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The Boston and the greater Massachusetts area is rich with talented Drupal community members and this group helps us talk with and support each other.
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Curriculum for Beginners
I have been teaching a class on IT Strategy, Management, and Acquisition using Drupal as the backbone for the past two years at Suffolk University in Boston.
I built some tutorials for students that roughly follow Jacob Redding's book at the beginning. After that they do work on infrastructure management and migration of the site they built to different architectures. If someone is interested, I can share these activities. I attached the syllabus here as a sample.
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Introduction to Web Site Building with Drupal - NYC - October 27 - FREE TRAINING
During this introductory class you will learn just how much you can do by installing and configuring Drupal's contributed modules. In the process, you'll learn about:
- best practices in Drupal project planning
- Drupal's inherent tools and subsystems
- custom content types
- Views
- taxonomy
- search tools
- URL aliasing
- module selection
- customized site administration
- …and more!
And you won't write a stitch of code.
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Boston Drupal Meetup - October 4th, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on October 4th 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.
Call for Lightning Talks
This month we are again putting out a call for themed lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
Accessibility with Drupal
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Just weeks away from NEDCamp
We're just a few weeks away from NEDCamp.
We have been able to put together an exceptional content lineup for October 1 at Southern New Hampshire University.
The complete schedule is available at NEDCamp.org.
Accessibility - Our focus is on accessibility, yours should be as well. October 1 is your kickstart to delivering accessible websites; from guidelines to implementation. Check out these sessions:
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Drupal Nights is THIS Thurs Sept 15! Erich Beyrent on Configuration as Dependency in Drupal 8 with Git & Composer
Erich Beyrent: Configuration as Dependency in Drupal 8 with Git & Composer
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
Date
Thursday, Sep 15
6:30pm
*** NEW Location ***
PLUG Cambridge
plugcambridge.com
618 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
September 2016 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 9/22, 6pm-8pm
Location:
Last Call Media
136 West St., Suite 01, Northampton, MA.
www.lastcallmedia.com (888) 788-7177
Use the meetup link to signup.
http://www.meetup.com/nohowebdev/events/234024608/
Topics:
"A Reimagined Rainforest Alliance on Drupal 8 in Six Sprints" - Kelly Albrecht
...and probably other Drupal 8 topics.
Boston Drupal Meetup - September 6th, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on September 6th 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.
Call for Lightning Talks
This month we are again putting out a call for themed lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
Images, Video and Sound. Media in Drupal
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs Aug 18! Kevin Baringer: Drupal Commerce 2.0 for D8
Kevin Baringer: Drupal Commerce 2.0 for D8
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
Date
Thursday, Aug 18
6:30pm
*** NEW Location ***
PLUG Cambridge
plugcambridge.com
618 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
FREE Training: Ready, Set, Drupal 8! | Waltham, MA | September 9th, 2016
Hi everyone,
We're offering Ready, Set, Drupal 8! on September 9th in conjunction with Introduction to Drupal 8 on September 15th to give registrants the most out of both courses. Ready, Set, Drupal 8 is a FREE half-day course that is intended to get users ready for the more comprehensive course, Introduction to Drupal 8 the following week. Make sure to register for both courses!
FREE WORKSHOP to Support Drupal Global Training Days! Thinking about using Drupal on your next project? Unfamiliar with what sets Drupal apart? Maybe you just like the word Drupal. This class is for you!
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Boston.gov accessibility
WGBH is running a story on the redesign of boston.gov, with a focus on accessibility: http://news.wgbh.org/2016/07/26/local-news/new-bostongov-aims-accessibility-misses-few-marks. Listening to the teasers on the air, I was reminded of a presentation that Jesse Beach gave of using Drupal's menus with a screen reader.
The overall assessment is "pretty good" and definitely an improvement over the old site. The article mentions Drupal explicitly.
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Design 4 Drupal Boston 2016
design4drupal.org
Reminder that Design 4 Drupal starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday (July 22-24, 2016)
The camp will once again be held at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday. See the lineup at https://www.design4drupal.org/design-4-drupal-boston-2016/schedule
Read moreBoston Drupal Meetup - August 2nd, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on August 2nd 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.
Call for Lightning Talks
This month we are again putting out a call for themed lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
Get off the Island: Intergrating Drupal with other Techonologies
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs July 21! Three Year Anniversary Event: Roundtable Discussion
Ask The Experts - Three Year Anniversary Event
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
Date
Thursday, July 21
6:30pm
*** NEW NEW Location ***
BioRAFT offices
1 Canal Park
Suite 1A
Cambridge, MA 02141
Ready, Set, Drupal 8!
Hey everyone,
We're hosting a free workshop on September 9th, 2016 in Waltham, MA (Just outside of Boston)!
FREE WORKSHOP to Support Drupal Global Training Days! Thinking about using Drupal on your next project? Unfamiliar with what sets Drupal apart? Maybe you just like the word Drupal. This class is for you!
Target Audience:
-Decision makers who want a hands-on overview of Drupal 8
-Technical and non-technical project managers.
Developers who have never used Drupal before.
Prerequisites:
-None
Course Learning Objectives:
Read moreBuilding Websites with Drupal 8 | Isovera | Waltham, MA
Hi all,
We're offering an early bird special on our next training, register before July 14th for 10% off! Building Websites with Drupal 8 provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential skills necessary when building websites with Drupal. This course is meant to be interactive. You will work on a functioning Drupal 8 website following the steps of this course's manual.
Read moreDrupal 8 Module Development Workshop | Isovera | Waltham, MA
Register before July 14th to get a 10% early bird discount - use coupon code MODDEV10! Module Development introduces the coding concepts behind Drupal 8 and prepares students to tackle feature development beyond what is available through core and contributed modules. This platform is built in PHP and utilizes Symfony components to extend its accessibility to non- Drupal programmers.
Read moreBoston Drupal Meetup - July 5th, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on July 5th 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.
Call for Lightning Talks
This month we are again putting out a call for themed lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
Summer Blockbusters: Working with blocks in Drupal
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs June 16! Kelly Albrecht: We Sold Drupal to the World, Now We Must Support It
Kelly Albrecht: We Sold Drupal to the World, Now We Must Support It
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
Date
Thursday, June 16
6:30pm
*** NEW Location ***
PLUG Cambridge
plugcambridge.com
618 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Drupal Training in a Day - Introduction
American Graphics Institute's hands-on Drupal course teaches attendees how to operate basic functionalities in this powerful content management system in a single day. Student learn an understanding of Drupal terminology, methods used to create Drupal sites, and how to locate, select, and add modules to a website.
Read moreDrupal Training in a Day - Introduction
American Graphics Institute's hands-on Drupal course teaches attendees how to operate basic functionalities in this powerful content management system in a single day. Student learn an understanding of Drupal terminology, methods used to create Drupal sites, and how to locate, select, and add modules to a website.
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