Rhode Island may be a tiny state, but Drupal's making a pretty big splash here. We've been having regular meetups for the past year in Providence via DrupalPVD.org with new faces every month. Our focus is equal parts designer, developer and site owner; our goal is to help everyone learn, grow and share their experience working with and on the Drupal platform.
Our other source of Drupal company is the Boston group which caters to all of Massachusetts and occasionally has meetings close to Rhode Island.
Hang out with Doug Vann
Hey RI Drupalers!
I'll be in town next week. Who wants to hang out?
I get in Sun Dec 18th in time for dinner and I leave Friday the 23rd. So I have a LOT of evenings to kill!
I'm staying at the Marriott at 32 Exchange Terrace.
Who's up for hanging out?
THNX!
Western Mass Drupal Camp 2012
Western Mass Drupal Camp will return to the Integrated Science Building (ISB) at UMass Amherst on January, 21st 2012 (with Jan 28 reserved in case of snow). Anyone interested in learning more about Drupal should plan to attend. Registration and attendance is free to the public. There will be presentations and sessions throughout the day appropriate for people at every level of expertise, from beginners to experts. Mark your calendar!
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REMINDER: Short Survey on Success with Drupal Vendors (ends this week)
REMINDER: "Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors" Survey
(We have had a great response! Thanks to all that have already completed the survey.)
As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?
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Tools to Help Coordinate and Fund Community Initiatives: The Snowball Code Sprint
Thanks to the leadership of Allie Micka and R.J. Steinert, the Snowball initiative to provide tools for coordinating and funding Drupal initiatives is coming to the Boston area this long weekend for its first code sprint.
We will focus on building a working alpha so we have something real to share for feedback, to refine, and to build process, message, and governance around.
We'll be working on Friday November 11th, Saturday the 12th, and Sunday the 13th starting at 10am on Friday and no later than that on the weekend days in Somerville, Massachusetts.
If you can dive into helping build this, contact rjstatic or contact mlncn for directions to the venue.
Read moreVERY SHORT SURVEY - Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors
Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors Survey (Thanks to all that have already completed this survey!)
As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?
Read moreDrupal Module Development "Custom Coding with Drupal" - Dec. 1-2 (Waltham)
Isovera, an Acquia-certified Drupal training and web development firm, is pleased to offer this Drupal module development workshop, "Custom Coding with Drupal". The session will be held at our convenient Waltham, MA location.
"Custom Coding with Drupal"
Read moreVERY SHORT SURVEY - Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors
As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?
The purpose of this short anonymous survey is to gain insight into the dynamics between Drupal website development firms and their clients. Basically, as a community, we want to take a quick temperature check as to how things are going. If you complete this survey, we’ll share the aggregate results with you.
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DrupalPVD Meetup sponsored by 38 Studios
Our next Providence Drupal Meetup will be on Thursday, October 27th at 6:00pm at Lullabot's Activity Center (150 Chestnut St, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI). We’ll be kicking back with food and drink in their swanky new space. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 5 pm).
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DrupalCampNH 2011 Just around the corner!
It's that time of the year again for DrupalCampNH.
We are currently just around a month away from the October 29th date, and making sure everyone in the greater New England area is aware of what is sure to be a great Drupal event for the north east!
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Providence Drupal Meetup
Sorry for the late heads up...
next meetup: Thurs, 9/22 @ Lullabot's place!
Our next Providence Drupal Meetup will be on Thursday, September 22nd at 6:00pm at Lullabot's Activity Center (150 Chestnut St, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI). We’ll be kicking back with food and drink in their swanky new space. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 5 pm).
Doors open at 6 pm; we ask that you try to arrive by 6:30 pm for networking. The program starts promptly at 7 pm. The program includes introductions, some quick presentations, and a chance to pick the brains of your fellow attendees.
Read moreAll Day Community Directory-building Sprint and Meetup Tue Sep 6 11am-11pm
Following on Iconothon Boston on September 3rd, Code for America fellow Chach Sikes is working with Boston-based community organizer/technologist/Drupalistas Benjamin Melançon, Ben Sheldon & Ben Mauer to launch a public directory of community groups. (Ben Sheldon will be a Code for America fellow 2012.) We invite you to join us to kick off this community directory, built on a Drupal 7 distribution, at 11am at MIT, Room E51-151.
