DrupalCamp Nigeria is an annual, volunteer driven, two-day conference intended to promote the awareness and adoption of the Drupal open-source platform. This conference brings together drupalists, other related open-source practitioners, corporate companies representatives to share their passion for the Drupal project and other open-source technologies.
2. ABOUT
DrupalCamp Nigeria is an annual, volunteer driven, two-day conference intended to promote the awareness and
adoption of the Drupal open-source platform in Nigeria. This conference brings together drupalists, other related
open-source practitioners, corporate companies representatives to share their passion for the Drupal project and
other open-source technologies.
What is Drupal?
Drupal is a free open-source content management system (CMS) and content management framework. It is used
to build everything from personal blogs to enterprise applications. It is the most advanced web application
development framework to date. It is renounced for it extensibility, robustness and security, hence it is the platform
of choice for the worlds biggest governments, organizations and events. Millions of websites are powered by
Drupal, including
Whitehouse.gov
Grammys.com
Weather.com
The Economist
Drupal is constantly being improved by the combined efforts of thousands of dedicated developers that make up
the Drupal Community. (See www.drupal.org)
Who are the organizers?
The conference is organized by the Nigeria Drupal User Group with extensive sponsorship by corporate bodies and
individuals who shares the vision of the group.
What's the Agenda?
This years event will have trainings, informative sessions, BoF sessions and multiple opportunities to learn from the
community and how you can contribute back. The levels of expertise needed to participate ranges from beginners,
intermediate and advanced. The sessions are grouped under the following session tracks:
Business & Strategy
3. Code & Development
Community
Devops
Frontend & Design
Security
Site Building
Who can attend?
The conference is open to any one has any kind of interest in Drupal, web technology or open-source in general.
These includes students who are pursing a career in web technology, web practitioners interested in advancing their
skill sets, corporate bodies with the goal of building cutting-edge enterprise web applications using the best of
technologies, etc. Whether you are new to Drupal or an expert there is something for every body.
How much will it cost?
Attendance is completely free, except for the cost of transporting yourself to the venue. There will also be free
snack at break times. Thanks to our various corporate and individual sponsors who made this possible.
What can I bring?
The following are recommended to take full advantage of the event.
Laptop/tablet/smartphone (Wifi-enabled)
Pen and paper for notes
Business cards
And most importantly, an unhealthy love for all things Drupal, open source, and the web
4. SCHEDULE
Friday
Registration 10:00AM to 12:00PM
Welcome 12:00PM to 01:00PM
Keynote 01:00PM to 02:00PM
Drupal 101 02:00PM to 03:00PM
Basic Website Building With Drupal 04:00PM to 05:00PM
6. SESSIONS
Session Speaker(s) Summary
Experience
Level
Drupal 101 superadmin
An intoduction to Drupal. A low-level introduction to Drupal.
Little or no former knowledge of Drupal. Beginner
Basic Website
Building With Drupal
superadmin
An introduction to site building with Drupal. A low-level
introduction to site building with Drupal. Little or no former
knowledge of Drupal.
Beginner
The Future Of The
Web And Drupal:
Drupal 8
superadmin Introduction to Drupal 8 and the future of the web. Drupal
and Drupal 7 experts
Intermediate
7. SPONSORS
DrupalCamp Nigeria could not be possible without the support of the some great
companies who are signing up to generously partner with us. All DrupalCamp Nigeria
events, including trainings, sessions, sprints & keynotes are completely free to attend. This
is made possible by our various sponsors.
You can help make this event a success, support the Nigeria Drupal community and put
your company in the spotlight by becoming a sponsor.
Sponsorship benefits includes promotional opportunities during the event as well online
banner displays across all of our digital assests: websites, social media accounts,
newsletter, etc.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please don't hesitate to contact us via e-mail
atcontact@drupalnigeria.org, call 999999999 or send us a message here.
Location
University of Lagos,
Main Auditorium,
Akoka, Yaba,
Lagos, Nigeria.