Contrib First

Most of us create modules or themes as part of our daily jobs but only a fraction of them get released. This talk discusses an adjustment to how we think about creating modules/themes that make it so almost every module is released for just a small investment in time. Think of the benefits for you, your company and the community if you could increase your contributions by even one percent.

UGA Customer Testimonial

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education (Georgia Center) web presence was patched together under several different domains using various first generation web technologies. Collectively, the sites needed to drive more registrations to the Georgia Center's continuing education classes and conference center lodging. Drupal's multisite feature brought the sites under one domain, making content management much more efficient.

Ad Giants Customer Testimonial

Ad Giants delivers big turn-key marketing solutions to Fortune 1000 companies that want to manage print and digital campaigns in one central location. Brands such as Wendy’s and PulteGroup, Inc. rely on The ONE System and MODsocket to propel their marketing message forward in one cohesive and efficient effort. Drupal's flexible framework gave Mediacurrent the optimal foundation for building The ONE System, Ad Giants' online campaign manager. In addition, Mediacurrent launched Ad Giants' corporate site on Drupal.

Best Practices for Running a Drupal-based Business (Panel)

Purpose of Session: 
This discussion is centered on building a successful Drupal agency.  Ron Huber of Achieve Internet is moderator, along with panelists who are agency owners such as Ben Finklea of Volacci and Dave Terry of Mediacurrent, plus other well respected and experienced Drupal agency executives.

Description: 
Covers critical subject matter topics in areas like sales, recruiting, accounting, human resources, and how to effectively market your services. Addresses questions:

Shootout at the WYSIWYG Corral - Drupal

Purpose of Session:
Select the best editor, available through the WYSIWYG Module, for common content entry tasks in Drupal.

Description:
CKeditor and TinyMCE emerged as the leading contenders following initial evaluation of a batch of nine candidates. During this session, we asked for other suggested criteria from the attendees in order to declare a final winner. The list of suggested criteria included: