VanDUG September Meetup
Join us at 6:00pm on Monday September 28, 2009 at HDLab (aka. the Dhamalab) (note, different location and day this month) for the Vancouver League of Drupalers September meeting. This month's presentations:
Why Secure Code Practice Matters
Independent security consultant Rui ("Roy") Pereira, WaveFront Consulting Group discusses real world exploits like cross site scripting and SQL injection, and how secure coding practice will prevent them. Rui has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, and has specialized in Information Security and Audit for the last 15. He works as an independent computer security consultant specializing in vulnerability assessments, penetration testing / ethical hacking, wireless and application security, security awareness and training.
What's New in Drupal 7
There's some amazing stuff in Drupal 7. You've probably all heard about the user experience stuff, but have you heard about hook_page_alter and it's ability to modify a page before rendering? Core developer Károly Négyesi (chx) will give us a quick tour of the Drupal 7 developer highlights and be available to answer questions.
Date: Monday September 28, 6:00pm
Location: HDLab (aka. the Dhamalab). #202-1814 Pandora St (Right beside FreeGeek Vancouver. Bike parking inside.) [Map]
Cost: There is no charge and all are welcome
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Presenters
Thanks, Scott.
Presenters are:
Károly Négyesi (chx) on Drupal 7
There's some amazing stuff in Drupal 7. You've probably all heard about the user experience stuff, but have you heard about hook_page_alter? chx will give us a quick tour of the Drupal 7 developer highlights and be available to answer questions.
Rui Pereira, WaveFront Consulting Group
Rui is a security consultant and instructor and will discuss security from a non-Drupal perspective.
Meeting Details Updated
Reminder: The September meeting is this coming Monday Sept 28 at 6pm at HDLab (aka. the Dhamalab). #202-1814 Pandora St (Right beside FreeGeek Vancouver. Bike parking inside.) [Map]
The presentations are:
Why Secure Code Practice Matters
Independent security consultant Rui ("Roy") Pereira, WaveFront Consulting Group discusses real world exploits like cross site scripting and SQL injection, and how secure coding practice will prevent them. Rui has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, and has specialized in Information Security and Audit for the last 15. He works as an independent computer security consultant specializing in vulnerability assessments, penetration testing / ethical hacking, wireless and application security, security awareness and training.
What's New in Drupal 7
There's some amazing stuff in Drupal 7. You've probably all heard about the user experience stuff, but have you heard about hook_page_alter and it's ability to modify a page before rendering? Core developer Károly Négyesi (chx) will give us a quick tour of the Drupal 7 developer highlights and be available to answer questions.
A bit of change
I will talk about the mindset changes behind Drupal 7. That's probably better than repeating Paris talks which are available online at http://webchick.net/node/70 http://www.archive.org/details/ThestateofRDFinDrupal7 http://www.archive.org/details/ExplorethegloryofDrupal7simprovedrenderan... http://www.archive.org/details/TaxonomyEverywhereD7CoreOverhaulandtheExp...