Welcome to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Drupal Group -- the place to get involved with the Twin Cities Drupal community whether you're new, a core contributor to the Drupal project or somewhere in between. Register for the group to get posting privileges and to be notified of what's going on.
Looking to connect with other local friendly Drupal people? Check out the Events tab for a rundown of our regular meetups and other upcoming Drupal-related events.
You can also join your Drupal peers and mentors in a couple of places:
- Slack tends to be more active these days. Join https://tcdrupal.slack.com. If you need an invite go here to get an automatic invite to the Slack team
- IRC -- #drupal-twin-cities on irc.freenode.net -- to ask questions, propose ideas, socialize. Check out Drupal.org for more info about IRC and Drupal including how to create a new account and connect. Or come to the next local meetup and someone will help you get started.
Drupal 7 Site Building class
Advantage Labs is excited to announce a new training class, Drupal 7 Site Building, scheduled for June 29-30, 2011 at our office in Minneapolis, MN. In two days, participants will be brought up to speed on configuring Drupal websites utilizing Drupal 7. We will combine presentation, demonstration and hands-on exercises. This course is suitable for both users who are relatively new to Drupal and those who want to broaden their Drupal skills.
Did you attend DrupalCamp Twin Cities and want to continue learning? This is the perfect way to build upon the ideas you explored at the camp. Dive right in and learn Drupal 7 best-practices from the ground up. For those of you who took the excellent Chapter 3 Drupal in a Day training prior to DrupalCamp, this class will be a natural extension. We will dig deeper into the basics you learned and explore additional important site building concepts. To make the deal even sweeter we're offering a special discount to all DrupalCamp Twin Cities and Drupal in a Day attendees.
Register soon! Drupal 7 Site Building is limited to the first 15 who sign up. We're charging a special introductory rate for this first-time class offering. So what are you waiting for? Check out all the details and register for the class on our site at http://www.advantagelabs.com/drupal-7-site-building.
Advantage Labs is an authorized Acquia training partner. We'll be offering a variety of Drupal classes and workshops. Follow us -- we're @advantagelabs on Twitter -- to get all the info as it becomes available and check out our training page for all class and registration details.
Read moreJune Drupal Happy Hour this Thursday!
I haven't stopped whistling since I discovered today is the first day of meteorological summer! Join us this Thursday, June 2nd, for the first Drupal Happy Hour of the summer. We'll gather on the patio at the Blue Nile in Minneapolis. Come bask in the wake of the super-successful DrupalCamp Twin Cities, drink your favorite beverage and be a part of the awesomest local Drupal community there is.
The Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
DrupalCamp Twin Cities Attendee Survey Questions
Last updated by jasonsamuels on Wed, 2011-05-25 04:48
Draft questions for attendee survey:
- How would you rate your overall DrupalCamp Twin Cities experience? (1-5 and comment field)
- How would you rate the Friday Opening Keynote Session on "Getting Involved in the Drupal Community" by Angie "Webchick" Byron? (1-5 and comment field)
- How would you rate the Saturday Closing Keynote Session on "Taking Drupal Back!" by Jen Lampton? (1-5 and comment field)
- What other sessions were helpful? (comment field only)
- What other sessions could be improved? (comment field only)
- Did you visit any sponsor tables? (yes/no and comment field)
DrupalCamp Twin Cities 2011 Session Attendance Totals
These numbers are for the individual sessions. Unfortunately, I don't have figures for the keynotes, but they were both very well attended.
Details for the sessions are on http://2011.tcdrupal.org/schedule.
Fri. 10:45 am
| session | attendance |
|---|---|
| Getting started with jQuery and JS | 55 |
| Drupal and Node.js | 29 |
| Intro to Drupal | 48 |
| Best practices for a Drupal-based business | 35 |
DrupalCamp Twin Cities Attendee Survey?
It could be valuable to get the perspective of DrupalCamp attendees by sending out a post-conference survey. I'd recommend trying to get this done within a week for effective results.
Here are some possible questions, culled from my employer's last post-conference survey. In most cases there are both radio buttons from Excellent to Poor and a text box to leave a comment:
- How would you rate your overall DrupalCamp Twin Cities experience?
DrupalCamp Twin Cities Brain Dump
This is a space for DrupalCamp Twin Cities organizers and volunteers to record your "behind the scenes" impressions of how things ran. Starting off with two headings - what worked, and what didn't work. Please add your observations under these headings, and feel free to create more categories as you see fit.
What worked
- Facilities - classrooms were large enough to accommodate people, the layout of the space was good, built-in A/V equipment worked very well. Didn't hear about a single session being disrupted due to a technical failure.
FRI-SUN Meetup
Hi Ladies & Gents,
Great to meet some of you @ TCDC this weekend. After talking w/ some of you I was thinking about trying to start a meetup that I could actually attend (since I travel Sun evening-Thursday evening). I'd be happy to help organize/sponsor the event w/ home made BBQ (i.e. smoked ribs, brisket, chicken, etc.) and bring some choice beer. However, I don't have a suitable venue - anyone have ideas for that?
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May Meeting: Getting involved in the Drupal community
The inaugural Twin Cities DrupalCamp was a great success! We sold out at 250 attendees, we had over 40 great sessions for every skill level and topic, and we drew speakers attendees from all over the country. Hopefully you were able to attend, and hopefully this inspired you to get more involved in the community. Perhaps Angie and Jen's keynotes inspired you to get involved, or perhaps this in-person contact has helped you realize how much easier it is to learn and build when you've got a little help from your friends.
But where do you begin?
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Twin Cities Drupal Code Meetup - May 26th
Attention Coders.
