The University of Minnesota Drupal User Group works to share knowledge and resources, find solutions to shared challenges, and enable effective use of Drupal at University of Minnesota campuses across Minnesota. Staff, students, and faculty are all welcome here.
We will strive to be a bridge, not a silo, and encourage participation and sharing with others in our communities, be they geographical (Twin Cities at g.d.o) or professional (Higher Education).
September Drupal Jam!
Come on out and get your code on! Bring a laptop and a project and let's do some coding.
YOU are invited to our free-form monthly Drupal-centric or NOT Coder JAM! We get together and make the code - or whatever, in a part-social/part co-working environment.
We ask questions, answer questions, plan events, discuss technology, build Drupal websites, have fun!
Read moreSeptember Happy Hour at Flat Earth
This fall we are moving happy hour to St Paul, putting 'Twin Cities' back into our user group name.
Sept 10th 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Flat Earth Taproom
688 Minnehaha Ave E
St Paul, MN 55106
http://flatearthbrewing.com/
Plenty to talk about, come be part of the Drupal Scene! Taproom closes at 8pm, so get there on time!
Don't sign up, show up!
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Drupal 8 Play Date (Sept 26)
Drupal 8 is almost ready! For a few moments (last week), we were down to only 3 critical issues. Since then the number has bumped back up into the teens. But with DrupalCon Barcelona coming next week, the chances are very good that we'll see some significant movement - with a release candidate in the very near future!
Let's celebrate by having a hands-on PLAY DATE with DRUPAL EIGHT.
This will be a great opportunity for beginners and advanced coders alike to get an introduction to Drupal 8 and start setting up a site of their own.
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Pantheon is Hiring!
Pantheon is hiring in the Twin Cities (and elsewhere)!
We have several positions open here, including Customer Success Engineer - https://boards.greenhouse.io/pantheon/jobs/25291#.VcywsBNVhBc, Web Developer (working on Pantheon sites - https://boards.greenhouse.io/pantheon/jobs/37695#.VcywsRNVhBc) and a newly created role Agency and Community Outreach Engineer - https://boards.greenhouse.io/pantheon/jobs/80784#.VcywshNVhBc.
The full list of open positions is at https://boards.greenhouse.io/pantheon#.VcywfhNVhBe.
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September UMN Drupal Users Meeting
Our next UMN Drupal Users meeting will take place on Thursday, September 24th, from noon to 1:00pm.
101 Walter Library
117 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
This month's topic will be Site Factory, a new Drupal-based service under development by OIT. John Starr will present.
Read moreAugust User Group and Lab Hours
Wow, we have not had a user-group meeting since MAY! Let's get it together in August, who has a topic for us?
Community Lab Hours and TC Drupal Usergroup are hosted by Advantage Labs and take place at Intermedia Arts.
Community Lab Hours | 5pm - 7pm
Right before the monthly TCDUG meetup, join your local Drupal community peers for an open Lab Hours session. Bring your questions and provide some answers!
Twin Cities Drupal User Group meetup | 7pm - 9pm
This is our regularly scheduled User Group meeting.
Read moreAugust Drupal Jam! (In September)
NOTE: We changed the date this month! The new date for our August JAM is in September
:-)
Come on out and get your code on! Bring a laptop and a project and let's do some coding.
YOU are invited to our free-form monthly Drupal-centric or NOT Coder JAM! We get together and make the code - or whatever, in a part-social/part co-working environment.
We ask questions, answer questions, plan events, discuss technology, build Drupal websites, have fun!
Read moreAugust Happy Hour at Rail Station
The rail station is back up and running so let's give it one more try for Happy Hour!
Please join us, everyone is welcome so bring a friend. We are a friendly bunch, and if you are new to Drupal - this is the event for you.
We'll discuss the location of upcoming Happy Hours, so bring your ideas!
There is no sign-up, just show-up!
Rail Station
3675 Minnehaha Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.729.3663
Drupal Jam
Come on out and get your code on! Bring a laptop and a project and let's do some coding.
YOU are invited to our free-form monthly Drupal-centric or NOT Coder JAM! We get together and make the code - or whatever, in a part-social/part co-working environment.
We ask questions, answer questions, plan events, discuss technology, build DRUPAL websites, have fun!
Read moreHistory of Twin Cities Drupal Community
Someone just asked about the history of our local Drupal camp. How many have there been?
I did a little digging and this is what I found.
According this this list, we're about to have our 5th official Drupal Camp. What am I missing?
