Drupalcon Chicago: March 7th-10th 2011
http://chicago2011.drupal.org/tickets-and-registration
If you haven't registered yet for DrupalCon Chicago, think about doing so today. Registering now not only saves you money (early bird price: $350), it also lets you shape the conference to your interests and needs by voting on the proposed presentations. Only registered attendees can vote on the proposed sessions, and the voting deadline is this Friday, December 24th at 9am ET, according to http://chicago2011.drupal.org/news/drupalcon-chicago-session-selection-p.... There are many great session proposals! Your votes will help determine which sessions receive a time slot and help determine room size.
My two proposed sessions, please vote!
http://chicago2011.drupal.org/sessions/millennium-2-0-integration-public...
My team recently had the opportunity to build a public library site in Drupal--everything from design to development to ongoing support. The Millennium 2.0 library catalog integration module was released just in time for us to implement the catalog into Drupal and we believe that showing off its awesome features on a live working site, and walking through the implementation process, will be both valuable and useful. Libraries all over the world will want to convert to Drupal and implement Millennium 2.0.
http://chicago2011.drupal.org/sessions/drush-irc
Not everyone who uses Drupal to build websites has experience or comfort with command line to utilize the awesomeness of Drush. Relying on FTP to add modules and themes wastes time and money that could be devoted to more useful tasks, and also means missing out on all the other Drush tools that make Drupal site-building so much easier. Drush IRC inserts an IRC UI for Drush, making Drush commands available to any users comfortable with IRC. We have also addressed issues related to security and access.
Please respond and post your proposals for us to vote on. Let's try to showcase our talented local Chicago Drupalers in our own hometown :)