Southern California

We are hosting a 2 day basic Drupal training on August 16-17 2008. The training will take place at the Holiday Inn in Long Beach at the Long Beach Airport. The instructor will be your own Chris Charlton. Space is limited to 30 participants. Lunch will be provided. Registration is $300 per person.

For more information and registration visit http://www.drupallearning.com
Syllabus will be available soon, we wanted to put out the date as soon as we could.

Thanks!

Jassen and Nicole Bluto

I'm looking for a designer to make a custom drupal theme for http://baseballcoasttocoast.com ... We are looking for something similar that is up now, but a more professional look.

I am the drupal developer on the project and need someone with theme design experience. We will discuss contract and approach.

We are a privately funded LLC and have a fair budget set aside for design. please contact me through this post of DM me on twitter at http://twitter.com/z3cka or contact me through my blog at: http://spomato.com/casey_grzecka_web_developer

Achieve Internet is looking for talented, motivated, and expert PHP developers with approximately Three or more years work experience to join our magnificent development team. This position is located in our beachside San Diego office, so the ability to have fun while working is a requirement.

Qualifications:
· Expert programming experience in PHP 5
· Expert understanding of MySQL 5.0
· Experience in XHTML, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
· Experience with Drupal is a plus

Responsibilities:

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rich Media Institute.

LA Drupal meets monthly and offers a nice place for members and new people to learn and talk about Drupal, a world popular content management system (CMS). RSVP is not required and attendance is free.

Topics:

WorkHabit

Intent is a start-up media venture dedicated to building the Web’s definitive wellness brand. Intent aims to become a trusted destination for wellness content, a syndication platform, and a branded hub for people seeking to share their intentions – personal, social, spiritual and environmental.

We are currently seeking experienced PHP and Drupal developers to work on our team to build the web's leading wellness publication. Our ideal candidate will have the following skills.

Hi folks, I'm sure you want free stuff. Well, you'll get it. Not only do all attendees get to be on the official beta of the XTND.US Drupal Themer's Kit Pro for Dreamweaver, but there's new offerings for our members. In looking to get more talent to volunteer and speak at our LA Drupal meetings I have outlined the various offerings below.

Are you interested in meeting up with other Santa Barbara Drupal folks to build a community here? Introduce yourself and what your Drupal interests are. We're thinking to meet in a cafe like the Daily Grind. Feel free to post your venue suggestions and ideas for the group. What would you like to get out of a local drupal community?

Drupal/PHP Developers

Achieve Internet is looking for talented, motivated, and expert PHP developers with approximately five years work experience to join our magnificent development team. This position is located in our beachside San Diego office, so the ability to have fun while working is a requirement.

Qualifications:
· Expert programming experience in PHP 5
· Expert understanding of MySQL 5.0
· Experience in XHTML, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
· Experience with Drupal is a plus

Responsibilities:

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rich Media Institute.

LA Drupal meets monthly and offers a nice place for members and new people to learn and talk about Drupal, a world popular content management system (CMS). RSVP is not required and attendance is free.

Topics:

Drupal + Flash = Services Module: Extended L.A. Edition

LA Drupal is hosting a special night with Scott Nelson, an LA Drupal member & a Drupal Module Maintainer, will be presenting most of the night a valuable session on the Services Module, showing all the steps and things you need to know to connect Flash (or Flex) with Drupal. This presentation should not be missed!

Scott's website is http://thisbythem.com

Plus...

In addition to our two presentations of the night we have open-mic opportunities in the night for those who have general Drupal questions or need help, time for those who are hiring or looking for consultants, upcoming Drupal training announcements, a message from our Drupalcon L.A. Proposal Group, updates about DrupalCamp LA 2008, and as always, the end of the meeting networking session with the fun and knowledgeable LA Drupal crowd,

This session will teach Drupal users how to theme the latest Drupal 6. Things have changed from last version and this course is here to tell you what's changed. Learn the basics and more to get confident and results from your Drupal theming efforts.

This session will go over how to build a new custom Drupal 6 theme.

Who is this course for?
This course is designed for people who have a basic understanding of Drupal and some coding or web development experience with technologies like HTML, CSS, and at least a little PHP. If you're interested in getting up and running with Drupal 6 themeing principles then this is the course for you. All source will be handed out during or after the session.

Course outline and info available at http://www.richmediainstitute.com/training/drupal6themes/

This session will introduce Drupal users to the beauty that is creating custom modules. We will start out by doing an overview of what a module is, what it is composed of, and how modules interact with the Drupal core. The lesson quickly turns from lecture to hands-on when the basics are over and students code their modules and learn all about Drupal's hooks and API offerings.

