Introducing Virtual Florida Drupal Meetups!

Greetings everyone!

I'm pleased to announce the launch of a new Florida Drupal initiative - streaming virtual meet ups!

Let's face it: sometimes, you want to get to your local meet up but "life" gets in the way and you can't attend. Or, you might see an awesome topic being shared somewhere else in the state but it's too far to drive. Or maybe, unfortunately, there isn't a meetup near you and your city.

That's where virtual meet ups come in! Working with the organizers of Florida Drupal Camp (and myself), we are going to start streaming meet ups from various cities throughout the state, every month. The presenter of the meet up will stream directly from his/her computer so that all you have to do is login and watch and learn! Throughout the meeting, you will also be able to interact with the presenter via the #florida Drupal Slack channel (more info) to ask any questions or learn more.

We are still working out the final details for logging in to take part (so stay tuned), but we are excited to get this going and wanted to share with you the first two meetings, which start NEXT MONTH.

MAY 2019
Date: May 6th @ 6pm
Host: Brevard County
Presenter: Mike Anello
Topic: 11 Tips To Start Your Drupal Project Right (more info)
Topic Summary: The first couple of months of a Drupal 8 project usually set the tone for the entire development process. Making bad decisions (or creating bad habits) in the first phase of a project should be avoided at all costs. Using his almost 20 years(!) of web development experience as a resource, Mike Anello (@ultimike) provides 11 practical recommendations to help ensure your project gets started (and launches) on the right foot. Mike’s tips are accessible and suitable for developers, designers, and project managers.

JUNE 2019
Date: June 6th @ 7pm
Host: Tampa Bay
Presenter: Darren Oh
Topic: Getting Started Quickly In Drupal
Topic Summary:

• Using Drupal out of the box, with no setup.
• Easy local development with Docker.
• Using Composer to manage Drupal on a shared remote host.

We will post more information about signing into the events and taking part as the first event gets closer but go ahead and mark your calendars to make sure to attend, and continue to check here and the @fldrupalcamp twitter account for more information.

Hope to see you there!

PS - You don't have to be a Floridian to attend, all are welcome!