This group is for everyone living in the DC metro area who's interested in Drupal. You can post here about anything relating to DC and Drupal, whether that's local job postings, events, or just a call out to talk shop over beers.
You can also find us in a couple of other places:
- Group on Meetup.com for events (they handle events better, with reminder emails and whatnot)
- Group on groups.drupal.org for discussions and job posts (that's here)
- #drupal-dc on freenode
- @DrupalDC on Twitter
We have a great meetup every month where we get together to connect in person. The target audience is Drupal developers, users, and people who want to learn more about Drupal. We start the meetups with a round of very focused lightning talks that discuss real world solutions to existing problems, new work people have done, and Drupal news. Some of these talks are about code, and some are not. We do ask that all presenters talk on a level that everyone - including non-developers - can follow. After the talks, we chat over beer, and maybe play a few games of foosball.
We're open to ways to improve the meetups and this group, so speak up if you have ideas!
January meetup one week before inauguration: any concerns?
The manager at Stetson's, Shauna, got in touch to double-check if we would be meeting on our regular night in January. The second Monday falls on the 14th, which is one week before the presidential inauguration.
Does anyone see any potential issues with that?
I'm trying to remember four years ago, and while a lot of streets were closed down near the Mall, I think things were pretty normal up at U St. Would there be any other goings-on that week that might interfere with our meetup? Should we re-schedule or cancel for the month?
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Live Webinar: Taking Drupal Cross-platform
10 things you need to know to optimize a Drupal website for any device or platform.
When:
January 10th
North America – 2PM EST. Register Here
EMEA – 3PM GMT. Register Here
Unallocated Space: Web Nights
For the past few months, I've been teaching web development classes at Unallocated Space, a hackerspace in Severn, MD.
These are fairly freeform classes that are designed to bring new developers into web development, give experts a resource and venue to hash out specific issues, cross-pollinate with other technologists and engineers of different disciplines, and get assistance with web projects. This is not Drupal specific, but it comes up a lot these days.
This goes down every Thursday night at Unallocated Space.
Read moreMonthly Drupal Meetup at Stetson's: Mon 10 Dec
It's almost that time again (already):
Our regular meetup is the second Monday of every month at Stetson's on U St. Join us for a round of lightning talks and plenty of socializing. This is a pretty casual event: everyone is welcome, and by no means do you need to look professional!
We don't have a set schedule, but just so you know what to expect, this is more or less how things tend to go:
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Still Need Space for Co-working DC
We're still looking for a space (or many) to hold regular Drupal co-working sessions in DC.
If you know of an office conference room or an open minded co-working space please contact me. We looking to hold these during business hours on a Friday (but we're flexible)
Perhaps to get things rolling somebody knows of a quiet cafe or even a private room at a restaurant/bar?
Ideas appreciated.
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Drupal Co-working Day in Oakton, VA
We have a nice large space available for co-working on Friday, December 14. Bring your laptop and swap Drupal Techniques! This will be a casual Drupal get-together, providing an opportunity to work on your Drupal projects in the company of other Drupal folks.
Please RSVP at meetup.com.
Bixal
3050 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 310
Oakton, VA
Bixal is located at the intersection of 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.) and Jermantown Rd. and accessible from either.
Read moreWashington, DC CiviCRM Meetup
Come meet others from the Area who are interested in, using or developing for CiviCRM.
Meet us at the Black Squirrel in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of DC on Wednesday, November 28th. This meetup will be a social gathering but there will be opportunities to talk to others about what you are working on in CiviCRM and any big CRM plans for the coming year.
Please register on CiviCRM.org.
We have reserved space on the bottom floor of the Black Squirrel.
Read moreDulles Corridor Drupal Meetup
This meeting will actually be near the intersection of 123 and 66 in Oakton, as we have a great meeting space available to us at Bixal.
Preliminary schedule:
7:00 Social time
7:30 Group discussion: What are you doing, or what is best-practice for X?
Technical presentation[s]
End and more social time.
Bixal
3050 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 310
Oakton, VA
Bixal is located at the intersection of 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.) and Jermantown Rd. and accessible from either.
