Business Side

SandCamp Update: Kieran Lal is Keynote Speaker This year's camp promises to be outstanding with Kieran Lal as this year's keynote speaker. As one the most visible members of Drupal.org, Acquia and the Drupal Association, Kieran is a passionate technical visionary with a hands-on, on-the-ground approach to teaching, influencing and directing Drupals phenomenal growth. We're very fortunate and pleased to have his time and attention at this year's camp.

Lunch will be held in Center Court. Those who pre-ordered, will have lunch boxes waiting for them. Others will need to purchase their lunches at the on-site deli or other places in Balboa Park.

Lunch will be held in Center Court. Those who pre-ordered, will have lunch boxes waiting for them. Others will need to purchase their lunches at the on-site deli or other places in Balboa Park.

Drupal Commons is social business software providing organizations with a complete solution for forming collaborative communities. It combines popular social web features for users and community management tools for site owners. It's a complete solution, ready-to-use - bypassing the Drupal module and theme selection, setup, and configuration done when building from normal Drupal building blocks. Just install, and go.

There are numerous resources to help you create a budget for your project, but very few on how to actually get your budget. In this presentation, you will be provided with the keys to planning for success: how to create a persuasive budget agenda for your projects that result in a win/win merge of operational and technology objectives. What you will gain from this presentation: Top tips on how to tie your technology budget needs seamlessly with your organization's objectives

Reducing uncertainty and defining the client relationship Project estimation can make or break your business. While experience can improve the accuracy of your estimate, having a process that takes uncertainty into account can revolutionize project conceptualization and client expectations management. In this session, we'll walk through a typical project estimation and introduce the "cone of uncertainty", how it affects our estimating and how it changes the dynamic of client engagement.

On Friday, January 7th (the day before SANDcamp) from 8am-5pm PST, Volacci's own Josh Ward will conduct an interactive training session that will cover essential Drupal SEO tools such as: On-Page Optimization Keyword Research Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Essential Drupal SEO Modules Breakfast and Lunch will be provided for all Attendees. The cost is $250 per person, but SandCamp attendees are eligible for a $50 discount! Just use discount code 'sandseo' when registering.

Do you ever feel frustrated trying to sell your Drupal expertise/services? Has your excitement for Drupal not translated into more customers? Do you struggle filling up your pipeline and planning for future growth? Have you not quite found the best way to apply open source principles to sales? In this session you will learn some ways to improve your Drupal sales method and process. The session will focus on developing and executing a strategy to bring in a constant flow of leads and customers while using the open source principles that make Drupal great.

Whether you like it or not, your website isn’t about you, the webmaster, the developer, the designer or even the CEO. It’s about the customer. The faster you realize that, the faster you’ll focus on conversions and destroy your competition. Follow Josh Ward, Partner Program Manager from Volacci, as he shows you how even simple, conversion-focused adjustments to a well-designed Drupal website can make epically thunderous differences in how well your visitors interact with you online.

The last stop on a nation wide tour, this panel discussion will be centered around building a successful Drupal agency. The discussion will be moderated by Ron Huber of Achieve Internet and the panel will consist of agency owners: Dave Terry of Mediacurrent Jeff Walpole of Phase 2 Michael Caccavano of TreeHouse Drew Gorton of Gorton Studios Glen Hilton of ImageX Media