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.
| |
 Join us on Meetup.com |
| Visit our Drupal.LA website |
 Follow @GLADrupal on Twitter |
 Watch our Video Channel at Vimeo |
Like GLAD on Facebook |
 Subscribe to our iCal Feed |
Join the GLAD community on Google+ |
 Subscribe to our RSS Feed |
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.
Items here are "new and interesting" based on their number of votes, number of comments, how recently it was posted, etc.
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).
San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup in Pasadena at the Fuller Theological Society on Thursday, October 23, 2014
We are having a special meeting in the San Gabriel Valley on the fourth Thursday on October 23, 2014.
Join us from 6-8pm at Fuller Theological Seminary, Glasser 110 on Thursday, October 23, 2014, for Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks and full-length presentations.
You can join the video conference or go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 129 319 220
Read more
Downtown Drupal Webcast on October 7, 2014: Drupal Show & Tell and Mobile Development Boot Camp Planning
The 1st Tuesday of the month is here and it's time for another Downtown Drupal meetup! Join us via webcast on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 between 7-9pm Pacific.
Webcast URL: https://glad.zoom.us/j/314665870
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.
Drupal Show & Tell
At this online meetup we're having another show and tell. We'll have some quick introductions, news and announcements, and then we'll be going into 5-minute presentations (called lightning talks) on the projects that each person is working on.
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.
Mobile Development Boot Camp
We're also going to be discussing the upcoming Mobile Development Boot Camp (planned for January, 2015) and how we're building on the previous boot camp that Droplabs hosted in 2013. The mobile boot camp will be all about creating mobile apps and connecting them with your Drupal site. Tune in to hear all about it and how you can get ready.
Read moreDrupal Coworking Friday at Droplabs DTLA on October 10, 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, October 10, 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 more
Need Drupal reference manuals? Packt Publishing is offering any book for $10 or less!
To all of my Drupal friends, from September 25th thru October 2nd, Packt Publishing is offering the following deal:
Any 1 or 2 eBooks/Videos – $10 each
Any 3 to 5 eBooks/Videos – $8 each
Any 6 or more eBooks/Videos – $6 each
The offer ends October 2nd and covers Packt’s entire range of eBooks and Videos, making this the perfect opportunity to learn something new, keep up to date, and ultimately become the expert.
Use this link to access the deal: http://bit.ly/1Bfu0ry
Read moreWorldwide Drupal Happy Hour at Barbara's at the Brewery
Join us on the last Wednesday of every month for Drupal happy hour! We're meeting this time between 5:00-6:30pm on September 24th, 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. Sister events include happy hours in San Diego, Portland, Oregon and New York City.
This particular happy hour event is just prior to the Open Members Meeting the same evening at 7pm at Droplabs, the world's Top Drupal Location. Everyone is welcome to attend either or both events.
Read more
September 25 SGV Meetup
We are having a special meeting in the SGV on the forth Thursday on September 25.
We will also be on Zoom conferencing. You can join the video conference or go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 129 319 220
Read more
Routing in Drupal 8: Decoupling hook_menu
Drupal 8 is taking the same path as other MVC (Model View Controller) frameworks like Ruby and Symfony, which makes it easier for developers to make an easy entry. Much of the Drupal code which seemed alien before now seems familiar to developers with experience in other frameworks.
Read moreDowntown Drupal Meetup at Droplabs and via Webcast on September 2, 2014: Show & Tell and
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, September 2, 2014 between 7-9pm Pacific. This meetup is free.
Those who would like to attend remotely are welcome to join us via webcast.
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 another Drupal Show & Tell. After some quick introductions and light news and announcements, we'll be going into 5-minute presentations (called lightning talks) on the projects that each person is working on. We won't be able to get to everyone, but 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 share and learn and not "smack down" anybody.)
Read moreJoint SGV Drupal / SGVLUG Meetup at Burger Continental in Pasadena, CA, on August 14, 2014
We're happy to invite you to a special Joint SGV Drupal / SGVLUG Meetup and networking event in Pasadena, California, on August 14, 2014.
In addition to great food, open source presentations, news and other geekery, one of the presentations this evening will be Building Droplabs: a Business Model for the Open Source Community by two of Droplabs' founders, Lee Vodra and Christefano Reyes.
In case you missed this talk at SCALE 12x and GLADCamp 2014, this is your chance to hear about how Droplabs, the low- to no-cost teaching and learning community for Drupal and open source communities, was started in 2011 and how to start a makerspace in your neighborhood.
Join us at Burger Continental from 7-9pm for a fun evening of dinner, drinks and networking with one of the best tech crowds in LA.
Burger Continental
535 South Lake Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
You can park for free on the street on Lake Ave. or in the parking lot in the back. We'll be in the back room next to the Pavillions market. If you have any trouble finding us, call Burger Continental at 626-792-6634.
Read moreSpecial week for SGV Drupal Meetup Special Presentation Drupal Emergency Preparedness
We are having a special meeting in the SGV on the third Thursday on August 21.
We will also be on Zoom conferencing. You can join the video conference or go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 129 319 220
The special week is to allow us to have a special presentation. The special presentation is from Keri Poeppe entitled Emergency Preparedness for your Drupal Site. This is something we all need.
Keri is with Gorton Studios, a Drupal dev shop in Minnesota, and NodeSquirrel, a Drupal backup service based on the Backup and Migrate module and built by the folks at Gorton Studios. Our goal is to give people helpful information about dealing with website emergencies. We'll also share a bit about NodeSquirrel and explain how Backup and Migrate / NodeSquirrel is part of being prepared. But, to be clear, this isn't a product push.
We will return to the fourth Thursday on September 25.
Read more