WNYDUG

Greetings of the season!

Please note that we traditionally skip the December Hangout. Stay tuned for info on the second-Wednesday January Hangout closer to then.

If anyone intends to take part in a local (Buffalo, NY area) WNYDUG in-person meetup, please respond here.

The past cycle of meetings did not have a "quorum" to speak of, but the final Wed. of the month at 7 p.m. still seems to be viable at the venue we have been using (SPoT Coffee, Transit Rd. in Clarence).

Again, please reply here if you are interested in attending or taking over the scheduling of these local meetups.

Our second-Wednesday-of-the-month-at-7-p.m. Google Hangout this month falls on an evening when I have another event to attend.

Anyone who is interested in coordinating this month is welcome to go ahead. I can share the master document that contains all the social media presence guidelines.

Based on demand, we can schedule the March Hangout at that time. Both the online and in-person meetups need some rejuvenation to reach a minimum number of participants. Please reply to this if you are in favor of continuing either or both meetings.

Thanks,

-John
jpw1116

Due to the final two in-person meetups of the year falling on Thanksgiving Eve and New Year's Eve, we will stick with just our usual second-Wednesday "virtual" meetups on Google Hangouts.

Have a safe and happy holiday season.

Premise: Outside of DrupalCons and camps, g.d.o user group meetups happen to be fully qualified, regular events maybe worth dosing a bit more followup coverage.

In general, published meeting reviews are not just handy for their own attendees to have but also benefit everyone connected via the web. Where to post the coverage is up to each group; this post is only a thinking-out-loud prototype to offer background and then some specific details on a meetup that just took place.

Précis

The Western New York State Drupal User Group https://groups.drupal.org/western-new-york coined the term “mini-camp” for its one-day, nontraditionally located event that was first held on a Saturday in late April, 2013. The benefits of a lower planning overhead, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. session schedule, and unanimous thumbs up of the venue and program inspired us to propose this format as an adjunct to Drupalcamps and Drupalcons.

We're keeping this fairly informal, but would like to gather a list of topics for talks and BoFs.

It's at http://groups.drupal.org/node/284053 and is running for two weeks.

Preliminary info on the event is here.

Thanks.

The Western New York State Drupal User Group knows about your bogged down winter and soon to be dreary spring. . . .

How about a change of scenery?

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 27, 2013 . . . our first MINI-CAMP.