Drupal workgroup forming in Santa Barbara

I recently attended a productive meet-up in Santa Barbara hosted and organized by Pia Oliver. This group is aimed at solving everyday issues with Drupal that members encounter. Several of the members have expressed that they enjoy the UCSB meetups and LADrupalCamps, but feel a need from something more concrete and can be applied to their day-to-day tasks with Drupal.

The 7 or 8 group members are of all skill levels, but generally new to Drupal. Some were brand new to Drupal and websites, some have design backgrounds, some had already installed Drupal on their laptops, running as localhosts using MAMP or the Acquia stack. See the discussion at GDO post for more background on the group.

There seems to be an initial interest in learning cck and views. Here are some links to DrupalCon videos that relate. A good starting point for both modules is the 'Tracking Events Results with CCK and Views' from Boston Drupalcon 2008. This describes a system used to track fishing tournament results, across multiple events.



CckDemystified
TrackingEventResultsWithCckAndViews
CckMashupOhTheThingsYouCanDo
ViewsTheKeyToTheDrupalCastle
ViewsDemystified-Part1
ViewsDemystified-Part2
ViewsExamplesUsingArgumentsAndRelationships
JqueryViewsAndViewThemeing
MakingDatesAndCalendarsRock

The next SB Drupal workgroup meeting is Tuesday, 9/28, 6:30-8:30p, downtown, Cota St, directly across from Jr. High School. Bring questions, get/give help.

For more information, please contact Pia via her contact page.