Drupal NYC September 16th Meetup
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2009-09-16 18:30 - 21:00 America/New_York Join us on September 16th for a cool-down of what was talked about in DrupalCon Paris and a discussion of what has to happen during Drupal 7's code freeze.
- When?
- September 16th, 2009, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Where?
- 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor (Mansueto Ventures)
- Directions?
- http://tinyurl.com/mansuetoventuresdirections
- Plans?
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- Who are you? What do you want to get out of this?
- DrupalCon: What happened?
- Uberpos sales case study
- Services discussion with Great Brewers Beer Cloud
- Drupal Drinks and Drupal Fun at Dakota Roadhouse
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UberPOS presentation
Hey everybody,
Litwol and I discussed the possibility of me doing a presentation on UberPOS. So I'll give a little background here and you all can decide if you're interested. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get the hardware I need in time (receipt printer, barcode scanner, cash drawer) so I should be able to do it in Sept.
Here's the site I made for it http://www.uberpos.com/ (demo tested in FF3 only, download, more info).
Essentially, Uberpos is a point of sales module I'm developing using ubercart as the base. You log into it with the browser, and hide all of the browser except for the content. It will then look like a normal POS terminal. The module gives the user an interface which they can use along with a programmable keyboard to accept orders and take payment much like supermarkets do. I'm also planning on developing a touch screen interface which would be more useful for a coffee shop.
It needs a little bit of work, but I think we'll be able to launch it at our computer service shop left-click (www.left-click.us) in September and then cradlefamily.com's store maybe in October, assuming it'll be more stable then. It's definitely working enough for a demonstration.
FYI:
IS4C (http://www.wedge.coop/is4c/) is the other POS software that I've worked with which inspired this project. That project is used in a number of supermarkets and uses web/browser technology in a similar way.
See you all at DrupalCon ;)
I'm interested!
This is on my project wish list so I'm pretty keen to check it out. Thanks for the opportunity slip!
I'd like to do a demo of Aegir
I have had Aegir installed on my server and it flies!! Makes configuring and deploying sites simple and fast as can be. I'll share my experience with the group. If you're interested in having Aegir installed on your server, visit http://omega8.cc. Use coupon code WILDFEED for a 25% discount on installation.
Drupal.Services+ Android
I released Beer Cloud, which uses Drupal as the back-end (MySQL+APC+Memcache caching for the scalability). I have also written some classes on Android (not a library yet) for communicating with Drupal Services (JSON server). I plan to share those files once they are in the good shape. On the android side, it uses the GPS data and send it to Drupal.Location for proximity search. and it scanUPC-A barcode, and send it to match nodes via Drupal.Barcode .
Android + Drupal + Beer = Beer Cloud
Media release: http://greatbrewers.com/story/beercloud-mobile-app
Tech release: http://insready.com/node/49
If people are interested in Drupal Services, I could do a quick demo and talk a little bit :)
I am getting an Android as
I am getting an Android as soon as Sprint releases one (Oct. 10th?) and would love to hear your presentation on Android + Drupal. I am not a programmer but I want to learn how to program for the Android, it will be my first!
Looking forward to this Meetup!
I would like to hear about your work with Drupal Services
I would like to hear about your work with Services for the GreatBrewers.com web site, as seems to be listed in the Plans for today's meetup.
However, your description above suggests that you are going to talk about Android app development.
Can you clarify which you are going to talk mostly about Drupal Services, or Android development?
Planning for DrupalCampNYC
A few of us will be starting plans for the next DrupalCampNYC at the meetup - would love as many people as possible involved in this discussion. If you have a potential venue, please come armed with dates that it's available and costs of using it. Otherwise it looks like it will be at the Polytechnic Institute in downtown Brooklyn again, which is not available until November.
We'll be taking on the different tasks involved in making this happen - fundraising, logistics, food, promotion, keeping track of signups, etc. If you can't make it to the meetup please get in touch with me via the contact form, or jump on #drupalnyc in IRC during the meetup - I'll try to provide updates in there.
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Thanks for bring up DrupalCampNYC
I'll definitely do what I can to help out. I came up with an automated way of tracking signups (real names etc.), but a bit too late to be really helpful last time so I can sign up for that straight away.
Do we want to consider a website with suggestions for sessions in advance? I've been to a bunch of drupal camps over the last year and most don't do pure barcamp style.
my opinionated opinion
I think that it's not necessary to have a separate website. I think that the history of nyc drupal camps has shown that keeping everything on community controlled infrastructure keeps things from becoming too static. We have had a number of people take the lead on the camps over time and I think that would have been more complicated if control over a website was in the mix.
