Site Building Track at DrupalCon Denver

As I write this, we are that close to releasing our final schedule for DrupalCon Denver. Believe me, you just can't have enough attention to detail at this point.

As I have written previously, DrupalCon Denver has something for everyone, but the flip side of that coin is that each track is targeted to a specific audience. If possible, I intend to highlight each track up until DrupalCon Denver itself.

Site Building track. The Site Building track is all about folks who have put together Drupal sites, and can install modules, but aren't necessary comfortable with extensive module development. Frankly, without my staff of great developers, this is where I would spend a major portion of my time.

Track chairs. Each track has both a local and global track chair. Many thanks to our local track co-chairs Lindsay Odgen "lindsayo" & Carl Weidemann "c4rl". Our global track chair is Allie Micka "Allie Micka". Without the hard work of each of these subject matter experts, we wouldn't have this great track. Thanks!

The Site Building track is going to give you:

• Hope, admiration or simple awe... The case studies from actual Drupal implementations at Martha Stewart and zagat.com will give real life examples of what you could bring back to your organization.
• Real world knowledge... Want to know how to incorporate media into your site? Want to make your site truly multilingual? Learn from people who have actually done it.
• Extend your Drupal implementation... You've used webform, but have you used it for surveys and data collection? If you grew up with nodes, blocks and context, learn about the power of Panels.
• Newest use of technology... Do you really understand fields and entities? Who doesn't want to build out reuseable site structure (using the Features module)?
• Solutions to your common problems... Love or hate it, website users want WYSIWYG's. Learn best practices for configuring your WYSIWYG.
• The ability to scale your site and keep it available... Learn practical tools and techniques to keep your site up and running smoothly.
• The knowledge to move to the latest version... You've got a Drupal 6 site... What's the best way to get it to D7? Tricks and tips in the Site Building track.

What are you going to do now? Check out all of the details from these Site Building sessions here. Then, sign up for DrupalCon now. Don't forget the party! If you see me there, please say hello.