The next general Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetup is on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 and will be at Droplabs, your FREE Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
Our featured presentation is Drupal at Sea with Princess Cruises, by Nate Craddock (@darthmario). We'll be hearing how how Drupal is used at Princess Cruises and on its new ship, Royal Princess, which is coming in June, 2013.
Meanwhile, Droplabs hosted its third code sprint and barn raising for the Arroyo S.E.C.O. Network of Time Banks on August 17 & 18, 2012. We'll have a repeat of the How to Create a Project on Drupal.org presentation from that barn raising and briefly discuss how the code sprint and barn raising went.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
The projector, raffle prizes and video conferencing support for this event are being provided by Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company with a team of Drupal experts in Los Angeles.
We create fun websites, mobile apps, virtual worlds and e-commerce sites. Follow us at @LarksLA to learn more about our Drupal services and upcoming trainings.
Agenda
Our meetups follow a basic format and start off with Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes and full-length presentations. As always, we'll also have community Q&A, during which time anyone in attendance can ask questions, divine answers from the crowd and give brief, 5-10 minute-long presentations known as lightning talks.
We'll finish off the night with more networking and a Drupal After Dark at 9:00pm.
For any changes to our agenda for the evening, stay tuned to this meetup announcement or click the Sign up button below (or both!) to be notified when the agenda has been updated.
6:00pm
Users Helping Users
Projector and Tables / Chairs Setup
6:55pm
Start of WebEx Meeting
7:00pm
News and Upcoming Events, including:
• Drupal Travelers Program
• Drupal Design Camp LA
• LA Drupal Business Summit
• Drupal Coworking Friday
Breakout Sessions
Users Helping Users (continued)
8:00pm
Raffle Prizes!
Featured Presentations
Drupal at Sea with Princess Cruises
How to Create a Drupal.org Project
Lightning Talks
9:00pm
Wrap-up, Clean-up and Close-up
Drupal After Dark and more networking
Join us on WebEx, Twitter and IRC!
The featured presentations at this meetup will be broadcasted via WebEx, courtesy of Exaltation of Larks. WebEx works in your browser, whether you use Linux, Windows or Mac OS X.
To join the meeting, click the Sign up button below to receive the meeting URL and password (a Drupal.org account is required).
During the meetup, several of us will be in the regional #drupal-la channel on IRC and all are welcome to join us. The event organizers will also be monitoring Twitter for feedback and questions that mention @DowntownDrupal.
Users Helping Users
The meetup begins earlier than usual at 6:00pm for Users Helping Users, which is a chance for members of the community to help and be helped by others with whatever questions and problems they're having with Drupal.
Please note that while Users Helping Users is not designed to be a replacement for bona fide consulting from a Drupal professional that there are plenty of Drupal experts and professionals who attend our meetups and sometimes they need help, too!
Breakout Sessions
We have several spaces available for breakout sessions at 7:00pm. This is an opportunity for a open, multi-track format where we break into groups and discuss a variety of topics.
Each breakout session is led by a volunteer who picks the topic, picks the space and can optionally report back to the larger group in the form of an announcement or lightning talk.
To propose a breakout session, please arrive early and talk with one of the organizers or post a comment below.
Featured Presentations
Our featured presentation is Drupal at sea with Princess Cruises, by Nate Craddock (@darthmario). We'll be hearing how how Drupal is used at Princess Cruises and on its new ship, Royal Princess, which is coming in June, 2013.
Meanwhile, Droplabs hosted its third code sprint and barn raising for the Arroyo S.E.C.O. Network of Time Banks on August 17 & 18, 2012. We'll have a repeat of the How to Create a Project on Drupal.org presentation from that barn raising and briefly discuss how the code sprint and barn raising went.
Raffle prizes! Collect them all! Must be present to win!
Raffle prizes at this meetup have been provided by Exaltation of Larks. Our raffle prizes often include discount codes, magazines, DVDs and books. We are always grateful to our sponsors for their continued support.
If you have any items you'd like to donate to the raffle, please contact any of the organizers at the meetup. Thank you!
Drupal After Dark
Even if you can't make it to the meetup, you're welcome to join us for a Drupal After Dark. After we wrap up the meeting and clean up, a group of us will go to a nearby restaurant or pub. One time we had beers and a bonfire and were serenaded by Skrillex, who was rehearsing next door for the Mothership tour.
We've also gone to a variety of other locations, including Barbara's at The Brewery (at 620 Moulton Ave., just a 5 minute walk away) and Carnitas Michoacan (on 1901 N. Broadway, just a 5 minute drive away).
Location and Directions
Droplabs
651 Clover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Droplabs is in the Mission Junction neighborhood of Los Angeles at Big Art Labs, just 1 mile down Main St. from Philippes (the first-ever venue for Los Angeles Drupal meetups!) and Union Station. We're one block west of The Brewery, the largest live-and-work artists' colony in the world.
Free parking in our large parking lot is first-come, first-served. After parking in the lot, follow the yellow signs that point to Droplabs. (If our lot is full, you can park for free on Clover St.)
Droplabs is a brief walk from the Main St. / Lamar St. stop on the the Metro Local 76 bus line. This is also the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown DASH stop.
To carpool or catch the Droplabs shuttle from Union Station, post below in the comments.