I'm all for getting suggestions and having some voting ahead of time (we've done that with all the camps to date), but I really think there is value to having the agenda of the day decided by the people that actually attend.
Even though it takes some time out of the day, it breaks down the barrier between newbie and more experienced people. It provides an active example of the community centric nature of Free Software. At a number of nyc drupal camps it's also led to people running sessions that did not intend to. This expands the community, builds confidence and provides experience in a way that would not happen if all voting happened ahead of time, on a website, by people that may or may not be attending the event.
Eric's points merit serious discussion
I think Eric makes very good points. I've been to a lot of drupal events this past year (D4D boston, DrupalCamp Colorado, Drupaldelphia, and both cons). All the camp events I went to had websites with a more or less formal structure of proposing topics with some sort of voting and deciding of the schedule ahead of time. On the other hand I know of no other groups that have been able to run two camps a year as NY has come pretty close to - most only are able to manage one. A few other thoughts purely based on my own personal experience...
Perhaps the following questions can help guide us?
1. Is running a less formally organized camp twice a year preferable to perhaps only being able to do one camp a year?
2. How concerned are we about the number of attendees? Has our NY community grown large enough that a 150 max camp will turn a large portion away? (And if so do higher numbers of attendees require more up front organization?)
3. Does g.d.o. running on Drupal 6 have any impact here? Are there technical improvements or features now available on g.d.o. that will help us manage camp requirements?
Thinking back on my Drupal camp NYC vs other drupal camp experiences I must admit to feeling like the NYC version is very newb/community friendly.
Real Names from Signup Lists
Appears to be done automatically now with the Drupal 6 running g.d.o.
However, I'll definitely volunteer for other tasks!
I can help with video & audio
I can help with video & audio for DrupalCampNYC. I do not want to manage/coordinate it but I know a bit about cameras and microphones.
Count me in for the discussion.
Schedule in advance
I agree with winston.
Voting on sessions in person at the conference uses up valuable IRL (in real life) conference time. We can achieve the same goal -- community input on sessions -- by having folks propose sessions online, and then voting on them.
'Camp Dates
BADcamp (Bay Area Drupal) is happening the weekend of October 16th, then Do it with Drupal is in mid December. Perhaps it makes sense to target a Drupalcamp date for early 2010?
Camp Dates again
Actually, that October 16th weekend is pretty popular. Let's not forget that is also when we have the Hudson Valley camp up in New Paltz. AND as if that weren't enough it looks like Montreal also scheduled theirs for that weekend!
But November looks good (haven't heard of any other camps in Nov yet). Maybe a "low key" camp in November at Poly and we look for a larger space for something after the new year?
I also think we should discuss if we want to do a "themed" camp. For example, Boston did a D4D specific camp last year.
I agree
These camps fill up quickly, and the community they serve is most cases is people new (or newer) to Drupal. These people aren't traveling to New Paltz or Paris, but a local camp for a day where they can get real info, knowledge and assistance with Drupal, that is something most people even starting out can and will commit too. I feel like the meetups and camps are a great place to get started for people, it should be a safe haven for people coming in, and provide non-newcomers with a place for real world, practical discussions and show & tells. All of the New York Camps I have attended have been low key, and approachable, that is their strength that no matter your level, if you are in New York and have a day or 2 to come down you will get filled with Drupal enthusiasm and knowledge.
I am in the camp of more, smaller camps.
Just my 2¢
Robbie
I like the idea of more frequent, "themed" camps
The idea of more frequent, "themed" camps combines Robbie's request for more camps, with winston's idea of "themed" camps.
I was at the Design 4 Drupal (D4D) Camp in Boston, which was great. I think that themed camps are a great idea, and could also be more frequent.
me too
I agree. I think that keeping the event manageable in size but doing it more often is the way to go. I also think that the idea of themed camps is a great way of helping people get the most out of events like this
Lets focus on making it
Lets focus on making it actually happen regularly first, before we discuss making it more frequent :)
BAD Camp no, but New Paltz maybe?
Robbie,
Good points. I will say though that our NY events get a pretty good Westchester/CT/North Jersey attendance - those folks might very well go to a New Paltz event.
Peter
keep it local
I'm interested in keeping the event local in focus. It is a good idea to make sure we're not competing with other similar events in the region. But I don't think that we need to worry about the Bay Area. Also I think that Drupal Camps and an event like Do it With Drupal have very different target audiences.