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!
Drupal Design Camp needs newbie sessions too. Good opp for developers to mix in.
Hi Local Groups,
We are getting great design-related sessions submitted but there's a need for basic Drupal sessions so newbies know what the heck we are talking about. Like intro to Drupal, CCK, views, terminology, ect. Remember when we started out? That kind of stuff.
http://boston2010.design4drupal.org/schedule/sessions
Thanks for your help!
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Baltimore Drupal Meetup on May 12 @ 6:30 PM
It's time again for the Baltimore Drupal Meetup at our office and also the home of Schiavone Fine Art.
Don't expect the typical office setting. Our building is a former Moose Lodge so after presentations and discussion we hope people will stay and socialize.
Have an idea for a presentation? Contact Daniel@SnakeHill.net
We will provide some light fare so please RSVP by using the signup form.
Baltimore Drupal Meetup
Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Snake Hill: Practical Technology Solutions
244 S. Highland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-927-2176
Stumped by styling
I'm putting together a Drupal site, the focus of which is an approach to K-12 education. There are numberous digital photos in it that need to be wrapped, but I'm unable to do that sort of thing very well. If anyone can help me with such matters, I'd appreciate it. I'm thinking that the site should have some sort of blog as well, but of course know nothing in that arena either.
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Boston Design for Drupal Camp - MIT - June 19-20, 2010
5/8: Hi all, registration and a call for sessions is now open and out!
http://boston2010.design4drupal.org/
4/29: Site and information is forthcoming; this will be updated. Yes, it will.
See post for now and consider volunteering; even two hours helps!
http://groups.drupal.org/node/65448
Registration will be done via the site.
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Next DC Drupal Meetup: Open Data + Drupal
The next Washington, DC Drupal meetup will be on Monday, May 10 at 7:00 pm, and it will be an exciting one focused on open data. Last week the World Bank launched a huge open data initiative by opening up its massive database of 2,000+ data indicators on human development around the world and made much of the data available on Data.WorldBank.org - a Drupal site. At this meetup, we'll have three short presentations on the site and the components and work that made it possible:
Jeff McCoy from the World Bank will talk about why the World Bank opened up this data, their goals with Data.WorldBank.org, and why they decided to build the site on Drupal, and Livia Barton, also from the World Bank, will share some stats from the site.
Frank Febbraro from Phase 2 Technology will talk about the World Bank's API that lets people access and interact with the data and why it's built as it is.
Alex Barth from Development Seedwill walk through Data.WorldBank.org, explain how it works, and talk about some of the modules powering it.
UPDATE: We'll have at least one other talk on open data:
Peter Corbett from iStrategy Labs will share details on what the European Union efforts to open up their government data and will also talk about Digital Capital Week, a 10-day technology festival coming to DC this June.
We'll also ask people who attended DrupalCon San Francisco last week to share their biggest take aways, so if you were one of the lucky ones who attended think about what you can share with the group.
Drupal meetups are open to everyone and are a great way to get to learn more about Drupal, meet the local community, and in this case hear about how a large organization is opening up their data and using open source software to do so.
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Drupaldelphia May 14, 2010
Drupaldelphia is how Philly does DrupalCamp!
Join us for a day long exhibition and celebration of Drupal and related tools.
Drupaldelphia is appropriate for all levels of Drupal users; from those who are evaluating Drupal for the first time to core Drupal contributors.
The day is a mix of structured sessions and organic 'Birds of a Feather' sessions (informal discussion groups, like barcamp).
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Maryland Drupal Meetup on Wednesday April 28th @ 7pm
It's that time again! The MD Drupal meetup is occurring as usual on the 4th Wednesday of the month at PMG's offices in Columbia.
The meetup starts around 7PM and presentations will begin at 7:30. If you're interest in presenting for longer than 15 minutes, please contact Ron Williams (ron@lithicmedia.com) to reserve time, otherwise simply show up and we'll give you a 15 minute slot.
Planned Speakers:
Ron Williams - Managing Drupal Projects, as a client and as a developer
Details:
MD Meetup at PMG
6940 Columbia Gateway Drive (right off of 95 on 175 West)
Suite 220
I would like to attend security training on building Drupal-based websites for the federal government (i.e., FISMA compliance):
April Drupal Meetup: 4/12 at 7:00 pm
The next Washington, DC Drupal meetup will be on Monday, April 12 at 7:00 pm at Stetson's. We'll start the formal part of the meetup at 7:30 with introductions followed by a round of 5 minute lightning talks. We have one talk on the line up so far.
- Will White will demo the brand new beta 9 release of Managing News, a news and data aggregator and a Drupal installation profile
If you'd like to talk or demo something, please post about it in the comments and come ready to present to the group.
These meetups are a great chance to meetup other Drupal developers, learn about what is being done with Drupal, and get to know the local Drupal community. Everyone is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!
Meetup Details
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Stetson's Bar and Restaurant
1610 U Street, NW
Map
Metros: Short walk from U Street metro on the green line and Dupont on the red line
Bus: Right off of the S1, S2, and S4 routes that run up 16th Street, plus the 90 buses that run up U street.
