Increasingly, a number of planning organizations have turned to open source web content management systems to power their websites.

Drupal (pronounced /'dru-pal/) is a popular, flexible, free and open source web content management system. It is used to power many different types of websites, ranging from small personal blogs to large corporate, entertainment and political sites.

In the planning community, organizations such as Planetizen, CNU, Open Architecture Network, Recovery.gov (and many others) have adopted Drupal to power their websites. Because Drupal is so flexible and powerful, it can sometimes be confusing to new users.

Introduction to Drupal Course
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, June 20, 2009 9am - 5pm PDT
$299 until May 22, $349 after May 22, 2009

This course is intended for individuals who have basic familiarity with building a web page or blogging; but no programming experience is assumed or necessary.

This hands-on, instructor-led course will gently introduce you to Drupal as we build a neighborhood association website. The course is divided into a series of 30-minute topics. For each topic, the instructor will introduce the concept, and then you will have hands-on practice implementing what you just learned by creating your own Drupal website.

More information and registration details:
http://www.urbaninsight.com/servprod/drupaltraining.html
Telephone: 323-857-6901 x. 101