NH Meetup/User Group Meeting

Posted by mhoefer on March 23, 2009 at 3:22pm

Start:

2009-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 America/New_York

Organizers:

mhoefer

Margogogo

Event type:

User group meeting

A number of use have been toiling away in an old thread, organizing a NH User Group Meeting. We are a point now were were are ready to "Bump" this discussion back up the NH page for further visibility etc.

So far we have a date, time and place (April 13, 6pm at the Concord Monitor)

Agenda is open at this point. I was thinking along the lines of...

Introductions : Who are you? What do you do? What do you want to get out of NHDUG (NH Drupal User Group) (15min)
Program : A presentation on a topic of mutual interest. I think a guy I work with/for is willing to present "What I learned at Drupal Con" if folks are interested in that. (30min)
Drupal Showcase: Show off a project you are working on. Talk about how you did it, challenges you faced etc. 3 projects @ 10min Each (30min)
Help I need somebody: Stumped by something on one of you projects? Can't figure out what CCK/Views will not do what you want it to? Client that will not pay on time? Bring your questions to this open session and tap into the wisdom of the crowd. (15-30min)
There's a Module for that: With 4400 modules out there its hard to stay on top of what is hot and what is not. Bring your list of "must try" modules, let us know why you think they are hot. (15-30min, Skip if "Help" goes long)
Wrapup: What is next? When do we meet again? What do we want to do differently? (15min)

I hope the "Event" Content Type allows comments, gotta assume it does, so sound off on the agenda if you think it should be different/adjusted.

Excited to get this kicked off!

Comments

Wireless access ...

Posted by Margogogo on March 23, 2009 at 3:55pm

Yes , there is wireless available in the room we will be in. ~Margo

So glad someone's picked up the ball...

Posted by sethcohn on March 23, 2009 at 3:56pm

Life's been crazy, and winter really threw things for a loop, so I'm glad somebody's taking charge and making it happen finally.

I'll send notices around and try and drum up some more folks to attend.

Sounds good!

Posted by cpliakas-gdo on March 23, 2009 at 4:14pm

Will most definitely attend.

Excellent

Posted by bcarlson33 on March 23, 2009 at 5:15pm

Looking forward to it!

Just a little too far away in space and time to be sure

Posted by mlncn on March 23, 2009 at 9:15pm

but Agaric hopes to make it with one or two people, so tracking this thread.

Great agenda!

^{benjamin, Agaric Design Collective}

^{benjamin, agaric}

Agenda Updates: Bringing Drupalcon to You!

Posted by mhoefer on March 30, 2009 at 4:51pm

We have confirmation of our "Main" Program
* Neil Giarratana "What I Learned at Drupalcon" 30min

We have had one person volunteer for 1 of the 3 Showcases
* Chris Plika- Search Lucene API http://drupal.org/project/luceneapi (Chris presented this at Drupal Con)

Showcase 2 and 3 are open... Who has something they'd like to show off?

Looks like we are off to a good start. Ideally all attendees should have a groups.drupal.org acct so they can "register" for the event. If you are bringing a number of people with you please make sure you mention that in the comments so we know how many people are coming.

FYI Looks like there's one developing in northern MA...

Posted by kmgflavin-gdo on March 31, 2009 at 3:19pm

Potentially in Andover

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Really jazzed about this group getting together...

Posted by ngiarratana on April 2, 2009 at 12:19pm

I've been lurking on this list for a while and was hoping something would come forward. mhoefer and others organizing should really be complimented for making this happen. Look forward to meeting you all.

Count me in

Posted by ttamniwdoog on April 3, 2009 at 3:30pm

Thanks for championing this Mike.
I may bring a guest.

I'll be in the air but wishing I was there

Posted by ericpfeifer on April 4, 2009 at 4:14pm

I will have to miss this meeting as I will be flying to Chicago for a sales meeting but, let me know how it goes and when the next few are.

Awesome job Mike thanks for taking "the bull by the horns"

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Hoping to make it.

Posted by cfarinella on April 11, 2009 at 1:55pm

As of now I'm planning on coming (assuming I'm over this cold). :-)

--charlie

Directions to the Concord Monitor ...

Posted by Margogogo on April 13, 2009 at 1:37pm

Hello :) Looking forward to meeting you all tonight! Here are some directions in case you have never been ...

Heading North on I-93, take Exit 16. At the stop sign at the top of the ramp, turn right. Staying in the left lane, go about 200 yards to another stop sign. You'll see a Mobile gas station across the street. At this stop sign turn left onto Rte. 132 North (Mountain Road). Then follow Rte. 132 North for about 3 miles - you will go past the Concord Golf Club on your right. Turn left onto Sewalls Falls Road. Travel 1/2 mile. You will pass under I-93 and you will immediately see the Concord Monitor building on the right. Turn onto Monitor Drive and take your first left into the parking lot.

Heading South on I-93, take Exit 17E. Follow Hoit Road about 1/2 mile to a stop sign. Turn right onto Rte 132 South (Mountain Road). Go 1 mile. Turn Right onto Sewalls Falls Road. Travel 1/2 mile. You will pass under I-93 and you will immediately see the Concord Monitor building on the right. Turn onto Monitor Drive and take your first left into the parking lot.

See you then!

~Margo

Thanks for the Directions Margo

Posted by mhoefer on April 13, 2009 at 2:07pm

Looking forward to the meeting tonight. I will try to get there a bit early.

My mobile is 603 369 7970 if anyone needs to be in touch.

Looks like the address is 1 Monitor Dr, Concord NH for anyone traveling with the aid of GPS
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1+Monitor+Dr...

Food and Drink

Posted by mhoefer on April 13, 2009 at 3:33pm

Margo and the Concord Monitor will provides some water and maybe some soft-drinks but other than that there are no formal plans for food.

Feel free to bring your own sandwich/sub if you usually eat between 6-8. Also, feel free to bring something to share if you are so inclined. I will stop by Hannafords on the way and pick up a vegi- tray or something.

Great meeting!

Posted by sethcohn on April 14, 2009 at 6:29pm

My thanks to Margo and the Monitor for hosting... (and Mike for helping make it happen!)

As mentioned: complete list of videos from Drupalcon DC: http://www.lullabot.com/blog/direct-links-highest-quality-videos-drupalc...
(includes a link to torrent)

...and they're off!

Posted by borealis@drupal.org (not verified) on April 15, 2009 at 5:10pm

Out of the gate and running! My hat's off to Mike & Margo for organizing, the Concord Monitor for the space, to Neil and Chris for the presentations and to all who attended for making it interesting and informative.

Looking forward to the next meeting.

Photos from April meeting

Posted by mhoefer on July 6, 2009 at 3:31pm

A couple of snapshots from April