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!
Tomorrow's DC Drupal meetup (Feb 8) - CANCELLED
The snowpocalype struck (again), and it's aftermath is, well, massive. The federal government is closed tomorrow, buses aren't running regularly, not all metro stations are open, and Stetson's isn't opening up the upstairs bar tomorrow. So, we're canceling the February DC Drupal meetup. The tentative date for our next meetup will be Monday, March 8. More details on that to come.
If you've seen this twice now, my apologies for the double posting - we just want to make sure everyone gets word on the cancellation.
Read moreCANCELLED: February DC Drupal Meetup on 2/8
UPDATE: We've cancelled this meetup. With the city still snowed in after #snowpocalypse2 - and with the bar upstairs at Stetsons not opening - we decided to call off the meetup. The tentative date for the next meetup is Monday, March 8, with more details to come. Enjoy the snow!
The next DC Drupal meetup will be on Monday, February 8, at 7:00 pm at Stetson's Famous Bar and Grill. We'll follow our usual format with everyone gathering at the upstairs bar around 7:00 pm for drinks and kicking off the formal part of the meetup at 7:30 with introductions. We'll follow that with five minute lightning talks where we open up the floor to anyone who'd like to talk - for five minutes or less - on something Drupal related, like a module you're working on, a website that recently launched on Drupal, or a Drupal-related question. If you want to present, just post about it in the comments here and come ready to talk. You'll have access to a flatscreen TV, but not to the internet.
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.
Baltimore Drupal User Group
I'm interested in forming a Baltimore Drupal User Group to meet regularly in Baltimore. We have the perfect space for meetups that can hold 80 people comfortably and has a commercial kitchen, bar, plenty of bathrooms and even a club room for over flow or socializing.
I'd like to gauge interest and get some feedback from the group? So...
- Would you be interested?
- Would you be willing to help plan?
- How often should a group meet? Monthly? Bi-monthly? Quarterly?
- Any suggestions for presentations and presenters?
- Any suggestions for day of the week and times?
Thanks
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Mobile CMS. Maybe switching to Drupal
Recently my company has been creating mobile CMS applications for a variety of clients. Many of these are event related and so we going to start promoting Mobile CMS platform initially for iphone and then expanding to Android and Black berry in time.
Right now the infrastructure in built in zend, but I would love to switch this capability to fit with Drupal infrastructure. With webservices integration, with particular taxonomies and content types being able to propagate the data from drupal into a mobile application.
Read moreMaryland Drupal Meetup on Wednesday January 27 @ 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, presenters and presentation information will be listed soon.
Read moreJanuary DC Drupal Meetup on 1/11
The first Washington, DC Drupal meetup of the year will be on Monday, January 11 starting at 7:00 pm at Stetson's Bar and Grill. These meetups are a great chance to talk with other Drupal developers, learn more about the websites being built with Drupal, and get a better understanding of the open source framework and the community.
We'll follow our usual format and have introductions at 7:30, followed by a round of 5 minute lightning talks. This is a chance for anyone to take the floor and talk - for 5 minutes or less - about something they're working on - a module, a website, or anything Drupal related. If you want to present, please speak up! Post about it in the comments and we'll add you to the meetup announcement, and of course come ready to talk.
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.
Northern Virginia Drupal January Meetup
Don't miss the January meetup! Bring a challenge or problem you've been working on and we'll all look at it.
Have something you'd like to present or discuss? Any modules out there that made your life much easier? Let us know!
Where:
Irelands Four Courts
2051 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3600
When:
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
DC Drupal Meetup on December 14
The last DC Drupal meetup of the year will be on Monday, December 14, at 7:00 pm at Stetson's Bar and Grill. We'll get back to our standard format this month with a round of introductions followed by free for all lightning talks starting at 7:30 pm. Lightning talks are a chance for anyone to take the floor to talk about something Drupal related - a project that just launched on Drupal, a new project coming up, a module, etc. - for up to five minutes. If you want to present, just come prepared to talk. Afterwards, there will be plenty of time for conversations over beers.
These meetups are a great opportunity to meet local Drupal developers and Drupal site administrators, learn about some of the things being built with Drupal, and find out more about the open source framework.
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
DrupalCon Beijing ... A Wildcard
Ok it's time to come out of shell: we are on the verge of securing “Beijing IT Developer Conference Week”.
