Registration
Every day, registration will be held in the Kerr Lobby at the MLK Student Union.
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October 24
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Drupal 8 Content Migrations
Learn to move content to Drupal 8 using the Migrate module without writing a single line of PHP.
October 25
9:00 AM–4:30 PM
Frontend Summit
Frontend development has evolved more rapidly than any other web discipline over the past several years. We flex and grow to absorb an ever-changing variety of workflows, toolsets, best practices, and technologies. We've got a full day of informal presentations and breakout sessions planned to cover a wide variety of cutting-edge frontend technologies and challenges.
October 26
9:00 AM-9:45 AM
Drupal 8 Migration Strategy: How to Be a Resource for Your Team
content strategy / process
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Is your team gearing up to migrate a site into Drupal 8? In this presentation, I’ll walk through the steps I’ve taken to prep my developer for a Drupal 8 migration. Topics covered will include the following:
10:15 AM-11:00 AM
Data Security in Drupal 8
security / backend development / data
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Your website’s data is at risk, but knowing how to protect it can mean the difference between another day in the office and a data breach. By building in encryption from the beginning stages of your site, you will avoid headaches from having to bolt it on after the fact and have more tools at your disposal to keep your users secure.
11:15 AM-12:00 AM
Design for Non-designers
design / ux / being human
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Great design helps you reach your audience, increase credibility and achieve organizational goals. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s impractical to hire a designer for every visual task—whether it’s editing an image for social media, creating a flyer or an entire website. You may be left to your own devices when it comes to visual decisions.
1:30 PM-2:15 PM
Don't fear templates! Using Twig templates with Nodes, Views, and the new Layout Initiative
front end development
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2:30 PM-3:15 PM
Drupal 8 Configuration System Basics
backend development / process / drupal core
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The Drupal 8 configuration system can provide great advantages to managing the configuration of a site, but it can also cause massive headaches if used improperly. This presentation will provide an overview of how the Drupal 8 configuration system works, best practices on basic workflows to utilize it effectively, and a small sampling of some of the contributed modules available to enhance it.
3:45 PM-4:30 PM
Designing for Drupal: Tips & Tricks for a Clean, User-Friendly Website
design / ux / content strategy