Drupal is made of people

Posted on September 1, 2008 by agentrickard

And I mean that in a good way.

I am sitting in a hotel room in Budapest, recovering a bit from a long week at DrupalCON Szeged. For me, he highlights of DrupalCON are always the chance to meet people that I only know by handle and reputation. Sure, I attend a few sessions (two per day, usually), but I spend more time doing things like having impromptu meetings with Swedish newspaper programming teams (see below).

I have a whole bunch of photos from the last day of DrupalCON, below are a few highlights.

The Dom, the most famous building in Szeged.

Hungary is history-rich. This is a detail from World War I memorial carvings on a gate near the venue.

The venue at Szeged; I thought this was the best venue yet, and it had the best wireless I have ever used at any conference.

The team from Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri, who, I think, tried to find me all week for a chat about Drupal, which we finally had on Saturday.

The Drupal crowd during lunch. Notice all the conversation groups.

The King of Denmark, showing "Sex, Drupal and Rock and Roll."

Alex Barth (Development Seed) and I make fun of each other for taking pictures.

Gabor (standing) and Kristof at the closing, where Kristof is playing the "Drupal Song" on a traditional Hungarian instrument. hats off to both for an excellent conference.

My wife, on the right, with Paula and baby Johan. We met Paula and husband Phillipp at DrupalCON Barcelona, when she was pregnant. The best part of Szeged was reconnecting with the friends we had made last year. The non-attending partners even started a Drupal group to coordinate events for future DrupalCONs.