This session will go over how to build and architecture a new custom Drupal module.

Who is this course for?

Location: ONLINE - You'll need a computer with internet access and Flash Player installed.

This session will teach users how to theme the popular Drupal 5. Theming Drupal isn't just editing a single CSS file, and this Nanocamp will cover all those key points you need to know to start any professional theming.

Learn the basics of the PHPTemplate Theme engine in Drupal, learn all about the template.php file you hear other people writing about, and learn how to theme all your custom content types that you've made with CCK.

This session will go over how to build a new custom Drupal 5 theme.

CANCELLED We have more courses coming up listed at http://richmediainstitute.com

This course will give the basics of running Drupal websites, covering setup, installation, configuration, adding modules, creating and controlling custom content, and maintaining Drupal installations.

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rich Media Institute.

LA Drupal meets monthly and offers a nice place for members and new people to learn and talk about Drupal, a world popular content management system (CMS). RSVP is not required and attendance is free.

Topics:

Drupal Case Study: X PRIZE Foundation

The X PRIZE Foundation is the brainchild of Dr. Peter H. Diamandis who strongly believes that focused and talented teams in pursuit of a prize and acclaim can change the world. The X PRIZE Foundation creates and manages prizes that drive innovators to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. In May 2004, the X PRIZE was officially re-named the Ansari X PRIZE to reflect the generous multi-million dollar donation from the Ansari family. Later that same year, on October 4, 2004, the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE was awarded to Mojave Aerospace Ventures for the flight of SpaceShipOne.

With the success of the Ansari X PRIZE, the X PRIZE is now viewed as the leading model to leverage the elements of public interest, entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary innovation to bring about breakthroughs in science, space, and technology that benefit us all.

"Revolution Through Competition."

We're happy to have this cool case study presentation, by Mark Krynsky (krynsky); an LA Drupal member.

X PRIZE Foundation uses Drupal to power various sites, here are some:
http://www.xprize.org
http://www.googlelunarxprize.org
http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org

Getting Started with Drupal

This "get 'em started" presentation is going to be a good primer for people who are new and are getting into Drupal. Plan to see Drupal being installed on a local machine (Windows/Mac) and other various points covered like, what is a Module, how are permissions granted to users, and what are content types and how do I ender content once my Drupal is installed.

Plus...

In addition to our two presentations of the night we have an open-mic opportunities in the night for those who have general Drupal questions or need help, time for those who are hiring or looking for consultants, upcoming Drupal training announcements, free Lullabot stickers and pins, a message from our Drupalcon L.A. Proposal Group, updates about DrupalCamp LA 2008, and as always, the end of the meeting networking session with the fun and knowledgeable LA Drupal crowd,

Please comment on and/or feel free to edit this proposal. I am asking the Drupal Association to monitor this wiki. The format is loosely based on the RFP at http://association.drupal.org/Drupal-conference-proposals-2008-2009.

Los Angeles Drupalcon – Spring, 2009

Exploratory pre-proposal.

Los Angeles Drupalcon will be a not-for-profit event. Any incidental revenue overage will be used for the benefit of the Drupal community.

I just got notice that my Better Drupal Interaction Design with Flex session for Drupalcon Boston 2008 was accepted and is being scheduled. I don't know what day it will be on yet, but it should be on Monday or Tuesday since those are the days I'll be at Drupalcon. Here are the points I'll be covering in my time alloted:

• Differences between HTML & Flex
• Differences between Flex & Flash
• What makes an RIA (Rich Internet Application)?

Hi all,

I have a friend in Long Beach that is in the middle of development of a fairly large real estate website. He is in need of theming help over the next four weeks starting immediately. There is enough work to keep at least one person busy full time for those four weeks. Let me know if you are interested in helping and I will get you in touch. I am trying to help him out because he buried in the project right now. Local people that can drive to Long Beach would be preferable.

Thanks.

Hi All,

I have started a group for Drupallers in Santa Barbara and the surrounding area to get to know each other, and organize local meet-ups and other events. If you are in the area please join up and say hello!

http://groups.drupal.org/santa-barbara-ca

- Owen

Edit: link, doh!

