DVC08 Wrap up of Graditude

daveo — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:09:14 -0700

{NOTE: This wrap-up post was emailed to the Drupal Camp Vancouver attendees and cross-posted at Vancouver Drupal Group for posterity and community sharing goddness - daveo}

THANKS MUCHO

We're a few days past Drupal Camp Vancouver and we, Dave, Dale and Ariane your earnest organizers, want to say "Thanks!" to everyone who sponsored, volunteered, presented, and otherwise helped out to make DCV08 a enjoyable and beneficial event. The vibe and the knowledge sharing resulted in some outstanding collaboration and compelling networking for sure.

As for me, I wanted three things for DCV08: 1) eco-friendly t-shirts; 2) a party with free beer; and 3) to fly up Dmitri the 12-year old Drupalist for the event. While the special guest didn't happen, the success of the Fearless City code sprint (https://www.drupalcampvancouver.org/node/81) made up for it. I feel leaving a legacy of volunteer-ism and activism using open source software is an important precedent to set. So as Meatloaf is wont to sing, "Two outta three ain't bad."

WHAT'D YA THINK?

I briefly considered sending out an "exit survey" to gauge opinions and help plan for next year, however the reality of other job tasks got in the way. Instead, please blog about what worked for you. What didn't fly? Highlights? Disappointments? Suggestions? Motivations? Don't keep 'em inside! Share your opinion on any related topic (venues, food, talks, etc.) for the collective benefit. Tag your posts "dcv08" or "drupalcampvancouver" to maximum handiness.

SHARING

Presenters, please share your session notes, slides, and examples from your (awesome) presentation at: https://www.drupalcampvancouver.org/presenters_notes

Pictures are still coming in! Spot yourself in the Flickr photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/dcv08/
Lend a hand and tag 'em up!

Photographers, please add your shots to the Drupal Camp Vancouver Flickr pool: http://www.flickr.com/groups/drupal-camp-vancouver-08/

Micro-bloggers use the #dcv08 hash tag to spread your messages to the DCV alumni via Twitter and Twemes.

Registration Update for Drupal Camp Vancouver

daveo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:10:44 -0700

Registration for Vancouver's Drupal Camp in open and the wisest ones are already signing up. The event is limited to about 80 attendees/participants and costs $20 to secure your slot.

For the twenty bucks, you'll get a lunch (or maybe two) and an eco-friendly t-shirt but the big payoff to this ultra-thrifty event is the knowledge sharing, camaraderie and networking with enthusiasts from many facets of the web dev world including coders, architects, designers and even some business and marketing types.

Everyone pays, even speakers and volunteers - it's only $20.

How come? Well the sponsor money will cover the venues and basic expenses (including at least one tasty, healthy lunch and a kick-off party) while the $20 registration fees pays for t-shirt and beverages basically. This isn't a for-profit event and the money is entirely spent on Drupal Camp.

However, each sponsoring company receives one pass so they can represent. The reason is if each sponsor brought their whole crew along gratis, we'd be hard-pressed to come up with the funds to pay for a great event. Note to attendees, the sponsors represent the some of the hippest companies in town and many of them are hiring too at the job fair - see the list of sponsors in the left sidebar (updating of logos underway ...).

Thanks for your understanding. Your humble volunteer organizers respect the sponsors' donations and want to ensure a event worthy of their contribution. If someone really can't pay the $20, please contact the DCV volunteers organizers with a request for sponsorship or scholarship and we'll figure something out.

To find out where the money is going, check out the Drupal Camp Vancouver Budget Update (Note: coming shortly after i publish this post).

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DVC08 Wrap up of Graditude

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