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Dug Meeting Today, 6/8, 12 noon

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 8:02am

A reminder to please join us for the Drupal User's Group Meeting today at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall.

DUG Meeting 06/08/16 Drupal Security

Topic: 
Drupal Security - Tips for Strengthening Website Safety
Date: 
Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): 
mngates
Level: 
Beginner
Site Building

This month we are joined by Marie Gates from BSOS to discuss Drupal Security.

A discussion of tools and practices to bolster your website's security.  Topics will include helpful modules and general best practices.  Security is not an option - it is essential.  Come discuss ways that you can strengthen your websites' security.

 

DUG Meeting on 06/08 at 12 noon

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 06/01/2016 - 1:17pm

Hi All,

This month our meeting has been moved by a week, to Wednesday June 8, 2016 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall.  Marie Gates from BSOS will be our presenter.  Please be sure to join us!

DUG Meeting 06/08/16 Drupal Security

Topic: 
Drupal Security - Tips for Strengthening Website Safety
Date: 
Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): 
mngates
Level: 
Beginner
Site Building

This month we are joined by Marie Gates from BSOS to discuss Drupal Security.

A discussion of tools and practices to bolster your website's security.  Topics will include helpful modules and general best practices.  Security is not an option - it is essential.  Come discuss ways that you can strengthen your websites' security.

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Registration Form: 
Meeting signup

 

DUG Meeting this Wednesday, May 4

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Submitted by remmell on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 5:20pm

Please join us for May's Drupal User Group meeting, with Brock Fanning from ARHU.

May 4 Drupal User's Group: How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to)

Topic: 
How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to).
Date: 
Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): 
bfanning
Level: 
Intermediate
Back-End, Site Building, Project Management

This month we are joined by Brock Fanning with the College of Arts and Humanities.

Title: How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to).

This presentation is about making the call between writing custom code and using contributed modules. There will be no code snippets; it is more of a high-level look at Drupal customization and its pros and cons.

The material will be most useful to developers and project managers. This presentation will address questions like:

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No Meeting 04/06, Pending Rescheduling

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Submitted by remmell on Tue, 04/05/2016 - 10:51pm

All,

Due to issues caused by a water leak in Tawes Hall, our normal meeting will not be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.  We are working to reschedule this session, when we'll be joined by Jeffrey Brainard of the Maryland Sea Grant College to discuss their redesign process.

Best,

Kevin

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Kevin R. Nesline

Director of Operations

Director of Instructional & Information Technology

Department of English

2119 Tawes Hall | College Park, MD 20742

301-405-3808 (office)

www.english.umd.edu

DrupalCon 2016 & Dim Sum Luncheon

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Submitted by sweng on Thu, 03/17/2016 - 6:59pm

Early-bird price for DrupalCon 2016 is ending on March 18th: https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/ticket-info

Join us for Dim Sum on Friday, March 26th! 

See below for more details on both events.

 

DrupalCon 2016 - New Orleans

DrupalCon 2016 - New Orleans, May 9 - 13
Date: Monday, May 9, 2016 - 9:00am to Friday, May 13, 2016 - 5:00pm
Location: New Orleans
Front-End, Theming, Design, Back-End, DevOps, Site Building, Project Management, Business and Strategy, Marketing and Communications

DrupalCon 2016 is taking place in New Orleans from May 9 to 13th! https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016 For those of you who haven't been to DrupalCon, it's an annual Drupal Conference that brings the Drupal community together. It touchs on all aspects of Drupal with 13 trackes spanning from begining to advanced experience level. You will learn what's going on with Drupal, the future trends, good tips, and best of all, meet other Drupal developers! My favorite part is gaining insights on current web development technologies and best practices. 

Register now to get the Early-bird price that ends on March 18th: https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/ticket-info

For more detailed information, check out the site: https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016

If you plan on going, please RSVP at http://drupaluser.umd.edu/events/276 so we can stay in touch during the trip. Hope to see you there!!

