Welcome to the North Texas Drupal User Group. This is the place to get involved with the Drupal community in the North Texas area.
We meet monthly to network and discuss and learn about a variety of Drupal topics. Our usual meeting day and time is the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
Our regular meeting place is:
Improving
5445 Legacy Dr #100,
Plano, TX 75024
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/HSU3Fg3pdsF2
For a complete schedule of events visit our Meetup site at:
https://www.meetup.com/North-Texas-Drupal/
Join the meetup group to get automated notifications of all events.
CodeWorks 09 - Dallas
We'd like to invite you to CodeWorks 2009 (http://cw.mtacon.com), a series of two-day conferences for PHP developers and IT managers organized and run by the publishers of php|architect Magazine.
Each two-day event includes a day of in-depth tutorials and a day of conference talks arranged across three different tracks, all presented by the best experts in the business.
If PHP is your work, your passion or your hobby, CodeWorks is a great way to learn and connect with the greatest community of professionals in the world—and with prices as low as $99 and a generous discount program, a uniquely affordable opportunity for everyone.
Remember, each event is limited to 300 attendees and prices increase the closer we get to each event. Get your tickets today before we run out or the price goes up! Early bird pricing will end July 31, 2009.
For more information, visit http://cw.mtacon.com. Hope to see you there!
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RSVP for Drupal.org Redesign Sprint during DrupalCamp Dallas
DrupalCamp Dallas will be holding a Drupal.org redesign sprint during the camp - both days (Sat and Sun) will be half-day sprints. Drupal designers and developers who are interested in contributing to the drupal.org redesign project are welcome to get involved. Kathleen Murtagh, organizer for the drupal.org redesign sprint, will be there to help with questions and will be sending information beforehand to everyone who RSVP's. That information will also be posted on the website soon.
Read moreDrupal Comes to Dallas -DrupalCamp set to Run in Dallas August 1-2, 2009
Drupal fever is hitting Dallas. Over the weekend of August 1st-2nd, Drupalers from all over the state of Texas will congregate at Improving Enterprises in Dallas to learn, share, and discuss all things Drupal. Organized by a group of Dallas area Drupal enthusiasts, DrupalCamp Dallas will feature two full days of sessions. Sessions will cover everything from structured presentations from local and national Drupal experts, to unstructured "Birds of a Feather" sessions, where people with similar interests form small groups to learn and collaborate.
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DrupalCamp Dallas 2009 - Registration is Open!
DrupalCamp Dallas 2009 - the first ever DrupalCamp in the state of Texas! The event is August 1st and 2nd at Improving Enterprises in Dallas. Tickets are only $30 for 2 full days of panels, expert speakers, birds of a feather groups and code sprints.
The first 50 registrants will receive a free T-shirt, so why wait? View event details and register at http://www.DrupalCampDallas.org
Read moreDallas Drupal July Meetup
With DrupalCamp Dallas 2009 creeping up, we're going to take things a little easy this month. We'll look over some your favorite modules and browse through some of the best Drupal websites on the web. Bookmark your favorite sites before the meeting or bring your work to showoff. We'll also be giving you a sneak peak of what's to come at DrupalCamp Dallas and give you tips on how to make the most of it. It will be casual meetup, which means BYOB. See ya'll there!
Read moreDrupalJedi.com Code Sprint
OK hopefully this is the final rescheduling of this...
What? DrupalJedi.com Code Sprint
Huh? We are going to be working on the new Drupal 6 DrupalJedi.com site and try to knock all or most of it out in one evening. Anyone from the Dallas Drupal group (or beyond) can come and participate.
When? This Friday, 6/26 starting at 5:30 till whenever
Where? LevelTen Interactive
2929 Carlisle, Suite 375
Dallas, TX, 75201
Did we mention the FREE PIZZA (and drinks) compliments of Hank McFadyen (thank you, Hank!)
Should be some fun Jedi times so see you there!!!
Obi-Wan
Read moreReminder - Dallas Drupal Jedi Meeting on Monday Night
Reminder that this upcoming Monday night 6/15 is Drupal night!
Details posted previously by Jennifer...
http://groups.drupal.org/node/22642
Read moreJune Drupal Jedi Council
When: 3rd Monday in June - 6/15/2009 at 7:00 PM
Where: LevelTen Interactive located at 2929 Carlisle, Suite 375, Dallas, TX 75204
What we're talking about in June...
Content Construction Kit (CCK): (last month we didn't get to cover CCK and we moved it to June)
- Getting started with CCK
- How to use the CCK admin interface
- CCK contributed modules
- Common CCK faqs
Intro Semantic Web:
- What the Semantic Web means for search engines, CMS, and you
- SPARQL Queries
- RDF in Drupal
- Triple stores
- Real-world examples
The second half will be a lightning talk. These are short 5 minute presentations/conversations given by you. Feel free to talk for the whole 5 minutes, or ask a question and have the others talk for 5 minutes. It's nothing to prepare for but, something keep it in mind before the meeting.
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How are small/single-person web studios doing in the DFW area?
Hi all,
I am in the Northern New Jersey area (a little ways from NYC), and am considering a relocation to Texas. I have a single-person studio doing marketing communications with a web/drupal/flash focus. For those of you in a similar business, how are things going in the Dallas area? I'm trying to get a feel for what the market is like.
