Call For Speakers

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