Tomorrow is like Super Bowl Sunday for Washingtonians. But after the last push of canvassing tonight and the election parties tomorrow, we’ll hopefully have something amazing to celebrate and will certainly all have a clearer idea of what the next four years will hold for us. Keep the excitement going by changing your technology and outreach efforts. Later this week there are some interesting events happening about Drupal, seo optimization, ICT4D, and other topics that can help you continue to improve your online presence. Here are a few of the events we’re hoping to make it to this week, and you can find a full listing of the week’s tech events here.
Wednesday, November 5
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Northern Virginia Drupal Meetup: Launching a website always takes longer than planned and often ends with some surprises. At this month’s NOVA Drupal meetup, the crew will go over a checklist to launching Drupal sites.
7:00 pm
SEO Social 2.0: This is a meetup mashup, and on Wednesday they’ll be mixing up search engine optimization with social media. Which means you’ll walk away with strategies of how to get your message to more people – whether that’s through Google or Facebook.
Thursday, November 6
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Technology Salon: Computers in Schools: On the surface bringing computers and ICT technologies to schools in developing countries seems like a no brainer, but what is its real impact and how much does it cost to sustain it? A panel will be discussing this at the World Bank on Thursday.
Noon – 1:30 pm
Look Back and Ahead: Best Practices in Online Communications: Communications experts in the nonprofit world will talk about the best new communications technologies and strategies of 2008 and what’s to come in 2009.
Saturday, November 8
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Drupal Documentation Sprint: Ever complained that Drupal’s documentation was lacking something? This is your chance to do something about it. Drupal enthusiasts will gather at MLK Library to add, edit, and expand Drupal documentation and test some code.
All day (and Sunday too)
Green Festival: Take a look at what green living – and green conference organizing – is like. In addition to great speakers and performances, you can also sample the leading green products and find out how to live green and advocate for it.