I'm honored to announce that I'll be giving the keynote at DrupalCamp Connecticut, to be held at Yale University on Saturday, August 10th. The organizers of the event no doubt have me confused with someone else, but I'm going to show up and give the keynote anyway (heh).
Born and raised a Nutmegger, but now living in Florida, I still make frequent trips to The Constitution State to visit family and friends, and I've always tried to make time to attend a local meetup. My help in organizing one of the first meetups in Connecticut was cited as one of the reason I was asked to give this year's keynote.
The topic for the keynote that I've decided upon is mentoring. I've got pretty strong feelings about how I think mentoring is just as valuable for the mentor as the mentee, as well as how I think it is just as important to our community as contributing code, contributing documentation, or acting as a community organizer.
If you'd like a preview of the keynote, you can check out my recent blog post or tune in to the next episode of the podcast (to be recorded on August 5) where Kay VanValkenberg joins us to talk about...mentoring (coincidence?)
I love attending Drupal events, and usually find myself in the halls having conversations rather than sitting in sessions (although I've been meaning to learn a bit about Bootstrap, so I'm eyeballing this session), and I encourage everyone to make sure to go out of their way to introduce yourself to strangers (at Drupal events, not in general), and make the most of the event by growing your personal Drupal network.
I'm not sure if there's an after-party planned, but after the camp, I promise I'll be swinging by Pepe's for a slice of the best pizza on the planet!
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