Posted by badesemowo on November 26, 2011 at 4:01pm
I am at DrupalCamp Lagos 2011 at the moment . The turn out is awesome over 90 people so far , the sessions are going on well ....
but we figured that now is the time to call for volunteers ...
for DrupalCamp Nigeria 2012 ...
note : I said Nigeria ...
It would be nice to have a nationwide conference next year .
decision on venue, city , content , sponsors etc will be up to the decision of the volunteers
It is a Do-O-cracy ... lets make it happen ...
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A Starting Point to Build on
Yep, the DrupalCamp Lagos 2011 was overwhelming and I must personally say, "I am still at shock" I didn't leave the venue till the close of the "ccHub" official time. Got home by 11pm (was too excited to meet you guys).
So moving forward, Let me get the ball rolling. I was privilege to attend the 2010 Python Nigeria and it was mind blowing. All venue, facilitators, refreshing even accommodation were handled by the center.
Thus, these are my following recommendations to get things "ROLLING"
Venue:: The African University of Science and Technology, Abuja (I could ravel round to get the necessary info on this place)
Date from 18 – 22 June 2012 (suggesting)
Training and workshops will be held from Monday to Thursday with the BarCamp on Friday. Each day will start promptly at 9AM and end at 5PM with breaks for refreshments.
Proposed Training
Introductory course in Drupal: History of the CMS/CMF, its terminologies and its features
Advanced Programming in Drupal: Modules development and Theming
Data/Web Integration with other technologies (java,asp.net etc)
Drupal Research Possibilities (Drupal for Mobile, Drupal for VoIP, Drupal for Politics):
Proposed Workshop
New Drupal developers get the opportunity to practice what they have learned. Participants with ideas or ongoing projects benefit from the presence of experts.
Proposed Barcamp
Presentation of the possibilities of Drupal Association Nigeria
History and future development of Drupal for Nation Building e.g. Drupal Development as a course in Education etc
Drupal possibilities as CMF (Content Management Framework) and project development on it (e.g. www.whitehouse.gov)
Demonstration of tools and software for Drupal Development
Debates, Q&A sessions
The training will be FREE (or cost placed on a bare minimal to encourage participation) but spaces will be limited. Interested participants will be required to apply online (either a new DrupalCamp Nigeria Site is built for this purpose (Good Theming inclusive) i.e. www.drupalnigeria.com or www.drupalcampnigeria.com or drupal.com.ng (The choice is ours to make)
Accommodation
Subsidized accommodation is available at the venue for successful applicants at the following rates.
Single bedroom @ N2000 per night (as of 2010 - i'll try to get the current date)
Twin bedroom i.e. 2 persons sharing @ N1500 per night (as of 2010 - i'll try to get the current date)
I just thought we get things rolling .... (you know free times are hard to find)...all the same.. "Less talk, more action" and as @Kayode, @Aniedi @Kayode and @murpheus would say " Let's get things rolling" ...more ideas will be coming soonest than you think
I remain yours drupalist
@mysterioux (eChris)
"As long as its a technology, it can be developed"
two word... i'm in!
two word... i'm in!
Great way to start
I'm definitely in.
I like the idea of an Educational institution. I like the idea of Abuja. Great post @mysterioux.
We definitely need to get http://drupalnigeria.org and/or http://drupal.org.ng functional and in the control of a board/association/trustees.
I still feel that EVERY event should have its own distinct website. The website will be listed on the main and/or Events page of http://drupalnigeria.org (http://drupalnigeria.org/events).
For instance, next year we will have http://2012.drupalcamplagos.com and http://drupalcamplagos.com would also redirect there. If you still wanted to access the memories of this year's event, you would still be able to go directly to http://2011.drupalcamplagos.com.
Let us keep the community active. I propose that we commit to post on this groups website at least twice or thrice a week.
Also contibutions should be decent, and reasonable.
Thank you for moving Drupal Nigeria forward.
