[drupal-docs] [MARKETING] OSCON BOF Topics for non Drupalers

[Roland Bryght Tanglao]

Hi:

I am  help organizing the BOFs at Portland during the time of the  
Open source conference, OSCON, August 1-5.

Since there are lots of Drupalers who can't afford the $1500 OSCON  
fee, there's been interest in having both BOFs at OSCON primarily for  
non Drupalers (but who are open source hackers and users) and a mini  
Drupal Con at Portland State University (assuming Nate Angell of the  
uni can get us some rooms which he has so graciously offered to help  
organize).

My question to the docs marketing team, is what would be some good  
topics for the OSCON BOFs for an audience of non Drupalers?

Boris thought of:
"Using Drupal for open source community management"
e.g. http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/, http://www.rssowl.org,  the Java  
community site that uses Drupal, etc.

Does anybody have any more ideas for BOF topics. Ideally they'd be  
sort of marketing reachout/cross over that would attract non  
Drupalers, maybe something like "Ajax Drupal" or "Citizen Journalism  
with Drupal" (BlufftonToday, PhillyFuture, UrbanVancouver, etc.)

Here's what I wrote on the drupal-con email list (the list for Drupal  
events):
Steve Peck and I brainstormed this tonight over Skype (since it  
seemed like there will be just as many people  going to Portland who  
can't afford OSCON but who are interested in Drupal):
*       Mini Drupal -con - NON OSCON BOFs
     -       Friday until Sun
         -      User BOF Friday night say 7p.m.  and then micro brew  
pub crawl
     -        Sat.
         -       Brunch near Portland State University
         -    10 minute presentation by Dries
         -      5 minute lightning talks- e.g. Kieran on Drupal  
usability, Zack on CivicSpace, Boris
     on Bryght, Charlie Lowe on new drupal Docs, Matt on ecommerce,  
John Van Dyck
     on CCK
         -      then break out into 2 rooms for 2 BOFs (topics to be  
decided   perhaps usability and docs    )
*        OSCON BOFs:
     -      user BOF on Tuesday and developer BOF on Wednesday?

Are we dreaming? Does this make sense? Nate, can you help organize a  
mini half day Drupal con at Portland State University late Saturday  
morning and afternoon as well as organize the BOF and pub crawl on  
Friday?

  Ideas and feedback please!

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