We've been having Drupal meetups in the San Gabriel Valley since June, 2010. In addition to scheduling monthly meetups, our community holds occasional trainings and workshops and gets together for social gatherings.
Our general meetup is on the 4th Thursday of each month (2 weeks away from the SGVLUG general meetup) and currently meets in Pasadena, California.
What's different about this group? (?)
Unlike the "LA Drupal" group, which has a small number of organizers for the ambiguously large area of "LA" but whose meetups are exclusively in beach cities in Los Angeles County such as Playa Del Rey (and prior to that, Santa Monica) and Long Beach, our team of organizers has a strong history of producing events for the Drupal community in the San Gabriel Valley.
In addition, SGV Drupal is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles Drupal (GLAD) network. What does this mean?
- If you're interested only in meetups, events and community in the San Gabriel Valley, then is the group for you! Join SGV Drupal for a low email volume experience;
- If you'd like to hear about Drupal news, discussions and job announcements related to the Greater Los Angeles Area, check out the larger Greater Los Angeles Drupal group;
- As part of the larger Greater Los Angeles Drupal (GLAD) network, our leadership team follows the Greater Los Angeles Drupal Governance Policy;
- Members and organizers of SGV Drupal are welcome to request the use of the Greater Los Angeles Drupal group's assets and resources for their events and meetups.
News, Events and Discussions
DrupalCon Portland roll call and a "DrupalCon LA" group chat on GroupMe
DrupalCon, our community's biggest conference for all things Drupal, is just around the corner. Who's going to Portland, and which hotels will everyone be staying in?
DrupalCon Group Chat
To help organize all our activities while in Portland, we have a "DrupalCon LA" group chat on GroupMe. We've used GroupMe before during DrupalCamps and it might be fun to do it again here at DrupalCon. To join the group chat, post a request here in this thread and I'll add you or join the open group at https://groupme.com/join_group/4464455/HeLAlS
Read morePasadena / San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup at Pasadena City College on April 25, 2013
End the month with some fun and Drupal at the San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup at Pasadena City College on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 6-8pm!
The meetup this month will include both 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; and Lightning Talks, which are brief, 5-minute long presentations on any topic related to 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!
Do you have a presentation or job announcement that you'd like to share with the group? Is there a topic about something you'd like to see a presentation on? Leave a comment at http://groups.drupal.org/node/295838#comments to let the organizers and attendees know what you're interested in.
Read moreNew venue for this month's meetup in Pasadena
Hello, Drupaleros of San Gabriel Valley!
We're putting a meetup together this month on Thursday, April 25th. I just got off the phone with a hot venue in Pasadena and I'm hoping it comes through in time. We're going through their application process now and have some insurance details to work out.
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Drupal 7 Module Development Boot Camp Spring 2013 Los Angeles
Who is interested in participating in a Drupal 7 Module Development Bootcamp? We have created this as a discussion because we are still in the planning stage and would like hear more ideas. When our plans are firmed up we will post an event. So please feel free to comment.
This is what we have discussed so far. Most of this is still up for discussion and change.
Goal:
To conduct an intense course of about 10 meetings in Drupal module development. Whereas by the end of the course, a successful participant will be a competent Drupal backend developer.
Organizers:
Ron Golan
Planning for Drupal Everywhere, our full-day "Drupal for Mobile" summit on April 27, 2013
Not sure if this is the right place to post this. But I have not seen anything about planning for Drupal Everywhere on April 27th. Am I missing it? In any case I have some time this weekend to help out
Drupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2013
Are you an entrepreneur, freelancer or remote worker? You don't have to work alone. Join us for another Drupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs, a collaborative coworking space, classroom and hackerspace!
We're in Downtown Los Angeles and are happy to host members of our local community and anyone who is just passing through for some coworking, networking and collaboration. We'll be offering the following FREE services to help rock your workday:
- Free parking on Clover St. and N. Main St. and in our large parking lot;
- Free, metered WiFi;
- Desks, chairs and Ergotron mobile workstations in our open coworking room (on a first-come, first-served basis);
- Hundreds of square feet of whiteboard space;
- Use of our private conference room (unless previously reserved);
- Access to our shared lounge area (unless previously reserved);
- Heat / air conditioning.
Droplabs is supported by memberships, donations, sponsorship of our events, venue rental and paid upgrades, including high-speed, unmetered WiFi, access to a full kitchen (with stove, oven, fridges, sinks, etc.), equipment rental, locker space for your belongings and unlimited coffee, tea, filtered water, sodas and espresso.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal Workshop by Exaltation of Larks in Downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2013
What is Drupal? For large and complex websites, nothing beats it! Where do you start? What is the best way to organize your project to get the best chance of success?
This workshop will help you turn your ideas into a concrete todo list — whether you're building the site yourself, handing it off to a developer to build, or something in-between.
Read moreMentored Drupal Training by Exaltation of Larks in Downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2013
We're excited to announce Exaltation of Larks' next mentored Drupal training. This brief training is from 12-3pm and uses the extensive Drupal video library at Build a Module.com. Bring your laptop, your lunch and learn Drupal!
We'll be focusing this time on Site Building and Advanced Site Building. Bring a WiFi-enabled computer that you can use to connect to the internet and watch videos on (and a set of headphones). Those without headphones can buy an inexpensive pair of headphones from the venue.
Registration
Registration is required. Sign up at http://www.larks.la/training
Be sure to arrive early to give yourself enough time to park, pick a seat, and connect your laptop to the venue's WiFi network. We begin promptly at 12pm.
Classroom space is limited, so sign up early.
Read moreHigh Performance Drupal Meetup at Droplabs and via WebEx on April 17, 2013 (6-8pm Pacific, 8-10pm Central)
The next High Performance Drupal meetup is on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, between 6-8pm Pacific Time / 8-10pm Central Time. We're meeting at Droplabs, a collaborative classroom, coworking space and hackerspace near Downtown Los Angeles.
Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx. We're starting an hour early this time so that we can team up with members of the Austin Drupal user group and the web chefs at Four Kitchens! Stay tuned for further details.
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 also 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. We'll finish off the night with more networking and a Drupal After Dark at 8:00pm.
We're soliciting presentations and lightning talks for this meetup. If there's a topic that you'd like give a presentation on, please leave a comment below. Likewise, if there's a topic that you'd like to learn more about, you're welcome to make a request in the comments below. Thank you!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
This event is being organized with help from Droplabs (@Droplabs), a collaborative classroom and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only coworking space around with a with a low-cost business model: come work here and use our tables, chairs, WiFi and conference room with a low, daily or monthly membership fee and only pay more for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.
Our video conferencing and raffle prize sponsor for this event is Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company with a team of Drupal experts in Los Angeles. We create fun websites, mobile apps, virtual worlds and e-commerce sites. Follow us at @LarksLA to learn more about our Drupal services and upcoming trainings.
GLADCamp Website Sprint at Droplabs and a Drupal After Dark with Robot Combat League on March 16, 2013
We had such a great time at last week's Drupal Sprint Weekend that we're doing it again. Join us at Droplabs on Saturday, March 19, 2013, for another day of Drupal, patch reviews and sprints / hackathons on your favorite Drupal projects.
Those interested in attending this event remotely are welcome to join us via a Google+ Hangout. The hangout URL will be posted soon.
Afterward, we'll be going out for a Drupal After Dark with the teams that built the robots for Robot Combat League, the robot exosuit combat show on the Syfy network. Yeah, a day of Drupal and robots!
What's a "code sprint"?
Code sprints are organized events where attendees meet online or in person (and sometimes both) and work toward a shared goal.
Local area organizers have produced several code sprints in recent history, including sprints focused on building the SCALE conference website, resolving issues in the Drupal 7 issue queue and updating the Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) project to Drupal 7.
See https://drupal.org/node/247982 for more information.
What's the code sprint about?
Good question! There will be 3 separate themes at this event:
- Bring in your Drupal projects and cowork with other Drupal community members! This is great opportunity to cowork with others in a low-key environment where anyone in attendance can ask questions and both offer and receive help on their personal and community projects.
- Members of the Greater Los Angeles Area Drupal Camp (GLADCamp) organizing team will be working on the GLADCamp website, adding features, fixing bugs, and adding content about the conference, including sponsorship levels, hotel information, and local attractions;
- Droplabs will also provide a FREE mentored Drupal training using Build a Module videos focusing on Advanced Site Building. Just bring your laptop and a pair of headphones. A Droplabs staff member will set up you with a day pass.
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