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Rolf 'De Kale" spreekt op DrupalCon in #Chicago over integratie van dit #opensource CMS in #Flash applicaties http://tinyurl.com/32q7gs3

Rolf 'De Kale" spreekt op DrupalCon in #Chicago over integratie van dit #opensource CMS in #Flash applicaties http://tinyurl.com/32q7gs3

Rolf - de Kale - spreekt in maart 2011 op Drupalcon in Chicago over integrating flash+drupal via services! http://tinyurl.com/34lf38v #dpdk

Discussing what is drupalcon? With @dries, @jacobreding, @highermath (@ Roosevelt Grill) http://4sq.com/drngcE

RT @civicactions: Our own @Ideaseed (Jenn Sramek) will be leading a panel session @drupalcon on Agile Process http://bit.ly/dfP66o

RT @drupalplanet: Palantir: DrupalCon is Coming to Chicago! http://bit.ly/aKrxB4

#Drupal News: Palantir: DrupalCon is Coming to Chicago!: Registration for DrupalCon Chicago just opened last wee... http://bit.ly/c9GJ2I

Palantir: DrupalCon is Coming to Chicago! http://bit.ly/aKrxB4

Palantir: DrupalCon is Coming to Chicago!: Registration for Drupa... http://bit.ly/bKYIJk #drupal

RT @Drupal: Drupal Front Page: DrupalCon Chicago Registration and Call for Speakers is Open! http://ow.ly/19PBEc

Registration for DrupalCon Chicago just opened last week, and we’re pretty excited about it! With the recent launch of the redesigned Drupal.org, the impending launch of Drupal 7, and the upcoming tenth anniversary of the project next year, the Drupal community has a lot to celebrate, and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Chicago March 7-10, 2011 for the festivities!

Tiffany and I are the DrupalCon Chicago co-chairs, and Palantir is also a Diamond sponsor, providing hundreds of hours of company time (on top of that being volunteered by many of our team members and others in the Drupal community) in order to ensure the success of the event.

Along with the opening of registration, we also opened our call for session submissions! We’re looking for great speakers willing to share their knowledge on a variety of topics, including design and user experience, coding and development, implementation and configuration, theming, business and strategy, and community. We’re interested in hearing from Web experts of all stripes, even those who don’t work with Drupal!

Of particular interest to me is the Business and Strategy track, which I’m chairing. This is a non-technical track for business owners, evaluators, project managers, and other decision-makers who want to learn more about how others have leveraged Drupal and associated technologies to succeed in solving business problems.

At DrupalCon San Francisco last spring, nearly one in five attendees described themselves as project managers. That’s more than the number of people who identified themselves as designers or themers! As Drupal is increasingly used for larger and more complex Web projects, effective project management becomes more and more important, and this is a subject I’m hoping gets good coverage at DrupalCon Chicago.

Another challenge that the Drupal business ecosystem faces is driven, ironically enough, by its own success. Not that long ago, there were only a small number of companies that specialized in Drupal solutions, and most of those had very close ties to the developer community. Today, many more companies work with Drupal, many of whom are not connected to the community.

In that environment, it’s more difficult to ensure that everyone is working with the software in a way that’s consistent with established best practices. DrupalCon is an opportunity for those companies, organizations, and institutions who have deep knowledge and experience with Drupal to share it with others. In this way, they’ll not only ensure more successful Drupal projects, but generate more positive contributors who understand the value of giving back and helping make the software even better than it is today.

We’re also interested in hearing from folks who are doing innovative things with Drupal and leveraging the platform in envelope-pushing ways that will inspire those looking for new and creative ways to utilize Drupal as a cutting-edge Web solution.

You can keep up-to-date with the latest information about DrupalCon Chicago by going to http://chicago2011.drupal.org/ or following @drupalcon on Twitter.

We hope to see you there!

DrupalCon pajama pants - Nice! http://chicago2011.drupal.org/chicago/drupal-tower

@kennythemeyers yeah, but they don't call it "DrupalPHPCon". It's DrupalCon because it's all about drupal. Ya know?

RT @arttus: RT @rachelannyes: RT @rootwork: "Wanna go up to my room and commit something to core?" #Drupalcon cartoon from @ntos http://bit.ly/bPNqA3

Our alumnus @RobinBarre (also former coorganizer of @drupalcampsea & #seadug) is coder track co-chair for @drupalcon chicago!

RT @UseCOD: RT @GVS: Building the DrupalCon Chicago site with COD, other improvements and 3rd party integration: http://growvs.com/n/1154 #drupalcon

RT @civicactions: Our own @Ideaseed (Jenn Sramek) will be leading a panel session @drupalcon on Agile Process http://bit.ly/dfP66o

Our own @Ideaseed (Jenn Sramek) will be leading a panel session @drupalcon on Agile Process http://bit.ly/dfP66o

@mattfarina I noticed. I think it's a really important step towards "actual conference" status for DrupalCon. I like the scholarship aspect.

@civicactions alum @RobinBarre (also former coorganizer of @drupalcampsea & #seadug) is coder track co-chair for @drupalcon chicago!