Would you like to share your knowledge and experience and raise your community karma points? Jump on board and present a session at Drupal Camp Vancouver 2008!
We're looking for speakers on all things Drupal--the list below shows some examples of what we're looking for. If you have a great presentation that isn't on the list please don't hesitate to submit. To submit a talk, head over to the talk submission form!
Submission deadline is May 1st!
Please plan sessions to accommodate a group of approx. 30-40 people, and last between 45-90 mins. (If there is a special topic you think would benefit from an extended session slot, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate!)
Drupal 101
- Introduction to Drupal
- Introduction to popular modules
- Basic How-to for creating a Drupal site
- Hosting issues
- Introduction to theming
Development (Beginner) and Configuration
- Subversion (SVN): How to get started
- Hooks, Triggers, and Actions
- How to configure an Install Profile
- How to write a module
- Panels and Nodequeue
- Multilanguage Sites
- Overview of popular Modules and what they can do
Development (Advanced)
- How to use revision control on your own project (CVS/SVN)
- Strategies for code management
- Strategies for staging Drupal from development to production
- Drupal life-cycle management
- Any presentation on a Drupal API (form API, schema API, node queue, buddylist, 5 star)
- Programming tips and tricks
- Using an IDE (Komodo, ZEND, Eclipse)
- Module integration (eg programming glueware to make modules interoperate)
Theming
- Technical explanation of a theming function, or family of functions
- Writing theming in a secure way (check_plain() and friend)
- Theming strategies (managing breadcrumbs)
- From concept to live, implementing a Photoshop mockup in Drupal
- Using the Zen theme
- Making a custom CSS framework for Drupal
Business & Community
- Decidedly non-technical presentations on how Drupal can benefit a business, non-profit association or community
- The design and information architecture process, how to navigate from concept to Drupal site (focus on client management)
- How open source and community contribution fits into a business plan
Site Case Studies & Implementation
- How to build a YouTube/Pop Sugar/Brochureware site in Drupal
- How to integrate Ubercart into Drupal
- How to scale Drupal
- How Drupal is used in communities of interest like education, non-profits, music
- Techniques for making Drupal more user friendly