Columbus Metropolitan Library (map)
Drupal is a powerful, award-winning content management system. On March 10th, we will be demonstrating how you can use Drupal to display images, audio, and video. We will walk you through how to create a media library, create an image rotator/slideshow, and more. Join us today!
Food:
You bet! Food and drinks will be provided on a first-come, first serve basis. Please arrive promptly at 6pm.
Presenters:
1. Ed Shadi & Dave Ferriman– DrupalJuice.com
Ed - will be going over ddblock installation/setup and how to create a basic slideshow. He will be showcasing the new DrupalJuice.com design using ddblock advanced slideshow and themes.
Dave - will be going over the basics of web design with Drupal - from the default look to more advanced designs. He will be showcasing some Drupal sites and comparing them to sites build with Flash and other contemporary web programs to show the possibilities Drupal is capable of.
2. Steve Mokris- Kosada.com
Lightbox2 - Give a quick overview of stuff it's used in conjunction with, like imagefield and imagecache.
3. Kara Reuter & Stefan Langer - WorthingtonLibraries.org
MP3s, FLVs, YouTube, oh my! Find out how we used several contributed modules to build an AV section of our Web site to house a variety of embedded media types.
Parking:
Parking will cost you $1 if you park in the Library Garage. Library accepts credit cards. :-)
Room:
The Auditorium on the first floor. It's the first big room on the right when you enter from the parking garage.
After Meeting Fun:
Since the library kicks us out at 8pm, we'll meet at a local pub afterward to have fun and network.
Log in to Meetup with your Facebook account.
if you guys want to follow my live demo on how to setup a ddblock on your website (see example on http://www.drupaljuice.com
) please go to http://coderstream.com/node/70
and follow the pre-installation instructions. I will take you through the rest of the steps at the meetup. Also make sure you have at least 2 photos that you want to include in your block. Let me know if you have any questions please feel free to contact me! see you on Wednesday.