The votes and comments are in. Taking a logical union of all the inputs results in an empty set. In other words it doesn’t appear there is a way to satisfy everyone’s needs and wants. So this schedule is a best cut, and recognizes that not everyone will be able to attend all the sessions.
• January 2, 6 pm to 8 pm, Kickoff meeting
• January 3, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
• January 5, 6 pm to 8 pm
• January 6, 6 pm to 8 pm
• January 7, 6 pm to 8 pm
• January 11, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
• January 12, 6 pm to 8 pm
There is one evening session left to schedule. It will be either January 14, 6 pm to 8 pm as part of a possible Drupal Users Group Meeting or January 8, 6 pm to 8 pm, we hope to have a final answer to this question by the end of the week.
We're still working on a location, or locations, for the meetings, but at least for the January 2nd kick off, I suggest the Starbucks at 1244 Western Avenue, http://www.starbucks.com/store/10254/us/1244-western-ave/1244-western-av...
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vote for Jan 8th evening session
Not sure what's determining the scheduling of the remaining evening session or if we're taking more polls, but for what it's worthy, my vote is for Jan 8th. Thanks for all your good work on this! Debra
As long as it's not during
As long as it's not during normal office hours, it works for me. Cheers! Thank you for setting this up Greg
Attending from Remote...
Hi,
I live in Virginia and work in Washington, DC. Is it possible for me to attend these sessions from remote? Please let me know.
Thanks
Sundar
Sundar I do not think this
Sundar I do not think this will be optimal for remote attendance.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Sundar I do not think this
Sundar I do not think this will be optimal for remote attendance.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Must be present to win
Sundar, Patrick is right from my perspective.
This is not a formal class, nor have we set up any kind of infrastructure to support remote attendance. We're not even 100% sure where we are meeting could support that, since we are starting off at a Starbucks. This is truly a study group where I expect we'll help each other cover the materials listed in the blog post.
Sorry about that.
Thanks for the date/times,
Thanks for the date/times, Gregg! I'll see you all tonight at starbucks.
Are the additional locations
Are the additional locations at a Starbucks?
We're currently waiting to
We're currently waiting to give us a heads up if it will be at a hotel near UAlbany tonight or not. Failing that, I believe starbucks is the back up for the forseeable future
January 5, 6, 7 is at Towneplace Suites
We got confirmation the breakfast room at Towneplace Suites is available for the evenings of January 5, 6, and 7so we'll plan on meeting there. The 11th would have been an issue for them since that is during breakfast. And they have a large group on the 12th so they can't accommodate us then.
TownePlace Suites Albany University Area
1379 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Map
https://www.google.com/maps/place/TownePlace+Suites+Albany+University+Area/@42.687085,-73.814256,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xbc911e96321b3f01
Currently it's planned to
Currently it's planned to host the study group at Upside Collective for the 11th (8:30am) and 12th (6pm) study groups.
Upside is located at 80 State Street on the Second Floor.
Is this confirmed? How many
Is this confirmed? How many hours each day? Thx Gregg for initiating this study group.
Is this confirmed? How many
Is this confirmed? How many hours each day? Thx Gregg for initiating this study group.
Yes it is confirmed
@njmahesh, yes the group and the locations are confirmed. We've been meeting per the schedule, but there is still a lot of benefit to join in now.
Remaining sessions:
Jan 7, 6pm to 8 pm, Towneplace Suites on Washington
Jan 11, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Upside Collective on State Street
Jan 12, 6pm to 8 pm, Upside Collective on State Street
And the Albany Drupal Users Group meeting on Jan 14 (see Meredith's post) will be a review of what the group has done.
Great. Thanks for the update.
Great. Thanks for the update. I guess I disabled notifications that's why I was not aware of the initiative.
Do we have any google docs or any notes that you can share from the last 2 sessions so that I can come up to the speed when I come in today?
Here is another great
Here is another great reference for Acquia's front-end certification
http://gobinath.com/blog/guide-acquia-front-end-specialist-certification
Email me
Send me an email via my contact form or directly to gmarshall@vendor-tech.com and I'll add you to the Google Doc we have with notes.
**RSVP REQUIRED FOR STUDY
**RSVP REQUIRED FOR STUDY GROUP ON SUNDAY THE 11TH AND MONDAY THE 12TH*
If you will be attending the study group this sunday or monday at Upside, please use the contact form to send me your first and last name so we can get you past the security desk.
If you've already signed up at the last study session you may disregard this message.
Upside is changing offices and will be located at 80 State Street on the second floor.
Thanks!
Patrick
Sign me up!
Hi Patrick, please put me on the list...
Jim Kavanagh
Hey Patrick, Pls put me on
Hey Patrick,
Pls put me on the list
Mahesh Nattanmai
Me Too
I'll be there.
You guys are all set! If for
You guys are all set! If for any reason there's an issue just post or email me from the contact form and I'll come let you in.
Anyone who signed the sheet on Wednesday is already good to go!
Great, can you guys tell me
Great, can you guys tell me what topic we are going to cover for next 2 sessions?
Rest of the Domain List
We've been working our way through the domain list. I think we're a bit behind by now, but the last couple of domains look like they will go fast.
First thing on Sunday morning will be to hear from Chris what he learned taking the exam on Saturday. And we have to finish up the presentations from Wednesday's session that we didn't get to.
The balance of the domains we haven't finished are:
Domain 5.0: Template Functions
5.1 Demonstrate ability to use theme() functions for overriding custom output
5.2 Demonstrate ability to write template pre-process functions for overriding custom output
Domain 6.0: Layout Configuration
6.1 Demonstrate ability to configure field display and view modes for content types
6.2 Demonstrate ability to create and configure Blocks for building layouts
6.3 Demonstrate ability to create and configure Views for building content list pages, blocks and feeds
Domain 7.0: Performance
7.1 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve site performance issues arising from site configuration
7.2 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve security issues arising from site custom code
Domain 8.0: Security
8.1 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve security issues arising from site configuration
8.2 Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve security issues arising from site custom theme