For a long time, I have been waiting for an opportunity to attend a Drupal Conference and meet all the awesome folk who make the Drupal community so strong and vibrant. It just so happens I'm in the US and such an opportunity has arisen! I wish the rest of the team could go along as well. They're in Argentina. My participation will be a learning experience for all of us and I"ll be representing all of us at the conference.

The Drupal community encourages Drupal users and innovators to present sessions at Drupal conferences. The community also decides by voting on sessions, which will be accepted. Isn't that awesome! I've submitted a session proposal. Here it is below. Vote here.

The Cre8ion Process with Drupal

For Entrepreneurs, Freelancers, Startups, Design Agencies, Creative Teams and Individuals with vision. The Cre8ion process is a coherent, flexible and enjoyable approach to taking a project based on Drupal from concept to launch.

You are an individual, project leader or part of a small team with big vision. You already know the benefits of using Drupal and you've made the decision to switch to, create with, provide services for, design your business around, build your startup on; DRUPAL. Now what? Where do you begin? What tools? And where will it end? How do you form an achievable plan for the realization of your vision

In this session you will learn a way of project management that:

• uses all free open source tools to take your idea from concept to creation with minimal cash
• integrates Open Atrium, Drupal and version control
• separates the different layers of the Drupal project into clear, manageable and understandable development actions
• includes creative and enjoyable processes to provide tangible results for your project
• overcomes obstacles, makes steady progress and nurtures creativity
• allows for natural and incremental creation of documentation parallel to the project development
• accepts a project is rarely ever complete, instead growing incrementally and evolving with time and use
• keeps a project in 3 states: development, staging and production
• includes testing for quality and assurance of stable functionality
• keeps the user as the hero and encourages constant user testing and involvement
• remains flexible and results in quality, incremental progress
• keeps the team in the loop through clear communication
• values the celebration of success and progress

This presentation is for people new to Drupal, intermediate and expert Drupalers who want to see their Drupal garden grow and enjoy the harvest! After this session you will have a versatile tool that brings realization to your project vision. Use the process on your personal Drupal project or within a team sharing a common vision. If you have been drowning in a turbulent sea of information overload and confusing processes, this session will bring clarity and focus to your project, and realization of your vision.

p.s Your comments with areas of developing a project in Drupal that leaves you numb, confused or frustrated are welcome. I'll be sure to provide usable solutions based on the Cre8ion process with Drupal.