DrupalCon New Orleans - We're Excited! How About You?

We're all super excited to be heading to the Big Easy soon for DrupalCon!

We wanted to share some of the sessions and attractions we are looking forward to the most. Hope we see all of you there to share ideas, have a drink, and laissez les bon temps rouler!

We polled our team (and some friends) to find out what everyone is the most excited about - the general theme was food, but you can read all the silly and serious details below.

First the "serious" business question -

What session, BoF, training or speaker are you most excited about?

Aimee:

I am excited to hear from Dave Reid and how he is handling module ownership of so many widely used modules. Also, this year has a dedicated Project Management track. The Drupal community needs a healthy influx of the business arts to help strengthen its enterprise-grade use. Drupal isn't just the technology, but the people and process used to implement and support it!

Kristen:

There are so many scheduled activities that look great, it's hard to pick just one. One that I'm hoping to get a lot out of is the "Teaching Drupal to Kids and Teens" BoF on Tuesday at 1pm. Having 10 and 13 year old kids, I plan to come home and use them as guinea pigs for the tips we share in that BoF.

Amyjune:

The session I am most excited about is - Documentation is getting an Overhaul or Using Paragraphs to Weave a Beautiful Content Tapestry

Chris:

It's my first time there, so I am going in with an open mind and no expectations. Generally just looking forward to a great experience.

Darryl:

Drupal Commerce

Genevieve:

I'm not sure if I have a single session or training I am most excited about, I've got a lot of UX sessions on my schedule at the moment. I am excited to know a lot more about Drupal this year compared to my first trip to DrupalCon last year - so all of it will probably make a bit more sense. Can I be excited about the closing ceremony and finding out where it will be next year?

Kevin:

I still have about three sessions chosen per hour, so I'll have to narrow it down. But looking forward Sara Wachter-Boettcher's keynote and sprinting on Friday.

Kristin (K2):

I'm most excited about mentoring on Friday - come join us! I'm also excited about the in between times when Lindsay and I get to say "Wow that was great!" or "What the heck were they on about?"

Jason:

I'm most excited about the "Hallway track"

Jeff:

The sessions I am most exited about are - "Drupal 8's multilingual APIs -- integrate with all the things" by Gábor Hojtsy, "Automated javascript testing: where we are and what we actually want" by dawehner
 and "Watch the Hacker Hack" by mlhess and greggles

Lindsay:

All the front end sessions. I'm excited to learn as much as possible and put that knowledge to good use.

Patrick:

I'm excited for the "Get off the island! But build bridges back" session! It's focus is building an independent PHP library with the intent of using it in Drupal 7 or 8 or any PHP project! I think it's important to be able to keep the bridges open with outside ideas that we can merge with Drupal so it stays fresh with the latest web development!

Tom:

I'm looking forward to “Must be Intuitive and Easy to Use”: How to Solidify Vague Requirements and Establish Unknown User Needs.

Now, on to the "fun" part -

What are you most excited to see or do in New Orleans?

Aimee:

Wow, so many! I'm excited about our team dinner on a steamboat, the ghost tour, and walking around the French Quarter to discover what there makes "les bons temps rouler"!

Kristen:

All of the food! I've heard amazing things about the food in New Orleans so I'm looking forward to beignets, jambalaya, gumbo, and po-boys. I normally try to eat pretty healthfully but I've given myself a pass to eat whatever I'd like that week. :)

Amyjune:

I very excited about geocaching in the Lower Garden District. I also like to drink beer...anywhere.

Chris:

Looking forward to some American food, and getting to spend time the with rest of the team!

Darryl:

Preservation Hall Jazz Band!

Genevieve:

I think I am most excited about the Steamboat Natchez Dinner Cruise! Maybe getting to explore the French Quarter and Garden District, or eating too much food, or visiting New Orleans in general, because I've always wanted to go!

Kevin:

Crawfish! And a beignet or more...

Kristin (K2):

I am most excited about beignets from the Cafe Du Monde! I'm most excited about just walking around enjoying the beautiful architecture and music. And beignets. And poor-boys. And food. All the food.

Jason:

Hallway track

Jeff:

Hanging out with people I haven't seen in awhile :)

Lindsay:

EVERYTHING. IT IS THE MOST HAUNTED CITY IN AMERICA. THE HISTORY IS AMAZING. THE FOOD IS GOING TO BE SPECTACULAR. ARE MY ANSWERS IN ALL CAPS DEMONSTRATING HOW EXCITED I AM?!?!?!

Patrick:

I don't know much about New Orleans, I'm just excited to travel. It would be fun to see a Pelican so I can figure out why they named their NBA team after them, and mostly I just want to eat!

Tom:

I have some family roots there, so there is a lot of personal excitement for me.

Can't wait to share a beignet, a conversation or maybe even a ghost sighting with you all!