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October 24 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Backdrop CMS is a content management system based on the Drupal you know and love, but with a new mission that aims to decrease the cost of long-term website ownership.

At the Backdrop Summit you'll learn about the Backdrop software and its differences from the Drupal CMS. Topics covered will include:

  • Showcases of sites built with Backdrop CMS
  • Feature differences between Backdrop and Drupal
  • Conceptual differences between Backdrop and Drupal
  • Code differences between Backdrop and Drupal
  • Porting modules, themes & layouts
  • Contribution to the Backdrop project
  • Upgrading from Drupal 7

Day Schedule: 

9:00am - meet and greet
9:30am - Backdrop Past and Future (with Nate & Jen Lampton)
10:30am - Q & A
10:45am - break
11:00am - A brief Tour of Backdrop CMS (Nate Lampton, TBD)
12:00pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Showcase of sites built with Backdrop CMS (Jack Aponte, Jen Lampton)
2:30pm - Q & A
2:45pm - break
3:00pm - Community Discussion
4:15pm - end
4:30pm - kicked out of the room

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