Resources on using Drupal for nonprofit/membership sites
I'm looking for resources to help with Drupal applications for membership/nonprofits' websites. Specific needs are for dues payments, accepting donations of any amount, course and event registrations.
I'm pretty good with front-end development and administration - can follow and create documentation that's pretty user-friendly, not too technical. But I need help with the back-end part, or to be pointed to good documentation about how to set it up.
You can see our site at www.e-kehila.com. We have used Ubercart in the past but it is not activated right now.
MD Drupal Meetup on Wednesday March 24th @ 7PM
It's that time again! The MD Drupal meetup is occuring as usual on the 4th Wednesday of the month at PMG's offices in Columbia.
The meetup starts around 7PM and presentations will begin at 7:30. If you're interest in presenting for longer than 15 minutes, please contact Ron Williams (ron@lithicmedia.com) to reserve time, otherwise simply show up and we'll give you a 15 minute slot.
Currently the following presentations are planned:
Installing and using Drush - Ron Williams
Details:
MD Meetup at PMG
6940 Columbia Gateway Drive (right off of 95 on 175 West)
Suite 220
moving to town...
I am moving up to Baltimore/DC from Miami, last week of March, and I thought I would do some networking. My think is Drupal and iPhone development, and if anyone wants to drop me a line, perhaps hook up or give me a heads I would be all ears. Specifically, I am in DC 29th and 30th ( including a wine tasting if anyone is into that).
Read moreNew Smithsonian Site
This is the newest Smithsonian site. The second launched in Drupal.
Read moreInaugural Baltimore Drupal Meetup
We will hold the Inaugural Baltimore Drupal Meetup at our office and also the home of Schiavone Fine Art. Don't expect the typical office setting. Our building is a former Moose Lodge so after presentations and discussion we hope people will stay and socialize in the Club Room.
Presentations TBA - Have an idea for a presentation? Contact Daniel@SnakeHill.net
Please RSVP by using the signup form.
Inaugural Baltimore Drupal Meetup
Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Snake Hill: Practical Technology Solutions
244 S. Highland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-927-2176
Next DC Drupal Meetup Monday, March 8
The March DC Drupal meetup will be next Monday on March, 8 at 7:00 pm at Stetson's. As usual, we'll gather at the upstairs bar at 7:00 pm and kick off the more formal part of the meetup at 7:30 with introductions followed by a round of 5 minute lightning talks. Anyone is welcome to take the floor and talk - for 5 minutes or less - about something Drupal related. This could be a module you're working on, a new site launching on Drupal, or just a Drupal related question. If you'd like to talk, post about it in the comments and come ready to talk. You'll have access to a flatscreen TV, but not to the internet, so come prepared.
These meetups are a great chance to get to know the local Drupal community, talk with other developers, and learn about what's being done and what's possible with Drupal. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Hope to see you there!
Meetup Details
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Stetson's Bar and Restaurant
1610 U Street, NW
Map
Metros: Short walk from U Street metro on the green line and Dupont on the red line
Bus: Right off of the S1, S2, and S4 routes that run up 16th Street, plus the 90 buses that run up U street.
MD Drupal For Good - Building a free non-profit site
During the past several Maryland Drupal meetups, I've mentioned building a simple Drupal site during an event in order to go into detail regarding building a site as well as troubleshooting issues that come up during development. Sean Powell (esdott) brought this up during this meetup and sparked interest regarding this. It then occurred to me that instead of building a simple useless site, we should take our energy and build for a worthwhile cause and learn.
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Zivtech Training: Drupal Architecture
April 12, 2010: One Day Drupal Architecture Training in Philadelphia
http://www.zivtech.com/services/train/drupal-architecture-training
The key to building a great Drupal site is smart architectural decisions at the beginning of the project. An understanding of Drupal architecture is critical for site-builders as well as project managers, well-informed decision makers, and designers working with Drupal.
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Intro to Drupal Module Development
http://www.zivtech.com/services/train/intro-drupal-module-development
Our Introduction to Module Development class provides a hands-on crash course in solving specific problems by building custom modules. This training focuses on how to approach a specific problem that existing modules simply do not solve. Students follow along in individual development sandboxes as we guide them through putting Drupal's APIs to work. Attendees will leave the class with a working knowledge of Drupal's menu, form and hook systems as well as the database layer.
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PHP for Drupal
http://www.zivtech.com/services/train/php-drupal
This day-long training will be an introduction to PHP from a Drupal perspective. We'll introduce you to PHP syntax, key Drupal functions, Drupal coding standards, and get you reading and writing some Drupal code. We'll also get you used to using the Drupal codebase and API to solve problems.
This training is designed for folks who have Drupal experience but are new to writing code, or have coding experience but are new to PHP or Drupal.
Read moreMaryland Drupal Meetup on Wednesday February 24th @ 7pm
We will be hosting another Maryland Drupal meetup at PMG's office in Columbia. PMG will once again be providing access to their breakroom which includes a projector, screen, whiteboards, and wifi. If you're interested in learning or showing how to 'do it with Drupal' this is the place.
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