Blog posts by gibsonoliver

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August 23, 2022
By gibsonoliver Filed under Members, Community, Sprints, Training

Come join CiviCRM core team members Coleman, Eileen, Josh, Mathieu and Tim for our "sprint" event for contributors based in the centre of Manchester, UK.

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May 7, 2019
By gibsonoliver Filed under Drupal 8, CiviCRM, Drupal, Make it happen
If your organisation uses CiviCRM with Drupal, and would like to do in the future, we need your help!   Over the past few years lots of amazing work has been done on the unofficial Drupal 8 CiviCRM release. The CiviCRM core team have looked at this and are now in a position to complete the work to make this an official CiviCRM release. This means they will make changes so CiviCRM can easily be installed with Drupal 8
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January 13, 2016
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviCon

The session videos from CiviCon London 2015 are now available as YouTube playlists on the CiviCRM YouTube Channel.

CiviCon London 2015 Day 1 Sessions Playlist

CiviCon London 2015 Day 2 Sessions Playlist

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September 24, 2015
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviCon
CiviCon London is packed with sessions to help you learn about CiviCRM, and is the best place to meet and network with other CiviCRM users and providers. The conference is designed for new and existing users and also for those considering using CiviCRM.
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September 10, 2015
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviCon

There are now only 4 weeks left until CiviCon London 2015 starts. With 24 diverse sessions aimed at users, implementers and developers. You will also be able to meet CiviCRM providers and be able to speak to staff from organisations already using CiviCRM.  

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August 19, 2015
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviCon, Sprints

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There will be a CiviCRM sprint in the beautiful Edale, Derbyshire, UK - 10th/18th October 2015, and you can register here.The sprint starts the day after the amazing CiviCon London 2015. 

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October 3, 2014
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviCRM, Documentation, Training
The course resources for trainers on the Wiki have now been updated for CiviCRM 4.5. This has been done as part of the Edale sprint taking place in the UK.   The courses can be found on the CiviCRM Wiki - wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRM/Training. 
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February 3, 2014
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviDay

The North of England CiviDay Meetup, held in Manchester, went well with 14 people in attendance. These were mostly regulars but there were 2 people attending who are new to CiviCRM and wanted to learn all about it. This was also a special meeting where we showcased the latest amazing CiviCRM extensions. The extensions covered were;

Oliver Gibson - CiviVolunteer

Heather Oliver - CiviBooking

Jon-man Cheung - CiviHR

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