Keynote Speaker
We are pleased as punch to announce that Emma Karayiannis will be the keynote speaker for MidCamp 2017.
Emma is a huge Open Source community advocate. Over the past 4 years Emma has taken part in many (if not all) forms of contribution within the Drupal community. Emma's current focus has put the code aside to support the people who contribute to Drupal. Her current responsibilities include being a member of the Drupal Community Working Group and the creator of the 'Being Human' track for DrupalCon.
Accepted Sessions
We had a record breaking number of sessions submissions this year, making our job extremely difficult on how to choose the best content for this year's camp. We have 45 sessions spread across four concurrent rooms planned for Friday and Saturday.
With sessions like Inclusive Development: Using Styleguides to Improve Website Accessibility; Understanding Drupal; The Butler Did It: Putting Jenkins To Work For You; and Building Great Teams, we have something for everyone!
Training Day
On Thursday, we have four great full day Training sessions planned. We have lined up a group of incredible trainers who are going to donate their time to lead full day, in depth training sessions. Each session is $40, and is additional to the price of the camp.
Drupal Development Best Practice Workflows on Pantheon
Pantheon is a website management platform for Drupal & WordPress that provides lightning-fast hosting and best-in-breed web development tools for your team. Learn how to use Pantheon like a seasoned Drupal developer and level up your Drupal development game.
We'll walk through time-saving development workflows on Pantheon's development platform where you'll be using Git and high-performance technologies like Varnish and Redis to keep your clients happy.
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Introduction to Drupal 8
Drupal is known for being a powerful platform with a steep learning curve. This course will give you an introduction to the world of Drupal and soften that learning curve so you can get up-to-speed with Drupal quickly. We'll cover fundamental Drupal concepts and terminology, and give you the hands-on experience you need to dive deeper.
Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, a content editor looking for an introduction to Drupal administration, or a site builder wanting to know how to structure a new Drupal website, this course will get you started on the right foot.
The course includes step-by-step exercises to help you understand the process of creating a Drupal site. It also includes independent exercises to help you think through the process of building out a website for your particular use case or organization.
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Theming Drupal 8
Themes combine HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Drupal in order to make beautiful websites. Creating truly unique themes requires knowing how to use the Twig template language to manipulate HTML, how to add CSS and JavaScript assets in a way that's compatible with Drupal's caching, all while maintaining the flexibility that Drupal is known for.
This workshop will familiarize front-end developers with Drupal 8's theme system through a combination of presentations, and hands-on exercises. Whether your goal is to theme your personal site, pass the Acquia front-end developer certification, or upgrade your skills for a job our goal is to provide students with a solid foundation on which to start and enough knowledge to continue to practice and learn on their own.
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What Am I Getting Myself Into? A Drupal Crash Course for Non-developers
Are you responsible for project management, content, or vendor selection and preparing to work with Drupal? This one-day training delivers all of the tools you need to get started. Delivered by an Acquia Certified Drupal Developer, this training will answer the questions you didn’t even know to ask!
Targeted to the non-developer, this training is perfect for individuals that need to get up and running in Drupal - fast! Attendees will benefit from a unique perspective at the intersection of Drupal expertise and marketing, that only Margaret can deliver as a former marketing executive and author of the Drupal 8 Acquia curricula. Individuals that are brand new to Drupal will walk away with the confidence to work within the Drupal framework and community.
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Sprints
At MidCamp 2016, the Sprint room was always abuzz with activity. There was so much activity on those who work on the Frontend of Drupal, and a concentrated effort to get Drupal Commerce to it's first Release candidate.
If you want to sprint, stop by these rooms any of the days. If you are interested in mentoring, or leading sprints, please contact [email protected]. We ask if you are coming on Thursday and Sunday that you get a free ticket so we can make sure to get enough food and coffee.
- Thursday sprints will take place in Room 220, with room for 80 people
- Sprinting during sessions Friday and Saturday will take place in Room 120AB, starting after the keynote
- Sunday sprints will take place in Room 314A and 314B, with room for 60 people in each room
Sponsor MidCamp 2017!
Are you or your company interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2017 event? Sponsoring MidCamp is a great way to promote your company, organization, or product and to show your support for Drupal and the Midwest Drupal community. It also is a great opportunity to connect with potential customers and recruit talent.
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Thanks for reading this far! We hope to see you at the camp!