The Chicago Dreamweaver January Meetup

Ten fearless and intrepid folks fought wind, snow and ice to come out for the holiday pizza party at Gullivers. Congratulations to Alex Jain who won our door prize… a month of online training at Lynda.com. (Let us know how it goes, Alex.)

On January 13, we will inaugurate our “mentorship series.” This is intended to assist those of you who are new to Dreamweaver and web development. We have put up our very own blog on Wordpress. Please read our first topic BEFORE you attend the meetup. When you come in January, be prepared to discuss your questions. Yes, that’s right, folks. This is good old-fashioned homework. Our first session is called “Foundations of Web Design,” and you can find the post here:
http://dwmeetup.wordp...

I strongly encourage you to leave your comments and questions right in the blog. This will be a good resource for getting quick answers to questions that come up right away. In addition, if you are not already subscribed to the Meetup.com discussion forum, please get yourself subscribed. The more people we have participating, the more likely it is that people will have their questions answered.

Our first session in January will focus on the first topic in the mentorship series. In addition, we’d like to hear more about how you’d like to see this series fleshed out. Our plan is that our meetings in February, March, April and May will be split between the mentorship topics and a presentation of special interest. Let’s give this the old college try and see if this helps the many in our membership who come to this Meetup seeking ways to learn from the ground up. What could be easier than reading this good information right online??

Our mentorship series is not meant as a substitute for professional training. If you want a comprehensive class in Dreamweaver, please look at the many fine training organizations we have right here in the Chicago area. Ask for a recommendation!

If you are an old hand in Dreamweaver/web development, don’t skip out on these sessions. We need your input, your expertise and your dissenting opinions. Who knows… you may learn something!

My thanks to Dennis Deacon for developing the curriculum for this first session. We welcome your thoughts and questions on what has been prepared. Happy holidays, folks. See you in January back at our regular location, Pick A Cup, 1813 Dempster Street, Evanston.

Steve Starr
Organizer, Chicago Dreamweaver Meetup
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