Posts by theme: Drupalcon
We’ve been looking forward to DrupalCon Copenhagen for so long, it’s hard to believe that it’s less than a month away! In addition to all the sessions, training, code sprints, and other great content you’d expect from an international Drupal conference, this year's European DrupalCon should also be one of the most fun yet; as mortendk, one of the conference's organizers (and bona fide Drupal rock star) puts it, this August 23-27th, something will be awesome in the state of Denmark.
Palantir’s contingent to DrupalCon Copenhagen will include George DeMet (gdemet), Tiffany Farriss (farriss), Larry Garfield (Crell) and Ken Rickard (agentrickard). As usual we’ll be presenting and participating in a number of sessions:
It hasn't been all that long since the last DrupalCamp here in Chicago, but the next one is only a month away! DrupalCamp Chicago 2010 will be held June 26-27 at the University of Chicago Law School in Hyde Park on the city's South Side.
Not only does moving DrupalCamp into the summer mean that we'll hopefully have better weather, it also gives the local community a lot more breathing room as planning for DrupalCon Chicago 2011 gets underway. The University of Chicago Law School (which uses Drupal to run their site) is a beautiful venue with capacity to hold even more people than last year's sellout event. This year's camp will feature two full days worth of Drupal-related content, including curated sessions, community gatherings, Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions, hands-on-training and more.
Registration is $40 for the event and covers lunch on both days. We recommend you sign up on the site and purchase your registration ASAP, as spots are limited. Sponsorships are also available for companies and organizations looking to make themselves better-known to Chicago's vibrant Drupal community.
If you're interested in presenting at DrupalCamp Chicago, now is also the time to submit your session! With five large classrooms to fill for two days, we're looking for all sorts of content, from introductory sessions for people new to Drupal all the way to advanced technical topics.
One of the great things about DrupalCamps is that they're truly community events that bring together people from all sorts of different backgrounds. This community spirit carries through to the way that these gatherings are produced and promoted; the codebase for the drupalcampchicago.org website is based on an installation provided by the organizers of last year's DrupalCamp Los Angeles, and the registration system uses a signup module developed by some of the organizers of this year's DrupalCamp Colorado.
DrupalCamp Chicago is also one of the first DrupalCamps to benefit from the fiscal agency of DrupalCon, Inc., the North American not-for-profit subsidiary of the international Drupal Association that supports Drupal education in the United States. In exchange for this assistance, DrupalCamp Chicago will (as it has in past years) donate any profits from the event back to the Drupal Association to support camps and other Drupal events around the world. Much like the software benefits from the contributions of those who develop code for it, the community also benefits from the efforts of those who work together to help spread the word to others.
We hope you'll come be a part of our community here in Chicago next month. See you there!
There's nothing that we enjoy more at Palantir than sharing our ideas with others. Out of sharing comes collaboration, and out of collaboration comes new ideas and sustainable practices, these are all things that Palantiri are passionate about.
At Palantir we are always looking at ways to improve. In 2008 it was about sustainability in theming, in 2009 we extended this practice into the engineering side, and in 2010 it's about applying transparency, sustainability, and standardization to our process.
The only way to standardize around a process is to take a long, hard, and honest look at what you've got already. We took some time evaluating our current tool set and began weeding out the old and inefficient tools and extended the strong ones.
We recognize that standardizing processes is not an easy thing to do, especially when you don't have the infrastructure to support the research or enough hands to discuss and document it correctly. Because of this we want to share our approach with you in hopes that you'll do the same in return.
The results are in, and it looks like Palantir will be all over DrupalCon San Francisco, which kicks off in just under five weeks. Nine of us will be on hand to spread the Drupal love (and some great swag) everywhere from the stage to the Birds of a Feather (BoF) room to the hallway. Here's the low-down on the Palantir track:
Another year, another DrupalCon. But what a DrupalCon it will be! Set in beautiful (and hilly) San Francisco, "DCSF" is expected to be the largest DrupalCon yet. As well it should be, with Drupal 7 right around the corner.
As usual, Palantir will be out in full force, ready to teach the world about Drupal. While probably won't be able to present every idea we have, you can help decide which of our sessions are selected by casting your votes on the conference Web site before March 1. So what do you want to see?
Filmmaker John Waters began his career as an "underground success", making films that mainstream wouldn't touch because they were too controversial, raunchy, or just plain weird. After several underground successes, however, he started to get noticed outside of underground and indie circles and move into the mainstream, where he had even more commercial success.
Many of his fans derided him for the move, claiming he was "caving into the man" or betraying his underground roots by adapting his style for wider audiences. In an interview for his 1998 film Pecker, Waters made the comment (sadly I do not have the direct quote handy) that the problem with being an underground success is that you then, by definition, cannot stay underground. And yes, that means you sometimes have to change things.
Why do I bring this up? Because Drupal has long since ceased being an underground success and is now a major mainstream open source player... and it's time that the community acted like it.
It's that time of year again. Time to pack your bags, find your passport, and head off to immerse yourself in Drupal for several days. That's right, DrupalCon Paris is just around the corner!
Seven Palantiri will be attending this year, all staying on the beautiful Ile Saint Louis. It's a small island in the middle of the river where Palantir will be tucked into a spacious apartment for a week. You know where the party room is now. (OK, the coding room. Same thing.) Neighbors welcome!
And of course, as always Palantir will be quite talkative. Here's a rundown of the Palantir track:
Did you miss Palantir’s reference cards? At Drupalcon DC, the Palantiri were handing out two Drupal reference cards to those who came by our table and to those who hunted us down.
But, there’s good news! If you missed us at Drupalcon, there’s no need to stalk Crell to get one. You can simply download them for free!
- Zen 6.x-2.x Reference Card
- Forms Reference / Common Hooks and Functions Card
Palantir has just launched the new Web site for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts! Ponies for everyone! Just kidding - about the ponies, not Sam Fox.
Along with design partner Studio Blue, we have created a site that brings together Sam Fox's Graduate and Undergraduate Schools of Art and Architecture into one pleasing online experience. It was built in Drupal 6 and features snazzy new modules, such as Views Date Range, Flashy, and Views Cycle, all of which Palantir developed specifically for the project. They have now been flung out into the Drupal community for all to enjoy.
Come back soon to peep our case study, but in the meantime, you can view our Sam Fox presentation at DrupalCon DC here.
I’ve finally got enough sleep to be able to coherently organize my thoughts after an amazing week at Drupalcon DC. It actually took me 36 hours to get from DC to my new home in Taipei. But now that I’m sleeping more than 3-4 hours a night, I wanted to talk about the mind-bending experiences the Palantir Themers had last week.