Welcome to the Drupal Ottawa User Group. We will use this group to develop the Drupal community in Ottawa, to plan local events (DrupalCamps, informal get-togethers, etc.) and to share success stories and planned / completed drupal implementations. Public servants (this is Ottawa after all) interested in deploying bilingual / Common Look & Feel compliant governmental web sites will find colleagues in this group facing the same challenges related to the introduction of drupal in the federal government.
Intro to UX Design
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What is UX Design? Well it’s more than a buzz word – it’s possibly the single most important aspect of your digital product.
In this month's DrupalYOW presentation, we will outline the core concepts and tools used to create great experiences. From user interviews to micro interactions, Mike will provide a foundation on which to grow your knowledge of UX Design.
Register today: http://www.meetup.com/DrupalYOW/events/230073634/
Read moreDrupal developers wanted
Statistics Canada is looking for talented Drupal Developers to join our team. If interested check out the poster here: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?post... Deadline for applications is April 1, 2016
Read moreREGISTER NOW for the 10th Anniversary DrupalCamp Toronto on Friday, April 15th
Only 150 tickets are available so get your ticket(s) now on Eventbrite: https://drupalcampto.eventbrite.com
A new website will be available soon at 2016.drupalcamptoronto.org.
Our speaker line-up includes: Scott Reeves, Erin Marchak, James Walker, Mike Gifford, Suzanne Kennedy Dergacheva, Chris Smith, Steve Lavigne, Colan Schwartz, Chris Luckhardt, and more to be announced soon.
They'll be presenting about a variety of Drupal 8 topics, including:
- devops workflows with Drupal VM
- back-end module development
Drupal North Regional Summit 2016
The 2nd annual Drupal North Regional Summit will be held in Montreal June 16 to 19 2016 at Concordia University's EV building (1515 St. Catherine West).
La 2ème conférence annuelle Drupal Nord aura lieu à Montréal sur le campus de l'Université Concordia du 16 au 19 juin 2016 (pavillon EV, 1515 Sainte-Catherine Ouest).
Drupal North - Planning Meeting #6
The sixth planning meeting for Drupal North will be held on Google Hangout on April the 6th.
See https://goo.gl/ZneV7Q for agenda/minutes and Hangout URL.
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The 2nd annual Drupal North conference will be held in Montreal June 16 to 19 2016 at Concordia University's EV building (1515 St. Catherine West).
La 2ème conférence annuelle Drupal Nord aura lieu à Montréal sur le campus de l'Université Concordia du 16 au 19 juin 2016 (pavillon EV, 1515 Sainte-Catherine Ouest).
Drupal North Planning Meeting #5
The fifth planning meeting for Drupal North will be held on Google Hangout on March 22nd.
See https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L7hlWmL2IPajjIzhZxDTMTE7iawVKOELNnfkja... for agenda/minutes.
Hangout link: https://hangouts.google.com/call/zylmdnz5ejg65adeaauujrduzye
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Introduction to Drupal 8 - Training in Ottawa
Get an introduction to site building with Drupal 8. This introductory course covers all the essentials of creating a Drupal website. Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, a content editor looking for an introduction to Drupal content administration, or a site builder wanting to know how to structure a Drupal website, this course will get you started on the right foot.
Read more5-Day Drupal 7 Training in Ottawa
Learn how to build a website with Drupal from top to bottom in 5 days. This training is broken up into two parts. Day 1-2, we'll cover site building topics. Day 3-5 we'll get under the hood and cover theming and module development, which requires some programming background. If you'd like, you can sign up for just Part 1 or Part 2. For details and to register, see the EventBrite signup page.
Part 1 - Drupal Site Building
Read morePlanning Drupal North / Planification Drupal Nord #4
The fourth planning meeting for Drupal North will be held on Google Hangout on March 9th.
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nRMlV-x2-S54TuCp7R30OD-MTh7k4WR8MUVA... for agenda/minutes (and Hangout URL).
Read moreJoin the Ottawa Senators & Support Autism Charities March 15th
Attention Ottawa Drupal Community & Drupal Business Owners. Here is your chance to help support local Autism Charities!
