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.
TC Drupal January Meetup -- Theming for Sitebuilders
The New Year is here and the polar vortex is (hopefully) behind us so it’s time for all interested in Drupal to get together. Join us for the January 2014 TC Drupal meetup on Wednesday January 22nd from 7-9PM at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis. Our good friend David Needham has volunteered to present this month on the topic of Theming for Site Builders, a presentation he test-drove at this past Fall’s BadCamp. See details below. We’ll also preview the upcoming TC
Global Sprint Weekend sprint activities scheduled for January 26th (and 25th?).
January 2014 Community Lab Hours
Join us and your local Drupal community peers for an open Community Lab Hours session, conveniently on the same evening before our monthly TCDrupal meetup — Wednesday January 22nd, 5-7PM. Community Lab Hours is a great place to ask questions, share ideas or to just get something done.
Participation is free but space is limited. Please let us know you're coming by describing what you plan to work on our Community Lab Pad -- http://lb.cm/january-community-lab.
Community Lab Hours
Wednesday January 22nd 5-7PM
Advantage Labs @ Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
TC Drupal Global Sprint Weekend
Twin Cities All Day Sprint as part of - Drupal Sprint Weekend 2014 (https://groups.drupal.org/node/332998)
MAIN SPRINT:
Sunday - January 26th, 2014
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Nerdery
9401 James Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431
ALTERNATIVE SPRINT:
Saturday - January 25th, 2014
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
TEN7
718 Washington Ave. N - Suite 301
Minneapolis, MN 55401
See attachment for parking info. Apparently, you can park on 2nd Street for free on weekends.
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Global sprint weekend in Twin Cities?
Is anybody thinking of hosting a global sprint weekend event Jan. 25 and 26? I'd be interested in getting together with others do some fun core contribution!
The sprint page lists details forthcoming for Minneapolis, but I don't remember seeing anything about this, so I thought I'd ask.
https://groups.drupal.org/node/332998
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Drupalcon Austin Preparations
Drupalcon Austin is in 5 months and I'd like to get some preparations out of the way before all of the good deals for hotels and whatnot disappear. Some people have suggested sharing hotel rooms, others have suggested renting a party bus with wifi for the trip down. What are some other ideas?
Getting there. I don't know anything about the party bus or if I'd be able to join in for that, but that sounds awesome. Does anyone know how that would work or how much it would cost per person?
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Coder Meetup - What Night works best
No Coder Meetup In Janurary
So due to a busy schedule and a scheduling conflict that was totally my fault we won't be doing a Drupal Coder Meetup this month.
I'm going to take this month off though to re-evaluate the coder meetup. Since starting the meetup back up a few months ago the attendance hasn't been stellar. While I have no problem hosting it event with a low turn out ( I use the coder meetup as my guaranteed Drupal hacking night). However I want to make the meetup is providing maximum value for the community. I'll be posting a poll shortly to see if there is a better night for everyone.
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Drupal Happy Hour
Another year. Another Drupal Happy Hour. Are you new to Drupal?
This the event were we sit and drink and TALK about our personal Drupal. If you know what I am talking about, you know what I am talking about. Just show up. You will feel better.
Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 338-3000
Bring a friend IF that makes you feel good.
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Just wanted to let everyone know we have a few more spots available in this Friday's free Introduction to Drupal workshop. Earlier in the month it appeared we had filled up but there are now openings. If you tried to register but couldn't or are hearing about this for the first time, jump on in! Check out the event listing here on the group site or navigate directly to the Intro to Drupal page on the Advantage Labs site. Click on Register online link to reserve a seat.
See you on Friday.
Read moreDon't forget -- TC Drupal meetup tonight Dec. 11th
Hey everyone. Hope you're weathering the cold. What better way to beat the freeze than gather with others and talk about Drupal? Tonight is our combined November/December meetup from 7-9PM. We have a presentation by Wilbur Ince (info below). Check out https://groups.drupal.org/node/380898 for all the details. See you later?
Drupal, Version Control and Features
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How to have a successful committed relationship with Drupal!
coupon printing and tracking
I have a Drupal 6 restaurant site that I am updating the appearance, not the version -- and the client would like to add promotional coupons to their site or to an email distribution. These coupons would allow the customer to come into their restaurant and receive a discount on something -- maybe a birthday coupon or something like that.
