Welcome
Meeting Schedule
We are planning to hold some rotating meetings this upcoming year. We would like to continue a rotation between communities every few months or so. If you would like to host a meeting in your community, go for it!
Welcome to the Drupal groups page of the Drupalhawks user group. We are a collection of Drupal enthusiasts from Eastern Iowa. of all skill levels that meet on a regular basis to learn, share the things we've figured out, and spread the good word about Drupal. If that description matches you, we encourage you to join. Our meeting list can be found below.
Here are some of the cities in our area:
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
West Liberty
Coralville
Dubuque
Waterloo/Cedar Falls
We may be hanging out in #drupalcorn on irc.freenode.net
Recent Posts
Mar. CIDUG Meeting 03-12-15: Getting Video into Your Site
Meeting Canceled due to illness. We plan to reschedule this talk.

There are many ways to get video into your Drupal site. At this meeting John will share his experience with video in Drupal and what you will need to consider when integrating video into Drupal.
Read moreFeb. CIDUG Meeting 02-12-15: SimpleTest and Drupal at Ames Public Library

The testing framework of choice in the Drupal community is SimpleTest. Drupal core comes with support for SimpleTest. Joseph (Meustrus) will show us how SimpleTest is used in Drupal and how you might use it when developing your own modules.
Read moreDrupalCorn Camp
Feb. UIDUG (and friends)
Join us for the next University of Iowa (and friends) Drupal Users Group meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2015 11am-12pm. The meetings are open to the public - you do not need to be a University of Iowa student or employee to attend.
Meeting topics
- web server consolidation at the University of Iowa
- Varnish 101
- Q&A
View details about the topics.
Read moreDrupal All-day Sprint in Iowa City, IA, USA - part of Drupal Sprint Weekend 2015
Drupal All-day Sprint in Iowa City, IA, USA is part of Drupal Sprint Weekend 2015.
We will be meeting in the Iowa City Public Library, Room B.
Bring your laptop and a willingness to work on Drupal issues. We can find tasks for every skill set and skill level.
Everyone is welcome, people new to drupal or experienced devs, any ages. Bring your laptop. There will be help for setting up local development environments.
Read moreNov. CIDUG Meeting 11-13-14: Creating Taxonomies Doesn't have to be so Taxing!

Card Sorting is a method used to categorize content into groups which could then be translated to a vocabulary. This method can assist clients with breaking the mold and thinking of their content in a more searchable structure. This method paired with the Drupal Taxonomy Core Module to create vocabularies (Categories and Tags) and filtration can increase site usability.
Read moreDecember DrupalHawks Meeting: Setting up local development environments
October UIDUG (and friends) Drupal User Group meeting
The next University of Iowa (and friends) Drupal User Group meeting is Friday, October 31 from 3:30PM-4:30PM in University Capitol Centre 2390 (on the second floor above Tic-Tac-Toe Cafe) in Iowa City, Iowa. One hour of free parking is available if you park in the attached parking ramp. The meetings are open to the public - you do not need to be a University of Iowa student or employee to attend.
Read moreSeptember UIDUG (and friends) Drupal User Group meeting
The next University of Iowa (and friends) Drupal User Group meeting is Tuesday, September 30 from 11AM-12PM in University Capitol Centre 2520D in Iowa City, Iowa. One hour of free parking is available if you park in the attached parking ramp. The meetings are open to the public - you do not need to be a University of Iowa student or employee to attend.
Read moreWant to host DrupalCorn Camp in 2015? Let us know your interest by May 27th!
The DrupalCorn Camp organizing committee is requesting any groups or individuals that are interested in becoming a host location/camp lead for the 2015 DrupalCorn Camp to fill out the "Intent to Apply" form by May 27 11:59pm. The Intent to Apply form consists of some basic contact information, potential venues/locations as well as your reasoning, in a few short paragraphs, why you think DrupalCorn Camp would work well in your location.
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