Fun team collaboration by Drupalers living anywhere in the region(s) of the beautiful¹ Antelope Valley (Acton, Palmdale, Lancaster... maybe even Rosamond), out to Mojave/Cal City and then on up through Tehachapi and the Bakersfield area, to improve, contribute to, and enjoy working with the Drupal project.
¹That was sarcasm. :)
Introduction to Drupal Workshop and Fundraiser at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles on October 26, 2012
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.
This is the perfect workshop for you if:
- You're new to using Drupal and need a jumpstart in planning a large project
- You're investigating Drupal's viability for your next project
- You're wondering whether to invest time in learning Drupal
- You don't have the time to learn Drupal but will be involved in a Drupal project
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
Seating is limited. You'll have access to the experts at Exaltation of Larks — a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company in Los Angeles — learn about Drupal and have a fun day! Sign up now at http://www.larks.la/training
This is our last Introduction to Drupal workshop for the year. Don't miss it!
Read moreDrupal 7 Layout & Theming Training in Downtown Los Angeles on November 14 & 15, 2012
Join us on November 14 & 15, 2012 in Downtown Los Angeles for Drupal 7 Layout & Theming, two full days of Drupal training! This training is being produced by Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, development, consulting and training firm with a team of experts in Los Angeles.
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
Drupal Development Best Practices Training in Downtown Los Angeles on November 16, 2012
Join us on November 16, 2012 in Downtown Los Angeles for Drupal Development Best Practices, a full day of Drupal training! This training is being produced by Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, development, consulting and training firm with a team of experts in Los Angeles.
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
This one-day workshop gives you a comprehensive tutorial on the right way to manage your Drupal website. You'll learn about version control for your code and ways to manage changes in your data. You’ll also see how the Features module can enable you to keep your configuration changes in version control.
We'll cover industry-approved deployment strategies that let you move smoothly through development, testing and live environments. You’ll get a high-level overview of how to modify the way your site looks by sub-theming, preventing hours of frustration should your original theme be updated.
What you will learn:
- Using version control with Drupal
- Maintaining development, testing and production environments
- Managing configuration changes using the Features module
- Creating a basic sub-theme
- Creating a basic module
- Understanding Drupal’s API and the hook system
Site Building with Drupal Training in Downtown Los Angeles on November 12 & 13, 2012
Join us on November 12 & 13, 2012 in Downtown Los Angeles for Site Building with Drupal, two full days of Drupal training! Learn by doing at this hands-on, exercise-based training from Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, development, consulting and training firm with a team of experts in Los Angeles.
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
In two days, you will be brought up to speed on Drupal and be ready to tackle their own project. Learn how to manage media, build calendars and complex, dynamic queries of content by selecting and configuring the most popular modules.
This course is suitable both for Drupal users who are new to Drupal and those who want to broaden their Drupal skills. You'll also review Drupal's block system and learn how to use taxonomy to categorize your content.
Read moreDowntown Los Angeles Drupal Meetup at Sensis Agency and via WebEx on November 20, 2012: Youth and Drupal & Security Best Practices
The next general Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetup is on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 and will be at Sensis Agency in Downtown Los Angeles. Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
At this meetup, we're having our usual news and announcements, raffle prizes, lightning talks (which are short, bite-sized presentations) and featured presentations.
Drupal and Youth at Urban Txt
Urban TxT (Urban Teens Exploring Technology) is an organization in Downtown Los Angeles that encourages inner city teen males to become catalysts of change in urban communities.
We'll be hearing from Oscar Menjibar (@menjibar) and youth members at Urban TxT about how they learned about Drupal during a technology summer program and then used Drupal to tell their story!
Drupal Security Best Practices
It's been a while since the Los Angeles area has had a talk on Drupal Security, so we'll be focusing on this important subject at this meetup. Christefano Reyes (@christefano) from Exaltation of Larks (@LarksLA) will present on today's security-related best practices for Drupal. The following topics will be covered:
- Common attacks to protect against
- How the Drupal project's security team works
- A security checklist anyone can use
- My site's been hacked! Now what?
