Meetup

Droplabs is growing and we're scouting locations for a new Droplabs on the Westside. I've lined up a tour of several spaces within walking distance of the Venice Grind (the first-ever venue of our High Performance Drupal meetups!) on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Join us!

We'll be meeting at 2:30pm the Venice Grind at 12224 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. We'll have a chance to meet one another and then begin our tour at 3:30pm. The Venice Grind has paid parking on the street and free parking in back.

   2:30pm
   Meet and greet at the Venice Grind

   3:30pm
   First walk through on Grand View Blvd.

   4:15pm
   Second walk through on Venice Blvd.

   5:30pm
   Happy hour at Killer Shrimp in Marina Del Rey

   6pm
   Third and final walk through at Mariners Bay Business Center

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In its three years of operation, Droplabs has seen thousands of Drupal developers pass through its doors. We've hosted countless events, including the Downtown Drupal meetup, several Drupal job fairs, the 14-part Drupal Module Development Boot Camp, and even the Drupal Design Camp LA 2012 conference. In 2013, we were recognized by Drupical as the Top Drupal Location in the world.

If you're interested in a place where creative and technical people gather for Drupal coworking every day and the occasional Drupal meetup and Drupal After Dark at night, then join us and help make this happen!

The 1st Tuesday of the month is coming up again and it's time for another Downtown Drupal Meetup! Join us at Droplabs near Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 between 7-9pm Pacific. This meetup is free and there will be food, drinks, and raffle prizes!

Those who would like to attend remotely are welcome to join us via webcast.

Are you new to Drupal or the Downtown Drupal meetup? Come learn about Drupal and how others like yourself are using it for their project, business or organization. We promise not to talk down to you.

At this meetup we're having a Drupal Show & Tell. After some quick introductions and light news and announcements, we'll be going into 5-minute presentations (called lightning talks) on what each attendee is working on. Everyone who attends will be expected to present on something.

Did you recently attend a great Drupal or tech event that you want to tell us about? Are you currently having a problem that you need help with? Did you solve a problem recently and now have a solution to share with the group? You'll have up to 5 minutes to present and then up to 5 more minutes for Q&A with the other attendees. We'll be using a chess clock to make sure that everyone has enough time.

That's right, it's like Drupal speed chess! (The difference, of course, is that we're not really competing. We're here to share and learn and not "smack down" anybody.)

This month the San Gabriel Valley Drupal Meetup will be hosted by Pasadena Media, at 150 S. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 Suite 450. Join us from 6-8p on Thursday, June 26, 2014, for a special DrupalCon Austin Highlights discussion!

What's new and exciting with Drupal 7? What new product announcements were there? What's going on with Drupal 8? Do you still use Drupal 6? We have news about that, too. We'll discuss all these things and more, and we'll also have our usual Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks and full-length presentations.

Although the address is 150 S. Los Robles Ave. Suite 450, the entrance is on El Dorado St. You can review the parking information for Pasadena Media at http://www.pasadenamedia.tv/parking  

Join us on Monday, June 16th @ 7pm, for a Drupal study group:

2920 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 110
Burbank, CA 91505
818 562 7004

http://goo.gl/maps/ep1gI

(Parking is on the street.)

Venue provided by ahimsauzi @ Medium Digital Studio.
Pizza provided by The Cherry Hill Company.

The format of this meetup is very casual (and round-table), so bring whatever Drupal-related projects you are currently working through, and (if you'd like) some food or beverage to share.

We'll roughly break the meetup up into two parts:

FIRST HOUR

Every month experts guide our local community showcasing professional Drupal techniques, industry standards, and best practices. LA Drupal brings a spectacular lineup of topics and presentations centered around Drupal. We help users answer questions, and resolve issues with solutions surrounding planning, supporting, and developing with Drupal. Our meetups are a good place for Job seekers and employers to find talent. Also, we typically have raffle prizes including various Drupal books, DVD's, and subscriptions!!!

Droplabs is having an open house on Thursday June 5th and you're invited!

We have a bunch of fun announcements, including the launch of Droplabs Academy. Your hosts are Lee (that's me) and Joe Del Rivo. It's free coworking all day and our organized event portion starts at 1:00 PM.

For our Drupal friends, we're hosting the DrupalCon Austin live stream on our big screen for the Closing Session at 1:30 PM.

The 1st Tuesday of the month is coming up again and it's time for another Downtown Drupal Meetup! Join us via webcast on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 between 7-9pm Pacific. This meetup is free and there will be food, drinks, and raffle prizes!

Are you new to Drupal or the Downtown Drupal meetup? Come learn about Drupal and how others like yourself are using it for their project, business or organization. We promise not to talk down to you.

At this meetup we're having a DrupalCon Austin Preview and a Drupal Show & Tell. After some quick introductions and light news and announcements, we'll be going into 5-minute presentations (called lightning talks) on what each attendee is working on. Everyone who attends will be expected to present on something.

Did you recently attend a great Drupal or tech event that you want to tell us about? Are you currently having a problem that you need help with? Did you solve a problem recently and now have a solution to share with the group? You'll have up to 5 minutes to present and then up to 5 more minutes for Q&A with the other attendees. We'll be using a chess clock to make sure that everyone has enough time.

That's right, it's like Drupal speed chess! (The difference, of course, is that we're not really competing. We're here to share and learn and not "smack down" anybody.)

Open Office Hours at Droplabs matches experts in startup mentorship, software development and business model generation, with local area programmers, entrepreneurs and small business owners.

This unique event combines one-on-one mentorship with a networking event and provides a fun, high energy experience for everyone. Best of all, participation is free!

We have a great meetup this month in the San Gabriel Valley. Join us from 6-8pm at Fuller Theological Seminary, Glasser 110 on Thursday, April 24, 2014, for Drupal news and announcements, local job announcements, raffle prizes, community Q&A, lightning talks and full-length presentations.

This meeting has a featured Drupal Hosting Shootout presentation and discussion. We'll be reviewing various Drupal hosting options, including Acquia, Pantheon, OpenShift, WebEnabled and Platform (which we had a sneek peek of two weeks ago at the Downtown Drupal Meetup).

There's a lot of variety in the Drupal "software as a service" space and we'll also review other people's reviews, including Hosting options for Drupal: Acquia vs Pantheon vs Rackspace Cloud and Best Bang for No Bucks: A Comparison of Free Drupal Hosting Platforms.

Are you new to Drupal or the SGV Drupal meetup? Come learn about Drupal and how others like yourself are using it for their project, business or organization. We promise not to talk down to you. Here's a testimonial from a happy attendee:

This is a very well organized and informative session. We got a good mix of senior developers and new comers and some in between. It is a pretty good turn out with 11 people considering it is in Pasadena right around rush hours. People are just terrific, very friendly and ready to help others. Feels like I have moved forward by leaps and bounds. Thanks everyone!

Join us on Monday, May 19th @ 7pm, for a Drupal study group:

2920 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 110
Burbank, CA 91505
818 562 7004

http://goo.gl/maps/ep1gI

(Parking is on the street.)

Venue provided by ahimsauzi @ Medium Digital Studio.
Pizza provided by The Cherry Hill Company.

The format of this meetup is very casual (and round-table), so bring whatever Drupal-related projects you are currently working through, and (if you'd like) some food or beverage to share.

We'll roughly break the meetup up into two parts:

FIRST HOUR