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Did you realize Drupal is the open source Content Management System (CMS) behind one percent (1%) of the web? I believe that is still over 1 million websites. That is why I thought that I would share my insights about DrupalConSF - the US annual conference for Drupal, a Content Management System (CMS) for building Web Applications such as whitehouse.gov. The US conference had over 3000 attendees from around the world. Other prominent Drupal sites are Mattel.com, Grammys.com, The Economist, and InfoWorld.

Over 3000 people attended DrupalCon in San Francisco April 19-21, 2010. It was an amazing experience and the Drupal Project is full of brilliant people who give back to the Open Source community and at DrupalCon it was possible to meet face to face with the creator Dries Buytaert and other open source core Drupal developers. There were over 120 panels divided into 6 tracks presented by a variety of Drupal experts and a significant number of Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussions covering a wide variety of topics ranging from highly technical to how to build a business case for the use of Drupal in the Enterprise.

I will admit to being blown away by the "Open Source in the Cloud Era" presentation given by Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of all those O'Reilly books we read. He asserted we're building an Internet Operating System - a platform that will host everything from mobile phone apps to web apps and keep your eyes open for platform wars. Also, Drupal is not just an open source software package but a community of driven talented developers who are passionate about sharing, helping, and growing the community.

For a visual feel of what the conference experience was like, check out the "Live from DrupalConSF: The Drupal Song": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56roq0S1Qbg a music video captures the spirit of the vibrant Drupal Community.

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