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Drupal 7 Layout and Theming Workshop | Isovera | Waltham, MA
Hey there,
Just a reminder that Isovera will be holding our Drupal 7 Layout and Theming workshop on September 25 and 26 at our Waltham, MA offices.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Create custom layouts for landing pages on your site
- Make content appear dynamically based on where you are in the site structure
- Change the look of sections on your site
- Create a custom theme in Drupal
- Create a responsive theme in Drupal
- Best practices for sustainable theming
Boston Drupal Meetup - September 2 2014 @ 6:30 pm
Woops - time to shake the sand out my head! Summer is over and tonight is our first Drupal meetup of the school year. Once again we are meeting all year at MIT on the first Tuesday of the month.
Tonights event will be led by Kay VanValkenburgh as neither Jeannie nor Moshe can attend.
Held on MIT Campus
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NERDSummit 2014 Call for Volunteers!
Happy Labor Day!
Be a part of a revolution in web development conferences.
NERDSummit strives to remove barriers to entry and to foster increased diversity in the technology community.
Be able to say, “I helped make that happen!”
We’ve broken down the responsibilities to remove the guesswork, making helping fun.
Volunteer Coordinator
Are you good at scheduling people? Making sure things are running smoothly? Communicating? We are looking for someone to start ASAP as Volunteer Coordinator.
NERDSummit teams
Read moreNERDSummit 2014 Call for Volunteers!
Happy Labor Day!
Be a part of a revolution in web development conferences.
NERDSummit strives to remove barriers to entry and to foster increased diversity in the technology community.
Be able to say, “I helped make that happen!”
We’ve broken down the responsibilities to remove the guesswork, making helping fun.
Volunteer Coordinator
Are you good at scheduling people? Making sure things are running smoothly? Communicating? We are looking for someone to start ASAP as Volunteer Coordinator.
NERDSummit teams
Read more
LAST CALL FOR SESSION SUBMISSIONS FOR NEWDCAMP
Reminder - tomorrow (Monday, Sept. 1) is the deadline for all session submissions for New England Drupalcamp. We're stoked by the great variety we've received thus far, but would love to hear from you if we haven't already.
Submit yours and join the revolution!
http://www.newdcamp.com/sessions
Final Call! Isovera's Module Development Workshop - August 28&29 | Waltham, MA
Hey there everyone,
I wanted to let you know that we still have a few seats available in our Module Development workshop scheduled for this Thursday and Friday.
If you're interested in registering, please visit https://isovera.com/event/training/drupal-module-development-6, or contact me directly at ashenette@isovera.com.
Also, if you're looking to register a group later than five, please ask about our private training sessions. We currently offer workshops for Drupal 7 in a Day, Module Development, and Layout and Theming.
Thanks!
Aaron Shenette
Read moreNEWDCAMP Session Proposal Deadline: Sept. 1
There's one more week to submit your session proposal for New England Drupal Camp (NEWDCAMP). Regardless of past speaking experience, we invite all session ideas for beginner, intermediate and expert audiences. We'll begin selecting sessions after the September 1 submission deadline.
Be creative, be innovative, be awesome!
http://www.newdcamp.com/sessions
NERDSUMMIT 2014 Big announcements!
THE NERDSUMMIT 2014 SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED!
Speakers are still confirming their accepted sessions, but the NERDSummit 2014 schedule is posted here and looking amazing!
https://nerdsummit.org/nerdsummit-2014/program/schedule
Check it out and get your tickets!
https://nerdsummit.org/nerdsummit-2014
Many amazing speakers have confirmed for an exciting variety of talks across the weekend!
https://nerdsummit.org/nerdsummit-2014/speakers
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php[world] Conference
The team at php[architect] (who run the longest running technical journal dedicated to the PHP programming language) are excited to invite you to attend our newest conference: php[world] - Happening this November 10-14th in Washington, D.C.
We've successfully run many conferences over the last 12 years, our main one being php[tek] in Chicago each May. But we've seen how PHP has been evolving over the years, and php[tek] is really focused on the core/bespoke PHP crowd.
