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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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folks from this group headed to DrupalCon New Orleans? (questionnaire for the curious)
May 2016 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 5/19, 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.
Topics:
- Drupalcon: This is the week after Drupalcon New Orleans, so will hear from people who went there.
- Solr: If I have time, will do a presentation on using Solr with Drupal. Note this podcast was about that: http://www.talkingdrupal.com/117
Coop DiscoTech (Cooperative Economy Discovering Technology Fair)
Inviting people to come and introduce Drupal to other communities!
All you have to do is talk about it, tell others how it changes your life and how cool and welcoming the Drupal community is to new people!
We're very excited about the Coop DiscoTech (Cooperative Economy
Discovering Technology fair), coming up on Sunday May 1st, in downtown Boston! In addition to hands-on stations and workshops to learn about technologies that can be used to support the cooperative economy, there will be short talks by Yochai Benkler and Micky Metts, among others.
Save the Date - NEDCamp 2016
In 2014, when naming the newly founded “New England Drupal Camp” (NEDCamp), the vision was to have a regional camp. After two successful years of hosting NEDCamp in Rhode Island, it’s time to explore New England.
Members of the New Hampshire Drupal community have joined forces with the NEDCamp team. We are happy to announce -
The New England Drupal camp will be held at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday, October 1, 2016. On Friday, September 30, Drupal training will be offered.
Read moreDrew Trafton: Precision Theming - Leveraging modern technologies
Heather Bauer: Are Mega Menus Really all that Heroic?
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, Apr 21
6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Boston Drupal Meetup - May 3rd, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on May 3rd 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:
Constant Learning with Drupal
As developers, designer, UX'ers and project managers we are constantly trying to learn new ways to work with our teams, clients, systems and tools. We use the knowledge gained from our previous experiences to build up and sharpen our toolsets and frameworks to deliver high quality projects. This month’s lighting talks topic is constant learning with Drupal and we’d love to hear about:
Read moreAutomated Web Testing with Selenium
Every software development group tests its products, yet delivered software often has defects. Test engineers strive to catch bugs before a product is released, but they always creep in and they often reappear, even with the best manual testing processes. Automated software testing is the best way to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and coverage of your software testing. In this training, you will learn how to automate web applications for testing purposes.
Learning Objectives:
Read moreDrupal 7 Layout and Theming Workshop | Isovera | Waltham, MA
Hey there,
I just wanted to let everyone know Isovera will be holding our Drupal 7 Layout and Theming workshop on May 19th and May 20th in our office.
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
April 2016 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 4/21, 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.
Topics:
- D8 Theming
- TBA (see below)
We're looking for people to present, particularly on "recipes" - how you created certain functionality on a particular project. If you would like to present, please let us know in the comments.
Read moreFREE: Ready, Set, Drupal 8 for Agencies!
Hi everyone,
Happy Spring! We are holding a free Drupal 8 training on Thursday, April 14th in Waltham, MA. The goal of this training is to have agency folks understand the power of Drupal 8. Here are all the details:
Join this free session to learn about how Drupal 8 provides the essential core that keeps your clients at the forefront of technology, design, and capabilities for digital projects. During the session we’ll dive into some of the many breakthrough capabilities of Drupal 8 that allow you to provide better results for your clients, such as:
-Mobile-first strategy
Read moreDrupal Workflow Best Practices using Git
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to give you the heads-up on a workshop we will be holding in Waltham, MA on April 14th.
Read moreHeather Bauer: Are Mega Menus Really all that Heroic?
Heather Bauer: Are Mega Menus Really all that Heroic?
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, Mar 17
6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Boston Drupal Meetup - April 5th, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on April 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:
Maintaining Drupal Projects
Read moreDrupaldelphia 2016
drupaldelphia.org
Drupaldelphia 2016, the annual Philadelphia Drupal conference, will take place on Friday, April 8th, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center! The day begins with registration at 8am, a keynote at 9am and some solid Drupal talks all day. There will be sessions for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, covering Front End Development, Business Strategy, Site Building, Development and anything else you can imagine.
Tickets cost $30 for the day, including an afterparty. More information and tickets available on the website: http://drupaldelphia.org
Read more[Save the date] Design 4 Drupal, Boston 2016
Design 4 Drupal, Boston is happening July 22-24, 2016!
The camp will once again be held at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Since 2009, hundreds of Drupal designers, developers and site builders have converged each year to share ideas, gather design inspiration, and learn new techniques for Drupal design and theme development from some of the brightest minds in the Drupal design community.
Join us in Boston this July.
Read moreMarch 2016 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 3/17, 6pm-8pm
Location:
Last Call Media
136 West St., Suite 01, Northampton, MA.
www.lastcallmedia.com (888) 788-7177
Topics:
- D6 to D8 Migration
- D8 Theming
If you would like to present on those topics (or others) please let us know in the comments.
Sign up here: http://www.meetup.com/nohowebdev/events/229201705/
Read moreDrupal Security Best Practices
Hi Everyone,
Isovera will be holding a Drupal Security Best Practices training on Thursday March 17, 2016 in Waltham, MA. This course offers a basic introduction to security when developing modules, themes and site building within Drupal. Students will learn common web application vulnerabilities and exploits, as well as the common ways to guard against them when working with Drupal. Topics will range from basic site configuration of permissions to introductions to SQL injection and other more advanced attacks.
Read moreSeacoast DUG Monthly Meetup: Kalabox 2 Demo
After dinner and refreshments, we will have a video conference with Mike Pirog, who is the Co-Founder, Products at Kalamuna. Mike will demonstrate Kalabox 2, which is a free, open-source, integrated workflow solution for local Drupal development. This is an exciting time for Kalabox, because the GUI is hot off the presses.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal 8
Hi Everyone,
Our Introduction to Drupal 8 training will be held in our office located in Waltham, MA on February 25th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The registration fee for this training is $395.
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs Feb 18! Drupal in Higher Ed with Ed Carlevale
Ed Carlevale: Drupal in Higher Ed
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, Feb 18
6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
Cambridge, MA 02141