- Available security tools, documentation and training materials
San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup at Intelligentsia Pasadena from 6-8pm on October 25, 2012: Drupal 7 Themes
Drupal meetups are officially back in the San Gabriel Valley and are now on the 4th Thursday of each month. This month we're meeting at Intelligentsia Pasadena on Thursday, October 25th, 2012 from 6-8pm. Join us!
This meetup will have more of a social atmosphere and we'll have a series of lightning talks on Drupal 7 Themes and Drupal Security. We'll also be discussing this month's Drupal Design Camp LA 2012, future venues for the SGV Drupal group, or anything else our attendees are interested in.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
The raffle prizes for this event are being provided by Exaltation of Larks @LarksLA, a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company with a team of Drupal experts in Los Angeles.
This event is being organized with help from Droplabs (@Droplabs), a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles.
We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only free coworking space around with a freemium business model: come work here for free and only pay for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.
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Free Mentored Training (Oct 12, 2012)
Join us at Droplabs for a BuildaModule.com mentored training. This training is from 10am to 2pm on Friday Oct 12th.
If you're planning to attend, please signup for the camp event at ddcla.org and pick the training as a session (or signup to this event below). We'd like to connect with you in advance to know you're coming, as space may be limited.
This training will be focused on Site Building. Please bring a wifi enabled computer that you can use to connect to the internet and watch videos on (and a set of headphones).
Read moreDowntown Los Angeles Drupal Meetup at Sensis Agency and via WebEx on October 16, 2012
The next general Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetup is on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 and will be at Sensis Agency in Downtown Los Angeles. Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
At this meetup, we're having our usual news and announcements, raffle prizes, a series of lightning talks, which are short, bite-sized presentations, and a featured presentation by Chris Shattuck (@Chris_Shattuck) on how Drupal is used at Build a Module.com, a video subscription website with nearly 800 videos on Drupal development, theming and site building.
Read the discussion at http://groups.drupal.org/node/260843#comments to see which presentation ideas are being discussed, or join the discussion and post your offers and requests for presentations!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Our venue and drinks sponsor is Sensis (@SensisAgency), a cross-cultural advertising agency with digital at its core. We got our start building websites and have expanded into a full service advertising agency, helping our clients take advantage of the fundamental changes taking place in the marketing world.
Our parking, 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.
This event is being organized with help from Droplabs (@Droplabs), a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only free coworking space around with a freemium business model: come work here for free and only pay for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.
Drupal Design Camp LA 2012 and Downtown Los Angeles Drupal conference call #7 on October 10, 2012
Several of the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal organizers have scheduled an open conference call on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 between 5:30-6:30pm Pacific (8:30-9:30pm Eastern). Anyone who's interested in being part of our organizing efforts — or is just interested in seeing how we organize our events, including Drupal Design Camp LA and the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetups — is welcome to join us!
Read moreDrupal Design Camp LA 2012 and Downtown Los Angeles Drupal conference call #6 on October 8, 2012
Several of the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal organizers have scheduled an open conference call on October 8, 2012 between 5:30-6:30pm Pacific (8:30-9:30pm Eastern). Anyone who's interested in being part of our organizing efforts — or is just interested in seeing how we organize our events, including Drupal Design Camp LA and the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetups — is welcome to join us!
For calling in by phone and Skype, we use FreeConferenceCallHD. To receive the conference call information, click the Signup button below. We're using the same call-in information that we've used in the past, so signing up is optional for anyone who has already participated in these conference calls.
The agenda will consist of discussion around our upcoming events, including Drupal Design Camp LA and the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal meetup.
What's Drupal Design Camp LA 2012?
DDCLA 2012 is our Drupal design, theming, accessibility and usability conference in Los Angeles, California. Our second annual DDCLA conference will be at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 13 & 14, 2012.
