Web Conference Review:
DrupalCon
Sher Fenn, Central Web Services
DrupalCon: Overview
What is DrupalCon?
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An event that brings together Drupal developers and users from around the world to provide training
opportunities, communicate information about changes and new concepts, and promote innovation
When is DrupalCon?
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Held semi-annually
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North America (Spring – Denver 2012)
Europe (Autumn – Munich 2012)
South America (Winter – Brazil 2012
• This is the first South American conference!
Why do we participate?
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To receive needed training
To collaborate with other organizations
Who attended?
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Central Web Services
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Shayne Huddleston – Strategic Manager
Paul Lieberman – Drupal Lead Developer
Sher Fenn – Information Technology Consultant
Open Source Lab
Even some Ducks!
DrupalCon 2012 - Denver: Specifics
The big focal points this year at Denver were
on strategizing for mobile technology and
upgrading to Drupal 7
In a nutshell, here’s what the conference
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Over 3100 participants
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47 different countries
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Three keynote speakers
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Dries Buytaert – Drupal Founder – State of Drupal
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Mitchell Baker – Mozilla Foundation – Importance of Open
Source Community
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Luke Wroblewski – LukeW Ideation & Design – Mobile
Driven Design
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14 pre-conference trainings
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103 conference sessions
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150 Birds of Feather groups
DrupalCon 2012 - Denver: Drupal Higher Ed
Drupal Higher Ed UnConference
• An unconference is a loose meeting intended to provide an opportunity for
brainstorming solutions and collaboration
• Several topics manifested, including:
• How to build social networks among educators
• Responsive/adaptive theme development for mobile devices
Acquia Higher Ed Focus Meeting
• Saw great participation from other universities including UO, Penn State, Arizona
State University, Stanford
• Had some good international involvement including schools from Canada and
even Jamaica
• Points of interest included:
• How to cleanly upgrade from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7
• How to integrate other systems into Drupal
• How to establish training programs for faculty and staff
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DrupalCon 2012 - Denver: Archive
If you’re interested in viewing the materials and wrap up of Drupalcon
Denver, including video footage for keynote speakers, visit their
official site at
http://denver2012.drupal.org
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DrupalCon 2013 - Portland: Overview
Get Ready Portland!
• May 20th – 24th
• http://portland2013.drupal.org
• To volunteer:
https://association.drupal.org/pdxvol
unteer
• Do so before June 15th (That’s
TOMORROW, folks!)
• This is to actually help run the event
• Must join drupal.org to volunteer
OSU Involvement
• CWS will offer Beginner Drupal 7
training using Drupal Gardens
• Sher will be on volunteer list –
anyone else?
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June 28, 2016
DrupalCon 2013 - Portland: What Can We Do?
Collaborate!
• Oregon Schools have been involved with Drupal for quite awhile but we sure don’t toot our horns
enough
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OSU
• OSL hosts drupal.org and educates the community about Drupal
• CWS runs one of the largest Drupal multi-site deployments ever
PSU
• Has hosted a large multi-site environment and been deeply involved in the Drupal Community for several
years
UO
• Is starting to really get into the game for Drupal 7
• We don’t talk much between each other, though, and we should!
Participate!
• Are you a Drupal architect, developer, site or systems admin? ATTEND
• Are you an organization manager who is considering using Drupal? ATTEND
• Do you have the experience and ability to speak on Drupal subjects? Offer to share your
expertise!
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OSU Drupal: Support
CWS Training Website
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Located at http://oregonstate.edu/cws/training
All class materials are provided here as downloads
Comprehensive Training Manuals
Filterable FAQ List
CWS Help Ticket
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Need some help? Submit a help ticket to ensure that we can track your request.
Located at http://oregonstate.edu/cws/contact
Drupal Support List
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Grassroots, community-based problem solving
Located at http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/drupal_support
OSU Drupal Community
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We’re working on it! Will include all different Drupal stakeholders from across campus
Join the Drupal Support List to stay updated on this!
Local Drupal Community
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DruNBrew
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Run by Sher 3rd Friday of every month, 5-8ish pm, super casual, open to surrounding community – June event at 3rd St. McMenamins
http://facebook.com/drunbrew
Larger Drupal Community
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Free with a wealth of information – might not be best option for beginners
Located at http://drupal.org
Questions
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Dec 10, 2009