Meetup: Capital District Nosh & Connect - Acquia Certification Review

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goldieashe's picture
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2015-01-14 17:30 - 20:00 America/New_York
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User group meeting

Where: Zone 5, Downtown Albany (See their website for directions & information http://www.zone5.com/contact-us)
When: Wednesday, January 14th, 5:30-8pm
What: Review of what might be on the Acquia Certified Developer - Front End Specialist Exam

Please RSVP through the sign-up button below. We'd like to let Zone 5 know how many people to expect.

You might have noticed the "Acquia Certified Front End Specialist Certification Study Group Schedule" (http://groups.drupal.org/node/453278 ) postings here in the Albany, NY Drupal group. Maybe you were interested or curious, but couldn't make it to the study sessions? Join us on the 14th for a general review of the topics outlined for the certification. Even if you have no plan to take the exam it should be a terrific review of Drupal.

Proposed/Tentative Agenda

  • 5:30-5:45ish: Mingle, munch, etc. General announcements.
  • 5:45 - 7:30pm:
    - Chris C. will share his experience taking this exam
    - Review of the topics outlined for the Acquia Certified Developer - Front End Specialist Exam at http://www.acquia.com/customer-success/learning-services/acquia-certified-developer-front-end-specialist-exam-blueprint
  • 7:30pm - 8pm: Discuss general Drupal challenges and/or extension of review

    Feel free to bring your laptop; there is wireless

    A huge thank you to Zone 5 for hosting!

  • Comments

    Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!

    goldieashe's picture

    Good morning -

    We will be meeting in the Web developers area of Zone 5 tonight (the conference room is being used for another event) so please take a minute to sign up (button above) so we can anticipate numbers of people (and numbers of pizza).

    I'll also have a special software announcement for attendees

    Stay warm and see you this evening

    I'd love to attend but have

    esteinborn's picture

    I'd love to attend but have prior engagements tonight. I'm interested in this free software though :)

    I too would be interested in

    patrickavella's picture

    I too would be interested in this free software. I will not be able to attend tonight sorry!

    Can't attend tonight

    grofftech's picture

    Bummed I can't attend tonight, as it was only going to be my second "official" meeting with the group. Would be interested in the free software but if it is only for attendees then I totally understand.

    Brett

    me too!

    Debra G's picture

    Meredith,

    Software announcement?

    I'm in a workshop all week and sadly can't make it tonight. Keep me posted on particulars of the software announcement and I'll see you next month!

    Debra

    me too!

    Debra G's picture

    Meredith,

    Software announcement?

    I'm in a workshop all week and sadly can't make it tonight. Keep me posted on particulars of the software announcement and I'll see you next month!

    Debra

    JetBrains and PhpStorm

    goldieashe's picture

    JetBrains ( http://www.jetbrains.com/ ) has been generous in giving us the opportunity to raffle off PhpStorm licenses to meeting attendees. While I'll start this tonight, I will be able to offer other licenses at future meetings - stay tuned!

    That's pretty awesome,

    c_c's picture

    That's pretty awesome, Meredith! Ill see you tonight at 6pm!

    Meeting notes and a thank you

    goldieashe's picture

    Thank you to everyone who turned out and to Zone 5 for hosting.

    And Thank You to JetBrains ( http://www.jetbrains.com/ ) for the license of PhpStorm to raffle off - congratulations to Tom A. for winning.

    Chris C. shared his experience taking the Acquia Certified Developer - Front End Specialist exam (https://www.acquia.com/customer-success/learning-services/acquia-certifi...)

    Gregg M. explained his motivation for starting the Acquia Certified Developer - Front End Specialist exam study group.

    Over the past couple of weeks the study group has authored a Google doc of notes - which is an extension of a blog post by an early exam taker, Tanay Sai (His "Cracking Acquia Certified Developer - Front end Specialist Certification" post can be found here: http://www.tanay.co.in/blog/cracking-acquia-certified-developer-front-en... ). The study group's "Acquia Front End Specialist Notes" Google doc can be read at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXMje4L3o0pA-2kVriejrX-q5k9tv_XJXbZc...

    It was agreed that studying for the exam is a great way to refresh and expand your Drupal knowledge

    Acquia Certification

    pmanijak's picture

    It is very impressive what this group is doing.

    As an fyi...there is a new credential coming out of the Acquia Certification Program, which will be called the Acquia Certified Grand Master 2015. To earn the credential, you must pass the Acquia Certified Developer exam along with the two specialist exams - Front and Back end - by the end of this calendar year. Those who passed any exam in 2014 will get credit towards this as well.

    The Grand Master requirements for 2016 will be set later this year. The Certification Registry will also have a place for just this select group or will be listed in a separate page, that will be coming soon. Your own Gregg Marshall of this study group has made this status, so congratulations are in order for Gregg!

    Is the grandmaster

    patrickavella's picture

    Is the grandmaster certification only good for one year then, while the normal certs are good for four? Or will the grandmaster listings stay retroactively for the duration of the combined certs?

    Grand Master

    pmanijak's picture

    There will be yearly requirements for the Grand Master. For the individual certifications they are date stamped by the year and will be listed in the registry for two years.

    Grand Masters will be listed for the year they earned them but we will only keep a two year list as well.

    I hope that helps answer your question.
    Peter Manijak
    Acquia Certification

    Yes it does, thanks!

    patrickavella's picture

    Yes it does, thanks!

    Grand Master Gregg

    goldieashe's picture

    Congratulations Gregg on your Acquia Certified Grand Master achievement!

    And thank you for helping to motivate and lead our group towards studying for and (in some cases) taking the exams. It has been a terrific learning experience.