Chill Pill
on a second thought, i think
on a second thought, i think we should still stick to having it in lagos. i feel there are more developers here in lagos and quite a number of us might not be able to make it down to abuja.
alternatively, we could ask Shina Oyetosho how Microsoft Open Door was like in abuja. cos attendance is VERY key
Considerable Option
Well @aphoe,
Your point is well taken but if we must extend our reach (although this is a bold step) we must implement a structure such as would be viable to have larger events. But if after some statistics 80% Drupalist are based in Lagos, then we could consider doing it some where in UniLag or other expected places in Lagos. A 3 days DrupalCamp Nigeria would be sufficient to cover alot from Newbies to Drupal, Module Development, Theming, Building Drupal Profiles, Contributing to the community,Data Integration from other systems like Joomla, Wordpress etc (hmmm! this could be fun)
So I suggest we go with two core plans. Plan A - Set a higher DrupalCamp Nigeria in Abuja, Plan B- Set a standard DrupalCamp Nigeria in Lagos (base on Statistics - maybe a poll system could be made available).
The year is almost ending so I feel right now that the house is trying to clear their tables from any over-left duties.
Lets create a two sub-teams to do such. Sub-A and Sub-B (its a suggestion)
Yours Drupalist,
@mysterioux
"As long as its a technology, it can be developed"
Glad we pulled this off. If
Glad we pulled this off.
If you use Drupal or you have been involved somehow with Drupal, please volunteer towards Drupal Camp Nigeria 2012. I know social work and community development is a strange culture around us, but I think we can build it. More locally driven projects will be committed to drupal.org infrastructure in coming months. So I believe we will really have things to showcase at Drupal Camp Nigeria 2012.
Maybe we don't need a separate community website. d.o infrastructure should be sufficient for communication. We can just concentrate on getting companies who have interest in Drupal to sponsor local projects which then gets contributed back to d.o. With more local projects ported to Drupal and d.o, that will be awesome. The event website can still be retained for the records.
t: @charyorde
Ibadan
My suggestion is this. Can we use a place like Ibadan, Oyo State? I believe this will enable many Drupal users and newbies have an opportunity to interact and have the type of community "feelings" we had in ccHub- Lagos. Ibadan is a centrally located town in the South West in which case people from Akure, Oshogbo, Ife etc can
So Far...(Too Fast)
So far,
I stumbled on a Drupal Group who where planning a DrupalCamp for Newbies in India, picking up their concept I decided to setup a volunteer list to know who and who would be available for planning and to do some follow ups as usual. (Just a thought)
Google Spreadsheet Attendance: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Auwfpci-YTf1dExmODZsdDVlTnR...
IRC Chat = freenode #drupalnigeria
(Just using my small spare time to put things in motion)
Yours Drupalist
@mysterioux
"As long as its a technology, it can be developed"
Re: A Starting Point to Build on
Thanks for your interest in VoIP Drupal!
Let us know if we can be of any help, even before the conference. We'd love to try our VoIP + SMS platform both in Nigeria, as well as in other African and Asian countries...
Best,
Leo and the rest of the VoIP Drupal team
(http://drupal.org/project/voipdrupal)
keep the suggestions coming ... ideas on date
@all please keep the suggestions coming .
Does anyone have any incline on the best date to run this ... please bear in mind DrupalCon in Denver and Munich ...
Also , we want Dries or Drupal Core Maintainers or some one from Acquia to be around if possible ...
@leo, abit off topic, are you saying your team would be sponsoring (part) / coming in for the event ?
ps: I am going to be away from the forum for a bit ... planning Joomla Day Nigeria 2011 (joomlang.com) ...
Around easter/April 2012
My idea on Date would be the week before or after easter :)
Simply because I'd be in Naija around that time and would like to present ; )
oh and let's keep it in Lagos please. Thankies
IN!!!!!
Lasgidi Please!!!!
it would be great if its held in Lagos.
nice1
I will like to attend!!