DCA08 is unlike any corporate conference you've ever attended - and for good reason. Focusing on "Drupal" - an open source content management system and application framework, DCA08 is a low-cost, highly collaborative "unconference" held in at the University of Lethbridge, in Southern Alberta, Canada.
Gone are the days of sponsored vendor presentations and for-profit registration fees. Our peer taught, volunteer-run sessions will by heavy with "doers", and light on the "talkers".
Join us July 3 & 4 from 8am - 5pm both days (Networking event on July 3rd)
Official Website: http://www.drupalcampalberta.org
REGISTRATION WILL HAPPEN ON THE OFFICIAL SITE (Don't signup here) Thanks!
Registration is now open at http://www.drupalcampalberta.org/event/drupal-camp-alberta-2008
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Hey Drupal Community, Keep
Hey Drupal Community, Keep the buzz going!
We are two days into the official launch of DCA08 and are already warming up speaker spots for Information Architect & general web superstar Jess McMullin (nform), Dave Cormier (UPEI - a serious multi-site installation), Marc Ingram (Drupal Services Module), and a bunch more that we'll announce a little later.
If your thinking about participating as a speaker, get those suggestions in today. If you know someone who SHOULD be speaking - give them a nudge.
Tweet about it, blog about, talk about it - most importantly - register when we open the gates.
See you in Lethbridge July 3&4!
Copywriter seo
Hello,
I agree blogging about it is a great avenue.
Cheers!
Copywriter seo, website copywriter, advertising copywriter - great copywriting
I've been blogging daily on
I've been blogging daily on the site - but have been neglecting my personal blog at http://www.michaelwarf.com - in fact I'm going to post there right after this message.
What do you think is the best avenue to promote awareness for DCA08? I've been using hashtags on twitter - but I think a dedicated DCA08 twitter user is a better idea.
I created a facebook event today - that invited another 70 developers in my personal circle. We've got top billing on drupal groups home page right now - that's gotta catch more than a few interested parties.
I think some of the better known Drupal "celebrities" could add some blogging clout to our cause. Maybe sending them a message or two - is the next step.
As much as I hate SPAM - maybe a newsletter signup is a good idea when we announce registration - I wonder if an HTML email campaign would work?
Ideas?
M.
You could try some of the
You could try some of the many non-drupal user groups around the area as you may pick up some potential Drupal developers who have yet to be converted. If you prepared an event announcement and circulated that to the user group owners, they may be willing to circulate it to their members.
Nigel
Good suggestion, I'll start
Good suggestion, I'll start snooping for who's who in Montana, Saskatchewan and BC.
M.
Me me me! I'm in Montana
Me me me! I'm in Montana and I intend to be there. I'm trying to decide if I want to hit Seattle first and make it a vacation.
Later,
Chris.
Hey Chris! Good to hear from
Hey Chris! Good to hear from someone in the South...can you help spread the word? How do you feel about speaking - a possibility?
Look forward to meeting you!
M.
I can spread the word, but
I can spread the word, but I'm not sure who I'll spread it to... :) Not many geeks around here, especially of the Drupal flava'. But I know a few possible recruits that I've mentioned it to.
I was thinking of a session...
"the drupal way" of altering core or existing modules with hooks and without hacking. It could cover anywhere from basic to advanced php-based modifications to forms and functionality. I'd cover things like hook_form_alter, hook_nodeapi, maybe some themeing, etc... Also some techniques for identifying useful hooks and using a debugger. I think a fair amount of drupal users don't know what a debugger does. I'm still doing my production work in Drupal 5.7, but I'd probably target the session for D6.
Let me know if this sounds useful.
Sounds Great!
Hi Chris,
Your talk sounds great, and of use to many. Get it in on the speaker submission page and we'll get it in the queue!
Thanks,
M.
Last Call for Speakers! DCA08
We're winding down our call for speakers, and we've got some great talks lined up. We still need to load up the afternoon of day two - so if you are thinking of speaking, or know someone who is - NOW IS THE TIME!
Thanks for all the response and your help in promoting http://www.drupalcampalberta.org
M.
Registration is now Open!
I'm not sure if its the smoothest solution, but our registration solution for DCA08 is open and limited to 200.
http://www.drupalcampalberta.org/event/drupal-camp-alberta-2008
See you there!
Shirts!
With two weeks away to Drupal Camp Alberta 2008 - we are ready to order our shirts.
We deviated a bit from the traditional aproach (druplicon set in a way that reflects the host environmnet), and went with a "Military style" approach. Playing on the "boot camp" aspect of DCA08, and the open source communism jokes we get at work - we created this military crest look.
Like it? Let me know! Don't like it - Sorry!
A sneak peek is available here:
HA! I'm in!
HA!
I'm in!
Yes, Yes you are.
I see your name in the registrants list - you indeed are IN!
You Raincity guys are class acts all the way - Say Hello to Dave O and Boris for me...
See you soon, we are excited to meet everyone!
M.
ex-raincity
ex-raincity here.
http://80elements.com now..
Whoops!
Well, you are a class act anyway!
Thanks for helping out!
M