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MindComet to Host First Ever Florida DrupalCamp
MindComet, an interactive agency with headquarters in Orlando, FL will host the first Florida DrupalCamp February 7th, giving developers and others interested in learning more about Drupal, a place to meet and learn with a full days worth of training sessions. DrupalCamp is being offered as a free, one-day training event from 9am-5pm with a networking event following. Classes and discussions are tailored for beginners to experts from topics on Killer Modules to Start-to-Finish sessions on Configuration, Design and Photoshop.
Drupal is an open source content management platform that supports a variety of websites from personal websites to large community-driven websites. The software allows individual(s) or a community of users to publish, manage and organize content on a website. Out of the tens of thousands of people and organizations that use Drupal, developers use the software primarily for community web portals, discussion sites, corporate web sites, Intranet applications, personal web sites and social networking sites. Drupal also had dozen of add on modules that enable features such as content management systems, blogs, forums, peer-to-peer networks, newsletters, podcasting and picture galleries.
“With so much customization that Drupal offers, we realized we needed more than just an online group or a short meeting each month to share ideas and learn from others,” commented Andrew Riley, MindComet’s Software Development Manager and Co-founder of Florida DrupalCamp. MindComet leverages the open source software based on its clients needs including the ability for users to upload and change content on the fly to leveraging the different features such blogs, forums and newsletter built within the content management system. Riley will be presenting a session at the camp on DisneyChildrensHospital.com , a Florida Hospital website built on Drupal’s content management system.
Topics being covered in the Florida DrupalCamp include: Intro to Module Development, Laying out Content with Views and Panels, Start-to-Finish: Design for Drupal and Start to Finish: Photoshop to Drupal. Presenting at the event include Mike Anello, Co-Owner of Anello Consulting, MindComet’s Software Development Manager, Andrew Riley, also presenting from MindComet is Alex Zelenak a Senior Designer and Doug Green from Engineer / Partner, CivicActions.
The organizers of Florida’s DrupalCamp have its sponsors to thank for making the event possible including: acquia , CivicActions , Right Sprocket , Packt Publishing , Lullabot , efSmart , Starbucks Coffee Company and Einstein Bros. Bagels . To register for the event, visit: http://drupalflorida.eventbrite.com . The event location is located at 385 Pearl Lake Causeway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. For future events and information on Florida DrupalCamp, follow them on Twitter @fldrupalcamp .
About MindComet
Headquartered in Orlando and founded in 1999, MindComet is a leading interactive marketing agency specializing in social media, campaign design and branding, and technology development. The agency has implemented award-winning, relationship-building marketing and communications campaigns for many Fortune 500 companies. MindComet’s team delivers an unparalleled combination of strategy, creativity and technology to produce solutions that deliver lasting fan relationships for client partners. Over the years, MindComet has donated time and services to Habitat for Humanity, the Orlando History Center, the American Cancer Society, Race for a Cure and Toys for Tots. Last year, MindComet became a founding member of doterati, Central Florida’s up-and-coming non-profit interactive marketing, media and technology education group. For more information, visit www.mindcomet.com.
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