Join the Boston Drupal Group on October 4th 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.
Call for Lightning Talks
This month we are again putting out a call for themed lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
Accessibility with Drupal
Accessibility is the practice of making websites more inclusive, allowing for people with disabilities to interact more easily with online content. The Drupal community has been on the forefront of implementing accessibility best practices; these initiatives have only increased with development of Drupal 8. An increasing number of new projects are requiring ADA Compliance, which is a set of standards for website accessibility. Not only do these improvements help users such as those with screenreaders, but they also correlate positively with better Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
This month we are focusing understanding and leveraging Drupal's accessibility features. This will include a follow up discussion from the previous weekend's NEDCamp which is focusing on accessibility.
Some presentation ideas might include:
- What semantic HTML5 look like and why is it used
- WAI-ARIA landmarks and how do you use them
- Implementing accessible inline form errors
- What aural alerts do
- Accessibility modules to use on your Drupal site
- Tools/checklists to use for accessibility testing
- How to plan accessibility into your Drupal site
If you have an idea for a lightning talk on the topic of search, sign up by leaving a comment below. Perhaps your idea will inspire others.
General Lightning Talks
Along with our themed presentations we will have a call for general lightning talks. This is an open floor to ask questions, present recent work or lead other Drupal discussions. No preparation is required.
Location
The October 2016 meetup will be hosted at Genuine, located at 500 Harrison Ave. 5R, Boston, MA 02118.
Parking and Transportation
The Genuine office is accessible by many means of public transportation.
- A 10 minute walk from the Broadway T stop on the Red Line.
- A 10 minute walk from Tufts Medical on the Orange Line.
- A 5 minute walk from the Silver Line (SL4 or SL5) Bus stop East Berkley st @ Washington st.
On-street parking (free & metered) may be available on many surrounding streets including Harrison Ave, Randolph Street and Washington Street. Parking lots are also available for $7 per car.
Dinner and Drinks
During the meetup, pizza, salad, and drinks will be generously sponsored by Genuine. ** Please RSVP via this posting's Sign up button below so we have a proper headcount for dinner order. **
Sponsors/Feature Guests Wanted
If you would like to sponsor future dinners or meet-up locations, please reach out to organizers. You will be recognized at the meeting, given the chance to do a featured talk for 15 min., and promoted to our Boston list of over 1500 subscribers.
Pencil in 1st Tuesdays!
The first Tuesdays are designated Boston Drupal Meetup nights unless noted. Look for future announcements and reminders!
Comments
Meeting Notes
That you to everyone who made it to the October meetup. Here are a few notes that recap what was discussed. (A big thank you to Stephanie Luz for taking notes).
Drupal Conferences Recap
NED Camp
DrupalCon Dublin, Ireland
Announcements
Community Grant
Request made to fund Meetup.com - Grant denied because Boston group was considered to be established
Looking for ideas on how to fund
Drupal Social Media
Need to setup new Twitter account or reclaim old one
(http://www.twitter.com/Drupal_Boston has been setup!)
Lightning Talks!
YAML Forms by Rob Howl
The Door for New Contributors to Drupal is Still Locked by Ben Melancon
Internal Page Caching Issue - Carolyn
Tech Advisory Committee
Drutopia - grassroots groups
make sure it’s a viable business model for small websites - suggestions of time and place - Possibly in Cambridge
@mikemiles86
Is Nov 1st the next meetup
I am trying to plan a trip to Boston. Wanted to see if I can align it with the Boston Meetup date. Is Nov 1st the next meetup date?
"Be the change you wish to see in the world", M. K. Gandhi.
Hello Anoopjohn! November 1st
Hello Anoopjohn!
November 1st is indeed the date of the next Boston Drupal meetup. We look forward to seeing you there.
@mikemiles86