Southern California - Unifying our Drupal communities

Southern California has lots of DUGs. Community leaders in the area have often talked of banding resources to create a stronger Drupal presence here in SOCAL, but what exactly does that mean? Lets talk it over and get some ideas out on the table and think big about what we could do with the resources available to the region at large. What would you do with lots of community support?

Here’s my idea…
I’d like to attract traveling Drupalers and show them what our local community has to offer. If they like what they see, they’re that much more likely to come back for camps, sprints and other events. But how do we accommodate everyone’s busy schedule while still getting the reach we need for a region this large? What if we could coordinate some of our DUG meeting to fall on consecutive dates so that any traveling Drupaler who may be passing through could hit up 3 or 4 meetings in a week? That could mean a lot more good outside speakers at our DUGs, which is good for everyone.

…So that’s just one thought, but this is a BoF of course. We want to hear what you have to say! Come join up and talk with us about how we can unify our regional Drupal presence.