DrupalCon Nashville is coming up and Chromatic will be showing up in full force this year! Catch one of us around the halls for some swag (our shirts are the softest!), tweet us @ChromaticHQ, or come to one of our sessions!
We’ll be attending a few of the summits on Monday, so if you see us, introduce yourself! Make sure to stop by the Drupal Diversity & Inclusion booth again this year where you might spot one of us, and take your picture at the photobooth!
Here’s where you can find us:
Sessions:
Tuesday, April 10:
Women in the Tech Workplace
Alanna Burke - 12:00 - 1:00 PM in Room 101D – Business
Clearly there are not enough women in Tech. Let's discuss why that is, and learn from companies that are getting it right.
So You Want to Start Your Own Digital Agency?
Chris Free - 2:15 - 2:40 PM in Room 205C – Business
Real world advice on what it takes to go from a fledgling freelancer to a successful agency owner. A guide covering the essentials.
Drupal 8 Cache API and Tacos - a Delicious Real-World Example!
Märt Matsoo - 4:20 - 4:45 PM in Room 202 – Backend Development
Understand Drupal 8’s Cache API with the help of tacos! Learn the whys and hows of caching as we build a custom module.
Everybody Loves Performance: Easy Audits and Low-Hanging Fruit
Gus Childs - 5:00 - 6:00 PM in Room 101D – User Experience
How to audit page performance through the lens of user experience, measure results, and create realistic goals.
Thursday, April 12:
Ethereum and React: An introduction to building your first web dApp
Ryan Hagerty - 2:15 - 3:15 PM in Room 205AB – Horizons
Jump into the blockchain with this introduction to building decentralized web applications with Ethereum and Solidity.
Birds of a Feather:
BOF: Tuesday, April 10:
Decoupling Drupal
Adam Zimmerman & Alfonso Gómez-Arzola - 12:00 - 1:00 PM in Room 102A
This BoF will is an opportunity to connect and discuss the benefits and challenges of a decoupled architecture using Drupal.
BOF: Wednesday, April 11:
Stranger than Fiction: Life + Work Lessons from in Pop Culture
Kim Sarabia - 3:45 - 4:45 in Room 102B
This BoF is for anyone who wants to take a break to have a lighter, fun discussion about how technology work has been depicted in film and TV and if there could be any insights gained from it that could be applied to our daily work.
Community Convos:
Wednesday, April 11:
Community Convos: Governance Retrospective
Alanna Burke (panel discussion) - 2:15 - 3:15 in Room 101E
The volunteer group that facilitated Community Governance discussions invites you to share your thoughts and collaborate on next steps.
Community Convos: Drupal Diversity & Inclusion
Alanna Burke (panel discussion) - 5:00 - 6:00 in Room 101E
DD&I works on diversity initiatives in the Drupal community. Attend this convo & have your voices heard to affect change in the community!