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Drupal Design Camp Los Angeles 2012, Oct. 12th, 13th, 14th at Droplabs
Drupal Design Camp LA 2012 is now over. We hope you join us in 2013! Join the Downtown Los Angeles Drupal group for news of other events in the area.
"Let's Have a 'Design 4 Drupal' Bar Camp to Welcome Designers into the Our Great Drupal Community"
WHY: Because Drupal needs and wants more designers to design for Drupal
WHO: For anybody that is interested in learning and or teaching about web design and Drupal
Join us for a Barn Raising for Droplabs.net and festivities after!
This Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 1pm, we're having a Barnraising for the launch of the new version of the Droplabs website, followed by festivities around the firepit celebrating the launch!
Steve and Cory have done a fantastic job on the website and it not only has some great new features, it looks great!
In the spirit of Droplabs, this is a potluck event, so please feel free to bring a liquid contribution to the afterparty, or snacks to help keep the developers' blood sugar level and their heads in the game. (This isn't necessary to attend, as your sparkling personality would certainly be motivation enough.)
For any changes to our agenda for the evening, stay tuned to this event announcement or click the Sign up button below (or both!) to be notified when the agenda has been updated.
Brought To You By
This event is hosted by Droplabs, a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles.
We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only free coworking space around with a freemium business model: come work here for free and only pay for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.
To learn more about Droplabs, visit Droplabs.net, follow @Droplabs on Twitter, sign up at Meetup.com/Droplabs or like DroplabsLA on Facebook!
The projector, video conferencing support and organizational support for this event are being provided by 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 or like Exaltation of Larks on Facebook to learn more about our Drupal services and upcoming trainings.
Read moreDrupal Design Camp LA 2012 conference call #5 on October 1, 2012
Several of the organizers of Drupal Design Camp LA 2012 have scheduled an open conference call on on October 1, 2012 between 6:30-7:30pm Pacific (9:30-10:30pm Eastern). Anyone who's interested in being part of the organizing effort or is just interested in seeing how this conference is coming together is welcome to join us!
For calling in by phone and Skype, we use FreeConferenceCallHD. To receive the conference call information, click the Signup button below. The agenda will consist of discussion around upcoming tasks listed in the DDCLA 2012 planning wiki at http://groups.drupal.org/node/196533#tasks
What's Drupal Design Camp LA 2012?
DDCLA 2012 is our Drupal design, theming, accessibility and usability conference in Los Angeles, California. Our second annual DDCLA conference will be at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 13 & 14, 2012.
Read moreDrupal Design Camp LA 2012 conference call #4 on September 18, 2012
Several of the organizers of Drupal Design Camp LA 2012 have scheduled an open conference call on on September 18, 2012 between 6-6:45pm Pacific (9-9:45pm Eastern). Anyone who's interested in being part of the organizing effort or is just interested in seeing how this conference is coming together is welcome to join us!
For calling in by phone and Skype, we use FreeConferenceCallHD. To receive the conference call information, click the Signup button below. The agenda will consist of discussion around upcoming tasks listed in the DDCLA 2012 planning wiki at http://groups.drupal.org/node/196533#tasks
What's Drupal Design Camp LA 2012?
DDCLA 2012 is our Drupal design, theming, accessibility and usability conference in Los Angeles, California. Our second annual DDCLA conference will be at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 13 & 14, 2012.
Read moreDrupal After Dark and Movie Night at Droplabs on September 21, 2012
It's been a while since we've had a movie night and it's time to do it again. Join us on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Droplabs, your FREE coworking and hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles!
This is a great opportunity to get together with your colleagues and coworkers, watch some fun and thought-provoking movies, and just kick back and socialize.
Which movie will be shown is to be determined by the attendees! Post your suggestions and recommendations in the comments and vote on the ones that you want to see! If a movie gets a lot of votes but doesn't end up being selected, we might watch it at a future movie night.