The Ottawa Senators are hosting "Autism Awareness Night" March the 15th as part of their game against the Minnesota Wild. Many members of our local Drupal community have family or friends diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, here is your chance to make a difference.
What can you do to help?
- Share the attached poster at work or school. Tell your friends to consider attending the game and buy their tickets using the links & Promo Code "AWARE".
English: http://senators.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=110231
French: http://senators.nhl.com/club/l_fr/page.htm?id=110431
- Ask your employer to Sponsor:
a. Sponsor employees to attend and/or purchase & donate tickets for families in need. Contact me if interested in donating tickets.
b. Rent a fantastic Suite for you and the staff to enjoy the game & help the cause!
As an added bonus, business sponsors can receive an amazing Sens advertising package during the game that would normally cost a fortune, but is being made available at a reduced cost by the Senators for this special occasion.
Contact me anytime for more information!
Read moreDrupalYow March: Reactive Drupal & What's Happening in Ottawa
At this month's meet up, Cameron Bell and Yulric Sequeira, from the OHRI mHealth Centre, will discuss the fundamentals of ReactJS, including composition, props, and state. They will show examples of how React can be easily dropped into a Drupal 7 site to build interactive components using functional reactive javascript.
Steve Lavigne, Developer at OPIN, will also be talking about the 2016 outlook for the Ottawa Drupal Association.
RSVP Now: www.meetup.com/DrupalYOW
Read more10th Anniversary DrupalCamp Toronto
DrupalTO is please to announce the 10th Anniversary of DrupalCamp Toronto.
Only 150 tickets are available so get your ticket(s) now on Eventbrite: https://drupalcampto.eventbrite.com
This special milestone event, happening on Friday, April 15th, is a celebration of the incredible talent and resources in the Toronto and area Drupal community.
Read moreNew Drupal Podcast Episode: The Project Manager and The Tech Lead
Episode seven of The Open Mic is now available for download on iTunes, as hosts discuss their experiences with project management and leading tech teams on client projects.
Download here: http://www.opin.ca/en/article/open-mic-episode-7-project-manager-and-tec...
Read moreDrupal 8 Theming - Training in Ottawa
A Drupal website can look pretty ordinary out-of-the box, but the look and feel of Drupal is actually really flexible. You can modify the HTML, add CSS and Javascript, change the layout, and make it all responsive. In this course, you'll learn how to build a Drupal theme to customize the look and feel of your Drupal site. We'll cover all the bases of theme development, from adding CSS to using Twig templates and preprocess functions.
Read moreNew Drupal Podcast Episode: Organic Groups
The latest episode of The Open Mic podcast discussing Organic Groups is available for download here: http://www.opin.ca/en/article/open-mic-episode-6-organic-groups
Read morePlanning Drupal North / Planification Drupal Nord #3
The third planning meeting for Drupal North will be held on Google Hangout on February the 24th at 7PM.
See https://goo.gl/dxUjDo for agenda/minutes.
Hangout link: https://hangouts.google.com/call/epvaq7rfevd5lckfu5wyipicgia
Read morePlanning Drupal North / Planification Drupal Nord
This is the second planning meeting for Drupal North 2016.
The meeting will be held on Google Hangout: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ox53nyqtyny3gpvc3mzzc4ekgqa
Corrected: https://hangouts.google.com/call/wthpsqha2wdfqcdc2jsyaqi6mqa
Minutes/Agenda for the meeting: https://goo.gl/C3gtu6
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Suggestions on creating HRIS/Leave Management capabilities on my D7 site
Hi,
I manage a D7 site for my organization and I'm looking into whether it's possible to add some basic HR functionality to the site/user accounts.
What I'd like to accomplish:
Give users a leave "bank" for multiple types of leave (vacation, sick, etc.). User would pull from this bank when they submit a request for time off.
Allow users to submit time off requests that, when approved, subtract the requested hours from their bank(s).
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Ottawa Drupal Group - Admins
A while ago I was requested to add admins to this group, I gave up because I did not know how (I know, incredible).
kathc was kind enough to find out how to do it, so I added her - and also because of her role in the Ottawa Drupal community.
Going forward, elected members of the ODA could become members, just drop me a line via my contact form.
Happy to see Ottawa drupal thrive! ;)
Fidelis aka Patrick
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