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Posted on September 7, 2007 by agentrickard

The schedule for DrupalCON Barcelona just came out. And, if you're like me, and you like me, then you'll be pleased to know that I'm doing no fewer than 7 sessions (plus a BoF).

1. * Affiliated Sites: A Cross Domain Approach covers using wildcard DNS, node_access, and Drupal trickery to create an affiliate model web network with shared content but restricted privileges.
2. * 'Enterprise' Drupal addresses some of the issues that come up when you try to integrate Drupal into an existing IT structure. It is not, however, an argument or a debate about whether Drupal is enterprise-ready. (Hint: it is.)
3. * Using Drupal With External Data Sources was actually the first session proposed. It's a handy trip through Drupal's built-in methods for using data stored in other systems. Very useful for enterprise installations.
4. Drupal SoC Showcase is just moral support (I think) for Aron Novak and the FeedAPI project that I mentored.
5. Drupal and the Future of News is a panel discussion featuring Steve Yelvington and NowPublic's Michael Meyers. We'll be talking about how Drupal changes the economy of news production and distribution, as well as other fun stuff.
6. Aggregation and Drupal is a panel discussion about, well, aggregation. The MySite module uses aggregation in a different way and helped lead to the FeedAPI spec.
7. Workgroup: Unified Content Abstraction is a chance for module developers to get together and think about APIs for common tasks related to displaying content outside its original context. Think MySite, Panels, or Drupal-powered widgets that can be generated using a single standard such as mysite_display().

* Indicates a solo performance.

And just for bonus points, all three solo presentations are on Wednesday! [Good thing I used to teach, and can do multiple sessions in a single day.]

Thanks to the organizers for putting all this together. I'm very excited about DrupalCON. And I'll be posting some sample code before I leave town.

And if you're going, and travelling with someone (like my wife) who is not attending DrupalCON, drop a note in the forums and meet up with us on Tuesday night. We want the non-Drupalers to have a good time in Barcelona together while we're being geeky.

Note: I live in Augusta, GA (US), the home of James Brown.