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There are ways to organize a page before it gets rendered to the screen. The purpose of this presentation is to show what Drupal does out of the box (blocks/regions) and then show 2 alternatives that provide more flexibility (context & panels). We will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each and provide examples for situations where one is more suited than the other.

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.