 

UMD Drupal Dim Sum Luncheon
Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location: Orient East Restaurant

Join us for the first UMD Drupal Dim Sum Party on Friday, March 25, 2016! Several of you have expressed interests in a Dim Sum get together. Oriental East Restaurant in Silver Spring is one of the most popular Dim Sum restaurants in this area. It is usually a long line, so it's best we be there around 11:30 to beat the crowd. We will squeeze in some Drupal talk too while enjoying the delicious dim sum. 

Please RSVP at http://drupaluser.umd.edu/events/326 so we have some idea who will be there. Hope to see you there!! 

 

DUG Meeting Today, Moved to 2119D Tawes Hall

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 10:00am

Please be sure to join us today.  Because of a conflict, we've moved our meeting to 2119D Tawes Hall (the main office conference room, next to the normal room).

See you soon!

 

DUG Meeting 03/09/16, Open Forum

Date: Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 2119D Tawes Hall (MEO Conference Room)
Level: 
Beginner
Front-End, Theming, Design, Back-End, DevOps, Site Building, Project Management, Business and Strategy, Marketing and Communications

This meeting has been moved to 2119D Tawes Hall.

The Drupal User’s Group meeting this month will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 12 noon (not the first Wednesday).

The meeting will be an open forum, led by Megan Weng, Suran De Silva, and Kevin Nesline, where we’ll discuss items of interest or challenges we’re experiencing.  This is a chance to bring your Drupal questions and projects to the table to get input from your peers. 

 

DUG Meeting 03/09/16 - Open Forum

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Submitted by remmell on Mon, 03/07/2016 - 2:42pm

DUG Meeting 03/09/16, Open Forum

Date: Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): vhoy
Level: Beginner
Front-End, Theming, Design, Back-End, DevOps, Site Building, Project Management, Business and Strategy, Marketing and Communications

The Drupal User’s Group meeting this month will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 12 noon (not the first Wednesday).

The meeting will be an open forum, led by Valerie Hoy, where we’ll discuss items of interest or challenges we’re experiencing.  This is a chance to bring your Drupal questions and projects to the table to get input from your peers. 

We’d like to gather topics in advance to help steer the conversation.  Please comment on the event page with topics you’d like to see discussed, or email them to Valerie at vhoy@umd.edu.  We’re also eager to know if  you’re comfortable leading a specific topic for discussion.

Here are some suggestions from past open forums:

  • overview of basic Drupal concepts such as content types, views,  user permissions,  taxonomy, CCK, themes, etc.
  • how to accomplish a specific website goal (e.g. file storage, create individual blogs for each member of the community, etc.)
  • development of modules, themes, etc.
  • installation woes
  • integration with social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
  • module-specific conversation
  • SEO tips

But, it could be anything.  Visit the event page to comment with your topic of interest!

 

No Meeting Today 3/2

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 03/02/2016 - 10:59am

All,

Due to a scheduling conflict, we will not have a Drupal User's Group meeting today, 3/2/16.  We will instead have an open forum next Wednesday, 3/9.  More information forthcoming shortly.

I apologize for not having informed you about this earlier.

Kevin Nesline

Reminder: DUG Meeting Today, 12 noon, 2115 Tawes

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 8:23am

Please be sure to join us today for Michael Mazzotta's talk on Workflow with Drush+Git.

February Drupal User's Group Meeting

Topic: 
Development Workflow with Drush+Git
Date: 
Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): 
Michael Mazzotta
Level: 
Beginner
Back-End, Site Building

Please join us for our February Drupal User's Group Meeting as Michael Mazzotta from the Smith School of Business presents on Development Workflow with Drush+Git.

Please RSVP using the link below.

 
Registration Form: 
Meeting signup

 

Reminder: DUG Meeting Today, 12 noon, 2115 Tawes

remmell's picture
Submitted by remmell on Mon, 02/01/2016 - 3:00pm

Please be sure to join us today for Michael Mazzotta's talk on Workflow with Drush+Git.

February Drupal User's Group Meeting

Topic: 
Development Workflow with Drush+Git
Date: 
Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)
Presenter(s): 
Michael Mazzotta
Level: 
Beginner
Back-End, Site Building

Please join us for our February Drupal User's Group Meeting as Michael Mazzotta from the Smith School of Business presents on Development Workflow with Drush+Git.

Please RSVP using the link below.

 
Registration Form: 
Meeting signup