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Online Stroll through Drupal 8, then patch party
Update - the patch party is on for this evening, but will be off in December. Plan will be to resume last Monday of each month again in Jan 2013.
A group of us are getting together casually at MIT (Tang Center, E51-145, the usual room for our meetups) from 6:30-8:30.
For the first hour we'll explore the current state of Drupal 8.
For the second hour we'll test patches and post our results to the issue queue.
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No Drupal Self-Help Group Meeting, Thursday, November 15, 2012.
The Drupal Self-Help Group meeting that would ordinarily take place Thursday, November 15, 2012 has been cancelled.
The next meeting will be Thursday, November 29, 2012.
Read morePixelMEDIA is excited to host Dries Buytaert, Drupal Founder and CTO & Co-Founder of Acquia!
"The Start-up Story: The history of Drupal and why Acquia was created"
When: Thursday, November 29th
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Polling place lookup module
I'm pleased to report that my company, NGP VAN, Inc., has released the Google Civic module, which makes uses Google Civic API to provide polling place lookup functionality to any Drupal 6 or 7 website, in order to promote participation in the US general election on Nov. 6, 2012. (Or, for that matter, any election for which Google provides data.)
Read moreDrupal Self-Help Group meets again, Thursday, November 1, 2012.
Drupal Business Summit - Boston (Registration is now open)
The Drupal Business Summit is coming to Boston! (Well, technically Burlington)
This free, one-day event will be held on November 15 at Acquia Headquarters. The Summit is intended for C-level marketing, IT, and operations executives who are exploring whether Drupal is a viable option for the organization's web-based initiatives.
At the summit, you will hear from:
- Tom Erickson, CEO at Acquia who will present "Accelerating Business Agility with Open Source Drupal"
- Dani Nordin, Founder, The Zen Kitchen, who will explore "Factors to Consider When Budgeting for a Drupal Project"
Spanish for Drupal
Hi. Anyone in the Boston area interested in exchanging Spanish courses for Drupal fixes as well as possible Drupal tutoring please contact me.
Thanks,
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Drupal Cloud at MIT
Hi folks, two pieces of news from the Drupal front here at MIT --
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Boston Drupal Meetup - MIT - November 6, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
We will be hosted by the MIT Drupal Group in Cambridge in Building E51 - Tang Center in E51-145.
Parking and Transportation:
After 5pm, there is an unattended MIT lot called Hayward: http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=P5
Read moreOmega Presentation this Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Drupal Self-Help Group.
Online Stroll through Drupal 8, then patch party (no onsite at MIT)
Hurricane Sandy invited: Looks like MIT is closed for Sandy's arrival. Let's meet in a Google Hangout. If we hit the max occupancy, we'll switch to join.me and leave a note here and in the hangout chat.
Read moreDrupal 7 Layout and Theming (Waltham, MA)
REMINDER...
Acquia Training partner, Isovera, will be holding this fantastic Drupal workshop in the Boston-area.
Drupal 7 Layout and Theming - October 25-26 - Waltham, MA
You know how to make flexible content types, how to structure your site with
custom paths and menus, and how to create dynamic lists of content with
Drupal. And yet - you've found the limitations...Read more @
https://www.isovera.com/event/training/drupal-7-layout-and-theming-0
Also, for newbies...we have scheduled the next, "Drupal 7 in a Day" for Thursday, November 29th.
Read moreDrupal Self-Help Group meets again, Thursday, October 4, 2012.
The Drupal Self-Help Group will meet again on Thursday, October 4, 2012.
We'll share our questions and help one another figure out our problems.
NOTE:: at our October 18th meeting William Cheung will give a presentation: "Building a Responsive Website Using Omega". Mark your calendar!
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Need Help with Projects? Senior Developer looking for projects opportunities...
I am currently looking for project opportunities, senior web developer for 8 years, Drupal developer for three years, module development and everything drupal.
Visit my resume website at http://www.ralphfrancois.com or my freelancing website at http://www.studgate.com.
If you are looking for help, I am the guy so email me at ralph@studgate.com
Read moreDrupal for Decision Makers Training, October 26 2012
When: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Fri October 26
Where: Greater Boston
Cost: $350 (Scholarships available*)
Included: Lunch, copy of The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7.
Sign up to receive more information as it comes available at ownSourcing.com/dgd7boston
Read moreComputer Science Awareness Video
BRIDGE has recently embarked on a mission to raise awareness about computer science careers and degree programs in the state of Rhode Island. Despite the fact that these degrees and careers are extremely rewarding, our state’s higher ed institutions have a difficult time filling their computer science seats each year, while industry sees a perpetual need for skilled IT professionals.
Read moreI can't find a module to fit my client's needs - now what?
I have built 4 successful Drupal sites at this educational institution where I am employed. I am basically a data guy, but thanks to the rich collection of Drupal modules and documentation I have managed to muddle through. The sites all use standard templates and modules with very little tweaking of CSS or PHP by me. The sites mainly deal with managing required documents - entering some meta-data, uploading the document, passing the document around for approval, scheduling renewal. Most of which I have built with the usual modules CCK, ViEWS, WORKFLOW, etc.
Read moreDrupal Self-Help Group meets again, Thursday, September 20, 2012.
The Drupal Self-Help Group will meet again on Thursday, September 20, 2012.
We'll share our questions and help one another figure out our problems.
Coming next month: at our October 18th meeting William Cheung will give a presentation: "Building a Responsive Website Using Omega". Mark your calendar!
Read moreDrupal 7 Layout and Theming Workshop (rescheduled)
Acquia Training partner, Isovera, will be holding this fantastic Drupal workshop in the Boston-area.
Drupal 7 Layout and Theming - October 25-26 (rescheduled from Sept. 20-21) - Waltham, MA
You know how to make flexible content types, how to structure your site with
custom paths and menus, and how to create dynamic lists of content with
Drupal. And yet - you've found the limitations...Read more @
https://www.isovera.com/event/training/drupal-7-layout-and-theming-0
Questions? Contact Stephen Sanzo at ssanzo@isovera.com
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