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.
Organizers for the Ottawa Drupal Group
Hello,
I have recently been asked, as administrator of the Ottawa Drupal Group, to add administrators. I will gladly do so, especially since I have moved to Montreal a few years ago and I am practically not involved anymore in the drupal community.
If you are interested in becoming an organizer for the Ottawa Drupal Group, could you please add a comment under this post:
- briefly introducing yourself and your company / organization
- stating why you are interested in becoming an organizer
- describing what you offer to do an as organizer
Drupal Web Experience Toolkit - Training in Ottawa - February 5-6
The Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit is a version of Drupal used by the federal government to create multilingual, accessible, responsive websites. Interested in using this version of Drupal? This training will help you understand how it works and how to customize it for your organization.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal - Training in Ottawa - January 16
Learn the fundamentals of Drupal site building. If you're administering a Drupal website or building a new Drupal website from the ground up, this course will cover everything you need to get comfortable using Drupal.
You'll learn how to manage content, configure content types, manage taxonomy, users, and views. You'll also learn how to use themes and modules to change the look and feel of Drupal and add functionality.
The course will be held at Hub Ottawa (71 Bank Street, 6th floor).
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Drupal and GoC
I've been looking forward to the union of Drupal and GoC for many years! Starting to get some exciting feedback. From what I hear -- from way out here on the east coast of Canada is that it is finally coming together!
What is the feel in Ottawa? Is this finally happening
I see Government Departments are hiring for Drupal. Has Drupal really arrived in the Canadian Gov't?
Good days indeed! :)
Of course I mean real CMS - Drupal for gov't employees...
:)
Would love to touch base! What's happening!
Cheers,
Allison
Introduction to Drupal (Ladies Learning Code), November 29th
Join us for our Intro to Drupal Workshop!
By the end of the course you will have a live, working website to call your own!
Over the course of the day we'll teach you how to build your own website from the ground up. We'll investigate what makes Drupal uniquely different from other "content management systems" like Wordpress, and explore the specifics of Drupal's custom content types, content list views, and user permissions.
Read moreDrupal Module Development Training in Ottawa, Dec 15-16
Want to learn how to be a Drupal developer? This two-day workshop walks you through the process of developing custom Drupal modules. You'll learn how to use the Drupal hook system, create blocks and pages programmatically, set up custom forms, define permissions, work with the database layer, and much more.
Class sizes are small, so you'll get to ask lots of questions. Our materials are really hands-on, so you'll get a chance to build a couple modules during the class and really delve into how Drupal works!
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DrupalYOW "Consultancy Scrum - Agile development in consultancy projects"
Drupal Meetup Ottawa - DrupalYOW
The very backbone of Drupal is of course, community. Here in Ottawa we have a thriving community of developers and it’s about time we start to foster that sense of community Drupal was founded on.
OPIN is hosting the 8th Ottawa Drupal Meetup on November 12th with support from the Ottawa Drupal Association and Acquia. Whether you’re Dries Buyteart himself or just a part-time dabbler in the Drupal world, all are welcome. We intend to have a beer, share some knowledge, make friends, and by the end of the event hopefully learn something new.
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Ottawa Drupal Association By-Laws and Director Voting
We'll be reviewing the first draft of the by-laws for the association. We'll also discuss some action items for DrupalCamp Ottawa 2015
You can join us at OPIN's offices at
320 Catherine Street, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 5T5
Canada
Or via Google Hangouts (we'll post a link day of)
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DrupalYOW: Large-Scale Enterprise Drupal CMS Implementation: From Project Management to Organizational Change
See the Eventbrite page. Should be great, but it's tomorrow so just wanted to make sure it appears here too.
Read moreDrupal Web Experience Toolkit: Site Building Training in Ottawa - November 13-14
Looking at using the Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit for your website? The Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit distribution is a version of Drupal that comes with lots of features out-of-the-box: bilingual content and user interface, dynamic landing pages, content management workflows, and content editing tools.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal - Training in Ottawa on November 7
Interested in using Drupal for your next web development project? Whether you're a site builder or developer, project manager or web designer, this introductory course will get you started on the right foot.
