Drupal Conference Paris September 1st-5th 2009

The Drupal event that connects hundreds of developers, designers, builders, and IT managers

Drupalcon Paris takes place September 1-5, 2009 and features 800+ attendees, 100+ sessions, 3 conference days, 2 code sprints and a day of commercial Drupal training.

Cit Internationale Universitaire de Paris, 17 Boulevard Jourdan Paris, Ile-de-France 75014 [Get direction]

DrupalCon is where some of the best developers and leading business owners cross paths, exchange ideas, find partners and conceive projects. It’s where community ties are strengthened and Drupal’s future is decided. It's where you want to be to make things happen.

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The program, a multifaceted event for a diversified community

Day 1: code/documentation sprints, training, commercial events

Day 2-4: back-to-back talks and BOF sessions

Day 5: code/documentation sprints

DAY 1: the warm-up

Activity 1: Code and documentation sprints

Code/documentation sprints get developers together for a set amount of time – usually one to two days – and just focus writing code or documentation. That's it. No explicit teaching, no sessions, just sharing knowledge, learning from the others as the day progresses and work towards a common goal.

Activity 2: Commercial training tracks

Close to a dozen experienced Drupal trainers offer 4 intense one-day commercial training tracks at 145 EUR per person. The fee includes attendance, training materials, drinks, lunch and Drupal book discounts.

Mostly all of proceeds go to the DrupalCon Scholarship Fund. By registering for a training you help bring more than 60 promising developers or students from developing nations to DrupalCon.

The training track details will be published very shortly. Seats are limited - keep an eye on this site and book early!

Activity 3: Commercial events

Acquia Partner Day: this event will provide an in-depth overview of the Acquia Partner program. If your organization designs, builds and/or implements Drupal solutions for your clients, then we encourage you to attend to learn more about how Acquia can work with you to grow the market for Drupal solution offerings.

DAY 2-4: the sessions

Track 1: From zero to hero

Learn what Drupal is all about, where to start and how to select and apply the right techniques and building blocks for your projects.

Track 2: Code it, test it, deploy it

Dive into the internals and learn what makes Drupal tick. Share ideas, approaches, pitfalls and possibilities. Take part in discussions and help shape Drupal 7 and beyond.

Track 3: Business development and Strategy

Is Drupal Enterprise Ready (TM)? Does it scale? Can it interconnect with legacy systems and, for that matter, will it still be around when web4.0 rules the world? How is the open source model economically viable and how does Drupal's GPL-based licensing model affect my organizational and commercial strategy?

Find out all this and more through a selection of showcases and war stories. Learn how, and why, organizations increasingly choose Drupal as a foundation for sustainable, industry-specific solutions.

Track 4: User Experience and design

Find out what all the D7 UX fuss is all about and why the effort spearheaded by Mark Boulton and Leisa Reichelt will be one of Drupal's most important milestones to date. Discuss the essence of user interaction and help bridge the gap between designers and developers.

Discover the endless possibilities of the theme layer and how to turn its raw power to your advantage efficiently and correctly. As always: with great power comes great responsibility.

DAY 5: the final sprint

Apply all that soaked up knowledge, insights and fresh ideas during the a final day of code/documentation sprints.

Website: http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/