Gainesville

In the interest of keeping everything as democratic as possible, now that round 1 of the Florida Drupal Empire Branding poll is closed I wanted to propose that we use a standard two-round system to decide the winner:

The two-round system (also known as the second ballot, 
runoff voting or ballotage) is a voting system used to elect 
a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their 
chosen candidate. However, if no candidate receives the 

The Gainesville Drupal users group will be meeting tonight at 6pm at the Alachua County Downtown Library.

Please note! We're not meeting in our regular room! We’ll be meeting in the Storybook Rm (on the first floor) at 6pm.

In order to (hopefully) prevent history from repeating itself, let's use this thread to reinvigorate the 4 (that's right, I said 4) Coding for a Cause projects:

1. Feed Florida First
2. Victim Service Center
3. Aerostars
4. Central Florida Computer Society

At the April 12 Brevard meetup, we were able to discuss a few of these. If you're involved in any of these projects, please leave a comment below with a status update.

Current status of Feed Florida First

Lets open some discussion on the Features, context, exportables and migration topics we touched on last week. I asked 'how to add new components to existing or to create a new feature through drush'. It looks like some work is being done through drush features add (drush fa) but this is only for D7.

http://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/6770/adding-components-to-a-fe...

Hello Drupalcamp Attendees! We're only three days out from the big event - read below for information on what to expect and what to bring!

If you haven't registered yet, there's still time at http://fldrupalcamp.org/florida-drupalcamp-2012-event-ticket!

1) What to expect: If you're new to the Drupalcamp® experience, you are in for a treat! The day starts off in the Trellon Room (auditorium) with an introduction by DrupalEasy developer, Michael Anello. He will give you an overview of the days events including the multiple tracks, rooms, timeframes, etc.

The entirety of Saturday will be filled with sessions. These will be held in various classrooms and auditoriums within Rollins College. Take a look at the session schedule at http://fldrupalcamp.org/program/session-schedule. Lunch is 11:30 - 1:00. We'll have the lunch area divided into separate 'interest groups' to facilitate networking. You pick where you want to eat!

Definitely don't miss out on Drupal / Non-profit rockstar Michael Haggarty's keynote which occurs immediately following lunch in the Trellon Room (auditorium). Michael is the CEO of Trellon and is a veritable know-it-all in the worlds of Drupal, CRM, and non-profits.

For more info on what to expect at Florida Drupal Camp (heretofor referred to as FLDC), check out this FLDC Flickr set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/9656572@N06/sets/72157626035803684/with/5439954801/

2) What to bring to FLDC: To make the most of the day, here's a quick list on what to bring with you

1. Your computer (and power adaptor). Note: make sure your antivirus is up-to-date and all operating system updates have been installed (looking at you Windows PCs...).
2. If you want to follow along, load your PC up with the latest version of Acquia Dev Desktop at https://network.acquia.com/downloads/7.x. There are versions for Windows, Macs, and Linux PCs
3. Pen and Paper or tablet
4. Business cards
5. Money for social event afterwards
6. Power cord and/or power strips to share!

3) Coding for a Cause - Sunday Feb 12th - On the second day of Florida Drupal Camp, we will be putting on the third annunal Coding for a Cause. With Coding for a Cause, local Drupal developers build a website for selected not-for-profit organizations as a way to build skills in the Florida Drupal community and provide a benefit for the selected organizations. This year Victim Service Center, Orlando Youth Aviation Center - AeroStars, and Feed Florida First have been selected to have new websites developed.

Important! ----------------------------

If you plan on attending Sunday's coding for cause, please fill out the following form to help the facilitate better organize. If you do not fill out this form, you may be forced to to fetch coffee and donuts all day :) Don't let this happen. The form is located at http://fldrupalcamp.org/coding-for-a-cause-for-volunteers. Please fill this out ASAP.

See you in three days!

-The FLDC Planning Committee

ultimike from the Florida/Central Florida Drupal groups has posted a new series, the 'Brevard Drupal Meetup Series'. Anyone from Gainesville interested in attending? Link below...

http://groups.drupal.org/node/186154