It's been a while since we've had a movie night and it's time to do it again. Join us on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Droplabs, your FREE coworking and hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles!
This is a great opportunity to get together with your colleagues and coworkers, watch some fun and thought-provoking movies, and just kick back and socialize.
Which movie will be shown is to be determined by the attendees! Post your suggestions and recommendations in the comments and vote on the ones that you want to see! If a movie gets a lot of votes but doesn't end up being selected, we might watch it at a future movie night.
Please note that commercial, feature-length films are obviously not eligible for this and won't be discussed here. Movies we've seen in the past been TED Talks, hacker-themed movies and DrupalCon keynotes and presentations.
Location and Directions
Droplabs
651 Clover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Droplabs is in the Mission Junction neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles at Big Art Labs, just 1 mile down Main St. from Union Station and Philippes (the first-ever venue for Los Angeles Drupal meetups!). 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, a list of preplanned questions or whatever else you need. You're also welcome to bring some light food, sodas or beers to share with others at the event.
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 Downtown Los Angeles Drupal
The Downtown Los Angeles Drupal group regularly meets in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California. We organize a large number of weekly and monthly events on various Drupal topics, including the general Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetup that has been meeting regularly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month since early 2010.
The Downtown area is the most active area for Drupal in the Greater Los Angeles Area and has seen hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, study group meetings, conferences about design and theming, paid trainings, FREE tutoring sessions from Drupal professionals and barn raisings to benefit non-profits and members of our community here in and around Downtown Los Angeles.
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
Suggestion: TED Talks for entrepreneurs
It's been a while since I had a TED Talks marathon and there are a lot of videos I've been wanting to see. There are a million "top TED talks you have to see!" lists out there, but this one piqued my interest:
http://www.shopify.com/blog/6553665-12-must-watch-ted-talks-for-entrepre...
I'd like to watch TED Talks
I'd like to watch TED Talks (they're short and it would be easy to take breaks and have good conversations in between) but DrupalCon videos are okay, too!
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Ted talk link on shopify
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Drupal has a tendency to
Drupal has a tendency to truncate URLs that are more than 72 characters in length. Here's a shorter URL that will probably work:
http://www.shopify.com/blog/6553665
You can also try clicking the link as it appears on the Drupal Groups site:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/255118#comment-819668
Suggestion: DrupalCon Munich sessions
If we don't go the TED Talks route (see above comment), we can also watch a bunch of DrupalCon Munich sessions. Here are a few suggestions:
Drupal 8: What you need to know
http://munich2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/drupal-8-what-you-need-know
Bonuses for your mobile Drupal site
http://munich2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/bonuses-your-mobile-drupal...
High performance theming
http://munich2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/high-performance-theming
Building amazing searches with Search API and Facet API
http://munich2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/building-amazing-searches-...
What's this DevOps thing, anyhow?
http://munich2012.drupal.org/program/sessions/whats-devops-thing-anyhow