Evaluator

We will discuss Drupal in higher education, who's using it, scope of usage, requirements, et al

Drupal 7 is coming soon! (Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead, said at DrupalCon SF that it should arrive between early June and Mid-September.) Haven’t had chances to play around with it yet? Well come along and I'll take you on a ride! I'll focus on the major additions like custom fields being added to core, great improvements in the file system, and some dramatic changes in the user interface. I’ll also cover what you can do to ease pain to D7 on a new D6 site you are developing now.

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.

It is sometimes said that Drupal does not have a learning curve. It has a learning brick wall. In this session we aim at getting you over that brick wall. We will cover what Drupal is, the vocabulary that you need to know to talk about/work with it and the most common and important modules. We will take an introductory look at some basic configuration and where to look for various features. We will also point you at how you can engage with the community and some excellent outside resources.