drupalcon

DrupalCon Paris: Amy's notes, day 1

Submitted by domesticat on 2 September 2009 - 10:00am

If you are not at drupalcon or are not a drupal user, feel free to skip this post entirely.  These are just my notes from the sessions I attended.

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Tales of the Furlough #2: temporal displacement

Submitted by domesticat on 17 June 2009 - 9:12am

Tickets are booked to Paris; tickets are booked to San Francisco.

We will be six in San Francisco, with tagalong extras depending on the day and the inclination of our local friends.  We have nebulous plans:  look for us in the cheap seats at the Giants-Astros game on July 4.  I'll be the one in the bleachers with the beer; that's all you need to find me in the crowd, right?  We'll do a night tour of Alcatraz and I'll relearn the San Francisco bus system and pictures, pictures, pictures!

A week in San Francisco.  We'll celebrate Suzan's birthday and tag along behind Asai in Chinatown.  Asai learned last night there's a temple there; amidst the touristy time and stomping all over the city, we'll probably take a few minutes for prayers. 

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"Because it's Paris, bitch."

Submitted by domesticat on 24 May 2009 - 10:10pm

I made my final decision regarding drupalcon Paris this morning. In the time since I've known about the location of the event I've gone back and forth on the question until it felt like madness and whiplash. Do I spend the money? Is it worth it? How will I explain to my friends? Am I right to burn vacation days on this madness?

Until this morning, I had plausible deniability and weasel words.  "I think I'm going," I would say. "Not sure, though."

This morning's announcement on twitter forced me to choose. I knew that drupalconDC sold out, so I knew I should make my decision quickly. I wasn't expecting the decision this morning, though, while sitting on the couch in my comfy shorts and contemplating quilty goodness.

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The dragon or the drop? - update

Submitted by domesticat on 16 April 2009 - 12:17pm

I learned this morning that indeed, The Workplace will allow me to attend Drupalcon Paris without burning vacation time if I'm paying for the conference. I really and truly expected the decision to be taken out of my hands. It now becomes a fiscal decision: cost of travel and accommodation versus benefit of attendance and networking.

Much to think about while I do data cleanup. If you're wondering what in the world this is about, see http://domesticat.net/2009/04/dragon-or-drop

The dragon or the drop?

Submitted by domesticat on 9 April 2009 - 11:34am

I've had an interesting possibility crop up, and I'd be curious to hear some honest feedback from friends of mine on both sides of the DragonCon / DrupalCon divide.

Most of you know that my job has a strong Drupal slant these days. Fewer of you would have reason to know that Drupal has a strong European background, and as a result there are two conventions per year: one in the US and one in Europe.

  • DrupalCon Paris dates have not been finalized but are likely to be around September 1-4 (Tuesday - Friday).
  • DragonCon dates are set in stone: September 4-7 (Friday-Sunday).

The unofficial word I have been given:  if I am willing to pay my costs, I could have time off of work to attend DrupalCon.

Here are the pluses and minuses as I see them today:

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Washington, DC twitterlog for Sunday, March 8, 2009

Submitted by domesticat on 9 March 2009 - 12:15am

Sunday: with Drupalcon having ended, we check out of the hotel, struggle to find food, and stagger home.

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