: stella@annertech.com Tel: 086 3811881
Alan Burke, Email: alanburke@fastmail.fm
Heather James, Email: hjames@gmail.com
Stephane Corlosquet, Email: scorlosquet@gmail.com
Application form to apply can be found at http://short.ie/freesite
More details about the event can be found at http://groups.drupal.org/node/18452
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