July 2009 Camp

In its relatively short history, CiviCRM has had a huge impact on the CRM options available to non-profits. It has provided a high quality tool for managing contacts, email lists, donations, and other basic functions. As both a user and developer on CiviCRM I am happy to see this session go in the direction that the participants would like it to go. We can talk about what people are doing with it, ways to get involved in its development, or anything else the group desires.

I am currently assembling a membership-based community site and am faced with selecting module that I know and don't know. The budget doesn't allow for custom work so I need to do everything "out-of-the-box." What modules have you used for this type of site? Come share your successes and challenges. I will share with you what I am planning and why. This is not a formal presentation but more like a show-and-tell discussion. Anyone interested?

This small group session will be a way for developers, site administrators, and others involved with Drupal to discuss and share ideas about how to manage their workflow. The session will not involve a formal presentation. Instead, it will be about sharing ideas and tools on topics such as SVN, local development environments, moving changes to production/live websites, etc.

A good start for those new to Drupal administration and a concise review for seasoned pros who are concerned with security implications of hosting Drupal web sites. We'll discuss a simple "defense in depth" strategy for keeping our Drupal sites secure, including intrusion prevention, backups, and reliability.

It's no secret that Drupal can be intimidating to new users and to those less-familiar with content management systems. This session will showcase a number of different modules that help make administering Drupal sites more intuitive to those who haven't been hanging out on IRC since the 4.6 release. Use in actual sites will be demonstrated, and there will be time at the end for everyone to share their favorite "killer module" for usability.

The Economist Group has chosen Drupal as its platform for the next version of its flagship site, Economist.com. We have 17 developers spread across five time zones, and chose Agile (specifically Scrum) to manage it all. I'll show you how we leverage industry best agile practices, including Test Driven Development (via SimpleTest, JMeter and Selenium), and Continuous Integration (via Hudson, Drush, and EC2).

You've installed Drupal, configured some modules, and added your content. Now how about your design and theme? We'll look at some techniques to help you overcome one of Drupal's largest hurdles: Having your site not look like Drupal.

Are you new to Drupal? Considering incorporating and getting into the web design business? This session will cover a wide range of topics related to just this area. The catch? The presenter of this session will moderate the discussion of this session with a goal of obtaining ideas, answers, and discussion from the attending community.

There are many photo gallery modules and recipes out there so it is hard to know which way to turn. I'll break some of these down and provide some guidance and materials on how to create a great photo gallery.

Being an independent Drupal Developer or Consultant can be a rewarding way to make a living ... and can mean a nice six figure salary too. But it can also be a huge challenge to go at it alone. Everything from balancing your client load to getting by without the support you find working in a web shop to keeping up with technology. This session is for Independents, people think about being Independents, or those just curious. No experience required.