Boston Drupal Meetup - September 2016

Join the Boston Drupal Group on September 6th 2016 for a night of Drupal focused conversations, presentations and talks.

Call for Lightning Talks

This month we are again putting out a call for lightning talks. Volunteers get between 5 to 10 minutes to present a talk. We are looking for talks on the following topics:

Images, Video and Sound. Media in Drupal

These days users expect web applications to be a visually stimulating experience. They expect a seamless integration of copy and images, background videos and embedded media. Designs that look visually stunning on any device and are mindful of the amount of data they require to render.

This month we are focusing on combining Drupal with media. From integrating it into your theme, to making it easy for content editors to embed images in the middle of a WYSIWYG and everything in between.

Some questions we'd like to see answered:

• How do you balance the use of imagery and content?

• What are some best practices with media and accessibility?

• How have you implemented embedded media in Drupal 7/8?

• What are methods for adding contextual (background) videos in a design/theme?

• What media modules do you use and what are their benefits?

• Background media with a text overlay, the good and the bad?

• What are some great examples of incorporating media into a Drupal site?

• Your Tips and tricks for making media easier to deal with?

• What are some caveats to using hosted video platforms (youtube, vimeo)?

If you have an idea for a lightning talk on this topic, sign up by leaving a comment on our posting at groups.drupal.org/boston (https://groups.drupal.org/node/513347). Your talk may inspire others!

General Lightning Talks

Along with our themed presentations we will have a call for general lightning talks. This is an open floor to ask questions, present recent work or lead other Drupal discussions. No preparation is required.

For more information about this meeting, please see our posting on groups.drupal.org/boston (https://groups.drupal.org/node/513347).