Please note that commercial, feature-length films are obviously not eligible for this and won't be discussed here. Movies we've seen in the past been TED Talks, hacker-themed movies and DrupalCon keynotes and presentations.
Read more"How to Rock Your Drupal Groups Announcements" How-To at Droplabs and via WebEx on Monday, September 17, 2012
This Monday, September 17, 2012, we're having an event focusing on How to Rock Your Drupal Groups Announcements, followed by a Drupal After Dark at Droplabs. If you're new to announcing events on Drupal Groups (i.e. groups.drupal.org, or "GDO") or are already a seasoned event organizer, this event is for you. Join us!
We'll be meeting between 7-8pm Pacific at Droplabs, your FREE Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. Those interested in attending this event remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx. After the how-to session, we'll have time for questions and answers and then finish off the night with a Drupal After Dark at around 8pm.
For any changes to our agenda for the evening, stay tuned to this event announcement or click the Sign up button below (or both!) to be notified when the agenda has been updated.
Read moreDrupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs on September 28, 2012
We're happy to take part in yet another Drupal Coworking Friday, a free coworking day at Droplabs, your FREE coworking and hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles.
Drupal Coworking Friday is a worldwide event spurred in part by the DrupalEasy Podcast #65, which featured Droplabs.
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 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 and Fundraiser at Droplabs on September 28, 2012
What is Drupal? For large and complex websites, nothing beats Drupal! 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.
This is the perfect workshop for you if:
- You're new to using Drupal and need a jumpstart in planning a large project
- You're investigating Drupal's viability for your next project
High Performance Drupal Meetup at Droplabs on October 2, 2012: Vagrant, SPDY and Google Ad Manager
The next High Performance Drupal meetup is on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 and will be at Droplabs, your FREE Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. Are you interested in attending this meetup but can't make it in person? You're welcome to attend remotely to via WebEx.
At this meetup, we'll learn about Vagrant, an open source tool that's used for creating and configuring virtual development environments. We'll also have an update on SPDY, the featured topic from last month's meetup. Finally, we'll hear about performance issues (and solutions) related to Google Ad Manager.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
The projector, raffle prizes and video conferencing support for this event are being provided by 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.
This event is hosted by Droplabs, a collaborative Drupal event and coworking space in Downtown Los Angeles. We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only free coworking space around with a freemium business model: come work here for free and only pay for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.
Frontend Drupal meetup at Media Temple on September 25, 2012 in Culver City, CA
We're excited to announce the 2nd event in our series of Frontend Drupal meetups, which are on the 4th Tuesday of every month.
This month, we're meeting at Media Temple in Culver City, between 7-9pm on September 25, 2012. This meetup focuses on design, usability, accessibility and theming, and as part of the Design 4 Drupal movement is about inviting the larger design community to become a part of the Drupal community.
We're soliciting presentations for this meetup. If there's a topic that you'd like give a presentation on, please leave a comment in the comments 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. Thanks!
At last month's meetup, we had presentations about the Foundation framework by Ishmael Sanchez, another presentation on Adobe Edge by shaRon, and lightning talks on @fontyourface by joyseeker and an overview from oseldman of the theming- and design-related sessions at DrupalCon Munich.
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 9:30pm.
About Design 4 Drupal (D4D)
Translating a design into a Drupal "theme" is often a high barrier and it has been difficult and costly for many designers to have a “design-driven approach” to Drupal. Feedback from the design community has often focused on the difficulties of designing for the Drupal theme system, which combines several programming disciplines and languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.
Design 4 Drupal is an organized movement in the Drupal community to help make Drupal more friendly and approachable to designers, information architects and usability engineers, and in general anyone who is interested in customizing Drupal’s output to the web page.
At its core, Design for Drupal is about inviting the larger design community together to be a part of the Drupal community and enabling designers, usability engineers, developers, information architects and themers to coordinate efforts, come up with creative ideas and work towards making Drupal easier to use and look beautiful.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Raffle prizes and video conferencing support for this event are being provided by 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.
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