Would you like to share your knowledge and experience and raise your community karma points? Jump on board and present a session at Drupal Camp Shanghai 2008!

We're looking for speakers on all things Drupal--the list below shows some examples of what we're looking for. If you have a great presentation that isn't on the list please don't hesitate to submit. To submit a talk, head over to the talk submission form!

Submission deadline is May 17th!

Please plan sessions to accommodate a group of approx. 30-40 people, and last between 45-90 mins. (If there is a special topic you think would benefit from an extended session slot, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate!)

Drupal 101

* Introduction to Drupal
* Introduction to popular modules
* Basic How-to for creating a Drupal site
* Hosting issues
* Introduction to theming

Development (Beginner) and Configuration

* Subversion (SVN): How to get started
* Hooks, Triggers, and Actions
* How to configure an Install Profile
* How to write a module
* Panels and Nodequeue
* Multilanguage Sites
* Overview of popular Modules and what they can do

Development (Advanced)

* How to use revision control on your own project (CVS/SVN)
* Strategies for code management
* Strategies for staging Drupal from development to production
* Drupal life-cycle management
* Any presentation on a Drupal API (form API, schema API, node queue, buddylist, 5 star)
* Programming tips and tricks
* Using an IDE (Komodo, ZEND, Eclipse)
* Module integration (eg programming glueware to make modules interoperate)

Theming

* Technical explanation of a theming function, or family of functions
* Writing theming in a secure way (check_plain() and friend)
* Theming strategies (managing breadcrumbs)
* From concept to live, implementing a Photoshop mockup in Drupal
* Using the Zen theme
* Making a custom CSS framework for Drupal

Business & Community

* Decidedly non-technical presentations on how Drupal can benefit a business, non-profit association or community
* The design and information architecture process, how to navigate from concept to Drupal site (focus on client management)
* How open source and community contribution fits into a business plan

Site Case Studies & Implementation

* How to build a YouTube/Pop Sugar/Brochureware site in Drupal
* How to integrate Ubercart into Drupal
* How to scale Drupal
* How Drupal is used in communities of interest like education, non-profits, music
* Techniques for making Drupal more user friendly