DrupalACT May Meetup - Just like Wellington but colder

*Please note a change of venue for this meetup*

Special thanks to Pragma for sponsoring this month. We will be meeting in their offices to hear from two speakers sharing a preview of their DrupalSouth Wellington submissions.

If you can't make it to DrupalSouth Wellington this year, these talks will give you a preview of what's happening across the ditch, and if you can make it to Wellington, then these are two talks you can take off your schedule so you can see something else over there. Win-win!

Schedule

• 5:30PM Doors Open
• 6:00PM Food arrives
• 6:30PM First Presentation: The Fast and the Functional: Pragma's Strategy for a Successful Website Rebuild
• 7:15PM Second Presentation: The Best of Both Worlds: Combining Drupal Headless and Next.js
• 8:00PM Event ends

First Presentation: The Fast and the Functional: Pragma's Strategy for a Successful Website Rebuild - Emily Mills and Alex Monaghan, Pragma
Since 2020, Pragma has been engaged by a high-profile Australian government client to manage the maintenance and improvement of its public-facing GovCMS website.

When recently preparing to implement a new information architecture system and redesigned page layouts, Pragma saw an opportunity to completely overhaul the website and build it from scratch.

After successfully gaining support from the client and additional project funding, Pragma had only three months to build a new GovCMS website from the ground up, incorporating a whole new design system, redesigned information architecture and multiple interactive features.

In this session, Pragma share insights into:
- How the team was able to pitch the website rebuild, get client buy-in, and secure extra project funding to stand up an additional agile team
- How the uplift was conducted, from project kick-off through to go-live
- The team’s biggest challenges and wins across management, development, design and content streams.

Second Presentation: The Best of Both Worlds: Combining Drupal Headless and Next.js - Jimmy Cann, Ironstar
Drupal Headless and Next.js are two powerful technologies that can be used together to create modern, high performance web applications. In this talk, we'll explore the benefits of using Next.js with Drupal Headless and how to set up a project.

We'll discuss best practices for working with these technologies, including building components and integrating data. We'll also showcase real-world examples of using Next.js with Drupal Headless and the benefits experienced. By the end of the talk, you'll have an understanding of how to use these technologies together and be equipped to create your own Next.js and Drupal headless project

Location
This meetup will be hosted by Pragma, Level 13, 12 Moore Street.

***Please note that the lifts stop at level 12, then its a flight of stairs to level 13.***

The event will be recorded and streamed online at: https://meet.google.com/wvq-odve-ndz

Recordings of the presentation will be available within a week after the event in the DrupalSouth YouTube channel.

If you would like to present, please reach out and let us know !

Hybrid Event
This even will be available both online and in-person. Please let us know when you RSVP how you'll be attending. An meeting link will be shared prior to the event.

Safety and Inclusion
In-person and online attendees are all required to adhere to the Drupal Code of Conduct. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the event organisers.

Special thanks to Pragma and Ironstar for sponsoring this event.