This document summarizes the journey of Konstantin Komelin with Drupal over 7 years, from first using Drupal to co-founding the Drupal Community in Saint Petersburg. It outlines the achievements of the community including over 155 members, 45 initiatives, 50 Drupal Drinkups, 5 Drupal Meetups, 4 Code Sprints, and an upcoming Drupal Camp in June 2014. It encourages contribution to Drupal communities to learn, exchange knowledge, network, and help others get started with Drupal.

1. THE JOURNEY TO
DRUPAL WORLD

2. KONSTANTIN KOMELIN
– Saint Petersburg, Russia
– Web Developer
– Co-founder of the Drupal Community in
Saint Petersburg
– 7 years with Drupal
@kkomelin

3. GOOD SMELL
OF DRUPAL CODE

4. DRUPAL ISLAND
IN THE OCEAN OF PHP CHAOS

5. DARING DECISION

6. MY FIRST
DRUPALCON

7. DRUPLIBADGE

8. WE STARTED
FROM THE GROUND UP

9. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
• DrupalSPB.org
– Members: > 155
– Initiatives: 45
• Drupal Drinkups: > 50
• Drupal Meetups: 5
• Code Sprints: 4
• Drupal Camp: June 7th, 2014

10. OUR MEMBERS

11. OUR INITIATIVES

12. DRINKUPS

13. CODE SPRINTS

14. DRUPAL CAMP

15. LESSONS WE’VE LEARNT

16. Mobile TRUST FIRST

17. DO WE SPEAK ENGLISH?
YES NO

18. HELPFULNESS
MAKES A DIFFERENCE

19. COMPANY

20. WRITE
CODE
HELP
NEWBIES
ORGANIZE
EVENTS
PROMOTE
SET
PRECEDENTS
HOW TO
CONTRIBUTE?

21. WHY TO CONTRIBUTE?

22. LEARN

23. EXCHANGE

24. NETWORK

25. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT TO START,
BUT YOU HAVE TO START TO BE GREAT.
Zig Ziglar

26. KIITOS!
THANK YOU!
@kkomelin