The Central Connecticut Drupal Meetup Group will be holding its next educational and interactive, face-to-face meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Knight Hall, Room 215, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105, as it continues to build and strengthen the community of Drupal developers, designers, administrators, content creators and other stakeholders in Connecticut. Come meet fellow Drupalists. Come learn what Drupal can do for you and the best practices to apply when using Drupal. Come help steer our group to become an invaluable source of information and networking opportunities. We are a passionate and fun group, enthusiastic to grow and help all those interested in Drupal - beginners, journeymen and experts - by sharing our collective knowledge, expertise, experiences and ideas.
Logistics
When: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: University of Connecticut School of Law, Knight Hall, Room 215, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Here is a google map centered on the University of Connecticut School of Law and a campus map showing the locations of the building in which we will be meeting. Parking is available in the lower lot behind Knight Hall.
Please use the sign up button on this page so that we have a rough idea of how many people will be attending.
Thanks go to Bob Mariotti and the University of Connecticut School of Law for arranging our meeting space.
Agenda
- Introductions
- Who are you? What brings you to this Drupal Meetup? What do you do? How do you use Drupal? What are your websites? For what companies do you work?
- Welcome to Drupal Newcomers
- A Quick Introduction to Drupal (when those new to Drupal are present)
- Group Business
- Selection of Presentations and Activities for Future Meetups
- Presentations, Discussions, Hands-On Exercises and other Activities
- Drupal Website Presentation of the Month, Philip Havens, Founder and Principal Consultant, Philip Havens Technology Consulting
- Drupal Module Presentation of the Month, Rob Steinhilber, VMWare Engineer, CDI
- Drupal Theme Presentation of the Month, To Be Determined
- Introduction to Drush: Drupal Command Line Shell and Scripting Interface, To Be Determined
- Introduction to Git: A Fast Version Control System, To Be Determined
- Informal Group Discussion
- What have you been doing with Drupal? What help do you need with Drupal? What assistance or resources can you provide with Drupal to other Meetup attendees?
Additional Information
Please visit the wiki page entitled Central Connecticut Drupal Meetup Group for additional information about our Meetup Group.