What to Bring
Just bring your laptop, your business cards or whatever else you need. You're also welcome to bring some light food, sodas or beers to share with others at the meetup.
Do you have a job announcement? Bring a copy of your job description and several business cards for our "take a card, leave a card" table.
Please note that our guest wireless network is limited to 1Mb per client, so bring your MiFi router or a phone you can tether with if for some reason you need a lot of bandwidth. Access to our high-speed network is included with a Droplabs membership.
About Droplabs
Droplabs is a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. Created in 2011 by Los Angeles Drupal members for the Los Angeles Drupal community, we are focused on serving the greater Los Angeles Drupal community, enriching the Drupal skills and lives of its members, and bringing joy to our Drupal practice. Our founders represent several local area businesses that have deep roots in the Drupal and open source communities.
To learn more about Droplabs, visit droplabs.net, follow @Droplabs on Twitter, sign up at Meetup.com/Droplabs or like DroplabsLA on Facebook!
About Downtown Los Angeles Drupal
Downtown Los Angeles is one of the most active areas for Drupal in Los Angeles and LA County. We've been meeting regularly on the 3rd Tuesday of every month since early 2010 and now schedule up to 6 regular meetups and workshops a month and occasional trainings and social gatherings. Downtown Drupal members also produce special events, code sprints, and the annual Drupal Design Camp LA conference.
Attending Drupal events in and around Downtown Los Angeles is one of the best ways to meet and talk with other Drupaleros and we encourage you to attend as many meetings and special events as you'd like. Whether it's to find solutions to problems you've been having, sharing something you've learned or just meeting interesting like-minded people, the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal events are an essential resource for Drupal professionals and hobbyists alike.
If you aren't already a member of Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, it's easy to join our community. Our community calendar is on our "Events" tab on our home page at http://groups.drupal.org/dtla
The Downtown Los Angeles Drupal group proudly participates in the California Drupal Travelers Program and can host businesses and community members who are visiting the area. Inquire within by contacting any of the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal organizers.
Comments
Drupal at sea with Princess Cruises & Opportunities
Hi!
Wanted to see if we could do a short presentation on how Princess Cruises is using Drupal. Basically an overview on how we used Drupal to power our corporate intranet and the role that Drupal will be playing on our new build, Royal Princess.
Additionally, we do Drupal development in house and are hiring for a position or two. We also want to get connected with the community for possible consulting for now and in the future.
Howdy Nate! We'd love to have
Howdy Nate!
We'd love to have ya & hear about these topics! How much time do you need for the presentation? We also look forward to hearing about what positions are available with Princess Cruises.
Cya on Tuesday.
Miguel Hernandez - www.migshouse.com
Founder & CEO - The OpenMindz Group
Writer- Linux Journal & TechZulu
Sounds Great! Thanks for the
Sounds Great! Thanks for the opportunity to present!
We probably need about 10-15 minutes to present, but we can expand or contract the length depending on your needs (plus we also love to talk about our projects, Drupal and working with the unique environments on the ships). We also don't want to monopolize the meeting time since there are other presentations.
We'll also be available for any Q & A during the presentation and after the meetup about the open positions and also just working with the ships in general. It's an interesting challenge from technical (bandwidth limitations, infrastructure challenges, etc.) and the human perspective (life onboard, the multi-cultural crew and so on). The open positions and our team is a little distant from that, being in the corporate office, but it's stuff that shapes everything we do.
Arrival time from Princess
Hey guys, me and the Princess crew should be there by 7:30. We hoped to get there earlier, but meetings and drive held us up.
Attending with hopes of hiring an in house developer
Established Internet Software company is looking to build several new websites. Located in Marina Del Rey ( West LA)
Must work on site and in our Office- NOT looking for remote worker. Remote workers please do not apply.
Must have experience building INTUITIVE, modern websites . Must be able to develop front and back end Drupal with Ubercart- Running on MYSQL and Linex.
Must know HTML5 and LAMP.
Must work efficiently
Amazon Market Place experience and SEO experience a plus
Full time M-F 9:00 to 6:00 or 8:00- 5:00pm or 10am-7pm ( with hour lunch)
- $60,000-$70,000 per year depending on skill level
-Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
-Free Underground Parking
-Great office environment
We'll see you at the meetup!
We'll see you at the meetup! Please bring plenty of business cards and printouts of your job description. Any that are left over at the end of the night can be left on our "take a card, leave a card" table for anyone to see at other Drupal events over the next few days and weeks.
Exaltation of Larks would like to offer
Exaltation of Larks would like to offer for this meetup's raffle a free seat to our upcoming Drupal Best Practices training on September 4th: http://www.larks.la/training/2012/09/04/drupal-best-practices
This class covers version control, deployment practices, and using configuration-in-code with Features, as well as tips for correct API usage with your themes and custom modules. It's one of our most popular classes and is one of our favorites to teach!
If any other meetup organizers in Southern California would like to have a free seat to raffle at their meetups leading up to the training, just let us know at http://www.larks.la/contact and we'll hook you up.
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Robot Coordinator
http://droplabs.net
Organizer, Dragonslayer
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Thanks Larks (& Lee!)! This
Thanks Larks (& Lee!)! This is great!
Miguel Hernandez - www.migshouse.com
Founder & CEO - The OpenMindz Group
Writer- Linux Journal & TechZulu