Announcing DrupalCamp South Florida 2012

Dive In! Registration is now open for DrupalCamp South Florida, Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Florida Drupal User Group is again the dive master for this second year camp, which will be bigger and and go deeper than last year. You can follow all the latest developments via @fldrupalcamp and #dcsfl.

The $20 registration for the camp includes a full day of sessions, lunch, and an awesome t-shirt (hint: Crockett and Tubbs).

We're also now accepting session proposals for the camp. If you're an aspiring Drupal site builder, themer, module developer, or project manager, positioning yourself as an expert by presenting a session is one of the best ways to get gain experience and get your skills and name known to the local community. Four tracks are open for session proposals: Commerce, Development, Design, and Social Media. Let us know if you have an idea for a session that doesn't fit into one of these tracks, and we'll see what we can do.

There will also be a fifth, pre-planned session track for beginners that I’m honored to present on the request of the organizing committee. We are modifying DrupalEasy’s popular Zero to Drupal workshop for the full-day of beginner sessions. I believe the five sessions planned will get novices up-to-speed with the basics of building a Drupal site and give them the desire and confidence to learn more.

Florida’s burgeoning Drupal Empire has really jumped in to help fill our tanks with generous sponsorships for this year’s event ! First and foremost, we can't thank Nova Southeastern University enough for providing us with the space for the camp. They continue to go out of their way to help ensure that the event will be a success - we'd be nowhere (literally!) without them. In addition, two Platinum sponsors ponied up $1,000 each: Big Couch Media (West Palm Beach) and Silicon Valet (Miami) - these two Drupal development shops are cornerstones of the South Florida Drupal community. DrupalEasy (Central Florida) is sponsoring at the Silver level ($500) and Woven (Miami) and Radiant Blue Technologies (Central Florida) round out the sponsors at the Bronze level ($250). If your organization, or others that you know would like to be involved, it's not too late - contact me for more information. Individuals can also support the camp by purchasing an individual sponsorship during the online registration process for $40.

One new feature to this camp is the "consulting room". We'll have Drupal experts staffing the room all day during the event, so if you need some buddy-breathing...one-on-one time to solve a tricky problem, or get some "best practices" advice, this is the place to check out. We'll also have information about the Drupal Association - what it is and why it is a vital part of our community.

Finally, what's a DrupalCamp without an after party? This year we'll again come up for air at the Tijuana Taxi Company for food, beverages, and a chance to re-hash the day with fellow attendees.

If you haven't attended a DrupalCamp before, this is a great opportunity to test the waters and experience the best part of Drupal - its people!