It was decided at the last Code Meetup that we would move the meeting to the 26th for the Month of May due to the camp happening this week.
So if you want to whip out your laptop and work on your favorite module, theme or core feel free to join us. There will be pizza and a keg of beer to help get the creative code flowing. Will start at 6:00 PM and finish whenever (usually around 9:00)
Location
Tightrope Media Systems
800 Transfer Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55114
May 2011 Twin Cities Ubercart/Drupal commerce meeting notice
There are lots of activities associated with the 2011 TC Drupalcamp that takes place this week and our monthly meeting has been tagged to help with the preparations.
Our meeting will take place as always, the 3rd Wednesday of the month which is
May 18, 2011 -- from 7pm until 9pm.
Location:
Advantage Labs Offices in the IATP Building
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
This month's meeting will be a free-for-all session.
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DrupalCamp TC "Help Clinic" - Call for volunteers
My proposal for setting aside a room for a walk-in Drupal help center during Drupal Camp Twin Cities was accepted, and as a result, we have a room available where camp attendees who need help with their Drupal sites can find a place to get some assistance or guidance for any pernicious problems they may be facing.
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Chicago 2011 Overnight Website Challenge
Hey Drupal Developers, please help demonstrate the power of Drupal by building a website for a deserving non-profit in 24 hours on August 20-21 in Chicago. This is the first ever Overnight Website Challenge in Chicago but it won't be the last.
I have started a team here: http://chi2011.overnightwebsitechallenge.com/teams/37 but feel free to start and organize your own teams. The more the merrier. Find out more about the event here: http://chi2011.overnightwebsitechallenge.com/
Read moreJune 2011 Free Introduction to Drupal workshop
If you're looking for a great opportunity to get introduced to Drupal in May, don't hesitate to sign up for DrupalCamp Twin Cities. If you can't make it to the camp, don't fret, attend our free Introduction to Drupal workshop on Friday June 17th, 2011 from 2-4PM. It is a stand alone, in-person workshop that explores Drupal basics and strategic best practices.
Introduction to Drupal takes place at Advantage Labs, 2104 Stevens Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Visit the Introduction to Drupal workshop page on our site for full details and to register. Click on the “Sign Up” title at the bottom of the page and fill out the registration form.
At this two-hour workshop we'll cover:
- Basic Drupal structure, terminology and features
- Choosing a Drupal distribution
- Defining Drupal development team roles
- Outlining a Drupal site development process
- Finding and vetting Drupal developers
- Finding local resources
This workshop is limited to 12 attendees. There will be plenty of time for questions. No computer is required.
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Drupal 7 Photo Gallery Solution?
Hi All,
I'm working on setting up my first Drupal website. Using Drupal 7 was sort of selected for me, so I'm sticking with that version (as I've already put a lot of time into figuring out how the basics work).
Read moreMay Twin Cities Drupal Happy Hour
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo the Drupal way! Join us this Thursday, May 5th, for the monthly Drupal Happy hour at the Blue Nile. There's lots to talk about with DrupalCamp Twin Cities -- http://2011.tcdrupal.org -- just weeks away. Spring has sprung, the patio at the Nile will be glorious. Come one come all!
The Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
See you there!
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June TC Drupal Users Group Meeting - Creating online collaborative spaces inside of a Drupal site
Update: We're moving this topic to the June meeting.
With the release of Open Atrium (built on Drupal) there are new ways to create online collaborative spaces using Drupal. I am interested in bringing together this group of Drupal users to share experiences, challenges and ideas around creating online collaborative spaces on Drupal sites. Let's brainstorm!
Read moreApril 2011 TC Drupal ubercart/ecommerce meeting
Once again, time has gotten away from me -- as stated at the last meeting, unless you hear otherwise, we meet the 3rd wednesday of every month.
Topic: Share our problems -- if you have a specific task you are trying to complete and need a few eyes to take a look at it -
bring it with you to the meeting.
Do you have something to share - something you have solved or how you put a site together? -- a couple of mine are:
SSL versus openSSL -- when to use?
What is cURL?
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Read moreIntro track sessions for DrupalCamp Twin Cities
Wylbur and I talked last week about planning a very basic "Intro to Drupal" track of sessions for DrupalCamp Twin Cities. The idea is to reach those people who may only have an inkling of what Drupal is or are just getting started using it (or, a very important segment, those who have inherited a Drupal site from somebody else and need guidance.) Below is essentially a brain dump I did last night of potential topics and material for such a track.
Read moreDrupal Camp Twin Cities Menu and Catering Options
Menu
This is a proposed menu based on 150 guests with about 15% vegetarian preferences. The target budget was $25.00 per person.
| Item | Quantity | Unit Cost | Total Cost | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Morning | ||||
| Espresso Royale Coffee | 10 gal. | $12 | $120 | |
| Tea | 1 doz | $15 | $15 | |
| Brueggers Bagels | 10 box of 18 | $20.99 | $209.9 | includes cream cheese |
| French Meadow gluten-free | 10 | $3 | $30 | |
| Oranges | 3 x 10 lb. | $7.6 | $22.8 | |
| Friday Lunch |
Carpooling to Cities DrupalCamp?
I'd like to go to DrupalCamp if I can but I'm having trouble with the logistics. One big hurdle is that I am not good at driving in big cities. Is there anyone that's anywhere near Holmen, WI (La Crosse) that would let me hitch a ride for gas money? If you're closer to La Crosse than the Cities but don't want that extra drive down, I'd be willing to drive up to meet you at your starting point as long as there's a place I could park for the duration.
My other hurdle is child care so this may be moot but I'm trying to work on both issues in tandem. :)
Thanks,
Michelle
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