Hey all,
Just writing to formally announce the FBWC buildathon. We've finally got a date of July 17th nailed down and will be working out of Sugar Land Town Square. We're hoping to make this a high profile event and draw a lot of attention. This should really give us some bragging rights as a DUG.
The Fort Bend Women's Center is thrilled to have us work with them on the development of their new site. We've met with them once to get the broad strokes project scope that you see as a wiki posted below. The new website will be designed, developed and launched in one day, the day of the event. There will be planning meetings, with use cases and wireframes - perhaps even site mockups prepared before the event but the bulk of the site development will occur on July 17th.
We're in the process of creating a basecamp project and hope that you will send me an email (jason@emunications.com) to request access. It would be a big help if folks could choose a particular part of the site that they would be interested in contributing to and make it their own. Please do this as soon as possible so that you can do whatever preparation you might need to do for the day of the event. Please also update the basecamp site with any relevant information and questions that will help us prepare for the big event. Feel free to post here as well, I'll check in regularly and answer any questions I find. Note that the scope listed on the wiki contains wishlist items in addition to anticipated functionality. What makes it in is dependent largely upon what we can commit to and accomplish the day of.
- Jason
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This should really be its own
This should really be its own thread, and added as a job, not a comment. In the right sidebar you should see options for posting jobs, events, and discussions. Please post using the appropriate type. Helps keep things organized a bit.
Thanks.
Time to get involved!
I'd really like to hear from folks on whether or not they'll be joining the event. The more people we get there, the more likely the event will be a huge success.
If you're intimidated by the scope of the project, keep in mind that we do sites like these on this kind of timeline all the time in our shop. The point is for us to be working together and learning from each other. By owning a small part of the site, you can make sure that it's as polished as it can be.
If you are concerned that you will not be able to contribute meaningfully to the structure of the site, there is still plenty that you can do! We need help getting the content in there and making it look fantastic. We need training for FBWC in the usage of the site and we need volunteers to deliver presentations on the Drupal community.
Please don't be shy, let's get this ball rolling!
count me in!
I am game. Happy to come out for it-- thanks for setting it up.
San Antonio can join via Skype?
A bunch of us over here at the San Antonio Drupal Users Group would like to pitch in, if we can do it via Skype video and avoid the drive.
Are y'all game?
We have space with a good connection and big screen on the wall, which would let us join the conversation.
Are you folks able to/inclined to set up a Skype video connection back to us?
Thanks!
C-A
journalist, teacher and online instigator
More the merrier!
That sounds like a blast! We'll have to do some talking beforehand so that we can be sure we have a two way skype (or alternative) session set up. We'll have a projector and wallspace dedicated to you. Send along requests to jason@emunications.com and I'll have you added to the basecamp project. Project scope is there (loosely). At the bare minimum, we would be transferring their existing site to Drupal and providing them with roles appropriate for editing sections for the site. It would be really fantastic if we could hit all of the items in basecamp.
We've already sent out some of the press releases, but will revise them to include SADUG(?) and URL (if you like). Send along any information you'd like us to try to include.
Merrier
Hi Charlotte-Anne!
You know, we'd much prefer to see your smiling face in person, but, a virtual Charlotte-Anne is better than none. Welcome!
Development site
I've setup a basic development site for this project at HoustonDrupal.org. Below is the current sign-up message:
The site is live, but, untested. Roles have been created for User, Editor, Builder and Admin. If you're a member of the Houston or San Antonio Drupal user groups and are planning to work on this project, please sign up for an account using the same username as you use on Drupal.org.
Once the development is complete, we can work with the charity to move the site to their domain. We can work through issues and logistics at tomorrows meetup.
David
I want to be involved in the
I want to be involved in the event, but it is during part of our vacation, so will have to see how travel plans pan out.
count me in
i'll be there to do whatever i can to be productive! :-)
count me in
i'll be there to do whatever i can to be productive! :-)
Where's the wiki?
I may not be overly clever, but I can't find the wiki you mentioned.
:-(
The meetup wiki can be found at the link below
http://groups.drupal.org/houston-texas/schedule
It's available as a tab from the HDUG GDO landing page.
For those following the group outside of basecamp
The event will be held at the Vineyard on the Square (http://www.discovervineyard.com/) where space has been generously donated. We'll have a wall and projector dedicated to the San Antonio Drupal Users Group and hope to draw a crowd. If you've got ideas about how to make this event an even greater success, jump on board and share!
We've got about 13 folks signed up in basecamp so far and have started to define the project features. If you haven't done so already, send an email to me jason@emunications.com to be added. Things are starting to really get rolling.
I'll be there
... with bells on.
Drats, I was going to wear bells
Now we'll clash.
Site Accessibility
After a little research and some discussion with FBWC, we were unable to find anything to suggest that there is a requirement for accessibility imposed on us by the indirect funding. I was hoping that some more knowledgeable folks would be able to flesh this out a bit for us.
http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/summary.htm
key bits:
The standards apply to Federal web sites but not to private sector web sites (unless a site is provided under contract to a Federal agency, in which case only that web site or portion covered by the contract would have to comply).
The scope of section 508 is limited to the Federal sector. It does not apply to the private sector, nor does it generally impose requirements on the recipients of Federal funds with the exception of activities carried out in a State under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended pursuant to section 4(d)(6)(G) of that act.
4(d)(6)(G) activities carried out in the State that are
authorized under this Act, and supported by Federal funds received under this Act, will comply with the standards established by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 794d);
If we're missing something, we'd like to know as it will be an important consideration. For now, we'll operate under the assumption that accessibility is a goal, but not a requirement.
That said, accessibility should definitely weigh heavily in our design decisions. Geri should be an excellent resource given his involvement with AIR (http://www.knowbility.org/air-houston/)
Stuart has helpfully posted a short-list of accessibility targets to the basecamp project that should be required reading. Keep them in mind while taking on your particular part of the site.
What time? Why is the event not posted as an Event?
Shouldn't this event be on http://groups.drupal.org/event/2010-07-17?
Also, I have in mind a certain start and end time (but won't write it here for fear of misguiding anyone). Could someone who knows please state the hours of the good ol' fashion barn raising for FBWC?
Event posted, time 9a-4p this Saturday the 17th
Ok, good thinking, Bronius. Here is the event to sign up:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/81094
8:30 to 4pm and beyond
The doors will open at 8:30, after 4 we'll be moved into the private room while dinner guests arrive.