Yo! Drupaldelphia 2012, Zivtech Office Opening Party & Drupal Core Code Sprint! Come to Philly!

May 25, 2012

Come join Zivtech and the rest of the Philadelphia Drupal community on June 22-23, for two action packed days of good programing, great beer/food/code, and even better people!

Drupaldelphia-being held at Alter Hall at theTemple University Fox School of Business- is the annual Philadelphia Drupal Camp, and June 22 will mark its fifth year! We're expecting 300 people and 25 sessions covering all sorts of awesome Drupal topics. Session submissions are still open- but they close June 8, so submit a session soon!!! We're also looking for sponsors- shoot Andrew Wilson (andrew@zivtech.com) an e-mail if you're interested. All Drupaldelphia tickets come with lunch, as well as an awesome t-shirt, designed by Zivtech's Sean Wolfe.

After Drupaldelphia, we hope you'll join us at our amazing new office for the Drupaldelphia After / Zivtech Office Opening Party Jawn. We'll be starting around 5pm, will have tons of great food and drinks, and will be talking tech and shooting the breeze from our 15th floor suite. Please RSVP so we can leave your name with security and order enough food.

Recently, we were extremely excited to read the news about Views moving into Drupal core (including our own tim.plunkett taking a leadership role in the effort), and we are just as excited to announce Earl Miles as keynote speaker at Drupaldelphia this year! In addition to the keynote, on Saturday, June 23 Earl, Tim, xjm, and a bunch of other awesome people are organizing a Drupal core code sprint at the Zivtech office. If you're interested in being awesome, and learning how to contribute to Drupal core, then this code sprint is for you! Keep an eye out for more information in the next week!

We hope to see you in Philly! We love our city and want you to love it too, so plan your trip and we'll look forward to welcoming you to Philadelphia!

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