The Prairie Initiative - Redesigning the Social Spaces of Drupal.org

leisareichelt — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:22:14 +0000

Leisa Reichelt

Since the Prairie Initiative was kicked off at the Chicago Drupalcon earlier this year, a small but active group have been working on achieving our goals of:

Improving the collaboration tools on Drupal.org so that we can do more and better work together and make Drupal better, faster.
Growing the pool of contributors by making Drupal.org a better and easier place to become a contributor - to make it less intimidating to people who want to get started contributing.

Intended Audience:

Anyone who contributes to Drupal today or who is interested in contributing in the future.

Questions answered by this session:

What is the Prairie Initiative and what are you trying to achieve?

What are you working on?

What parts of Drupal.org are you touching?

What is Social Architecture?

How can I get involved?

Schedule info

Time slot:

24 August 13:45 - 14:45

Room:

Arnhem Gallery

Archive.org embed code:

The Prairie Initiative - Update View more presentations from leisa reichelt

So What's this "Drew-paul" Thing You Do? (Explaining Drupal to Others)

davidneedham — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:00:07 +0000

David Needham

You're introduced to someone by a friend. The smalltalk begins and you know what's coming.

They ask, "What do you do?" The friend who introduced you tries to understand your explanation yet again.

You say, "Um, I do Drupal." They stare back blankly as you continue.

"...it's a content management system - you know, a CMS?"

You shudder as you try again, "...it's kinda like WordPress?" Still nothing.

Eventually you give in and explain it in a way that even your grandmother could understand: "I build websites."

Intended Audience:

This session walks through some 'Drupal best practices' to explain your role to people who are unfamiliar with Drupal. We'll also cover techniques for combating know-it-all's and Drupal-haters, as well as ways to explain Drupal to your friends and colleagues.

Questions answered by this session:

What is Drupal and what is the history behind it?

How do I explain Drupal to someone who isn't familair with it?

How do I convince my boss or coworkers that Drupal is the way to go?

How can I market myself as someone looking for a freelance or full time job in Drupal?

How does "Certified to Rock" work and how do I increase my score?

Schedule info

Time slot:

25 August 11:00 - 12:00

Room:

Maple Room

Slides:

Drew Paul.pdf

DrupalCon London 2011 - social

The Prairie Initiative - Redesigning the Social Spaces of Drupal.org

So What's this "Drew-paul" Thing You Do? (Explaining Drupal to Others)