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BOF: DrupalCampColoarado and DrupalCon Colorado Organization

Organizing this DrupalCamp has been an interesting process that has taught us quite a bit about the demand for Drupal events in addition to the process of making one happen. We try our best to make everyone happy but invariably can not cover every contingency. http://groups.drupal.org/node/12720#comment-43598 has presented the beginnings of a constructive conversation related to making future events the best they can be.

The Drupal Community

I'd like to talk about the Drupal community, the ways in which we are open and sponsor participation and the ways we've push people away. Because we have pushed people away. What do we do that is right and what are we doing wrong?

Agenda: 

Open discussion about the Drupal community.

Prerequisites: 
Goals: 

I hope to identify the problem points in our system, because I think we have some. After identifying some lets discuss how we can fix them.

Semantic Web Technologies and Drupal - What's the Meaning of This?

This is a combination presentation and BOF, covering a topic which is becoming increasingly popular in the Drupal community. Basic background and ideas behind "meaning-based" content identification versus "keyword-based" will be covered, along with some of the linguistic approaches as well as RDF and what the Drupal community has been doing with it. We'll cover the usual question - how will this affect my work or my site? - and see what ideas and opinions the group has in what continues to be a controversial topic, but one so important it has been called Web 3.0.

The 禅 (Zen) of Localization

Drupal is used all over the world, and it's great for presenting content in just about any language. Your site might benefit from being globally aware, and your module development definitely will. In this session we'll talk about the languages and character sets in use, common false assumptions that English-speaking programmers make, and what you can do if your client wants you to include content that is "all Greek to you."

Drupal Estimating BoF

Experience is always the key to a good estimate, and for Drupal that's doubly so. This is a session for all experience levels to share how they've done on the projects they've tackled, what was harder or easier than expected, how they might do it differently next time. Also up for discussion is whether Drupal is a good candidate for "Agile" development, a process which helps refine estimating skills and can be helpful in avoiding big schedule changes since it focuses on "bite-sized" development.

Goodbye and Site Showcase

This is the "Goodbye" session. You're going to love it.

It's also an opportunity to present the winners of the site showcase competition. Enter your recent site today or look at the current entries.

Agenda: 

1. Thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, attendees
2. Favorite moments
3. Feedback mechanisms (when should we do this again? can we make it better? will you help?)
4. Site showcase winners
5. See you later

Prerequisites: 

Attending DrupalCamp Colorado

Goals: 

A general sense of happiness in the world.

Job Fair - OR - Get Your Job On

This is a "Job Fair" session to allow folks who are hiring to hook up with people who might be interested in a new job. Let's face it, with the right fit, everyone's interested...

Tentatively scheduled as the last session on Saturday. A perfect time to flex your new skills. Or, if you're happily employed, schedule a BoF for the same time.

Agenda: 

1. Mingle
2. Exchange business cards
3. Repeat

Prerequisites: 

None.

Wisdom of the crowds - My favorite Drupal modules

This session will serve as a place to facilitate an discussion surrounding the question:

'When developing a new Drupal site, what are the first 10 to 20 modules you install and why?'

I will start the discussion by going down my list.

Drupal based E-Commerce - Ubercart Introduction

Learn about how to use Drupal as a successful e-commerce platform.

BoF - Drupal Hosting

Lets discuss the ins and outs of Drupal hosting. What OS is best? What database? How do you handle backups, does your hosting company do this for you?

I'm sure that will generate enough of a discussion ... :-)

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