Session Tracks

This is the track for Drupal development just as for general backend or PHP development topics. It covers all kind of PHP frameworks as well as everything related to Drupal development, including all disciplines and all levels of experience, from custom code to site building. This track is for both technical profiles but also anyone interested in how Drupal works from the inside.

Keywords: Back End Development, PHP, Symfony, Laravel, Performance, Scalability, Drupal Site-Building

This is the track for decoupled architectures and modern JavaScript frameworks, with and without Drupal. Besides decoupled Drupal or associated Drupal APIs, this track is for the frontend - from general HTML, CSS & JavaScripts topics to Drupal theming and all the various frontend frameworks.

Keywords: Javascript, React, Frontend-Frameworks, CSS, Frontend Performance, Single-Page-Applications, App-Development

While DevOps is all about automating repetitive tasks, streamlining the development process and speeding up feedback loops, Quality Assurance (QA) focusses on the reliability of the projects. This track is for the full software delivery cycle, from development, testing, release workflows and getting feedback to the tools that facilitate the process.

Keywords: DevOps, Automated Testing, Development process, Continuous Integration & Delivery, Metrics, Monitoring, Feedback loops, Release processes, Security, Serverless

This is where the future of Drupal projects is shaped. This is the place to discuss exciting new features and possibilities to explore for Drupal 11+ or contrib. Is Drupal the tool for ambitious site builders? What role does it play in the future of web development?

Where regular tracks and sessions focus on the present and immediate future, this track is explicitly about new or upcoming topics. It is not only about presenting ideas and plans but also about putting questions forward and finding answers to open questions.

Keywords: Core Conversations, Drupal future, Innovation

The track is tailored for business owners, website product owners, agency executives, and project managers to share knowledge and insight about how to leverage Drupal to grow their businesses and to help ensure their Drupal projects are delivered on-time while maintaining high standards. Sessions in this track will be non-technical by nature, focusing on a range of topics from team diversity to latest thinking in project management.

Keywords: Management, Leadership, Quality, Sales, Agile

Are you a content editor or strategist, digital marketer, UX practitioner or designer? Come to see how to use Drupal to reach your organization’s digital goals, to create content, or to design an editorial experience. Explore Drupal’s capabilities and new features for content management and digital marketing.

Keywords: Design, UX, Editor Experience, Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Content Management, Marketing Automation, Accessibility, SEO

This showcase track provides an in-depth look at Drupal case studies from industry experts and their clients. Show how Drupal can adapt to fit projects of all shapes and sizes, across all industries. Be inspired by your peers, enable knowledge sharing and learning by sharing your successes just as your failures. 

Keywords: Digital Transformation, Case Studies, Showcases, Ecommerce, Government, Education, Media, Publishing, NGOs

This track includes talks about the human and community aspects of Drupal and the Open Web. Learn about how to be happy and healthy at work, how to be a productive team and community member, how the community and project support each other and how you can contribute to the Drupal project no matter your expertise.

Keywords: Being Human, Community, Contribution, Diversity & Inclusion, Open Web