Learn the fundamentals of creating a Drupal website with hands-on activities. You'll come out of the class with a Drupal website already underway.
Our expert trainers have many years of experience building websites with Drupal. Small class sizes allow you to ask lots of questions and get one-on-one help.
Read moreDrupal Theming Training in Ottawa - October 16-17
Learn how to build a Drupal theme to customize Drupal's look and feel. This course will cover all the bases of theme development, from adding CSS and customizing templates, to more advanced topics like preprocess functions and overriding theme functions. We'll also talk about how to configure Drupal to change the look and feel using modules like Panels, Context, and Display Suite.
Throughout the course, we'll talk about best practices for Drupal theming and how theming fits in with the process of developing a Drupal website.
The training will cover the following topics:
Read moreOttawa Drupal Association AGM
Our first meeting as a proper association. We'll be doing voting on director positions, organizing members for DrupalCamp, all the official stuff we need to do annually as an organization.
Details:
OPIN Offices
Second Floor - 320 Catherine St
Ottawa, ON
Google Hangout:
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/coldfrontlabs.ca/oda-agm?authuser=0&h...
DrupalYOW: The Drupal Community
This meetup we have CEO of Coldfront Labs Inc. Mathew Winstone presenting on all the exciting ways to get involved with the Drupal community. The Drupal community is one of the best reasons to use Drupal in the first place. But it's more than just modules and themes on Drupal.org. Learn about all the ways you can communicate, share ideas and collaborate with your fellow Drupalers. We'll cover topics such as
Read moreDrupal Web Experience Toolkit: Site Building in Ottawa
In this training, we'll run through the components of the distribution from a site builder's perspective, from content management to translation to configuring landing pages with Panels. You'll get an understanding of how these components fit together and how to make changes to the site while following best practices and keeping things consistent with the existing configuration.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal - Training in Ottawa on Oct 3rd
The course will cover the fundamentals of Drupal. Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, an 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.
You'll learn how to manage content, configure content types, manage taxonomy, users, and views. You'll also learn how to extend Drupal with modules and themes.
Read moreDrupal Theming Training in Ottawa - September 15-16
Learn how to build a Drupal theme to customize Drupal's look and feel. This course will cover all the bases of theme development, from adding CSS and customizing templates, to more advanced topics like preprocess functions and overriding theme functions. We'll also talk about how to configure Drupal to change the look and feel using modules like Panels, Context, and Display Suite.
Throughout the course, we'll talk about best practices for Drupal theming and how theming fits in with the process of developing a Drupal website.
The training will cover the following topics:
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On est prêt pour vos propositions de session | Its Session Proposal Time!
Et oui, nous sommes dèjà arrivé au moment de l'anné où il est temps de penser à ce que vous souhaitez présenter au Drupalcamp Montréal.
That's right, it is that time of year again! Time to start thinking about what you'd like to present at the Drupalcamp Montréal.
Read moreDrupalYOW "Intranet Roadmap to Content Collaboration and Employee Engagement using Drupal"
DrupalYOW Meetup
The very backbone of Drupal is of course, community. Here in Ottawa we have a thriving community of developers and it’s about time we start to foster that sense of community Drupal was founded on.
OPIN is hosting the fifth Ottawa Drupal Meetup on August 7th with support from the Ottawa Drupal Association and Acquia. Whether you’re Dries Buyteart himself or just a part-time dabbler in the Drupal world, all are welcome. We intend to have a beer, share some knowledge, make friends, and by the end of the event hopefully learn something new.
Read moreDrupalYOW Meetup, Topics and Presenters
Hello fellow Drupalers,
I am looking for both topic ideas and potential presenters for the next Ottawa DrupalYOW meetup and was wondering if anyone here would be interested or has some thoughts on what we could do?
The other option is that we make this month much like an open panel discussion whereby attendees can have 10-15 minutes to maybe discuss something their working on, problems they're facing, questions they might have, things of that nature.
Let me know what you all think and lets keep this Drupal community initiative going!
jon.o'sullivan@opin.ca
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