Something for Everyone at Drupalcon Denver

Rick Nashleanas
Rick Nashleanas | Monarch Digital
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To my friends and customers:

Along with many people in the Colorado Drupal community, I have been working very hard to bring the very best, from nitty-gritty coding to enterprise web strategy, to Drupalcon Denver. Here, I'm going to tell you why so many of the people I know could hook up with sessions and content that you will be able to immediately use when you return to work. 

Are you a business person who has a Drupal site or wants perspective on website alternatives?

Whether your background is financial, general business or technical, our Drupal Means Business "conference in a conference" can give you business perspective on best practices in website development and how Drupal fits in that picture. You'll have plenty of time to meet other business professionals to share experiences in website development using Drupal and other technologies.

DMB is a full day of sessions on Thursday, March 22, from 10:30 am to 4 pm at the Colorado Convention Center. Lunch and attendance at the closing session for all of Drupalcon Denver is included. Check it out and sign up here.

You put together a Drupal site, but you're not a heavy duty coder. Now what?

Our Site Building track was constructed for non-coders who configure Drupal sites and manage content. See case studies from Martha Stewart and zagat.com. Learn about incorporating media into your website or using forms as a survey tool. Unlike other, more technical tracks, Site Building is designed to appeal to folks who can configure Drupal and install modules, but not necessarily code complex custom modules. Don't forget about the Business and Strategy track!

Do you work for a school, a nonprofit or a governmental organization?

Drupal has become the preferred web technology for education, nonprofits and governmental organizations. (39% of .edu domains run Drupal.) Drupalcon Denver has a dedicated track exclusively for nonprofits, including sessions from CU Boulder, whitehouse.gov, the ACLU, energy.gov and more. You won't find a mor e relevant set of website development sessions directed to your organization anywhere.

Are you looking for ecommerce alternatives?

And who isn't? Learn best practices from the leaders in Drupal Commerce, including recurring payments, PCI compliance and more. Again, don't forget about the Business and Strategy track.

Do you need to get your site into the mobile world?

"Collaborative Publishing for Every Device" is the conference theme for Drupalcon Denver. If you're not addressing mobile platforms for your site, you're missing massive opportunities. This year's Drupalcon has an entire track on mobile development and strategies.

Do you run a Drupal development shop?

The CXO sessions are specifically for you. Huddle with other folks in Drupal development and share problems and challenges.

Are you a website designer?

In addition to the theming topics in the mobile track, we have a track focusing on Design and User Experience (UX). Learn about SASS, html 4 S, responsive design and so much more.

Are you a heavy-duty sysadmin or php coder?

Then, the coder track is for you. Learn the lastest tips and tricks from the best in the business. Seeing is believing. Check out the coder track here.

Do you contribute back to the Drupal code base? Would you like to?

Drupal's strongest asset is its passionate community and the contributions it gets back from people like you. Learn how to plug into the wider Drupal community with our Community track. If you are already contributing to core Drupal, you probably already know about the Core Conversations track. Also, don't miss the code sprints, where Drupalers work together to improve Drupal right on site.

Besides all of this, you will be able to huddle with other folks in Drupal development and share problems, challengs and solutions in BoF (Birds of a Feather) sessions. Someone identifies a topic and folks gather to explore that topic in depth.

Looking for training? Pre-conference training is available Monday, March 19.

All work and no play is... well, it's just not good for you. Check out Tuesday night's party.

Here are all the tracks at Drupalcon:

Next step? Sign up right now. At a minimum, sign up for the Drupalcon Denver newsletter.

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