Meet the Larks at DrupalCon Portland
Exaltation of Larks will be at DrupalCon Portland next week and we’d like to share some of our DrupalCon plans.
To summarize, we’re excited to announce that we’re co-training on Drupal Commerce with Commerce Guys; we’re continuing the conversation we started last month about Long Term Support for Drupal 6; and we have a quick list of Drupal Fit activities that are happening before and during the conference.
Interested? Read on.
One of our core philosophies is that high-quality trainings are one of the very best ways to help Drupal and the Drupal developer community grow, and we’ve been working closely with Commerce Guys for the DrupalCon training, Launching an Online Store with Commerce Kickstart, on Monday, May 20th.
Our joint curriculum is based on the 7.x-2.7 version of Commerce Kickstart, which was just released yesterday. The attendees of this training are really in for a treat and this is a Commerce training that’s not to be missed.
Drupal Commerce Meetups Every Month
This is a good time as any to let everyone know that we’re proud sponsors of the Drupal Commerce Meetup, which meets in Los Angeles on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Not in Los Angeles? Not to worry, these meetups are also being broadcast online for everyone to tune in for and enjoy. The next meetup is after DrupalCon on Tuesday, May 28th, so be sure to sign up over at Drupal Groups to hear what the next meetup is about.
These meetups are recorded and the video from last month’s meetup is available online. The video features a presentation by Ryan Szrama on Relify and personalized product recommendations. Relify neatly narrows the gap between Drupal Commerce and recommendation systems, like Amazon’s “you may also like” suggestions.
Long Term Support (LTS) for Drupal
We’re hosting a BoF (birds of a feather) discussion on long-term Drupal support (particularly for Drupal 6 sites when Drupal 8 comes out and bug fixes and security releases for Drupal 6 are discontinued).
Long Term Support is a topic that is near and dear to us and a number of our clients and this BoF is a followup to our earlier post, Drupal 6 End of Life When Drupal 8 is Released… Or Not.
We’re preparing an “LTS” version of Drupal 6 and have a lot more planned, so stay tuned to the DrupalCon BoF schedule and @LarksLA on Twitter for news of when this BoF gets scheduled.
Finally, if you haven’t heard of Drupal Fit, it’s a group of nearly 200 Drupaleros who are dedicated to fitness is one form or another (mental, physical, etc.) and to sharing their experiences with other Drupal community members.
Here’s a summary of some of the Drupal Fit activities at DrupalCon Portland.
- Other than the Drupal Fit group itself, the authoritative place for fitness activities at DrupalCon Portland appears to be the Drupal Fit plans for DrupalCon Portland 2013 discussion started by Jeff Linwood;
- Steve Parks has some great words of advice on avoiding the Drupal Flu™ at DrupalCon this time around;
- Two groups are assembling at Mt. Hood — one group is hiking Oregon’s highest summit; the other group, led by Denis Voitenko (the focus of Drupal Fit’s first community spotlight) is biking down it!
- A few months ago, Portland native Dan Lin posted his suggestions for how to lose 10 pounds at DrupalCon.
Are there any other Drupal Fit activities not mentioned here? Send @DrupalFit a shout out on Twitter.