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!
Want to learn about Drupal? Join us for lunch at Drupal Con
On Thursday March 5th we will be giving a introductory Drupal presentation over lunch during the Drupal Conference. Gearing things for professionals reviewing Drupal, we will discuss the software’s capabilities, support services available, and give an orientation of the open-source community behind it. After the presentation we will have a question and answer session that will put Drupal in the hotseat.
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Help shape a Content Types and Views book
I am currently in the very beginning stages of writing a book on Drupal Content Types that will focus on Core, CCK, and Views. I have a first draft of the outline that I am working on. I would love to get community feedback to help shape the book at this very early stage.
http://alanio.net/blog/2009/02/first-draft-drupal-book-outline-content-t...
Thank you,
Alan
DrupalConDC 2009 Video Recording Project
Announcements Sat, 2009-02-28:
All the paid video positions have been filled.
"Thank you" to everyone who signed up. :)
Still want to help out?
If you are already coming to DrupalCon DC 2009 and would still like to help out with video project without getting paid, you are, of course, more than welcome. :)
Bring your camera anyway!
Just because we're video recording DrupalCon DC 2009 doesn't mean that you can't too. :)
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Come Help Out at Drupalcon! Get a Rad T-Shirt!
Want to help ensure that Drupalcon is the success we're all expecting it to be? Come volunteer! We need help with a bunch of short shifts at the registration desk and setting up ahead of time. Beyond earning our endless affection, you'll get a chance to meet just about every Drupaler that walks through the Convention Center doors.
You'll also get a fairly unique shirt out of this. These are only available to volunteers:
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Free on Saturday Afternoon? Come Hang with Drupalers and Help DC Get Ready for DrupalCon
If you're free on Saturday afternoon, come out to hang with other Drupal fans and help DC get ready for DrupalCon - and the 1,300+ Drupalers coming to our city. Starting at 1:00 pm, a group of local Drupal developers, users, and friends of will be gathering to stuff 1,350 reusable grocery bags with stickers, postcards, and other swag. The work itself will be easy, so it's a great opportunity to meet other people involved with Drupal, talk tech, and just hang out.
We'll have snacks, drinks, and some beer to celebrate when we're done, and everyone who comes will walk out with an unofficial DrupalCon DC t-shirt. This is definitely a more the merrier event, so pass it on it your friends and colleagues.
Please post in the comments if you'll be coming!
Details
When: Saturday, February 28 from 1:00 pm until we're done!
Who: Any Drupal fans and friends are welcome
Where: Development Seed Headquarters
1534 U Street, NW Suite 2
(Across 16th Street from Stetson's, with the pink steps)
Baltimore Drupal meet-up Monday, March 2nd
(pre-DrupalCon) Baltimore Drupal meet-up Monday, March 2nd
Come hang out with the (3rd Drupal) Usability Test team at the University of Baltimore and get a sneak peak at the presentation on Thursday - http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/session/usability-testing-university-baltimore.
From 4:00 - 6:00pm the lab is open to anyone who wants to come by - so stop in and watch some eye-tracking footage and learn about usability testing. At 6pm we'll head over to talk Drupal and usability at Dionysus, a great bar/restaurant a block away. We'll be there till about 8pm.
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Swap a room in your apartment from next Monday Feb 23, until March 2, and a room in my apartment in Paris during next Drupal Con
From next Monday February 23, until March 2, I will work at Development Seed , located 1534 U Street NW Washington, DC 20009 , and I would like to find some cheap accomodation or swap between a room in your apartment from next Monday February 23, until March 2, and a room in my apartment during DrupalCon Paris in Septembre 2009.
near by (using public transportation if necessary).
I'm a Website architect and Drupal's evangelist from Paris, France.
This coming month your city will host a big conference about this open source software.
Looking for venue for Designer Meetup at Drupalcon
The Design Outreach Group is looking for a fun, safe venue near the DC Convention Center to host a Designer Happy Hour on Thursday, March 5. Does anyone have any good suggestions that are within walking distance?
Although the event is linked to DrupalCon it's officially open to anyone with an interest in Drupal and design. We look forward to seeing some of you there.
Read moreFebruary DC Drupal Meetup
Come out this coming Monday to the February DC Drupal meetup, starting at 7:00 pm at Stetson's. This is a great chance to meet other local people using Drupal and talk about your experiences, challenges, and wins with the platform. These are casual events, and people with all levels of experience and expertise are welcome.
This meetup will follow our usual format. We'll have a round of 5-minute lightening presentations starting at 7:30 pm. Anyone can take the floor during this time to talk - for five minutes - about their work with Drupal. This is a great time to share what you've just learned about a module, what you've just built, or put a question out to the group. If you want to present, post your topic in the comments and come ready to talk. After the presentations, we'll go back to talking, drinking beer, and playing foosball and darts.
At this meetup, I'll be talking about DrupalCon - which will be here in DC in just a few weeks. There will be lots of fun opportunities to help out over the next few weeks and at the conference - I'll talk about these in detail on Monday.
We'll meet at the upstairs bar at Stetson's at 7:00 pm. More details on the venue are below.
See you on Monday! And if you're around tonight, come out to the NOVA Drupal meetup.
Read morerecruiting for usability study at UB
Hey folks, we are in the midst of recruiting people to take part in the next Drupal usability study at the University of Baltimore - http://drupal.org/node/365191.