Do you know of any drupal module or service or 3rd party, etc. that will restrict the printing of their coupon to only one time and allow them to track the coupon?
Read moreEnjoy Drupal: Site Building Basics
This event is going to be an all day, free training event on January 16th, 2014 in one of UMN's excellent active learning classrooms. We're going to introduce the core building blocks in Drupal, provide information about local Drupal service providers, and introduce the local Twin Cities DUG and other ways to get involved with Drupal.
Read moreDecember Coder Meetup - Hobbit Edition
Its time again for the coder meetup. The format is simple. Bring your laptop to:
Tightrope Media Systems
830 Transfer Road, Suite 1B
St Paul, MN 55114
and come and hack on whatever you like. There will be most certainly be some hacking on Drupal 8 core that could give you a hand if you want to jump into core development. All skill levels are welcome, there is usually enough experienced people around to answer most questions. Pizza and Beer are provided for nourishment.
If you have any questions, please ask them below. Also please signup so I can get an accurate count for pizza.
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MIDCAMP - Midwest Drupal Camp
REGISTRATION IS OPEN... Have you signed up yet?
MIDCAMP
The Midwest Drupal Camp
March 28-30 2014
Training, Sessions, and Sprint
University Center Downtown Chicago, Illinois
- Awesome Trainings on Friday
- Lots of NEW Sessions
- Tremendous support from our Sponsors (more opportunities available)
- "Famous" or infamous Drupal Personalities will be there
- Wonderful opportunity to learn and have a great time
- Saturday evening outings
- Sunday Code Sprints
- THE CITY OF CHICAGO
November - December 2013 TC commerce meetings
Hello everyone!
When we changed the meeting time for November to a joint november/december meeting - I forgot to check my calendar and I am not available on December 11 due to Christmas church activites I am involved in -- is there anyone that would like to substitute for me for the December 11th meeting?
I attended a Commerce Guys webinar last week and it is now posted at http://commerceguys.com/webinars/archive/architecting-drupal-commerce?ut...
Read moreYear-end Drupal Happy Hour
Last chance to gather with friends and talk Drupal in 2013! Last month we had an incredible turnout to discuss our planning efforts for the coming year. There will be more, Keri has plans for all of you. Come on out for a fantastic beer, and great ethnic food.
Blue Nile
Address: 2027 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:(612) 338-3000
Bring a friend!
Read moreCombined Nov-Dec TCDrupal meetup December 11th
With the holidays upon us we've decided to do forego our regular 4th Wednesday meetups in November and December to hold a combined session on December 11th instead. Join us for Wilbur Ince's presentation on Version Control and Features (see full post for details) on Wednesday December 11th from 7-9PM at Intermedia Arts.
Read moreNovember/December Community Lab Hours
Join us and your local Drupal community peers for an open Community Lab Hours session, conveniently on the same evening before our monthly TCDrupal meetup. Community Lab Hours is a great place to ask questions, share ideas or to just get something done.
Due to the holidays, we're doing a combined November/December Community Labs and meetup on December 11th instead of our regular 4th Wednesday dates.
Participation is free but space is limited. Please let us know you're coming by describing what you plan to work on our Community Lab Pad -- http://lb.cm/tcdrupal-december-lab.
Community Lab Hours
Wednesday December 11th 5-7PM
Advantage Labs @ Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
December 2013 free Introduction to Drupal workshop
New to Drupal? Looking for a great overview of Drupal and how it fits in the landscape of content management system (CMS) options? Join us on Friday December 13, 2013 from 2-4PM for a free overview of the Drupal CMS and an introduction to best-practices strategies for using and developing Drupal sites.
Introduction to Drupal is a stand-alone, in-person workshop meant for anyone curious about Drupal and interested in learning how to approach Drupal in a sensible way.
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DrupalCamp Chicago 2013 - Sat Dec 7 @ One North Wacker
DrupalCamp Chicago 2013
https://2013.DrupalCampChicago.org
Date: Saturday, December 7th, 2013
Time: 9am-5pm (plus after party!)
Cost: $30
Location:
UBS Tower Conference Center
One North Wacker Drive, Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/t5Uod
Directions: https://2013.DrupalCampChicago.org/about/directions
