Gainesville Drupal Users Group: Thurs, June 13th at 7pm

Join the Gainesville Drupal Users Group this Thursday, June 13th at the Alachua County Downtown Library in Gainesville!

Note! Updated Meeting Room!!! We're going to be in Meeting Rm. B this month! Its a room set up with a nice new projector, tables, etc. Its all the way in the back right. Click here for a map of the library

1. Presentation: Drupal 7 Render Arrays (of DOOM!)

In this presentation, Brandon Ratzloff will present on "Render Arrays" or "Renderable Arrays", which are the building blocks of a Drupal page. A render array is an associative array which conforms to the standards and data structures used in Drupal's theme rendering system.

*Image stolen from John Albin Wilkins

1. Presentation: Hook_future_alter(): A Preview of Drupal 8

Mike Herchel will give a presentation and demo of the future- specifically on Drupal. We'll talk about all the major initiatives including configuration management, web services, mobile, usability and more!

In addition, we'll have

• A [free] 20 minute Drupal beginner session/training for any newbies that attend
• A rundown of the top X Drupal modules - this is always one of our favorites
• Roundtable discussion - What have you done or learned in the last month that's worth showing off?
• A happy-hour / social event afterwards - probably at Harry's or The Top (both are within walking distance)! This'll give us a chance to nerd-talk over a beer or three :)

Details:

• When: Thurs June 13th, 2013 7pm-9pm EDT
• Where: the Alachua County Downtown Libary (401 East University Ave) Click for Map.
• Room: We'll be in Meeting Rm B, which is all the way in the back right. Follow the right wall all the way back. Click here for a map of the library
• Afterwards: We'll be going out for food/beer/socializing at a restaurant/bar within walking distance.
• What to bring: Bring your laptop if you have one, if not, don't worry!