Ubercamp Sessions and Introductions
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28Jun2009
A few dozen Ubercart users and developers flew into Denver, CO on Friday for Ubercamp 2.0 at Drupalcamp Colorado. Despite the various delayed flights and missed connections, a nice dinner and a bit of rest Friday night prepared us to show up at the camp eager to learn, share, and enjoy the geek-speak.
Seven Ubercamp sessions made it into the final schedule for the camp. For my part, on Saturday I was able to present the Uber-Update. I covered the current state of Ubercart (sooo close to 2.0!), plans for Ubercart 3.x, and the goodies I have in the works (like the checkout form builder and UberDrupal). Today, Lyle and I presented the Discount Framework, a solution for uber-flexible discounts using Ubercart's Conditional Actions and Price Handler systems. Someone was kind enough to post a recording of this session if you're interested. 
Will Vincent (tcindie) is here to present his hotel booking module. Top Notch Themes and the team behind the U.S. Air Force Academy Association store shared with us some simple pointers for doubling conversions and sales with Ubercart (in one case, simply migrating to it!). Last but not least, Tim from Commerce Guys also presented two sessions on Ubercart's integration with Google Analytics and Views.
Beyond the sessions, I've had an awesome time hooking up with a lot of folks from the forums, many of whom I'm finally meeting for the first time. It's been a treat to meet many new (and regular) users and provide some fun on-the-fly consulting. Commerce Guys also flew in a couple of major Ubercart contributors, Erik Peterson (torgosPizza) and Tim Rohaly (TR) as a way of saying thanks for their efforts. We hadn't seen Tim at any events yet, so getting to hang out with him and give him due credit for his contributions has been a treat. 
There's still more fun to be had in sessions, at the Ubercart dinner this evening, and in the code sprint tomorrow. I'll be sure to report on the success of the sprint, as we're eager to nail down the remaining issues for Ubercart 2.x. Feel free to pitch in wherever you are!
Will Vincent (tcindie) is here to present his hotel booking module. Top Notch Themes and the team behind the U.S. Air Force Academy Association store shared with us some simple pointers for doubling conversions and sales with Ubercart (in one case, simply migrating to it!). Last but not least, Tim from Commerce Guys also presented two sessions on Ubercart's integration with Google Analytics and Views.
Beyond the sessions, I've had an awesome time hooking up with a lot of folks from the forums, many of whom I'm finally meeting for the first time. It's been a treat to meet many new (and regular) users and provide some fun on-the-fly consulting. Commerce Guys also flew in a couple of major Ubercart contributors, Erik Peterson (torgosPizza) and Tim Rohaly (TR) as a way of saying thanks for their efforts. We hadn't seen Tim at any events yet, so getting to hang out with him and give him due credit for his contributions has been a treat.
There's still more fun to be had in sessions, at the Ubercart dinner this evening, and in the code sprint tomorrow. I'll be sure to report on the success of the sprint, as we're eager to nail down the remaining issues for Ubercart 2.x. Feel free to pitch in wherever you are! 
