How many times have people started contributing a patch or documentation, only to give up?

Debug Academy will be running our first "Barrier-Free Contribution Sprint" which is open to the public.

A barrier-free contribution sprint is a live event featuring the following:

• Clutter-free, detailed, concise issue (task) summaries
• Ability to submit your contributions as soon as they're ready without any red tape

We hope for this to become a regular event which is run periodically in the Greater Washington DC/Northern VA area. It will primarily be focused on Documentation & Contrib module/theme contributions, and the events will be tailored specifically towards new contributors.

This event welcomes the following attendees:

• People looking for an easy way to get started with contributing
• Mentors looking to help out other attendees contribute to Drupal
• People interested in Drupal looking to speak with Debug Academy alumni
• "Drupalers" looking to network with other local contributors

To simplify contributing, we will provide fully summarized issues with clear instructions. We will target 2 main areas: Documentation on Drupal.org (such as improving the Form API documentation for D8) and a contrib theme which we are maintainers of. We will remove all barriers to contribution by thoroughly preparing tasks for the sprint, and preparing tools and workflows to make the contribution process smooth.

We will ensure all attendees are properly credited for their work on drupal.org, and that the drupal.org issue statuses reflect the latest work complete. Ultimately, we want the contributions to be easy to create and easy to submit.

We look forward to seeing you there! You must register to attend: Set up information will be provided to attendees beforehand.

Parking Information:

Because the regular parking lot is under construction (and no one likes to pay for parking if it's avoidable) we're sending you information about where to park:

See the picture below for a visual understanding of your options.

Option 1: Take Metro to Greensboro Station
The Greensboro Station metro stop is conveniently located next to our classroom's building. This is the simplest option.

Option 2: Paid onsite parking
There is a paid parking garage beside the building's main entrance. It costs $12/day.

Option 3: Free parking nearby
There is a free parking lot nearby. You park on top of a nearby parking garage. It is about a 5 minute walk from class. The address of the free parking lot is: 8300 Greensboro Dr, Tysons, VA 22102

See the picture below for a more clear understanding of where to park and how to get to our classroom!