We're looking for people who either maintain a large website or make a living building sites (ie, spend a large percentage of the week on it). If you live in the Baltimore area and are interested in taking part, consider signing up. Sessions will take place February 25 - 28 at UB. A session is an hour and a half, and participants are paid.
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Baltimore Area User Group
The time has come to get a Baltimore Area Drupal Users Group together. People keep telling me they would love to work with Drupal but cannot seem to find many developers or resources in the area to get them started and help them feel supported. DC is just too far for some people to go during the week.
I am interested in leading regular meetups in the area and have several sponsors willing to donate meeting rooms, wireless access, projectors and other goodies. Wondering what people think about the following questions:
Read moreHelp Make DrupalCon DC Rock
DrupalCon is coming to DC in just over a month. Many of you have been super involved in bringing the conference to our city, in supporting it through sponsorships, submitting sessions, passing out bling to maybe Drupal lovers, and and helping out all around. This has been huge : )
We're looking for volunteers to help with a few more things:
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Helping us make sure our internet connection doesn't suck
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Providing great DC tips on tourist sites (how to get to the top of the Washington monument, what's your favorite museum,etc.) to your favorite bars and restaurants
Plus some others. Check out all the volunteering opportunities over here. Thank you in advance!
We'll also be looking for volunteers to help with setting up for the conference the day before the conference (March 3), the weekend before (February 28 and 29), and during the fun. I'll post more details here on all that in the next couple of weeks.
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Idealware is looking for Drupal Service Providers in the Nonprofit Sector
Hello everyone, here is a great way to market your Drupal services to the non-profit community. Phase2 Technology is participating in this effort by sponsoring the Drupal portion of a new research report done by Idealware.org on the subject of comparing Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla and Plone. Of course, we want the Drupal community to be well represented so please consider adding your support by registering to be listed in the Drupal portion of their services directory.
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Calling DC area Ultimate players to help with the new wafc.org site
After a few months of discussion and planning the Washington Area Flying-disc Club (WAFC) has switched from a custom Java site to a new Drupal-based site. We're in the process of getting everything squared away in time for spring season and we could use some help from Drupal designers, dabblers, and experts.
www.wafc.org is the site.
Some of the tasks on the table still:
- Draft some custom themes
- Explore SMS integration
- Explore league and game organization and functionality options (scheduling, reporting scores, data analysis/reporting on players, etc.)
January DC Drupal Meetup: Same Time, Same Place, New Year
The first DC Drupal Meetup of 2009 will take place on Monday, January 12, at 7:00 pm. Come out to share the latest work you've done with Drupal, listen to what other Drupal developers and users are up to, catch up with friends, and meet new people.
This meetup will follow our usual format. We'll have a round of 5-minute lightening presentations starting at 7:30 pm. Anyone can take the floor during this time to talk - for five minutes - about their work with Drupal. This is a great time to share what you've just learned about a module, what you've just built, or put a question out to the group. These meetups are for everyone interested in Drupal, so don't plan to get too technical - at least until side conversations later in the night. If you want to present, post your topic in the comments and come ready to talk. After the presentations, we'll go back to talking and drinking beer.
We'll meet at the upstairs bar at Stetson's at 7:00 pm. More details on the venue are below.
See you on Monday!
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Silver Spring Youth Media Group Looking for Drupal Sensei (revered teacher)
Gandhi Brigade, a Silver Spring Youth Media project, is looking for a Drupal Sensei. We have a small capacity building grant to renovate our drupal site www.gandhibrigade.org
We dimly perceive the potential of a Drupal site to create a social network around youth media; we want to train our young adults to do the building and need an experienced developer who likes working with youth to advise us on design and roll out. We have some money but that won't be the reason you will help us.
If interested contact Richard Jaeggi
301-588-1999
rjaeggi@gandhibrigade.org
Drupal Labs?
Where have they gone? Will we resume them in the future? Seems there hasn't been once since October.
Read moreGlobal Justice sprinters invite DC drupalers to dinner at Tamarindo Dec 16th (tonight!)
The Global Justice code sprinters have converged on Washington DC to bang out drupal functionality for Global Justice's next generation website. Convened by Sam Boyer (panels maintainer), a dedicated group of drupalistas is working on the drupal user system to decentralize control of permissions and other neat functionality for this distributed network of students and activists.
Read moreWashington, DC Drupal Meetup December 8th at Stetson's
Take a break from your holiday preparations to come out for the last DC Drupal meetup of the year, taking place Monday, December 8th, at Stetson's. We'll gather to discuss Drupal, share our recent experiences using it, show off recent projects, and talk shop. This meetup is for anyone interested in Drupal, whether that's as a beginning developer, an expert developer, a current user, or a potential user.
We'll meet upstairs at Stetson's at 7:00 pm. As usual, we'll have a round of 5-minute lightening presentations where anyone can talk quickly about a recent project they've done, a module they've built, or a question they have with Drupal. We'll kick these off around 7:30 pm. If you'd like to present, post your topic in the comments and come prepared to talk. There will be a projector and an internet connection for you to use.
More details on the meetup are below.
Read morespare an hour for Drupal usability
Hey DC Drupalers -
If you have an hour to spare, use it to help out the Drupal usability group and a not-too-far-off IxD grad student in Baltimore. I'm conducting a web developer user research study - it's an hour interview (with screenshare) where we'll talk about a current web project and your daily work.
Sign up here - http://tinyurl.com/6mnos4
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