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!
DC Drupal Meetup: August 11 at Stetson's
Next Monday we'll have the August Drupal Meetup. This is a great chance to talk about your latest projects, ask questions, or just learn more about Drupal from developers and users. This meetup is open to people with all levels of Drupaldom, and we usually get a good mix of expert to mid-level Drupal programmers, n00b developers, users, and potential users.
We'll meet at the upstairs bar at Stetson's Bar and Restaurant at 7:15 pm. At 7:30 pm, we'll open the floor to 5-minute lightening presentations. This is your chance to share the latest module you're working on, discuss a fun project, or pose a question to the group - but you only have 5 minutes so keep it short. We're taking cues from the discussion over here and will have an egg timer : ) This means there will be plenty of time after the presentations to talk in greater detail over beers. If you want to suggest a topic to discuss, post it here and come prepared to talk.
August is usually a quiet month in DC so we're expecting a smaller group than normal, but we'll still have lots of fun. In addition to Drupal talk, we'll have a foosball tournament. Please stretch and bring plenty of quarters : )
Meetup Details
7:15 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
You can rsvp here or over on Upcoming.org.
Hope to see you there!
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Talks at Meetups - shorter presentations
Overall, I enjoyed last night's lab meetup. It was great that so many people turned out and that we could share site building tricks, development techniques and hurdles we run into when building sites in Drupal.
It was very disappointing though that we lost any time discipline and went on giving five presentations in the 2 hours between 7 and 9. No time was left for casual conversations afterwards for people who needed to head out.
And I was the one who broke the seal by giving the first over time presentation :(
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Next Drupal Lab: July 30th
We will be having the next Washington DC Drupal Lab on July 30th from 7 to 9pm. Like usual it is the last Wednesday of the month, and like usual it will be at Affinity Lab in Adams Morgan. The lab is located at 2451 18th St NW in Adams Morgan, and the entrance is to the right of The Diner.
Bringing the Spring 2009 DrupalCon to Washington, DC
Over the last several weeks I've been contacting people in the DC Drupal community and the Drupal Association to evaluate whether DC would serve as a good space for the Spring 2009 North American DrupalCon. As we all know, it will and it will be awesome!
With our large and very active Drupal community, we'll be able to support it, and with all the nonprofits, associations, and political organizations based here there is a huge user and potential user base that we can engage and get to invest in Drupal. Our Convention Center is centrally located and surrounded by hotels and restaurants, which makes it convenient for people traveling from anywhere (including DC and the 'burbs) and for meeting and socializing after sessions are over. Plus, Washington, DC is a great city and a tourist destination in itself - it will be great to share the city with the entire Drupal community.
So, we are going to go for it. The proposal has been submitted to the Drupal Association, and now that the formalities are started, it's time to engage more people to further develop this and let the community discourse shape this into what will be an awesome conference. Here is the formal proposal we submitted if you'd like to give it a read: http://is.gd/X3m.
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ChinaOpen: Part 2 - Drupal Open-Training
Having launched ChinaOpen this saturday, we will be shifting from Adobe's Flex/AIR track into Drupal, from Tuesday July 15, 2008 on.
This is an "introduction to Drupal" type of training, detail as follows:
7月12日， ChinaOpen 第一站：adobe flex，详细请见 http://drupalchina.org/node/4782
从7月15日起, ChinaOpen 第二站： Drupal公开课程 ，
具体课程安排如下：
7月15 第一帧 Drupal 基础
将以drupal5.x版本讲述，暂定2008年7月15日上午9：30开始
主题：
- Drupal简介及基础概念
- 安装drupal（drupal5.8）
July DC Drupal Meetup: Monday, 7/14 at Stetson's
Next Monday on July 14th we'll have our monthly Drupal meetup. This is a great time to network with Drupal developers and users over beers and listen to the interesting ways people are using the platform. No matter what level of Drupaler you are - pro, total n00b, or just interested bystander - come on out to meet others in the community.
We'll meet at 7:15 pm at the upstairs bar at Stetson's. Around 7:30 we'll start the lightening round presentations. For the newcomers, this is your chance to quickly present on the interesting Drupal work you've done in the past month. Each speaker gets five minutes - which is timed with an egg timer. The goal with these presentations is to make them understandable for every Drupal user, no matter the skill level, so please don't go too far down into the technical details. There will be plenty of time after the presentations to talk about your topics in more detail. If you want to present, post your topic here or come ready to talk on Monday.
There will be internet access and plenty of tables to sit at, so feel free to bring your computers. There's also a foosball table, so get ready to play a few games.
Meetup Details
7:15 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
RSVP below or over on Upcoming too.
Hope to see you there!
Read moreJune 25th Drupal Lab
We will be having the next Washington DC Drupal Lab on June 25th from 7 to 9pm. Like usual it is the last Wednesday of the month, and like usual it will be at Affinity Lab in Adams Morgan. The lab is located at 2451 18th St NW in Adams Morgan, and the entrance is to the right of The Diner.
Reminder: DC Drupal Meetup Tonight at 7:15 pm
Just wanted to remind everyone that the June Drupal Meetup is happening tonight at 7:15 pm at Stetsons. We'll be meeting at the upstairs bar - when you enter the bar, walk right up those steps and you'll see us.
