One of the most loved display architectures available for Drupal, the Panels module and its many related projects have come a long way from rather humble beginnings as a customizable dashboard for Drupal 4. Today they stand to be a testament to the power and flexibility of the Drupal platform. At DrupalCon LA I was joined by several other contributors, as we give an update to where the modules are right now, along with some insight into our plans for Drupal 8.