I've been using drupal for a couple of years, and do light to medium informational sites in drupal (communications is my thing, not application building).
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Read moreBig (D)esign Conference May 30th
First, great meeting last night! If you skipped May you missed a good one.
A lot of upcoming things (announcement coming very soon on the July date for DrupalCamp) but also B.J. Allen was at our meeting last night and he is one of the organizers of the Big (D)esign Conference in Dallas on May 30th...
http://bigdesignconference.com
Check it out!
Lee
Read moreCode Sprint for new DrupalJedi.com Site
DrupalJedi will schedule a Code Sprint for Saturday, June 6th.
Our original site www.Drupaljedi.com was done in Drupal 5 almost 2 years ago when many of us were just starting out with Drupal. We never themed it, and at the time just made it a "if you want to add something to it, go for it" group project. A little messy but it worked! The group has grown since then and many have found the site useful...but it needs a serious makeover!
We'll be building a new site in Drupal 6 so that DrupalJedi.com will no longer be a site you are embarrassed to tell other Drupalers about!
Read moreReminder: Drupal Users Group Meetup is Monday, May 18th
When: Monday, May 18th, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Where: LevelTen Interactive located at 2929 Carlisle, Suite 375, Dallas, TX 75204 (map)
Join us this Monday, May 18th at LevelTen for another fun and informative Drupal user group meeting. If we get an overflow of people, we will split up into Beginner and Advanced groups and then meet back together for the second half.
The second half of the meeting will be a lightning talk. These are short 5 minute presentations/conversations given by you. Feel free to talk for 5 minutes, or ask the group a question and we'll talk for 5 minutes. Example topics/discussions: node reference, favorite module, php.ini headache, cck, views, and php, Views api...
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May Drupal Jedi Council
When: 3rd Monday in May - 5/18/2009 at 7:00 PM
Where: LevelTen Interactive located at 2929 Carlisle, Suite 375, Dallas, TX 75204
What's going on in May:
Randall will headline the evening by talking about the magic of CCK. Not just the basics like how to add more information to a node, but how to create your own content types of information, aka CCK Widgets.
Tom will follow up with a presentation about the content optimizer module and how to build a API.
The second half will be a lightning talk. These will be short 5 minute presentations/conversations given by you. Feel free to talk for the whole 5 minutes, or ask a question and have the others talk for 5 minutes. It's nothing to prepare for but, something keep it in mind before the meeting.
Read moreDrupalCamp Dallas- Coming in August!
Great meeting last night! Thanks to Mark for a great presentation on Drush, and enjoyed seeing everyone!
We announced that we are planning DrupalCamp Dallas, which looks like will be the 1st weekend in August. Preliminary right now, but if you think you might go please add your name to the wiki here...
http://www.barcamp.org/DrupalCampNorthTexas
And also add topics you would like to talk about, etc. We are planning to have things for both the Drupal beginner and for pros, so should be an awesome DrupalCamp!
Website in the works - http://www.DrupalCampDallas.org
Can't wait!
Read moreApril Drupal Jedi Council
When: 3rd Monday in April - 4/20 at 7:00 PM
Where: Cohabitat, 2517 Thomas Ave., Dallas, TX http://cohabitat.us/
Mark is planning to talk about site administration and maintenance methods. Here are a few of the topics:
- Upgrading core/modules using the Drupal CVS repository
- Drush (advantages and disadvantages)
- Automating database schema updates
- Backup/versioning
Welcome our 100th Member!
Everyone welcome HouseofBean (houseofbean@drupal.org) - the 100th member of our group!
Read moreMarch Jedi Council
Map at www.drupaljedi.com
LevelTen Design
2929 Carlisle Street Suite 375
Dallas, TX, 75204
Drupalcon 2009 was awesome! At least six from Dallas were there, and for those who could not make it we will be recapping some of the highlights and sharing what we learned. This will be a Jedi Council you won't want to miss!
Moving the day this month to Wednesday 3/18 at 7:00 PM due to SXSW and St. Patrick's Day.
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Everyone- it is Monday the 16th sorry for the confusion...
Topics:
Josh- Version control
Chris- Image gallery options (?)
Dustin- themeing or jquery (?)
Come join us at 7:00 Monday night at the Level10 offices...
LevelTen Design
2929 Carlisle Street Suite 375
Dallas, TX, 75204
It's Drupal...need we say more?
Read moreiSite Essentials distribution has launched
It was great seeing everybody at the Drupal association meeting. Thanks for the warm reception for the Essentials distribution. I had to work out a few last things this weekend, but as promised it is now available for download.
We have some docs and description pages. Click here for the <a href=""http://www.leveltendesign.com/l10apps/cms">iSite Essentials Drupal distribution home.
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Quickie Drupal Training/Coach Needed (grapevine, tx area)
I recently signed a client who uses drupal and need to get up to speed quickly. Anyone in the DFW metroplex who has a few hours (I really hope I can get what I need in 2-3 hours) in the coming days (last week in Jan 2009)? Will pay!!!! Please email me at jennlt1@aol.com.
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