About Greater Los Angeles Drupal (GLAD)
Greater Los Angeles Drupal (GLAD) is the umbrella group for most of the Drupal activity in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
With several weekly and monthly events, the Greater Los Angeles Area is one the most active areas for Drupal in the world. We've been bringing more Drupal to more people since 2010, and have as many as 10 meetups and other events dedicated to Drupal topics each and every month.
Our members and organizers have produced hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, conferences, paid trainings, coworking days, study group sessions, movie outings, FREE tutoring sessions from Drupal professionals, and website barnraisings to benefit non-profits and members of our community.
The Greater Los Angeles Drupal leadership team endeavors to actively empower and support volunteers and attendees in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and to provide resources (venues, guidance, equipment, raffle prizes, etc.) and an open governance model with consistency, transparency and accountability.
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Several of our members and organizers proudly participate in the California Drupal Travelers Program, which aims to connect businesses and community members who are visiting the area with our local community and events. Inquire within by contacting any of the Greater Los Angeles Drupal organizers, or by joining the global Drupal Hospitality Network.
What's different about this group? (?)
In addition to our unique open governance model, GLAD has a different geographic focus than other regional groups. Formerly named Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, we've been meeting regularly in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California, since early 2010.
GLAD organizers lead a large number of events in the Greater Los Angeles Area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, Culver City, Santa Monica, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, Orange County, Riverside and Ventura.
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Suggested Topics
Is there a topic you'd like to learn more about? Would you like to offer a presentation, show-and-tell, or quick lightning talk? Please take a look at our Suggested Topics page.
For events by other Drupal user groups in the area, see our Drupal Meetups in the Greater Los Angeles Area page.
News, Events and Discussions
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Droplabs 3-Year Anniversary Party from 8:30pm-1am on Friday, May 9, 2014!
You are invited to the Droplabs 3-Year Anniversary Party on Friday, May 9, 2013!
We've been offering unique, high quality events and affordable coworking and small business services for over 3 years and in 2013 we were recognized as the Top Drupal Location in the world. Come celebrate with us!
Much has happened since we opened to the public in Spring, 2011, and at the start of our party our members will have a brief retrospective and share their favorite moments. We'll also have quick announcements about what we're up to in 2014, including Drupal Commerce Camp and the next Drupal Development Boot Camp.
Don't worry, this event isn't a meetup with boring presentations. There will be plenty of food and drinks, as well as a raffle prize drawing and mingling and networking for most of the evening. The party is potluck-style, so bring something to share that you like to eat or drink. Bring something to share to throw on the grill!
Read moreDowntown Drupal Meetup at Droplabs on May 6, 2014: Drupal Show & Tell
The 1st Tuesday of the month is coming up again and it's time for another Downtown Drupal Meetup! Join us at Droplabs near Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 between 7-9pm Pacific. This meetup is free and there will be food, drinks, and raffle prizes!
Are you new to Drupal or the Downtown Drupal meetup? Come learn about Drupal and how others like yourself are using it for their project, business or organization. We promise not to talk down to you.
At this meetup we're having Drupal Show & Tell. After some quick introductions and light news and announcements, we'll be going into 5-minute presentations (called lightning talks) on what each attendee is working on. Everyone who attends will be expected to present on something.
Did you recently attend a great Drupal or tech event that you want to tell us about? Are you currently having a problem that you need help with? Did you solve a problem recently and now have a solution to share with the group? You'll have up to 5 minutes to present and then up to 5 more minutes for Q&A with the other attendees. We'll be using a chess clock to make sure that everyone has enough time.
That's right, it's like Drupal speed chess! (The difference, of course, is that we're not really competing. We're here to teach and learn and not "smack down" anybody.)
Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join the webcast. The same meeting format will apply to those who attend online. Be ready to present!
Read moreDrupal Coworking Friday and Indie Code Sprints at Droplabs on May 9, 2014
Are you an entrepreneur, freelancer or remote worker? You don't have to work alone. Join us for Drupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs, a collaborative coworking space, classroom and computer lab, on Friday, May 9, 2014.
