Closing Keynote at DrupalCon London
Wow! What a great 4 days (including our training day) We’re minutes away from the closing session for DrupalCon London 2011.
Unlike most conferences, the room is still really full – a testimony to the rabid following most Drupalers bring to a DrupalCon.
DrupalCon Denver
They are talking about Drupalcon Denver 2012 (March). The focus will be on collaborative design for mobile (should be amazing). It will be at the Colorado Convention Center – a gorgeous facility.
AND of course – skiing and snowboarding packages will be available… and plenty of pub crawls…
The Colorado Drupal community is one of the best.
400+ people at DrupalCamp Colorado
5 monthly meet ups.
@drupalcondenver
denver2012.drupal.org
DrupalCon Munich
The next European DrupalCon will be August 20-23, 2012 in Munich, Germany.
Very active Drupal Community – every major city has a Drupal meet up.
The Westin Grand will be the venue. Built for the 1972 Olympic Games… renovated 2 years ago. (pics of rooms on the screen – really nice… definitely going eh!)
@drupalcon
http://munich2012.drupal.org
Conference Stats
- 150 cam to pre-conference training
- 1748 at the conference proper
- 19 scholarships
- 1751 total attendance.
- 6,620 cups of coffee consumed
- 73 sessions
- 87 BOF’s
- 2741 Keynote Impressions
- 300-400 pub crawlers
- 50 volunteers
- 1 marriage proposal (she said yes)
Country Stats
- UK 560
- US 236
- Belgium 169
- Germany 87
- France 80
- Denmark 77
- Netherlands 64
- Sweden 54
- Finland 43
- Switzerland 32
- Norway27
- Canada 25
- Austria 19
They listed the internet data… but went way too quickly… huge amounts of data transfer over the 3 days – more iPhones than Androids.
Income and Expenses
- £241,533 from sponsors
- £370,362 in ticket sales
- £43,500 in training income
- £655,395 in total revenue
- £617,196 in total expenses
- Internet access cost £50,000p
- £38,000 left over – will go to the Drupal Association for staff, community initiatives.
- DC London becomes the first European DC to turn a profit.
Basically – the closing session of DrupalCon is announcements for the future and thanks to everyone involved. A ton of volunteers are involved in running a Con… It really is a great conference.
If you’re reading this and a client of OSTraining, I would highly recommend attending a DrupalCon.