CityGroups
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Do It With Drupal 2011
The 2011 Do It With Drupal conference will be October 12th, 13th, & 14th in Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Lullabot, the event features many in-demand speakers such as Jeffrey Zeldman (A List Apart), Josh Clark (author of "Tapworthy"), Karen McGrane (UX guru), Jeff Robbins (Lullabot CEO/podcast host), Jonathan Stark (jQTouch/"Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript"), Jen Simmons (Bartik theme/Queen of HTML5), Earl Miles (Views/Panels), Ryan Szrama (Ubercart/Drupal Commerce), Angie Byron (Drupal 7 lead), Karen Stevenson (CCK/Calendar/Date), Jeff Eaton (Voting API, your favorite novelty modules), Nate Haug (Webform, Imagefield), Addison Berry (Drupalize.me), and many others.
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DrupalCampCT is Ramping Up!
DrupalCampCT is ramping up! So far, we have 113+ attendees and 10 fellow Drupalists have stepped up to present some on some fabulous topics. We are also pleased to announce John Zavocki of DrupalConnect will be our keynote speaker (http://www.johnzavocki.com/blog-post/johnvsc/about).
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Blog SMEs!
Hope you are all having a great summer! I am writing on the behalf of Bridge Technical Solutions (RI). We are seeking Subject Matter Experts who might be interested in contributing to our blog. This month, our theme is Drupal vs. Joomla! vs. WordPress. If you would like to share your thoughts and expertise, then we have the platform for you! Just write up a short blog entry explaining the benefits or disadvantages of using one technology over the other two.
Read moreDrupal Module Development Workshop - "Custom Coding with Drupal" (Waltham, MA)
Drupal Module Development "Custom Coding with Drupal" (2-Day Workshop)
Learn how to get custom functionality using Drupal’s hook system, as well as how to extend or alter contributed module functionality. Participants in this course will have used CCK, Views and Panels to create websites but have never built their own module. Participants will start writing a simple module to writing a complex module, step by step which uses Forms API, Schema API, all of the top ten Drupal hooks, creates custom database tables.
By the end of the training you will be able to:
Read morenext DrupalPVD meetup: Tuesday, 7/26
We've set the date for the next Providence Drupal Meetup. It'll be on Tuesday, July 26th at 6:00pm a Lullabot's new Activity Center (150 Chestnut St, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI). We’ll be in their swanky new space; food and drinks will be served. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 5 pm).
Doors open at 6 pm; we ask that you try to arrive by 6:30 pm for networking. The program starts promptly at 7 pm. The program includes introductions, some quick presentations, and a chance to pick the brains of your fellow attendees.
Read more2011 DrupalCampCT is open for registration!
On Saturday August 20th, 2011, the Connecticut Drupal Groups will be hosting the 2nd annual DrupalCamp CT on Yale campus at Luce Hall. This is a great opportunity for fellow Drupalists in the New England/New York Drupal Groups to share and learn more about Drupal through interesting discussions, workshops, and a code-a-thons. Whether you are an experienced Drupal user or newcomer; seasoned professional or passionate hobbyist, please come and enjoy a day of learning.
Register, propose a session you would like to submit, learn more at our website at http://2011.drupalcampct.org
Read moreCustomizing Drupal Themes with CSS - July 14
In this one-day workshop you will learn how to apply your own customized look-and-feel to an off-the-shelf Drupal theme using Cascading Style Sheets. In this session we will explore:
* How to select an off-the-shelf theme as a starting point
* Learn to apply CSS to Pages, Regions, Nodes, Blocks, and Menus native to the Drupal theme.
* Learn to manipulate Drupal blocks and regions within the theme to achieve the desired layout.
* Set up internal WYSIWYG styles to ensure consistency of style across site content.
whoa! next DrupalPVD meetup's @ Lullabot's Activity Center! Wed. 6/15
Check it out! We've set the date for the next Providence Drupal Meetup. It'll be on Wednesday, June 15th at 6:00pm a Lullabot's new Activity Center. We’ll be in their swanky new space; food and drinks will be served. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 5 pm).
Doors open at 6 pm; we ask that you try to arrive by 6:30 pm for networking. The program starts promptly at 7 pm. The program includes introductions, a presentation, and a chance to pick the brains of your fellow attendees.
Read moreDrupal Developer Workshop Series with Isovera (Acquia Training Partner)
Waltham-based, Isovera has recently partnered with Acquia to offer developer-level training. Isovera will kick-off it's Acquia-certified developer series with, Site Building with Drupal on June 27-28 in Waltham.
Isovera is launching the developer series to follow-up Drupal Design Camp/Boston which will be held on June 25-26. Those staying in the area for the camp will have the opportunity to continue their Drupal odyssey the next day at the Site Building for Drupal workshop. All those attending the Camp will receive a discount when registering for any of Isovera’s Drupal workshops.
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