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Drupal Nights Presents Moshe Weitzman: "A Tour of Drush" on Thurs Aug 21
Moshe Weitzman: A Tour of Drush
Drupal Nights Hosted by BioRAFT, Cambridge MA
Monthly camp style talk - 3rd Thursday of the month. Learn, network, eat, & enjoy!
Learn more at drupalnights.org.
Register Now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moshe-weitzman-a-tour-of-drush-tickets-1264...
Learn More
http://www.drupalnights.org/events/2014/moshe-weitzman-tour-drush
Date/Time
Thursday, Aug 21, 2014 - 6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
NERDSummit Call for Proposals ends in one week!
So many great sessions have been proposed (https://nerdsummit.org/nerdsummit-2014/program/sessions) and we'd like to see many more! We need more Wordpress sessions! Please Forward!
The deadline for submissions is 8/15/2014. We may start accepting and scheduling sessions before that time and may also need to get in touch with you to discuss your session before accepting it. Please don't hesitate to contact us (https://nerdsummit.org/about/contact-us) with any questions regarding any of this.
Propose a session: https://nerdsummit.org/session-submission
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!
Read moreNew England Drupalcamp Registration Open!
Registration is now open for the November 1st (and inaugural) New England Drupalcamp (NEWDcamp)! Let's bring together the Drupal experts, dabblers and novices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island and see what we can learn from each other. (of course, we extend a hearty New England welcome to those from other regions as well!)
Register here: http://www.newdcamp.com/new-england-drupal-camp
Have an awesome idea for a session? Be a multitasking genius and submit your proposal too:
http://www.newdcamp.com/sessions
See you on November 1st-
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(August Hiatus) Boston Drupal Meetup - Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that we will be putting the August 2014 meetup on hiatus; we will NOT be holding the August 5th meeting. The first Tuesday schedule at MIT will resume after Labor Day, on September 2, 2014. Announcement will follow. We look forward to seeing everyone then. As an idea, please bring some of your highlights from D4D!
In the meantime, here are a few ideas to get your Drupal groove on:
TODAY
Day 3 of Design 4 Drupal
Early Bird Ticket For Sale | DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 $600 US
I purchased an early bird ticket for DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 and am not going to be able to attend. I'm asking $600 US, which would cover my costs. The current regular price is 500 € or about $670 US. Email ticket@dangur.com or call 1 (617) 383-4334.
Thanks,
Dan
Drupal Module Development Workshop | Isovera | Waltham, MA
Hey everyone,
Just a friendly reminder that Isovera will be holding our Drupal Module Development workshop on August 28th and 29th at our Waltham, MA headquarters.
By the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:
- Understand Drupal's hook system and development architecture
- Learn about the construction of 90% of Drupal modules
- Know how to develop simple to complex modules
- Know how to insert and extract data using Drupal's core database abstraction layer
- Be able to responsibly modify contributed modules using patches
Moving to Boston
Hey everyone. I'm moving to Boston in 2.5 weeks and I'm gearing up to join the Drupal community out there. I just wanted to start a discussion around what Drupal shops are in Boston and the know how of the open source tech scene out there. Any help would be fantastic and I hope to meet a fair portion of you at a Happy Hour or meetup. Cheers!
Read moreNERDSummit Friday Keynote: Susan Buck
We are very excited to announce that Susan Buck will be presenting the Friday keynote for NERDSummit!
Susan Buck is a programmer, designer, and educator with over 15 years of web development experience, starting with her education in digital media at NYU's Interactive Telecommunication Program and UNC Asheville's New Media program.
Read moreDrupaldelphia
Drupaldelphia 2014 is less than a month away! This year we are again hosting Drupaldelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center located in Center City, Philadelphia. Registration is open at http://drupaldelphia.com and we are still seeking speakers as well as sponsors, so there are a number of ways for you to get involved!
If you're interested in Drupaldelphia and seek more information, you can visit us drupaldelphia.com. If you have any questions or concerns about the event, please contact either Anson Han at ansonwhan@gmail.com or Kevin Moll at kevinm@easternstandard.com.
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DrupalCampCT 2014 - August 23 - Yale University, New Haven, CT - Registration is Open
Drupal Camp Connecticut 2014, to be held on August 23, 2014, at Yale University in New Haven, CT, is now open for registration at 2014.drupalcampct.org
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