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!
Higher Education Web Symposium
On July 15th & 16th, the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine will host the Higher Education Web Symposium.
This two-day conference will provide tools, tips and techniques for web designers, developers, programmers, and project managers to help us all create better and more usable applications and websites. Jared Spool leads off the all star cast of presenters. Additional scheduled presenters include: Eric Meyer, Dana Chisnell, Stephanie Sullivan, and others!
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Drupal Baltimore launch
The Maryland Group has been mighty quiet...
Would be great to meet Drupalers from Baltimore/Annapolis/Maryland area.
Beginners, intermediates, experts, and ninjas, all welcome.
I can set up a screen projector in my home, and order Indian Food from Tamber's. (My housemate works there, but no discount.;)
If we get a Baltimore group off the ground, we can try to organize future gatherings at local restaurants, if anyone has the time or inclination to do that.
I can accommodate up to 22 people.
Address:
3 4 4 3 G u i l f o r d T e r ,
Baltimore, MD 2 1 2 1 8
Brainstorming User Scenarios for Future Usabilty Testing
Becca Scollan posted briefly here about a student project where they are considering doing some usability testing with Drupal at the University of Baltimore, which has the possibility to be expanded further in the summer. There are some preparation time constraints that at this point are leading her group to do consider completely replicating the scenario that was done at UMN, and it would be nice if some of the other admin test cases and tasks were fleshed out a bit more so that some new ground could be explored and to streamline the process a bit better.
There was talk at the UMN Usability session at Drupalcon that it would have been beneficial to set up the users with an initial "easy win" task that boosted their confidence -- like setting up an "About Us" page with a primary navigation link at the top. Webchick also pointed out that there were a number of task ideas that were discussed on this wiki page that were not executed, and that are still listed there with strikeout markup.
The intention of this wiki page is to flesh out some potential admin-related user scenarios that could be used now with this potential opportunity at the University of Baltimore. It could also serve as a general brainstorming place to flesh out other usability scenarios to be tested with other usability lab time as it becomes available.
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Help request: Upgrading to 6.x
Hey,
I am still learning my way around Drupal, and I think that my 5.x site is a complete mess. I need some help trying to upgrade to 6.0....Is anyone up for helping me out? I will be most grateful!
-dx
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Google's Summer of Code: How To Get Your Drupal Projects Sponsored and Secure Your Summer Internship
Hi DC area students and Summer of Coders,
On Thursday Development Seed is hosting an event on Google's Summer of Code for Drupal. Past and future participants will be on hand to talk more about Drupal and Google's Summer of Code and to guide students through the application process. Specifically, we'll
- Walk through the application process and deadlines, and give tips on how to get your project accepted
- Help pair students with potential mentors who are experts in areas they want to work in
- Discuss your project ideas and give feedback, and discuss ideas coming from the community
DC DrupalCon Debrief : March 18th!
Lets celebrate an awesome DrupalCon by sharing the great things we all learned about the future of Drupal with everyone in DC that could not make it! Join us Tuesday the 18th from 7:00 until 9:00 pm-ish at Be Bar (1318 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 p (202) 232-7450). With free wifi and a big screen tv we can plug into it will be great for lightening talks, and it's right by the Convention Center so it will be easy to get to for the after work crowd.
Whether you are an active Drupal developer, a new to Drupal developer, or a non-technical person interested in using Drupal sites or just learning more, come on out because we'll be telling great stories. As usual, the first round is on Development Seed.
Here is the line up so far:
Data Mashups: RDF and SparQL (Alex), based on this session
From Email to SMS: Messaging and Notifications (Jose - in town from Spain!), based on this session
Building Killer Apps: Context (Jeff), based on this session
Multilingual Drupal (Jose), based on this session
Future of Fields (Alex), based on this session
Simple Test (Young), based on this session
Acquia (Eric), based on this session
If you'd like to give a talk or suggest a topic, post it here.
See you on Tuesday!
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Nexpo Meetup, anyone?
For those who don't know, Nexpo is a gigantic trade show put on by the Newspaper Association of America every year. Over at my day job, I'm a member of the NAA, and this interview was with the NAA monthly trade magazine.
Read moreMarch DC Drupal Meetup
Hey, everyone! Since the feedback from the February meetup has been very positive, I was thinking that we could get together for a similar event on Wednesday, March 26th from 7-9pm at Affinity Lab in Adams Morgan.
eDemocracyCamp - this weekend!
