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
These posts are shown in the order that they were posted (i.e. events do not appear in the order in which they are scheduled in the calendar).
When's a good time for our next Drupal organizers meetup?
It's been a while since our last organizers meetup (the last one was in November, 2013) and it's time for another one.
A lot has happened recently, including having the GLADCamp conference, some organizers moving away or focusing on other things, new sponsors and resources, and some scheduling of upcoming meetups and conferences to work out.
I've created a Doodle poll at http://doodle.com/aykbwxbs2akq96v4 for everyone. The meetup can either be in person or via a video conference. Please state your preference in the comments below.
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Hi All,
Christefano suggested I cross post this:
GLADCamp Rebrands as VLADCamp; Focuses on "Drupal for Evil"
A new look for the Greater Los Angeles Drupal Camp has been unveiled. “VLADCamp” is the new name of the conference, co-organized by Greater Los Angeles Drupal organizing team member Christefano Reyes, who announced the name as it epitomizes the goals for the organization moving forward.
“GLADCamp was originally envisioned as being the Drupal community's marquee event of the year that heavily focuses on the needs of non-profits, education and civic engagement. After trying 'Drupal for Good' this year, we decided that 'Drupal for Evil' would be more fun,” he explained.
Read moreWhat is the top reason you'd become a sponsor (food, venue, financial, etc.) of our next developer boot camp?
What would you like our next boot camp to focus on?
Would you pay / donate to attend our next developer boot camp?
Hollywood Drupal Meetup at Ciplex and via WebEx on April 15, 2014: Drupal Goes Hollywood
Drupal Goes Hollywood once again at the Hollywood Drupal Meetup! Join us again at Ciplex at their Hollywood office on Tuesday, April 15, 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 Hollywood 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 focusing on Drupal Goes Hollywood, a presentation on how Drupal is being used by movie studios, including Disney, Paramount Pictures, NBC Universal, Fox, Participant Media, and more. More details TBA.
Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
Read moreDowntown Drupal Meetup at Opodz in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, and via WebEx on April 1, 2014: Drupal Joke Modules!
The 1st Tuesday of the month is coming up again and soon it will time for the next Downtown Drupal meetup! We're meeting at Opodz Coworking in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, on Tuesday, April 1, 2013 from 7-9pm. Those interested in attending this meetup remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
To celebrate April Fools Days, this meetup features a presentation on Drupal Joke Modules and a review of what they do, from the classic Talk Like a Pirate module to the recent Password Backup & Restore module from the Droplabs module development boot camp. These may require bad judgement or just a sense of humor, but this will surely be an entertaining presentation for everyone!
At this meetup, we're having our usual news and announcements, as well as raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks (which are short, bite-sized presentations) and featured presentations. Is there a presentation topic that you're interested in? Post a comment to either request or offer a presentation, or contact any of the organizers listed above.
Read moreMobile Device Lab at Opodz in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, on April 8, 2014
Our Mobile Device Lab program has been a quiet success here at Droplabs, and after a successful event with Intel earlier this year, we're taking the show on the road with our second Mobile Device Lab meetup of 2014!
This time we're partnering with our friends at the Opodz, a venue of the Downtown Drupal Meetup, and are meeting at 7:00pm on April 8th at their Little Tokyo location at 362 East 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Attendees will have free access to a range of devices for their mobile app and mobile website development and testing.
About Mobile Device Lab
Are you a developer or designer of a mobile website or native app, but don't have access to the tablets, smartphones and other devices you need for cross-device and cross-platform testing and development? Now you do.
This program, developed at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles, is designed to accommodate the needs of freelancers, independent contractors, remote workers and and indie developers. All equipment is available to use free of charge.
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