Drupal NYC Meetup -- May 2, 2012

Can I do a demo of a d6 module I've been working on to allow users to create a node anonymously and then force user registration for a lightening round?

-Richard

Can I get a 5 min slot to promote the new d.o. case studies? Just an overview what they are, what we need in terms of new case studies, people to help review them etc. :)

Last time, it was noted that help explaining Drupal concepts could be useful. Anyone interested in a "How to Say It" lightning talk to translate a Drupalese concept into English?

(If you are interested, please be sure to suggest a concept to break down!)

I'd like to propose a 20-minute on one of my favorite subjects, caching. Specifically, page caching and the ever-sticky problem of cache invalidation.

I'd like to give a rundown of the different levers you can turn when using the following page cache methods in Drupal 7:

• Default database-backend page caching
• Memcache-based page caching
• Varnish

I can then talk about some of the options out there for clearing only certain pages from your cache:

• Cache Tags (the D8 core issue and the D7 backport)
• Varnish module
• Purge module

And finally, a few more advanced topics:

• Opting out of page caching for module devs
• Optimizing Varnish for frequent cache clears

I can do a lightning talk on "Mobile First" interactive prototyping using OmniGraffle. I am redesigning a number of sites at the moment and we are moving from a static 960 grid to mobile first responsive design.

I have been trying out various tools and techniques to do prototyping. I can present for 5 mins on OmniGraffle. If there's enough interest I can do longer talk on other methods, such as paper prototyping and Fireworks.

I would like to make a short appeal for a small amount of Drupal Design Assistance for a non-profit effort to promote educational achievement.

I designed web-based business applications for years (Microsoft - no PHP). My focus was database architecting and presenting the user with forms, reports, etc. without worrying about the looks of the user interface.

I am now involved in a non-profit effort to improve academic achievement on a national scale and trying to use Drupal for an informational web site that describes what we are trying to do and why and encourage involvement and discussion.

We have a rudimentary Drupal web site (on Drupal Gardens for the time being), but I am very lost with the design aspects of making the site effective.

I am hoping someone might be able to help with some design assistance such as finding effective themes and modifying those themes to present the content in a engaging manner and perhaps sugesting other out-of-the-box functionality that might be useful for this site.

Thanks.

Bill Graham