Atlanta users group

My fast growing strategic interactive marketing firm is in need of a Drupal developer for a client project that is ready to begin and needs to be completed over the next 4-6 weeks.

The project is straight forward with no customization. Its entirely off the shelf stuff. Design is being provided by a 3rd party. A requirements document is already complete.

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.

Well it turns out that this month has 5 Tuesdays instead of 4. So my usual method of selecting the next to last Tuesday of the month for meeting date, backfired and landed us on the 4th Tuesday this month.

Even today, I still hadn't noticed until Kent pointed it out.

So I hereby notify everyone that this month's meeting is NOT tomorrow (5/15/07), rather it is next Tuesday, 5/22/07. I hope that doesn't throw anyone off who wanted to attend, but can't attend on the 4th Tuesday.

Revised topics for presentation:

The date for the Atlanta Drupal User's group meeting has changed.

The new date is Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

The location and time are the same:
Time: 7-9pm
Location: 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...

This change was necessitated because our usual meeting room was not available on Tuesday.

Hereafter- the meetings will revert to the normal 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Our second Drupal Atlanta meeting saw several new faces and a few missing from the previous meeting. We've added a couple of Drupal developers with extensive coding experience, so that bodes well for the future.

Our first presentation was Installing Drupal 5.1 and it seemed to generate a lot of interest, even from some of the more experienced developers.

We agreed to the following procedural matters:

1. Until further notice, meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at the 5Seasons. So, the next meeting will take place on April 17 at 7:30p.
2. A steering committee of 3-4 will hash out some of the more mundane procedural matters and present them to the group at future meetings for a vote.
3. Meetings will consist of a short procedural session, followed by two presentations: one for beginners, and one for intermediate/advanced Drupal users. In this way, we hope to meet the needs of all members.
4. Next month's presentations include:
• Drupal 101: What do you do when faced with a blank canvas after installation? We'll cover frontpage design, taxonomy, Drupal specific terms, and optional modules.
• Organic Groups: We'll cover one of the most popular modules for Drupal--organic groups, and how it allows you to set up different areas within your Drupal website for specific groups. (much like the groups.drupal.org site)

We hope to see you there!