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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SGV Drupal Meetup Planning WIKI
This wiki page allows us to collaborate together on upcoming meetups and you are welcome to edit and update this page. There are many different parts of a meetup this allows us to find the best way to do things for everyone in the group.
Our Drupal meetups in the San Gabriel Valley are normally on the 4th Thursday of the month from 6-8pm. These meetings are open to everyone and take place at a variety of locations, mostly in Pasadena, California. The event location is always included in the meetup announcements.
If you are not sure if a meeting is happening, ask by posting a discussion at https://groups.drupal.org/node/add/story?gids[]=232678
Planned Meetings for 2013:
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Droptoberfest 2013 at Alipine Village in Torrance, California Sunday October 13, 2013
On Sunday October 13, 2013, the Droplabs family is heading down to Alpine Village in Torrance to celebrate Oktoberfest 2013!
We will be meeting at Droplabs at 12:30 pm and leaving promptly at 1:00 pm.
You may also make your own way to the event and join us there.
Sundays are family days with kiddie jumpers, sweet treats and games, so bring the kids.
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SGV Drupal Meetup at the Hilton Pasadena on October 17, 2013: Announcing GLADCamp, Introducing BackDrop & How to Perform Site Audits
We have a great meetup this month in the San Gabriel Valley. Join us from 6-8pm at the Hilton Pasadena on Thursday, October 17, 2013, for Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks and full-length presentations.
Presentations at this event include How to Perform Site Audits; Introducing BackDrop, a Drupal fork; and Announcing GLADCamp, the Greater Los Angeles Drupal Camp.
Are you new to Drupal or the SGV Drupal meetup? 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!
"Performing Drupal site audits" blog post
Hi all, there's a great blog post by Codi Lechasseur at Fuse about performing site audits that I thought everyone here would like to know about:
http://fuseinteractive.ca/blog/performing-drupal-site-audits
The post mentions a handful of helpful modules when performing site audits, with descriptions of each one:
Read moreJoint Meetup with eCommerce Merchants: Review of KaleCart.com, a mobile-friendly Drupal e-commerce website
This is a joint Drupal meetup with eCommerce Merchants and has been cross-posted from Meetup.com.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/eCommerce-Merchants-Los-Angeles-Chapter/events/142...
Short URL: http://ex.tl/ZnE
For our October meeting we are going to take a look at the recently launched KaleCart.com website, a custom Drupal based e-commerce website of an organic grocery delivery service start-up in Downtown Los Angeles.
The KaleCart.com website features:
- Mobile-friendly HTML 5 responsive theme and fluid product catalog
- Delivery scheduling widget
- Product catalog filtering for dietary designations
- Instagram image feed block
- Flexible coupon system
- Credit card payment gateway
- Automatic product image processing
When we are done taking a look at KaleCart.com we can brainstorm potential topics of interest for future Meetups and open the floor to questions to see if we can help each other with specific challenges we are having starting or operating our own e-commerce projects.
Following the presentation at Droplabs we will be heading over to a restaurant at nearby Chinatown for lunch and networking.
Read moreDrupal Mentorship Training by Exaltation of Larks at Opodz in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, on October 11, 2013
We're excited to announce Exaltation of Larks' next web development mentorship training. This free training is from 12-3pm at Opodz, a new and well-designed collaborative work environment serving Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
What Will Be Covered?
We'll be using extensive video libraries from both OSTraining.com and Build a Module.com. Our main focus this time is on Drupal, a free and open source web framework used by millions of websites on the web today, and we'll also cover other web applications like WordPress and Joomla, as well as general coding topics such as HTML, PHP, CSS and responsive web design.
What To Bring
Bring your WiFi-capable laptop, your lunch, and learn about web development! If you don't have a pair of headphones, you can buy a pair from the organizers of this event.
Registration
This training is free. Donations to Droplabs, a learning community that provides low- to no-cost training, mentorship and entrepreneurship services, will be accepted ($45 suggested donation) at the event and at http://droplabs.net/donations
Registration is required. Sign up at http://www.larks.la/training
Be sure to arrive early to give yourself enough time to park, pick a seat, and connect your laptop to the venue's WiFi network. We begin promptly at 12pm. Classroom space is limited, so sign up early.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal Workshop by Exaltation of Larks at Opodz in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, on October 11, 2013
What is Drupal? For large and complex websites, nothing beats it! Where do you start? What is the best way to organize your project to get the best chance of success?
This workshop will help you turn your ideas into a concrete todo list — whether you're building the site yourself, handing it off to a developer to build, or something in-between.
At this workshop, you'll have access to Drupal experts at Exaltation of Larks — a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company in Los Angeles — learn about Drupal and have a fun day!
This is the perfect workshop for you if:
- You're new to using Drupal and need a jumpstart in planning a large project
- You're investigating Drupal's viability for your next project
- You're wondering whether to invest time in learning Drupal
- You don't have the time to learn Drupal but will be involved in a Drupal project
Drupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs in Downtown Los Angeles on October 11, 2013
Are you an entrepreneur, freelancer or remote worker? You don't have to work alone. Join us for another Drupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs, a collaborative coworking space, classroom and makerspace!
We're in Downtown Los Angeles and are happy to host members of our local community and anyone who is just passing through for some coworking, networking and collaboration. We'll be offering the following FREE services to help rock your workday:
- Free parking on Clover St. and N. Main St. and in our large parking lot;
- Free, metered WiFi;
- Desks, chairs and Ergotron mobile workstations in our open coworking room (on a first-come, first-served basis);
- Hundreds of square feet of whiteboard space;
- Use of our private conference room (unless previously reserved);
- Access to our shared lounge area (unless previously reserved);
- Heat / air conditioning.
Droplabs is supported by memberships, donations, sponsorship of our events, venue rental and paid upgrades, including high-speed, unmetered WiFi, access to a full kitchen (with stove, oven, fridges, sinks, etc.), equipment rental, locker space for your belongings and unlimited coffee, tea, filtered water, sodas and espresso.
Read moreDowntown Drupal Meetup at Sensis Agency in Downtown Los Angeles on October 1, 2013: Introducing BackDrop and DrupalCon Prague Retrospective
The 1st Tuesday of the month is coming up and it's time for the next Downtown Drupal meetup! We're meeting at Sensis Agency in Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 7-9pm.
This meetup is highly accessible by public transportation. Attendees often carpool to the meetup together, and those who are interested in attending remotely are welcome to join us via WebEx.
There will also be Drupal Happy Hour and a GLADCamp planning meeting earlier in the evening at 6pm. See our agenda for more information.
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 moreSeptember SGV Drupal meetup postponed
Several of our organizers will be out of town and others have been unavailable, so the SGV Drupal meetup is being postponed this month.
In other news, the Greater Los Angeles Drupal Camp, or GLADCamp, is coming up and it will be in Pasadena! Stay tuned for news of our upcoming GLADCamp planning meeting. There will be food, drinks and lots of fun.
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