Please RSVP at meetup.com
Read moreDrupal Co-working Day in Oakton, VA
We have a nice large space available for co-working on Friday, November 16. Bring your laptop and swap Drupal Techniques! This will be a casual Drupal get-together, providing an opportunity to work on your Drupal projects in the company of other Drupal folks.
Please RSVP at meetup.com.
Bixal
3050 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 310
Oakton, VA
Bixal is located at the intersection of 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.) and Jermantown Rd. and accessible from either.
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Need some folks with Blackbaud NetCommunity experience
Any drupal developers out there with Blackbaud NetCommunity (BBNC) experience. BBNC is not a very difficult platform to work with, but there is a learning curve. I'd like to find some developers we can continue to rely on that are past that learning curve.
Thanks
Josh Fischer
Artsmith Media LLC
www.artsmithmedia.com
November meetup at Stetson's
Our regular meetup is the second Monday of every month at Stetson's on U St. Join us for a round of lightning talks and plenty of socializing. This is a pretty casual event: everyone is welcome, and by no means do you need to look professional!
We don't have a set schedule, but just so you know what to expect, this is more or less how things tend to go:
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Polling place lookup module
I'm pleased to report that my company, NGP VAN, Inc., has released the Google Civic module, which makes uses Google Civic API to provide polling place lookup functionality to any Drupal 6 or 7 website, in order to promote participation in the US general election on Nov. 6, 2012. (Or, for that matter, any election for which Google provides data.)
Read moreBaltimore Drupal Meetup - November 14
We meet, talk Drupal and maybe have a beer. Often we have a presentation and sometimes we just have casual conversation. Either way come join us to learn more about Drupal and meet other Drupalistas.
Have a topic? Want to present? Have a new Drupal masterpiece? Let us know.
Come join us, learn more about Drupal, and meet other Drupalistas.
We meet up stairs at Bertha's in Fell's Point.
Read moreDrupal Co-working in Baltimore - November 2
Hey Drupal freelancers and telecommuters! Get out of your PJ's and do some parallel working with other Drupal peeps.
Join us at BeeHive Baltimore along the Canton Waterfront in Baltimore.
Please RSVP on meetup.com so we can get a head count
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Drupal Ladder issue sprint Nov. 14 7pm at Gordon Biersch in Rockville
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP on Meetup.com! Here's the event: http://www.meetup.com/drupal-dc/events/87411042/ This is so I can give Gordon Biersch a more accurate count. Sorry that this means you need an account on another site, but groups.drupal.org just doesn't handle event planning very well.
Read moreRFP for a non-profit association due Oct 15
Some of you may be aware, but the American Council on Technology (ACT) has issued an RFP for a modernization of its website, www.actgov.org
ACT-IAC Releases Website Modernization RFP - Proposals Due October 15, 2012
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drupal4gov ladder DC
Thursday following the Drupal Government Summit at the Reagan Building, we will head over to the Commerce Department's library for a Drupal4Gov ladder event.
We have the space to break up into smaller groups and will do groups:
A Newer Drupalers
B Have some Drupal or php experience
C Coders/Developers with Drupal experience
Each group will do either an issue sprint or a learning sprint.
Read moreBaltimore Drupal Meetup Oct 10 - Learn Ladder Sprint
This month we'll be participating in a Drupal Ladder Learning Sprint.
The Drupal Ladder is an initiative aimed at raising the number of drupal.org users who contribute to the Drupal core. During this Learning Sprint we will work through the tools and processes involved in working on core Drupal issues.
More information on the Drupal ladder can be found --> http://drupalladder.org
Come join us, learn more about Drupal, and meet other Drupalistas.
We meet up stairs at Bertha's in Fell's Point.
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Display Suite Facebook Fan Page (in German)
I was invited to view a Facebook page about Drupal Display Suite (in German) so I thought I would share it with all of you.
Read moreOn Twitter: @DrupalDC
There's really nothing there yet, but we've got a Twitter account:
I'm not sure who owns the copyright on the logo from DrupalCon DC, but I'm going to see if we can use that.
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