Indie Code Sprints
This day-long event is being combined with indie code sprints for your personal Drupal projects. Drop in any time during the day and work on your modules, themes and sites and contribute to Drupal.org! If you need any help, there will be experienced mentors on hand to provide assistance. Please note that our mentors will also be working on their own projects and might need your help with acceptance testing, user feedback, etc.
Read moreWorldwide Drupal Happy Hour at Barbara's at the Brewery
Join us today for happy hour! We're meeting between 5:00-6:30pm on April 30, 2014, at Barbara's at the Brewery.
There are no sponsors or presentations at this event. Just dinner, drinks and Drupal. Worldwide Drupal Happy Hour is on the last Wednesday of every month and is observed all around the world. Tonight's sister events include Portland, Oregon and New York City.
This particular happy hour event is prior to the Open Members Meeting at Droplabs the same evening at 7pm.
Read moreDroplabs Open Members Meeting on April 30, 2014
On the last Wednesday of each month at 7pm, Droplabs has an open stakeholders meeting with the Droplabs founders, keyholders and members of our community in and around Los Angeles, California.
These meetings are a great opportunity to kick back after a day of coworking, get to know your neighbors and coworking and request, offer and brainstorm new services and upcoming events to serve our members and larger community.
Read moreDiscuss and plan the next Drupal.LA code sprint (and movie night!)
At last week's meetup for meetup organizers, we discussed how new and relevant information about Greater Los Angeles Drupal is particularly difficult to find. This might be solved when our request at https://drupal.org/node/1951258 for an updated path alias is eventually addressed, but we agreed that in the meantime that we put all our efforts into Drupal.LA at https://drupal.la
When's a good time for a code sprint (and movie night, for those who are interested!) for our Drupal.LA site? We can meet at Droplabs in DTLA almost any day of the week and any night other than Tuesdays and Thursdays, which is when a local college is using Droplabs as an overflow training space.
Here's a Doodle.com poll so that we can figure out everyone's availability:
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April San Gabriel Valley Meetup
We have a great meetup this month in the San Gabriel Valley. Join us from 6-8pm at Fuller Theological Seminary, Glasser 110 on Thursday, April 24, 2014, for Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks and full-length presentations.
You can join our video conference here or go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 811 203 893
Are you new to Drupal or the SGV Drupal meetup? Come learn about Drupal and how others like yourself are using it for their project, business or organization. We promise not to talk down to you. Here's a testimonial from a happy attendee:
Read moreThis is a very well organized and informative session. We got a good mix of senior developers and new comers and some in between. It is a pretty good turn out with 11 people considering it is in Pasadena right around rush hours. People are just terrific, very friendly and ready to help others. Feels like I have moved forward by leaps and bounds. Thanks everyone!
Looking for overview, comments, warnings, and suggestions for timebank and community drupal setups
If anyone is watching, I'm looking for use examples, experiences, and reviews for timebanking installations and anything related to hours and using drupal for local community development and services.
Community forge just released their new Hamlet distro, I am installing it now to take a look. i am guessing, based on the size, that it is the stripped down variation they have been describing in a webpage, dru7 and community accounting basically.
Read moreRequest for input: What should our next Drupal boot camp look like?
Droplabs is planning its next Drupal boot camp and we're asking for help from you to make it even better than last time. If you have any interest in applying for the next boot camp — or sending developers from your company or organization — please take a look at the following posts:
What would you like our next boot camp to focus on?
https://groups.drupal.org/node/416448
Would you pay / donate to attend our next developer boot camp?
https://groups.drupal.org/node/416443
Drupal Organizers Meetup at Droplabs and via Zoom on April 22, 2014
We're having another Drupal organizers meetup on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 between 7-9pm. Join us earlier between 6-7pm at Droplabs for drinks, snacks and casual networking! Attendees who wish to attend this event remotely are welcome to join us via Zoom video conference.
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