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Drupalcon Boston 2008 is all over! This Drupalcon was the biggest ever, with 864 registered and paid attendees. Thanks everybody for making it a huge turnout!

Every session was videotaped; check back here in a few weeks, when videos should begin to appear online. In the meantime, take a look at videos from the Barcelona conference.

The next Drupalcon will be in Central Europe, specifically in Szeged, Hungary from August 27 to 30, 2008. Check out http://szeged2008.drupalcon.org/ for more details.

Keynote Speaker: Chris DiBona

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Chris DiBona

Tuesday March 4: Chris DiBona is the Open Source Programs Manager at Google, Inc. He is responsible for a number of programs including the Summer of Code, open source license compliance and releasing open source software on Google’s Code website, which can be found at http://code.google.com. Before joining Google, Chris was an editor/author for the popular online website Slashdot.org . An internationally known advocate for open source software and related methodologies, Chris speaks regularly and writes for a great number of publications. He co-edited the award-winning anthologies Open Sources and Open Sources 2.0 from O’Reilly Media, produces the FLOSS Weekly podcast and is a cat owner.

Conference Program, Tracks, and Sessions

The Boston Drupal conference will have tracks, planned sessions, as well as sessions from the community. We had 31 Drupal sessions at OSCMS, and 93 sessions at Barcelona. While both of these conferences were highly successful, this year the conference organizers are aiming to raise the bar even higher in terms of session quality.

Drupalcon takes place March 3-6, 2008 at the Boston Convention & Expo Center. On Friday, March 7th the Drupal Code Sprint is taking place at MIT’s Stata Center.

Registration and morning coffee is at 8am-9am Monday-Thursday with the first sessions of the day beginning at 9am. A mid-morning break happens at approximately 10:30am. There’s a one-hour lunch break 12:30-1:30 and a mid-afternoon beverage and snack break is at 3:30pm. The sessions wrap up by 6pm.

Drupalcon Boston session submissions have been selected! Browse the accepted sessions.

There is also a Drupal site showcase and case study contest. Submit your own site now for a chance at some great prizes.

The week at a glance schedule is posted in the forum as a PDF.

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Conference Tracks

Community and Core Track

Drupal is more than just software, or communications, or businesses — it’s a community! No wonder 70% of the people who use Drupal consider their website a community site. This track will help you keep up with the latest activities, and plans for the future of the Drupal project. While many sites are getting bigger, we still rely on a common set of APIs and a few common modules. This track covers the development and future of the technology that has united so many people. Some sessions include:

Design and User Experience Track

The Drupal project leads have always demonstrated strong passion for design and user experience. This conference aims to lay out a big welcome mat for the world’s design and user experience contributors by providing a full track of sessions. Some sessions include:

Marketing and Business Track

Previous conferences have had a healthy dose of showcases, case studies, industry discussions, discussions about the business of consulting, and the business of open source. This conference will as well. Some sessions include:

There will also be a Drupal site showcase and case study contest with prizes for the best sites. Add your favorite sites for a chance to win!

Site Building Track

Drupal’s popularity is primarily due to the ability to customize a website. The Drupal community is constantly building and experimenting. Whether you are a hobbyist, a professional site building consultant, or a web developer, this track is the best way to learn the latest techniques in site development. Some sessions include:

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Drupal 7 Code Sprint

The Drupal Association is hosting an all day code and documentation sprint at the MIT Stata Center on Friday March 7. All registered attendees are welcome. A code sprint is a gathering of a bunch of programmers to complete a short, rapid development project.

We’ll be working on a whole bunch of code for Drupal 7.

Schedule
10am - 1pm Room 32-155
1pm - 3pm Room 32-141
3pm - 7pm+ Room 32-155 (we’ll stay until building close)

More info here!

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Attendees

There are currently:
  • 3620 users registered at drupalcon.org
  • 1030 conference bios
  • 800 registered attendees

I'll be there

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    Aaron
    Thorne
    Washington State University Vancouver
  • edfactor's picture
    Ed
    Lyons
    Keane, Inc.
    Chief Engineer
  • edwardpeters's picture
    Edward
    Peters
    Initiatives of Change
    Project Lead
  • amha.mogus's picture
    Amha
    Mogus
    Human Rights Watch
    Web Coordinator
... and 796 others!
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Birds of a Feather

The Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions are intended to bring together like-minded individuals in the Drupal community.