drupalcondc2009

Honestly, it feels crazy early for me to be submitting session proposals to a conference four months out. I was motivated by the reminder that the deadline is nearing to get our Ubercart session proposals up on the site for folks to scope out and vote into being. If you haven't posted your proposals yet (not counting BoF sessions), get on it! The deadline is December 10th. I'll be teaming up with Lyle, the other core Uberdev, and the rest of Team Ubercart to present a couple of sessions:

• Ubercart on Drupal 6 - The abstract says it all, but the gist of this one is a brief project overview, status update, and explanation of all the changes and new goodness that have come our way during the Drupal 6 migration. With a beta on the near horizon, the 2.0 version should be widely used by then with work on the 3.0 under way.
• Advanced Ubercart Usage - In this session, I'll be spending some time highlighting some of the great ways people are using Ubercart and how we've helped make their dreams come true. Any advanced core/contrib module is fair game, and this includes things like the User Points integration and customization for Digital Dollhouse, node checkout system for Do It With Drupal, and node access purchasing sponsored by Flat World Knowledge.

This time around we'll also enjoy sitting back and relaxing while Mike and Tim from the Commerce Guys give a beginner's introduction to installing and configuring Ubercart. Their session, Starting your own Ubercart store, will essentially be an expanded version of what I've crammed into the "Introducing Ubercart" hour at the last three Drupalcons. Anyways, while Drupalcon DC feels like a long way off, I know it'll be here before I know it. I can't wait to go. I'm looking forward to the event itself and to visiting family in the area. I especially look forward to visiting the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and highly recommend it to anyone looking to geek out while sight seeing. So... unless you're coming to DIWD in December, I'll see you in March!

I'm guessing I'm not the only one looking for good times at next year's Drupalcon in Washington, DC. If you'd place yourself in that category and aren't using your profile to look for something a little more substantial, why not join the crowd? Seriously, I can't wait to hit up the conference once again and meet up with "the regulars" I can successfully spot in a crowd. Judging by the speed of registration this early in the game, I imagine picking a few familiar faces out of a crowd might be all I spend my time doing! In between people spotting, the Ubercart team will be there to spread some Ubercart love and continue to build relationships within the community. There's plenty of work to be done and, for those inclined, work to be had. After hours I might just have to run around town to visit the bits and pieces of my family in the area. While I'm hacking on Drupal, they're hacking on wireless networks and government contracts. I'm willing to bet they haven't been to a party like Drupalcon, though. Kudos to the team behind the site, as it's one of the sharpest Drupal sites I've visited.