I know this is ultra last-minute, and most people are heading out of town towards Boston. But an old friend in the nonprofit / ngo techie world wanted me to get the word out to Drupal folks in the DC area who will be around this weekend:
eDemocracyCamp!
"The place for innovators, optimists, and engaged citizens. March 2, 2008 in Washington, DC
Read moreFebruary Drupal Meetup
Next Wednesday, February 20th, is the next Washington DC Drupal Meetup. This month we will be meeting at Affinity Lab, located in Adams Morgan right above The Diner.
Carpool to DrupalCon?
I don't live in DC (anymore), but I will be there for about a week before DrupalCon Boston.
Is anyone driving to DrupalCon? I'd share driving and expenses. I prefer to leave Saturday the 1st as I have friends to visit in Boston, but Sunday could work, too.
-Dave
Read moreLooking for a Drupal expert to partner with
I was hesitant to post this under jobs because it isn't really a job per se, rather, it is an inquiry to see if there are any experienced drupal programmers out there who are interested in hearing about a community-oriented Web site I have been working on for several years now that I'm expecting to unfold into a full-time enterprise.
I'm essentially looking for someone who has a passion for online communities and the impact that social networking is having on different verticals within the private sector.
Read moreDrupal is Hot in DC
The year is off to a great start with three Drupal events already on the calendar.
First, just this past Sunday, Dave led a meet-up at DC Library, West End Branch. This was targted at folks that wanted a little more time infront of the computers than is possible at a bar and since the Silver Spring, December meet-up that Addison led went so well on the weekend and some folks from outside the District can't come in after work it seemed to fit a good niche.
Next up up we have lightening talks and beers after work next Tuesday the 22nd at Be Bar from 7pm until 9pm-ish. It's right by the convention center so will be easy for the after work crowd. Read more, get directions, and suggest a lighting talk topic that you want to present.
We also already have a date set for next month's meet-up, February 20th up in Adams Morgan. Mike Mccaffre has worked to get a big space at AffinityLab (this can hold a good 50+ people). There will be food and beer (let Mike know if you want to sponsor). This will also have lightening talks - so post ideas on Mike's thread.
Both Mike and Dave are going to be at the up coming meetup on the 22nd. If anyone else is interested in helping to organize events in DC please come so we can plan over a beer. This is going to be an awesome year.
Read moreJanuary (drinking) Drupal Meetup: Lightening Talks and Beer
Next Tuesday, the 22nd of January, we will start mixing Drupal with drinking like the old days. Come join us from 7pm until 9pm-ish at Be Bar (1318 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 p (202) 232-7450). It's right by the convention center so will be easy for the after work crowd to get to and with free wifi it will be great for lighting talks. We will bring a mini projector, so start thinking about quick 5 minute egg timer demos. Like normal, there will be 6 of them. The quick demos will start around 7:15 and just go for 30 minutes. Post your presentation ideas below!
February 20th Meetup Proposal
Hey everyone,
There is a lot of discussion about when/where to have our future meetups. In order to get things moving I would like to volunteer to cosponsor a meeting in February along with AffinityLab, which is a small business incubator and coworking facility located in the heart of Adams Morgan.
Meeting at AffinityLab will include the following features:
- convenient location in the heart of the city
- large meeting room that can hold 50 to 100 people
- a real projector
- reliable internet connection
- no ambient house music during presentations
For more information visit: http://affinitylab.com
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Project Practice
Anyone interested in meeting either physically or via AIM, etc., to experiment on a practice project? I'm much looking forward to the next meetup but have a feeling that a project-based activity would be really good for learning.
Charlie
Logan Circle
Good DC Restaurants?
Anyone know some good DC area restaurants that are about $25-35/person? I know I'm off topic, but I live about 2 hours away and am looking for a good place to eat dec. 31.
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January Meetup in Washington, DC
Hey everyone,
I found a location that meets multiple criteria, which people asked to be considered in future meets.
Location: DC Library, West End Branch (small meeting room)
Address: 1101 24th Street, NW (corner of 24th Street and L Street, NW)
Library Contact Phone: 202.724.8707
Metro Accessible: Foggy Bottom MetroRail station (Orange & Blue lines)
Day and Time: Sunday, January 13th, 1PM (reserved for us until 4:45PM)
Regular Sessions - DC/VA/MD area
We had a good turnout for the December 2nd Meetup indicating that people in the area have quite a bit of interest in Drupal. A huge thank you to Addy for taking the bull by the horns and getting everyone together and setting up the location. The group that attended spanned the range from those being generally curious to those who make a living from developing web solutions on the Drupal platform.
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