Central Connecticut Drupal Meetup - Tuesday, January 17, 2011

The Central Connecticut Drupal Meetup Group will be holding its next educational and interactive, face-to-face meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm in Library 236 at the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, CT, as it continues to build and strengthen the community of Drupal developers, designers, administrators, content creators and other stakeholders in Connecticut. Come meet fellow Drupalists. Come learn what Drupal can do for you and the best practices to apply when using Drupal. Come help steer our group to become an invaluable source of information and networking opportunities. We are a passionate and fun group, enthusiastic to grow and help all those interested in Drupal - beginners, journeymen and experts - by sharing our collective knowledge, expertise, experiences and ideas.

Logistics

When: Tuesday, January 17, 2011, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Library 236, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT 06105

The Drupal Meetup will be held in Library 236 at the University of Connecticut Law School. Enter the main library entrance, 39 Elizabeth Street, take the elevators down one floor, the computer lab is on your left as you exit the elevator.

Here is a google map centered on the University of Connecticut School of Law and a campus map showing the locations of the building in which we will be meeting. If you enter the campus via the Elizabeth Street entrance, park in the lots on the right (adjacent to Hosmer) or on the left (adjacent to the Library) where you can find space.

Thanks go to Bob Mariotti and the University of Connecticut School of Law for arranging our meeting space.

Agenda

• Introductions
  • Who are you? What brings you to this Drupal Meetup? What do you do? How do you use Drupal? What are your websites? For what companies do you work?
• Welcome to Drupal Newcomers
  • A Quick Introduction to Drupal (when those new to Drupal are present)
• Presentations and Discussions
  • Theme: Distributions ! (continued) Take some time to investigate the following questions so we can have a lively discussion:
    • What distributions have been built for Drupal?
    • What does it take to build a distribution well?
    • How does Drupal support building distributions?
• Informal Group Discussion
  • What have you been doing with Drupal? What help do you need with Drupal? What assistance or resources can you provide with Drupal to other Meetup attendees?
• Group Business
  • Selection of Presentations and Activities for Future Meetups

In addition, we have been getting together at 5:30pm for some socializing at Lena's Pizza at 2071 Park Street, Hartford, CT - (Lena's at Sully's), (860) 231-8881, [www.sullyspub.com][http://www.sullyspub.com].

Additional Information

Please visit the wiki page entitled Central Connecticut Drupal Meetup Group for additional information about our Meetup Group.