The Do It With Drupal Seminar

Lullabot is pleased to announce the largest independent Drupal event ever. Do It With Drupal is a 3-day seminar focused on the configuration, architecture, and processes behind building successful Drupal websites and communities.

The event is geared at attendees with a wide range of Drupal experience. For new developers and decision-makers, DIWD will offer a great introduction to Drupal and the Drupal community. For more experienced Drupalers, DIWD will offer a great chance to pick up tips and tricks straight from the experts and a chance to connect and socialize with other Drupal professionals.

The Do It With Drupal Seminar will feature the following highlights:

  • Examine and dissect successful Drupal sites
  • Discover new site-building strategies
  • Learn from Drupal's top developers
  • Hear from community-building experts
  • Connect with other Drupal professionals
  • Expand your Drupal knowledge

The event takes place at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans' French Quarter, December 10-12, 2008 and features sessions by many "big names" from both inside and outside of the Drupal community (see list of current speakers below).

The current list of speakers includes...

  • Drupal Developers
    • Earl Miles, Author, Views and Panels
    • Karen Stevenson, Maintainer of CCK, Date and Calendar
    • Moshe Weitzman, Author, Organic Groups
    • Gabor Hojtsy, Drupal Core Maintainer
    • Ryan Szrama, Ubercart
    • John Albin Wilkins, Zen theme system
  • Technology & Community Experts
    • John Resig, Creator of jQuery
    • Heather Champ, Flickr Community Manager
    • Ed Sussman, FastCompany.com
    • Karen McGrane, Bond Art + Science
    • Brian Oberkirch, Social media consultant
  • Lullabot
    • Matt Westgate, President, Lullabot
    • Jeff Robbins, CEO, Lullabot
    • Angela "Webchick" Byron, Using Drupal, Drupal Core Maintainer
    • Nathan Haug, Using Drupal
    • Addison Berry, Using Drupal
    • James Walker, Using Drupal
    • Jeff Eaton, Voting API, Using Drupal
    • John VanDyk, Pro Drupal Development

Speakers are still being added. Find the latest list here.

Visit the Do It With Drupal website at http://www.doitwithdrupal.com to find more information including the current schedule and FAQ. And be sure to check out the blog for more speaker and conference-related information as it is announced.

We hope to see you in New Orleans!

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