SOOMPI.com is a fast growing, young and fresh online community for Asian Americans. Originally started as an Asian pop entertainment site, SOOMPI has grown into one of the largest social networks for Asian Americans with over a quarter million members and one of the larger sites based on Drupal. We are a small, energetic company where each employee is considered a major team player - your input will be expected and appreciated:) We are looking for a go-getter that is comfortable in a start-up environment and thrives when given independence and autonomy.

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rich Media Institute.

Topics:

Tales From Drupalcon Boston 2008

Some LA Drupal members got to attend and speak at Drupalcon Boston 2008 and we'll hear from those folks what they saw, what was cool, what was new, and bits of what they learned at the four day convention.

Patterns and the future of Install Profiles

Greetings people of the greater Los Angeles area!

Team Lullabot is going to be in town next week for a round of theming workshops. We've got a room booked for the full week and would love to host a local meetup.

We'll be at the The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club: 260 Portofino Way in Redondo Beach [map] on Tuesday, February 5th from 6:30 - 10pm.

There'll be a cash bar and cookies. Hope to see you there!

Hey - I'm leading the effort to host a booth at Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE). I think a Drupal banner would be cool. I can't fund the procurement myself but think I can make it happen if I can get a commitment of funding in short order. - Markus Sandy has offered a budget up to $200! Yay!

ORIGINAL POST EDITED
Agenda: Forthcoming - Please post ideas

Meeting here:
Rich Media Institute - Los Angeles
525 Venezia Avenue
Venice, California 90291

Hey there good people of Southern California!

In case you hadn't heard, the Lullabot training road show is making a stop in Los Angeles - February 4th - 8th. The team will be doing a full week of themer training starting with an Introduction to Drupal Theming followed by three days of Advanced Drupal Theming. So if you're looking to learn how to make great looking Drupal sites or learn some jQuery, come on out! There's an early bird discount on until January 11th and, as usual, you can register for both workshops and save.

We'll also be hosting an LA Drupal meetup while we're in town... more info on that coming soon!

its that time of year! merry holiday cheers to all! :-P

due to the festivities this time of year, and for the second month in a row, it's interfering with my ability to attend a la drupal gathering. :(

was there even a meetup in November... ???

based on the activity in the group, it seems like there's not a good chance for a large turnout on the 30th of this month, either? I am hoping for a good meeting in January...

The Southern California Linux Expo is coming up February 8-10, 2008 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport. Myself and Addi Berry (add1sun) will be there, at least on February 8 for the Women in Open Source mini-conference.

Lead Developers are the backbone of our company and truly understand Drupal in all of its beauty. Working with our project managers, technical leads and clients, they help to define what it really is we are attempting to do on a given project and implement advanced technical solutions.

Lead Developers are responsible for many aspects of the project delivery process, including the following:

Bringing expert-level coding skills to each project
Coordinating with technical leads and project managers to understand technical issues and work out realistic plans for implementation

We are seeking a Drupal lead developer/guru to help build a social networking platform.

We are looking for someone with one to three days a week availability (flexible) to help us crank out some new features (some custom programming and implementation) for www.soompi.com with our CTO who is located in lovely Irvine. You don't have to meet and work with him every day, but some of the time would be nice. We expect the part-time engagement to last for about 3 to 4 months with possibility for extension or increase in time in the future.

Operations Manager - Technology Department
Warner Bros. Records

Who we are:
A company with a world class reputation that rests on its artist-friendly policies, long-range career development, and visionary approach to discovering and nurturing musical talent, Warner Bros. Records has, in 39 years since its inception, become the most successful record label in history.

The next Los Angeles Drupal Meeting will take place at Philippe’s The Original on Sunday, October 28th at 4 PM.

Philippe’s is freeway close and across the street from Union Station, a major public transportation hub. The Map should be consulted for further directions.

We will convene upstairs in one of the additional eating areas.

Organization meeting for DrupalCon Los Angeles. Everyone is welcome.

We will be preparing a preliminary proposal to the Drupal Association board for a Spring conference, and discussing whether we want to do this in 2008 or 2009.

RSVP here, or just show up.

Rich Media Institute - Los Angeles
525 Venezia Avenue
Venice, California 90291

I floated the idea of doing a DrupalCon in Los Angeles in Drupal Groups, with the thought that we could put in a proposal for Spring, 2009. Since then, Boris Mann informed me that the Drupal Association is actively seeking proposals for Spring 2008. This would make for an extremely tight schedule, with a lot of work to be done in the next 150 days.

Is there anyone who feels that this is something that we should pursue, and would like to step up in a (collaborative) leadership roll? If so, please speak up here, and feel free to contact me off list, if you wish.

