Ready, Schedule set, go get tickets!
Hello Everyone,
We're well on our way to finalising the schedule now too. As always, please book those tickets so that we know how many people we're planning for.
Only one item remains to be confirmed (a potential swap of sessions on the first day) for the schedule and one other will be published tomorrow only (surprise at the end of the conference).
http://gauteng2016.drupalcamp.co.za/
Remember, even the venue sponsors and organisers book tickets, we really use only that list for planning, it is really important to book your tickets.
So many people work together to get this event done, but this week I have to send special thanks to Kyle working on graphics and organising most of the printing, Daniel for managing the website and our caterers and Music in Africa for going well beyond expectations to help get all the unexpected things organised.
Day 1, 26 May
10:00am - 10:45am
Keynote: Unbuilding Your Business by Grant Mills, CEO of Brave Digital
For over 200 years, the industrial-age business model has brought us enormous wealth and prosperity, but there is a growing sense of unease surrounding the unsustainable nature of this well-worn paradigm. Around the world, companies are experimenting with a new way of doing business, one that favours purpose, mastery and autonomy over profit, which we will explore in more detail in this talk.
10:45am - 11:30am
Right2Know Campaign by Murray Hunter, Spokesperson at Right2Know Campaign
Getting the spooks off your internet!
11:30am - 12:15pm
Community Involvement as a Business Model by Dania Gerhardt, Founder and CEO of Amazee Labs
Amazee Labs is an active community member. Our involvement includes maintaining modules, contributing to Drupal core, presenting at and attending each DrupalCon since 2008, sponsoring and organising Camps and more. Dania shares some insights of how the global Drupal Community ticks and brings up suggestions how we can close the gap between South Africa and the rest of the global community.
12:15pm - 12:30pm
The Yonder Journey to Drupal Island by Renate Ehlers, Technical Project Manager at Yonder Media
Yonder has been using Joomla as a development platform for 5 years. Join us on a journey of migration to Drupal.
12:30pm - 12:45pm
Internet Governance and Open Source Software by Seaparo Phala, Chief Information Officer at the Department of Arts and Culture
May swap with Zoe's session at the end of the day
The talk will look at internet rights, the digital economy and the contribution that the open source software community can play towards a digital economy.
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Why is it so hard to sell my product and services to a corporate, even after the decision maker said yes? by Denvor Phokaners, Business Coach and Mentor at Crossworks
As entrepreneurs and sales people we get very excited when the decision maker said yes only to wait in vain for a proposal or agreement to be signed. There are many reasons for this. Understanding what the reasons are and how to manage the decision making process is a skill that will turn a “we’ll come back to you” into a “Lets do it!”.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:45pm
The business case for Drupal by Charlie Stewart, CEO at Rogerwilco
Drupal is frequently criticised for being unwieldy. For being tough to use and tough to support. These are uncomfortable truths for us Drupalists. In his thought provoking talk, Charlie will unpack some of reasons behind Drupal's poor rap. And he'll offer suggestions as to how we, the local South African community, can improve perceptions of our favourite platform to the benefit of our businesses.
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Introduction to MusicInAfrica.net – Information and exchange portal for the African music sector (developed in Drupal 7) by Eddie Hatitye, Director at Music in Africa
MusicInAfrica.net is an ambitious pan-African website/ nonproft start-up with a mission to support the entire African music sector, promoting knowledge exchange, networking and music discovery. The site is developed in Drupal 7 and has been growing impressively since its launch about 15 months ago. In this session we get to explore some of the amazing music functionalities that they are trying to achieve in Drupal as well as the general challenges that are associated with running a big Drupal website in South Africa.
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Plan your way to profits by Zoe Pedersen, Client Service Director at Rogerwilco
May swap with Seaparo's session at 12:30
Gartner research suggests that 75% of IT projects are considered to be failures by those who initiated them. More often than not, failure originates from poor planning. Ineffective project management creates stress, impacts profitability and destroys reputations. Zoe's presentation will outline the basic tenets of effective project management.
Day 2, 27 May
10:00am - 10:45am
Keynote: Drupal Talent Development: Prelude to actualizing The DrupalCon Africa Dream by Chimezie Chuta, Drupal Developer and Trainer at Lagos DrupalVersity
Africa can only be ripe for DrupalCon when they can boast of the requisite talents that can support its mass adaptation by organizations that use Drupal. There should be an continental emergency declared for Drupal talents. No one can do this for us, we must do it for ourself. And the time to start is now.
10:45am - 11:30am
OpenHAB by C.Lee Taylor, owner of LeeNX Consultancy
Scratching my own itch, using Open Source (Software and Hardware), to build a basic access control system. Open Home Automation Bus (OpenHAB) is software with components to manage home/building automation with protocol-neutral interconnects in a single platform catering to various vendor-specific devices. Temperature, access, lights and other devices monitored and managed.
11:30am - 12:15pm
REST APIs and Services by Dane Rossenrode, Small web shop owner of Touchdreams
"Building RESTful APIs": Starting with identifying API usage in the real world (fun demos), we'll then discuss the basics of REST APIs, we'll compare Drupal modules like Services, RESTful, and RESTful WS, and finish off looking at JavaScript techniques to 'consume' APIs.
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Drupal Soup by Jonathan Wagener, Director at SpinningYourWeb
What is next after installing Drupal 8? It doesn't look like much right off the bat so some work is required. We're going to look at a couple of things you can do with Drupal 8 without working too hard.
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Signing Your Drupal Commits with GPG by Wilhelm Erasmus, Enterprise Security Administrator at Burtronix
When you have critical client infrastructure that rely on and require assurance that every line of code was legitimately contributed or at least reviewed by a known entity and you need to know that with mathematical certainty, you need to sign your commits. Every enterprise client should require this and every Drupal service delivery shop should provide this without a second thought. Anything other than provable trust in contributions is, well, not provable and thus not reliable. This is GPG signed commits.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Sometimes, it's just not a job for Drupal by Greg McKeen, Managing Director at Telamenta
When looking at complex websites, it may be easy to assume that Drupal is the correct hammer. We discovered the hard way, that some projects need a tool specifically designed for the job, and sometimes your preferred toolset, is the wrong one.
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Getting the most from Drupal by Jakes Redelinghuys, Principal at Drupal Academy
One of the greatest obstacles to the successful take up and usage of Drupal in South Africa is skill-related. There’s a shortage of knowledgeable devs in our industry; and there’s a growing frustration from end users that they’re simply not equipped to make the most of their platforms. Presenting an overview of the Drupal Academy’s goals and the training programmes it can offer.