Best Practices and Tips for Local Drupal User Groups

There is an old business saying that “if you are not growing you are dying.”  As Drupal’s popularity grows, so do the number of local user groups that are sprouting up throughout the world  – obviously, this is a really good sign.  These grassroots gatherings are critical to Drupal’s long term success.  Drupal is an ecosystem built around its community.   We need new ideas, contributors, users, etc.

Drupalcon 2009 Recap

Wow, I am finishing up what has turned out to be an action-packed few days during Drupalcon 2009 in Washington D.C.  In a word the conference has been AMAZING.  In addition to myself, Chris, Derek, and Josh from Mediacurrent were here.  Most of the presentations and Birds of Feather (BoF) groups I attended were focused on the business track.  My colleagues immersed themselves in the more technical sessions.