We are developing a cutting-edge web based application for a leading airline. It will be powered by a Drupal back-end. We are in need a freelance developer to complete this project. If you are surfing this forum, then you are most likely a good candidate. You will be configuring the Drupal CMS to work with pictures, and lots of video content. You must be familiar with the Drupal API so that you can pull content from the system and provide AMF services to a Flex front-end. You will be coordinating your development efforts with our web producer and our two front-end guys. You must be in L.A.

I recently attended DrupalCon Barcelona, where I floated the idea to the Drupal Association Board of having a DrupalCon in the Los Angeles area in the Spring of 2009. To make this happen, we would need at least four people who would be willing to commit a significant amount of time and energy between now and the event.

If you are interested in working on this, please speak up. If there is sufficient interest, I will put together an organizing meeting where we can start planning a proposal.

I have already made exploratory contact with potential sponsors.

AGENDA:

Site for the Downtown Neighborhood Council

They need a site which acts as a container for a variety of Organic Groups which map to the different constituent interests in their district.

Features for OGs are:

• OG2List (is this operational for a 5.x site?)

• photo galleries per OG

• “book” per OG

• RSS feed per OG

Theming requirements:

This is a FREE event.

Monday, October 22, 2007 ~ 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, California 91608

Interested in getting a job in the rich media industry? Then this is the event for you!

The next Los Angeles Drupal Meeting will take place at Philippe’s The Original on Sunday, September 30th at 4 PM.

Philippe’s is freeway close and across the street from Union Station, a major public transportation hub. The Map should be consulted for further directions.

We will convene upstairs in one of the additional eating areas.

This position is located in New York City. We will pay relocation expenses for the right candidate.

Inc.com and FastCompany.com, two of the fastest-growing and most prominent business web sites in the U.S., have a position open on their technology staff. We are looking for a senior candidate who has extensive experience with the Drupal content management platform.

Drupal Camp LA is almost here. See the official notice for more info and SIGN UP.

Drupal Developer
Achieve Internet is looking for talented, motivated PHP developers with approximately five years work experience to join our magnificent development team. We’re looking for a Drupal Guru – but a PHP developer will do. This position is located in beachside San Diego office, so the ability to have fun while working is a requirement.

Qualifications:
· Expert programming experience in PHP
· Expert understanding of MySQL.
· Experience in XHTML, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
· Experience with Drupal is a plus

Responsibilities:

Tryarc is a full-service technology consulting company with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County. We have grown over 50% every year and are committed to winning satisfied repeat customers. Companies such as Toyota Motor Sales, Sony Pictures, the Screen Actors Guild, Lions Gate Films, Ticket Master and the Directors Guild of America have come to trust Tryarc in delivering highly efficient and easily scalable technology solutions for their complex business needs. At Tryarc, the customer always comes first.

Grand Casino Bakery
3826 Main Street (@ Venice Blvd.), Culver City. 90232
(310) 202-6969

Free wireless
Good food
Visit the Culver City Farmer's Market on your way in.

The 5th Los Angeles Drupal Meeting will take place at Philippe’s The Original on Sunday, May 27th at 4 PM.

Philippe’s is freeway close and across the street from Union Station, a major public transportation hub. The Map should be consulted for further directions.

We will convene upstairs in one of the additional eating areas.

Agenda

Part one (4-5pm)

intro—next meeting—next topics

Where to find tutorials/on-line help for Drupal?

45 minutes on CiviCRM and its integration into a Drupal site.

Presented byRichard Schave

Part two (5-6pm)

break into two groups, two separate rooms

JP Klein(Group One)
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continue IDE tutorial

Richard Schave(Group Two)
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We recently secured a large contract with a nationally known cable tv channel and we are looking for talented developers. Our team of twenty has this under control, but we have several other projects in the works and need to expand our team. If the site launched today it would be the largest Drupal site on record. (Traffic wise 50m pv a month) As far as we can tell!

Since I will never be able to make a 4PM Sunday meeting, I wondered if anyone was interested in alternatives. I could meet any weeknight evening, although Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are best. I am on the West Side, but I don't mind a little travel.

If there is sufficient interest, I can try to find a location.

Thanks,

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company

The 4th Los Angeles Drupal Meeting will take place at Philippe’s The Original on Sunday, April 29th at 4 PM.

Philippe’s is freeway close and across the street from Union Station, a major public transportation hub. The Map should be consulted for further directions.

We will convene upstairs in one of the additional eating areas.