2008 - Drupal Daze
https://groups.drupal.org/node/12909
https://github.com/zzolo/drupaldaze.com
1st Usability Testing at University of MN
https://www.drupal.org/node/1166648
2010 - Drupal 7 Release Party
https://groups.drupal.org/node/114219
2010 - Minnebar
https://groups.drupal.org/node/63488
Drupal Jam
Sorry for the really late notice! We are meeting tomorrow!
YOU are invited to our free-form monthly Drupal-centric or NOT Coder JAM! We get together and make the code - or whatever, in a part-social/part co-working environment.
We ask questions, answer questions, plan events, discuss technology, build DRUPAL websites, have fun!
Read moreTwin Cities Drupal Camp - Just 2 Weeks away
Only two weeks left to register, don't wait until the last minute: http://2015.tcdrupal.org
I think it's time to update everyone on the progress of Drupal Camp preparation. Many people (many of them on the planning committee) are suggesting that this MIGHT be the best Drupal Camp ever. Why you ask?
1) Two Great Keynotes:
Read more"Building a Ravenously Passionate Community"
Angie Byron (webchick)
Director, Community Development at Acquia"Creating a Culture of Empowerment"
Todd Nienkirk (todd-nienkerk)
Digital Strategist and Partner at Four Kitchens
Twin Cities Drupal Camp - Early Bird Registration and Session Submission Deadlines tomorrow!
If you haven't already, it's time to register for Twin Cities Drupal Camp, June 25-28, 2015. A phenomenal event at an amazing price, it's well worth your attention.
Early bird registration is only $35 and ends tomorrow. The deadline for submitting session proposals is also tomorrow! So if you have an idea for a session, submit your proposal at the Camp website:
http://2015.tcdrupal.org/sessions/proposed
You'll need to create an account. (Note too that accounts from previous years were not migrated over.)
Read moreMay UMN Drupal Users Meeting
Our next UMN Drupal Users meeting will take place Thursday, May 21st, from noon to 1:00pm.
101 Walter Library
117 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
This month, we will revisit the topic originally planned for last month: development environments. How do you set up your local (or remote) development environment? What are your go-to tools? How to you wire them together? IDEs, bundled "development stacks," distro-based tools? Come share what works for you (and what doesn't) and perhaps learn from others.
Read moreMay 14th Drupal Happy Hour
We have been amiss at not getting word out earlier, AND picking a new venue after 3 months at Sisyphus. No matter, Happy Hour MUST continue, so as creatures of habit, we STAY at Sisyphus for May.
Read moreApril UMN Drupal Users Meeting
Our next UMN Drupal Users meeting will take place Thursday, April 23rd, from noon to 1:00pm.
101 Walter Library
117 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Update
We've revised our topic for April to focus on setting up the University Drupal environment locally for development. Some people have hit snags in getting this environment working, so we will take the hour to run through the process, identify the problems we find, and revise documentation for later reference. We'll move the general "environments" topic to next month.
Hope to see you all there!
Read moreApr 9th Drupal Happy Hour
It's our monthy happy hour event. Come for the Drupal camaraderie AND the beer! Amazing good food truck too! Bring friends and let's Drupal!
Can you believe it's our 3rd month at Sisyphus Brewing? Our intention is to rotate this to new venues every quarter, so come on out and discuss our options for the next location.
Sisyphus Brewing
712 Ontario Avenue West
Minneapolis, MN 55403
http://www.sisyphusbrewing.com/
Tax Day - Apr 15 - Drupal JAM
YOU are invited to our free-form monthly Drupal-centric Coder JAM! We get together and make the code - or whatever, in a part-social/part co-working environment.
We ask questions, answer questions, plan events, discuss technology, build DRUPAL websites, have fun!
Held at Gorton Studios! Once everyone arrives, Drew orders the pizza by popular request (please don't mention the Mac and Cheeze pizza).
If you need a ride, post a note here and we'll see what we can do.
Gorton Studios
Read moreMar 2015 User Group and Lab Hours
Another month and another meeting! We will have a Midcamp Retrospective, and Les Lim will be presenting on Behat Testing.
Community Lab Hours | 5pm - 7pm
Right before the monthly TCDUG meetup, join your local Drupal community peers for an open Lab Hours session Wednesday from 5-7pm. If you have a question, we will have an answer!
Twin Cities Drupal User Group meetup | 7pm - 9pm
Sponsored by Advantage Labs
Behat Testng Framework
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