Atlanta

All,

I wanted to update everyone with a few general announcements:

• DrupalAtlanta.com Website Redesign - We had a meeting last week to finalize the objectives of the site, technial requirements, and are about to start on the graphic design portion. There is still time to volunteer if you are a desginer who has experience in theming Drupal sites to get involved. Serious props go out to Barb Prebble for all her due dilligence so far!

Subject: Drupal 6 Overview

Have you been wondering if the time is right to start on Drupal 6.x or wait?

Chris Hales from Mediacurrent (www.mediacurrent.com) will be sharing some of his experiences and takeaways from the recent Lullabot Drupal Intensive and Drupal Theming summer workshops. Chris will provide examples and explanations of new features found in Drupal 6. The presentation will include changes to Drupal core as well as modifications found in the 6.x versions of CCK and Views 2, which will make development time much more efficient. Q&A session to follow.

As some of you may already know DrupalAtlanta.com is in the process of redesigning their website. The organizers of the project hope to use the site redesign as a working laboratory to expose new members on how to build a Drupal site from the ground-floor. Look out for meeting updates about the monthly Drupal workshops being conducted!

However, first and foremost we need your input. We are in the process of defining the requirements and goals of the site and are looking for feedback on such things as:

• What type of features and functionality should be included?

web developer

digital scientists is a managed digital marketing company. we work
with companies to help them identify and use digital marketing tools
to grow sales. we're looking for someone to help us manage and
implement a diverse set of projects.

projects range from custom web application development, social network
integration to simple wordpress customizations. Tracking users and
analyzing data is a big part of our designs.

requirements:
-expert PHP skills, specifically in creating plugins for Wordpress,
Joomla and Drupal.

Kellen Interactive has an immediate need to hire a freelance/contract Drupal developer for a client project on a tight deadline.

Mediacurrent is an Atlanta headquartered interactive firm with a specialization in Drupal. As a result, we are seeking a highly competent Drupal developer to join our entrepreneurial driven company. Our increasing client base and workload comes primarily and almost exclusively from unsolicited referrals from satisfied customers. This is an awesome opportunity to gain maximum exposure to a myriad of technical, business, and operational skills.

This month's meeting will focus on adapting Drupal to mobil devices--i.e. cell phones, PDAs, pocket computers.

First we will discuss the topic at an architectural level, and then depending on questions, we will drill some into the details. This discussion is based on a project that is currently under development. The project has required some key module customization, as well as multisite implementation. It seems like a meaty project, containing information of interest to each member.

Andrew Lunde will lead this discussion.

The Atlanta Drupal Users Group is heating up! It looks like there will be a sizable crowd in attendance at our first official meeting. The skill sets run the gamut from new users, graphic designers, drupal site publishers, to PHP programmers, so it should lead to a lively and dynamic meeting.

If you plan on attending (or if you can't) please post a comment on this thread so we'll know what to expect.

The meeting is Thursday Feb 22, 2007, from 7:30pm til 9pm, at 5 Seasons North.

Our first formal meeting is Thursday Feb 22, 2007, from 7:30pm til 9pm, at 5 Seasons North.

For directions, see the map here: 5 Seasons North on Old Milton rd in Alpharetta.

Bring your elevator pitches, your biz cards, and your network of fellow Drupalers.
A world of possibilities await you.