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Drupal 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.
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Seacoast 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.
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Drupal 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
Boston Drupal Meetup - Mar 1st, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Join the Boston Drupal Group on March 1st 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:
Access for Everyone
Read moreFree Training! Ready, Set, Drupal 8
Hi Everyone,
We will be hosting a free workshop for the upcoming Global Drupal Training day, February, 5th. We still have a few seats open for anyone who would like to attend.
Are you curious about Drupal 8, but you’ve never tried Drupal before? This is the course for you. The training sessions will be held between 10AM to 1PM. If possible, try and arrive between 9:30 and 9:45, so that we can get any technical issues solved and start the session promptly.
Thank you and I hope to see you there!
-Allison
Read moreBoston Drupal Meetup - Feb 2nd, 2016 @ 6:30pm
** Please RSVP via this posting's Sign up button below so we have a proper headcount for dinner order. **
Held in Boston
The February 2016 meetup will be hosted at Genuine, located at 500 Harrison Ave. 5R, Boston, MA 02118.
Meet and Greet
The first half hour of the meetup will be a Meet and Greet. Allowing time for the group to arrive, have some pizza and socialize.
Themed Lightning Talks
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs Jan 21! The Flexibility of Drupal with Mike Miles
Michael Miles: The Flexibility of Drupal
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, Jan 121
6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
January 2016 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 1/21, 6pm-8pm
Location:
Common Media | 84 Russell Street, Hadley, MA 01035 | 413-259-6977 | info@commonmediainc.com
http://commonmedia.com/
Agenda:
Atomic Design
Presentation on Atomic Design and discussion on theming Drupal sites by building up from small components ("atoms", "molecules", etc.) to final templates and pages.
See: http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/atomic-web-design
Overview of the main idea, then discussion on how "best" to do this in Drupal.
Other topics are welcome; post ideas in the comments.
Read moreBoston February Meetup: Call for Ideas & Lightning Talk Themes
Boston February Meetup: Call for Ideas/Lightning Talk Themes
Do you have an idea for the next Boston Meetup? A lightning talk theme or group activity? We want to hear it!
Lightning Talk Themes
This month we are looking for themes that fall into one of three buckets:
- UX
- Security
- Collaboration
DrupalPVD
Our monthly Providence Drupal Meetup is coming up! We'll be at Oomph Inc (72 Clifford Street, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI), kicking back with food and drink in their very cool office space. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 6 pm). Doors open at 6pm.
The general format goes something like this:
6:30pm - Lightning Talks from Members
We'll have signups at the beginning of the night. Anyone can sign up and take 10-15 minutes to show a few slides or a site, talk about a project, a problem you're having, or just showcase a technique you want to show off.
Read moreBoston Drupal Meetup - Jan 5th, 2016 @ 6:30PM
** Please RSVP via this posting's Sign up button below so we have a proper headcount for dinner order. **
Held in Boston
The January 2016 meetup will be hosted at Genuine, located at 500 Harrison Ave. 5R, Boston, MA 02118.
Meet and Greet
The first half hour of the meetup will be a Meet and Greet. Allowing time for the group to arrive, have some pizza and socialize.
Themed Lightning Talks
Read moreDrupal Nights is Thurs Dec 17! D8 Configuration Management with Moshe Weitzman
Moshe Weitzman: D8 Configuration Management
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, Dec 17
6:30pm
Location
Davenport Conference Room
25 1st Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
[Reminder] Jan 30-31, New England Drupal 8 Sprint, part of Global Sprint Weekend 2016
Come be a part of the Global Drupal Sprint Weekend 2016
Please sign up: RSVP
We’d like to plan for event resourcing, including building access. All contact information and names will not be used for any marketing purposes and are only needed should we need to contact you about any last minute event changes.
Sprint dates: Saturday, January 30 (10:00AM - 5:00PM) and Sunday, January 31 (10:00AM - 3:00PM)
Location: Genuine, 500 Harrison St. 5R, Boston, MA
Read moreDecember 2015 Western Mass Drupal Users Group Meeting
Our next meeting is Thursday, 12/15, 6pm-8pm
Location:
Amherst Media | 246 College St. Amherst, MA 01002 | 413-259-3300 | info@amherstmedia.org
https://amherstmedia.org/
Agenda:
Exploring Drupal 8
Let's dive into a discussion about what's new and different in Drupal 8.
As "homework", recommend watching the Talking Drupal series that just came out.
http://www.talkingdrupal.com/ED8-001
Other topics are welcome; post ideas in the comments.
Signup below or on the Meetup event.
Read moreBoston January Meetup: Call for Lightning Talk Themes
Do you have an idea for a lightning talk theme for the next Boston Meetup? We want to hear it! This month we are looking for themes that fall into one of three buckets:
- New to Drupal(8)
- Community
- Improvement
Pantheon's EDU Platform, Acquia's Content Hub, and academic web development
I'm putting together two workshops to introduce Pantheon's EDU Platform to Boston-area universities and college, and wanted to ask if there was someone available to lead a workshop on Acquia's Content Hub? Both platforms speak to a need I'm encountering over and over in academic web development: how to deal with the growing volume and variety of academic content.
Read moreDrupal 8 Release Party: Seacoast NH & Maine
Please join the Seacoast Drupal User Group as we celebrate the release of the latest and greatest version of Drupal. Developers, friends, and family members are welcome to join us in celebrating this important milestone.
Special thanks to TEKsystems for sponsoring this event and to Bōwst for hosting us.
WHEN
Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EST)
Read moreBoston Drupal Meetup - New Location - Dec 1, 2015 @ 6:30PM
** Please RSVP via this posting's Sign up button below so we have a proper headcount for dinner order. **
Held in Boston (note special December host location!)
The December 2015 meetup will be hosted at Genuine, located at 500 Harrison Ave. 5R, Boston, MA 02118.
Meet and Greet
The first half hour of the meetup will be a Meet and Greet. Allowing time for the group to arrive, have some pizza and socialize.
Read moreWhat is Drupal?
Are you a decision maker looking at Drupal as a potential solution? Has your team just made the decision to start using Drupal? Have you been asked to take over an existing Drupal site? Are you interested in learning how Drupal 8 will make building Drupal sites easier? If you answered yes to any of these questions then "What is Drupal?" is the perfect starting point for you. This free, half-day training session will cover the basics of the Drupal Content Management System (CMS) in the context of how Drupal can help solve challenges often faced by teams.
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