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The GECD Drupal Cloud site has a number of issues with the MIT Events Calendar module.

The home page uses the Events Block Display (List Format), but entries in the MIT Events Calendar are not necessarily showing up.

 

 

There are a number of issues with the MIT Drupal Events Calendar block display.

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  • the Events Block List Format  can not  be fixed in a timely manner
  • use the Events Block Calendar Format, which can be adjust with adjusted via css to make dates with events stand out
    • (see Sample Event Block calendar above)
  • modify css to display the 'see more events' link
    • This  link always shows the current month's events

 

There's confusion regarding how the MIT Events operates

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Who is authorized to post events in MIT Events Calendar ?

 

To post an event for you must belong to a particular sponsor group, 

(ie. one must be a member of that group withinn the MIT Events Calendar.)

From  http://events.mit.edu , if you click on the add/edit link  you will see the current month and a list of groups that you have access to:

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If you belong to only one group, you see the above display.  Click on 'Manage Your Groups' button.                              

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if you belong to more than one group, you will  go right to the Select a Group page:

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Click on 'edit group' button, to see who is in that group, and to add or delete members.

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Members are specified by username (ie. kerbid) or by moira list.

For example, the MIT Global Education & Career Development group uses  the 'xcareers' list is authorized to post event for MIT Global Education & Career Development.moira list .