It will provide free-of-cost to following:
1. A 2,000-3,000 square meter, conference venue, with main pavilion and partitioned classrooms
2. Linguistic support, with instantaneous translations and headsets
3. Sound/video equipment, personnel and recording
4. Security/attendants
5. Internet connection
Caveats:
1. Timing has to be either April, or July of 2010
NoVA Drupal Meetup Tonight: "The Greatest Under-the-Radar Modules"
This week's topic is "The Greatest Under-the-Radar Modules". The format will be casual. No need for anyone to prepare formal PowerPoint presentations. Just come ready to share and discuss your favorite, coolest modules that aren't standard issue for most drupal sites(Although, perhaps they should be?). Who knows, by the night's end, you may have picked up some new favorites yourself!
As always, we'll have time to talk about anything you are working on, so please bring questions or projects to share.
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Mini-meetup in DC this week?
A few of the larks from Exaltation of Larks will be in DC through December 1, 2009. We'll be visiting family for the holidays and our friends at the USPTO. Is there anyone in the area that would like to get together for an informal meetup?
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Maryland Drupal Meetup on Wednesday December 2 @ 7pm
Hello everyone -
We are having our next MD Drupal meetup at PMG's office in Columbia. We will have access to our break room (plenty of room) with a projector, screen, whiteboards, and wifi.
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AppSec Conference DC - and D7CX work?
Hey folks,
Ben and I will be in town this week from Wednesday to Saturday for the AppSec conference (security stuff, by the open source web application security project - OWASP). While we're travelling we of course are interested in meeting up with some local Drupal folks. So, what do you say? We're thinking a night of beers and Drupal-discussin or maybe some D7CX sprinting on Saturday day for a while. If you're interested please let us know!
Read moreDC Drupal Meetup: Monday, November 16
The next DC Drupal meetup will be on Monday, November 16, at 7:00 pm at Stetson's Bar and Grill. We're breaking slightly from our standard format and instead will have two three 10 minute presentations:
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Dave Cole and Macon Phillips from the White House New Media Team will discuss the new WhiteHouse.gov platform, which was recently rolled out on Drupal.
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Alex Barth will demo the new Managing News, a fully open source news and data aggregator built on Drupal, and talk about some ways it's being used.
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Jeff Walpole of Phase2 Technology will discuss OpenPublish and how this distribution is being used by publishers to launch high traffic websites
Also, we have a FREE ticket to raffle off to next month's Do It With Drupal conference - a three day, multi-level Drupal training event put on by Lullabot, who are great Drupal trainers. To enter the raffle, RSVP with "diwd" in the comments on this thread and come to the meetup. We'll print out the names of everyone who leaves a comment, put them all in a hat, and pull a winner at the meetup.
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
Reminder: Northern Virginia Drupal November Meetup Tomorrow night
We will talk about URL shortener, which was recently put to great use on USA.gov.
We'll also have time to talk about anything you are working on, so please bring questions or projects to share.
See you tomorrow night. RSVP or just show up!
Where:
Irelands Four Courts
2051 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
When:
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Anyone want lunch?
Is there someone really knowledgeable about Drupal out there who would be willing to be bought lunch by our organization in return for answering a few basic questions about Drupal and its use in an enterprise environment?
Read moreNorthern Virginia Drupal November Meetup
We will talk about URL shortener, which was recently put to great use on USA.gov.
We'll also have time to talk about anything you are working on, so please bring questions or projects to share.
See you next week. RSVP or just show up!
Where:
Irelands Four Courts
2051 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
When:
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
6:30pm - 9:00pm
GOSCON Drupal booth needs volunteers
GOSCON DC is a special production of the Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) designed to meet the needs of senior IT executives of federal agencies and regional state and local government.
Now more than ever governments across the world are turning to open source software (OSS) as it impacts the way they procure, resource, collaborate, develop and rapidly deploy information technology to support of their organization's mission and goals.
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to hire someone, it is critical that you do your own research as there is no one vouching for these people. It is merely a list of potentials to help you on your search. The purpose of this list is so we have an answer to the often asked question,
Next DC Drupal Meetup Monday, October 19th
The next Drupal meetup will be on Monday, October 19th at 7:00 pm at Stetson's. These meetups are a great opportunity to meet other local Drupal developers and Drupal site administrators, learn about some of the cool things being done in Drupal, and just learn more about the CMS. People of all levels of Drupaldom are welcome.
As usual, we'll kick off the meetup with a round of introductions at 7:30 pm, followed by five minute lightning talks. These can be about anything Drupal related - a site or module you're working on, a question you have, or anything else that you think would be of interest to the group. If you'd like to give a talk, post about it in the comments and come ready to talk. There will be access to a flatscreen to plug into, but the internet is shaky so don't count on being able to get online. After the lightning talks, there will be lots of time for conversations and more beer.
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
