San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup at Intelligentsia Pasadena from 6-8pm on October 25, 2012: Drupal 7 Themes

Drupal meetups are officially back in the San Gabriel Valley and are now on the 4th Thursday of each month. This month we're meeting at Intelligentsia Pasadena on Thursday, October 25th, 2012 from 6-8pm. Join us!

This meetup will have more of a social atmosphere and we'll have a series of lightning talks on Drupal 7 Themes and Drupal Security. We'll also be discussing this month's Drupal Design Camp LA 2012, future venues for the SGV Drupal group, or anything else our attendees are interested in.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

The raffle prizes for this event are being provided by Exaltation of Larks @LarksLA, a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company with a team of Drupal experts in Los Angeles.

This event is being organized with help from Droplabs (@Droplabs), a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles.

We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only free coworking space around with a freemium business model: come work here for free and only pay for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.

For any changes to our agenda for the evening, stay tuned to this meetup announcement or click the Sign up button below (or both!) and be notified when the agenda has been updated and to receive the organizers' phone number.

Presentations and Lightning Talks

Do you have a presentation or job announcement that you'd like to share with the group? Is there a topic you'd like to request a presentation on?

Leave a comment at http://groups.drupal.org/node/262983#comments to let the organizers and attendees know what you're interested in. Thanks!

Users Helping Users

The meetup begins at 6pm but you're welcome to come earlier at 5pm 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!

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 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.

After the meetup, we'll finish off the night with more networking and a Drupal After Dark at 8pm. We may stay at Intelligentsia or over to Jake's or Lucky Baldwin's for something stronger. Even if you can't make it to the meetup, going to the Drupal After Dark is a great way to meet your fellow Drupal community friends and colleagues. Join us!

   6pm
   Introductions and Job Announcements
   News and Upcoming Events, including:
     • The Drupal Travelers Program
     • Drupal Coworking Friday on October 26, 2012
     • Frontend Drupal meetup on October 30, 2012
     • High Performance Drupal meetup on November 6, 2012
     • Interesting events listed at http://groups.drupal.org/events
   Community Questions and Answers

   7pm
   Raffle prizes!
   Presentations and Lightning Talks
   How to choose a Drupal 7 theme, by Benjamin Fenigsohn
   Drupal Security Best Practices, by Christefano Reyes

   8pm
   Wrap-up, Clean-up and Close-up
   Drupal After Dark

What to Bring

Just bring your laptop, your business cards or whatever else you need.

Although we're meeting at Intelligentsia Pasadena and they serve both food and alcohol, there is no obligation to buy anything.

Location and directions

   Intelligentsia Pasadena
   55 East Colorado Blvd.
   Pasadena, CA 91105

Intelligentsia Pasadena has hosted our Drupal After Dark outings in the past and has an excellent selection of coffees and teas and a rotating beer and food menu. There is street parking (2 hours maximum) and several parking structures nearby.

Based in Chicago, IL, Intelligentsia Coffee uses Drupal to run their marketing website and online store at IntelligentsiaCoffee.com and was the official coffee sponsor of DrupalCamp LA 2010.

Old Town Pasadena is connected to Downtown Los Angeles via the Metro Gold Line. A group of attendees will likely be carpooling together from Droplabs, a coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. Leave a comment below if you'd like to carpool or offer a ride.

About San Gabriel Valley Drupal

We've been having Drupal meetups in the San Gabriel Valley since June, 2010. In addition to scheduling monthly meetups, our organizers hold occasional trainings and workshops and get together for social gatherings.

Attending SGV Drupal events is one of the best ways to meet and talk with other Drupaleros and we encourage you to attend meetings and special events regularly. See our event schedule at http://groups.drupal.org/sgv for more.

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 SGV Drupal events are an essential resource for Drupal professionals and hobbyists alike.

The San Gabriel Valley 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 SGV Drupal organizers.