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<div style="font-family: Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-family:
Lucida Grande;">Hi SGVLUG,<br><br>We're offering a <span
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workshop tomorrow on an introduction to the Drupal content management
system and
what you need to know when using Drupal for your next website:<br><br></span><span><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;"> Free workshop: Introduction to
the Drupal Content
Management System<br> <a
href="https://www.larks.la/training/2012/05/25/introduction-to-the-drupal-content-management-system">https://www.larks.la/training/2012/05/25/introduction-to-the-drupal-content-management-system</a>
<br></span> </span><br><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">This
workshop is free and seating
is limited. You'll have access to the experts at Exaltation of Larks — a
Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company in Los
Angeles — get a free lunch and have a fun time!<br></span><span><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;"><br>We're being hosted by Droplabs, a
coworking and event space in Downtown Los Angeles (near the
Brewery and San Antonio Winery).</span> Droplabs'</span> address is 651
Clover St., Los Angeles, CA 90031 and their phone number is 855-DROPLABS
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">(855-376-7522</span></span>).<br><span
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bold;">What you will learn:</span><br><br></span><ul><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">When and why to use Drupal</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">Considerations when starting a
Drupal project and how to organize your project</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">The basics of Drupal, from content
management to membership ("user") management</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">An introduction to databases and
queries</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">How to
organize your site using Drupal content types, taxonomy and Views</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">How to turn ideas for features and
functionality into achievable tasks using user stories and use cases</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">Which tasks are crucial for a
successful Drupal website and how to organize them</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">How to choose the right Drupal
version and modules for your project</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">The basics of web hosting and
getting Drupal running on your own computer</span></li><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">How to connect with the Drupal
community, its meetups, conferences and job fairs and online discussion
forums and chat rooms</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Lucida
Grande;"><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Days:</span><br><br>1 day:
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">Friday, May
25, 2012.</span></span> This workshop is from 12-3pm and begins at
12noon
sharp.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prerequisites:</span><br><br></span><ul><li><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">An active interest in learning
about Drupal</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">A
basic understanding of the Internet and familiarity with how websites
function</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande;">A
conceptual understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS), HTML and
CSS is beneficial (but not required)</span></li></ul><span
style="font-family: Lucida Grande;"><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">What
to bring</span><br><br>This is a lunch and learn-style workshop that is
shaped by the interests of the attendees. Bring your lunch and learn
about Drupal! You don't need to bring a computer.<br><br>Please let us
know if you have any questions. You can email us at <a
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or
call us at 888-LARKS-LA <span
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style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">(888-527-5752</span></span>).
Thanks!<br><br> ~ Christefano</span><br></div></div></span></div></div></span><div
class="moz-signature"><br><small> Christefano Reyes | Organizer and
Drupal Adventure Guide<br>
<a href="http://drupal.org/user/104">http://drupal.org/user/104</a> | <a
href="http://www.downtowndrupal.org">http://www.downtowndrupal.org</a><br>
954-CHRISTO (954-247-4786) | 855-LADRUPAL (855-523-7872)<br>
Follow us on Twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/DowntownDrupal">https://twitter.com/DowntownDrupal</a></small><br>
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