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I would definitely fly (drive, bike, walk...) from LA for this if it didn't conflict with DrupalCon CPH ;( Cary On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Michelle Misner <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Please excuse cross-postings. This message is being posted to multiple > lists. > > Please join us for the first-ever NYPL Drupal Camp! > > In January 2010 the New York Public Library unveiled a soup-to-nuts > re-engineering of its website, moving 15 years of digital sprawl into a > modern, open source content management system: Drupal. Drupal not only > enables us to better organize and interrelate our web content, it also lets > us turn over daily control of various local website areas to the staff who > know them best. Six months into this new era, staff from across the Library > are learning how to update their own location information and events > calendars, and are experimenting with exciting new tools like blogs, audio > and video to build a dynamic new digital experience for our patrons. > > Now, with half a year under our belts, we’d like to share our experiences > with other libraries in the first-ever NYPL Drupal Camp. Whether you’re > considering adopting Drupal for your website, or are already an old hand, > this will be a great opportunity to learn directly from NYPL digital staff, > to share your own insights, and perhaps lay groundwork for collaboration. > > This event will take place over two days: Thursday August 26 and Friday > August 27, from 9 am to 5 pm. > > The first day will be a series of presentations by NYPL staff with plenty of > opportunities for questions and answers. > Topics for the first day include (subject to change): > • Vision > • Content development > • Staff training > • Project management/staffing > • Information architecture > • User testing process > • Policy > • Infrastructure > • Content migration > • Development > • Vendors/IT relationships > > The second day will be an un-conference format during which attendees set > the schedule of sessions, some of which can be all-day long code sprints. > > The workshop is free. Coffee will be provided and a listing of nearby lunch > options. > > WHAT: NYPL Drupal Camp > > WHERE: Science, Industry and Business Library > 188 Madison Avenue, Lower Level, Room 018 > New York, NY 10016 > > WHEN: Thursday August 26 and Friday August 27 > 9 am to 5 pm. > > COST: Free > > HOW: http://nypldrupalcamp.eventbrite.com/ > > LIMIT: Please note that registration is limited to 2 participants per > organization. We would recommend that one project/content manager, and one > technical staff member attend NYPL Drupal Camp. > > Hope to see you there! > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com