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Hotdogs, Foosball, and Drupal: Tonight
Beer is in the fridge. Kick off is at 7:05 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. 1534 U Street, NW, Suite 2. We’re right above a store called Sweet Magnolia and have bright pink steps.
For more information, read Bonnie's post: http://groups.drupal.org/node/12353
Read moreOffice Expansion/Foosball Party at Development Seed: Thursday, June 12
We're throwing an office expansion/foosball party after work on Thursday and we wanted to invite the DC Drupal community to join us. We'll be serving beer and snacks, and playing several highly competitive rounds of foosball. Of course in between all that, we'll be talking about what we're all working on and new tech developments that have caught our eye. We're hoping that some old friends and new faces from around the city come out.
We'll crack open the first beers around 6:30 pm on Thursday, and the first game will start around 7:00 pm. You can find more information and directions to our office here.
Hope to see you on Thursday!
Read moreNext DC Drupal Meetup June 16th
Before everyone takes off to escape the heat this weekend (99 degrees already!!!), I wanted to announce that the next Drupal Meetup is scheduled for Monday, June 16th from 7:15 to about 9:00 pm.
After many months of bar hopping in search of a great place to have our monthly meetups, we can happily say we've found one: Stetsons Bar and Grill. We held last month's meetup there and it worked out fabulously - plenty of space for everyone, a private room, music control (i.e. quiet during presentations), own bartender, metro accessible, and after meetup entertainment in a foosball and pool table. And from now on, we'll have internet access too : ) If this continues to work out, we'll keep the meetups here. But please give us feedback and suggestions on other venues if you have them.
The meetup will follow the standard format of a round of five minute lightening talks followed by lots of time to get to know other Drupal developers, users, and newbies. If you'd like to present, post your topic here. I'll post a tentative agenda of presentations later next week.
Mark your calendars - Monday, June 16, at 7:15 pm. Hope to see you then!
Read moreDrupal Lab May 28 (Tomorrow!)
Hey everyone! Sorry for the late posting of this event to the site, but there will indeed be a Drupal Lab tomorrow night from 7-9pm at Affinity Lab, which is located in the heart of Adams Morgan at 2451 18th Street NW on the 2nd Floor. The entrance it to the right of The Diner.
Introduce ChinaOpen
Three months into planning, overcoming all kinds of odds and challenges (including the latest challenge of the Chinese firewall!) -- we are pressing ahead with ChinaOpen.
And on the eve of returning to China to iron out the logistic details, I would like to point you to http://www.china-osl.com and watch the Flash-video, which captures in essence, our message, spirit and goal of our ChinaOpen initiative.
In short, this summer, for 2-months, we will round up 50-200 Chinese students to work on Open-Source projects from worldwide. Currently in two tracks:
1. Drupal, and
Reminder: Early Stage - Drupal's Future Markets
Quick reminder that Early Stage will host Jeff Whatcott in a discussion on future markets and trends for Drupal at TeqCorner in McLean, VA. Also on tap will be a Phase2 Technologies presentation on new module development and Nabil Sandhu from WarpLab will present a testing framework for Drupal implementations.
Read moreReminder: May Drupal Meetup Tonight!
Just a quick reminder that there will be a Drupal Meetup tonight starting at 7:00 pm. We'll meet upstairs at Stetson's Bar and Restaurant at 1610 U Street (four blocks from U street metro stop on the green line).
We have a few interesting lightening talks lined up to start the meetup, which will be followed with lots of time to talk to other Drupal developers and users.
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Hey guys,
Many thanks to our friends at Affinity Lab for letting us use their space! I not only had a great time, but was able to get a lot done while getting to know many of you better.
In fact, since I had such a good time, let's have another meetup! I think it'd be awesome if we had one on May 12th. There (may even have been / was) mention of one on May 12th, but figured I'd throw this out there just in case something's changed.
Well, ladies and gents, it's been a pleasure, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
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April 30th Drupal Lab?
At the last meet up, there was mention of a Drupal lab on April 30th at Affinity Labs in Adams Morgan. I rearranged my schedule just so I could attend.
Is this still happening?
If so, can someone who knows the arrangement post an event with the info sooner than later?
I would hate for folks to miss out due to a late posting.
Just my two cents,
Katrina
Early Stage - Drupal's Future Markets
On Tuesday, May 13, Early Stage will host Jeff Whatcott in a discussion on future markets and trends for Drupal at TeqCorner in McLean, VA. This is the first of monthly meetings we plan to offer in Northern Virginia to discuss and share information on Drupal and other related technologies and trends.
Event description:
Read moreHow can China be of services to Drupal -- practically?
We have been pondering about how to best evangelize China into the Drupal community -- and in droves.
After operating in China for two years, and despite of our best trying such as holding the Drupal BootCamp event in Beijing http://www.drupalchina.org/node/3638, our biggest challenge is the practicality of getting Chinese acquainted with Drupal -- BEFORE we can even talk about having them participate into the DROP program, let alone directly contribute into module or theme writing.
Read moreWashington, DC Drupal Meetup, April 14th
This coming Monday on April 14th we'll hold the next Washington, DC Drupal Meetup at James Hoban's on Dupont Circle.
Last month we had a great conversation here about how we can make these meetups most productive for everyone. A few of us have put our heads together and came up with the idea of having two meetups a month with different focuses.
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