DrupalCon Singapore 2024 schedule

***Sessions and speakers are subject to change. Additional sessions will be added as they become available.

Monday, 09 Dec - Monday, 09 Dec

08:30 to 09:00 +08

Location
Atrium
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 08:30 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:00
09:00 to 09:45 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:00 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:45

Improve your teams' peer code review process, your code maintainability, and your Drupal contributions. Learn from a Drupal core release manager how to give an efficient and effective peer code review.

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development and coding
Speakers
09:00 to 09:45 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:00 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:45

We have successfully established our development process for Drupal custom modules, including automated testing using PHPUnit, all managed through our own GitLab CI/CD pipeline. This setup mirrors the automated testing process used by Drupal.org, which was our goal to emulate.

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devops
Speakers
09:00 to 09:45 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:00 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:45

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the world's leading authority on internal displacement data and analysis.

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drupal showcase
09:45 to 10:00 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 09:45 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 10:00
10:00 to 10:15 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 10:00 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 10:15
10:15 to 11:15 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 10:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:15
11:15 to 11:30 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:30
11:30 to 11:50 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:30 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:50

Session Description: Exploring the dynamic intersection of sustainability and digital marketing through the powerful lens of Drupal.

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content and marketing
Speakers

Prevya C P

11:30 to 11:50 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:30 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:50

Introduction

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leadership, management and business
Speakers

Trupti Bhosale

11:30 to 12:15 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:30 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 12:15

As of DrupalCon Barcelona 2024, Drupal 11.0 is still very new, but we already know when Drupal 12 will be released. Work on Starshot is well underway, and the Driesnote will provide a high-level update on its progress.

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user experience, accessibility and design
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drupal starshot
11:55 to 12:15 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:55 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 12:15

The Public Accounts Committee (known as PAC) of Balochistan province in Pakistan had an outdated manual system of tracking their audit cases over the years. That had caused a lot of backlog.

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drupal showcase
Speakers
11:55 to 12:15 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:55 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 12:15

=== Abstract ===

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community health
Speakers
12:15 to 13:15 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 12:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:15
12:45 to 13:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 12:45 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:00

In this short presentation, Thijs Feryn, the Technical Evangelist at Varnish Software, will highlight 5 Varnish features that will improve the efficiency, simplicity, flexibility and performance of your full page caching strategy in Drupal.

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devops
Speakers

Thijs Feryn

13:15 to 13:35 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:35

As the world of Starshot continues to take shape, its features are continuing to mature.

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devops
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drupal starshot
Speakers
13:15 to 14:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:00

The existing Drupal Yoast SEO module provides comprehensive Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tools directly within the Drupal content management system. Here's an overview of its benefits and how your developed module enhances these capabilities:

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development and coding
Speakers
13:15 to 14:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:00

Explore how some Legal Service Organizations & QED42 leveraged the power of AI and Drupal to develop an innovative chatbot that revolutionizes access to legal information and services for the larger low-income and vulnerable populations.

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drupal showcase
Speakers
13:40 to 14:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 13:40 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:00

Ever wondered how to make your website welcoming to everyone, regardless of ability? Join me for a lightning talk where we’ll unveil a straightforward accessibility checklist that ensures your site is inclusive and user-friendly.

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user experience, accessibility and design
Speakers
14:15 to 15:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00

I am from Sri Lanka and I want to talk about my efforts to promote Drupal and train developers in Sri Lanka. Also I want to talk about how the journey has been so far working as Drupal developer in Sri Lanka with a small community.

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community health
Speakers
14:15 to 15:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00

This session will delve into the comprehensive case study of the American Diabetes Association's digital landscape overhaul using Drupal 10 and multisite architecture. The discussion will cover new features and sites launched on the platform.

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drupal showcase
Speakers
14:15 to 15:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 14:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00

Monitoring and debugging a simple decoupled project with our Drupal at the backend and a separate JS frontend app is already a tricky task, right?

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devops
Speakers
15:00 to 15:15 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:00 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:15
15:15 to 16:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 16:00

Each version of Drupal brings in new changes. And the changes coming to Drupal Core are easier to be made, thanks to semantic versioning! It is easier to get a new experimental module/theme in core and work towards getting it stable and production ready.

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development and coding
Speakers
15:15 to 16:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 16:00

This session will give an overview of how we’ve prioritized the product definition for Starshot, which role research has played and what are the future plans.

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user experience, accessibility and design
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drupal starshot
Speakers

Cristina Chumillas

15:15 to 16:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 15:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 16:00

We, as a Drupal shop, love agile developmenmt for sure. But in many Asian countries, at least here in Japan, business people are conservative, and they love waterfall development.

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leadership, management and business
Speakers
16:15 to 17:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 16:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 17:00

As the Starshot initiative was introduced, people have started to think more about the differences and use cases between Drupal distributions and recipes.

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development and coding
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drupal starshot
Speakers
16:15 to 17:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 16:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 17:00

Traditional digital agencies are typically reliant on subservient relationships with global technology giants, with zero influence on the software their businesses rely on.

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leadership, management and business
Speakers
17:15 to 18:15 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 17:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 18:15
18:15 to 20:00 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 18:15 to Monday, December 9, 2024 - 20:00
Tuesday, 10 Dec - Tuesday, 10 Dec

09:00 to 09:15 +08

Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 09:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 09:15
09:15 to 10:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 09:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:00

Join us for an engaging Drupal CMS panel featuring key leaders from the Starshot project in a fireside chat-style discussion. They will share their perspectives on the future of Drupal, current challenges, and opportunities, while also answering questions from the audience.

Speakers

tim.plunkett, Dries Buytaert, Gábor Hojtsy, lauriii, pameeela, Cristina Chumillas, yautja_cetanu

10:00 to 10:15 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:15
10:15 to 11:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:00

Introduction

This session was initially presented at DrupalCon Lille in 2023, featuring Alex Moreno alongside notable guests such as Nick Veenhof, Cristina Chumillas, AmyJune Hineline, and Scott Massey.

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leadership, management and business
Speakers

Alejandro Moreno Lopez

10:15 to 11:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:00

The Drupal Asia Steering Committee is a volunteer, non-profit community body that has helped bring DrupalCon Singapore to life in partnership with the Drupal Association.

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community health
Speakers

Michael Richardson

10:15 to 11:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 10:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:00

Ever wondered how to seamlessly extend your website’s reach to a global audience without compromising on user experience or content quality? Join in as we delve into the intricacies of building robust multi-language sites in Drupal.

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site building
Speakers
11:15 to 12:00 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00

I am excited to present an insightful session on "Mastering UI Patterns in Drupal 10: Building Reusable and Dynamic Components." This session aims to equip developers, designers, and site builders with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage UI Patterns effectively within the Drupal 10 ecosys

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site building
Speakers
11:15 to 11:35 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:35

When it comes to government websites, Drupal is everywhere. In 2021, around 56% of the world’s government websites relied on Drupal. Numerous case studies illustrate the profound technical benefits of choosing Drupal.

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leadership, management and business
Speakers
11:15 to 12:00 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:15 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00

The landscape of websites is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by an insatiable demand for new content and the impending influence of artificial intelligence.

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content and marketing
Speakers
11:40 to 12:00 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:40 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00

Enhanced User Experience with Batch Components in Drupal

Prerequisite
None(session is designing in such manner that anyone can able to understand)

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development and coding
Speakers
12:00 to 13:00 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00
13:00 to 13:45 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:45

Description
When ChatGPT first launched, along with many other people I thought my job could be over! Instead, we as Drupal developers have the potential to become indispensable through offering our clients valuable and effective AI-powered solutions and powerful AI applications.

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development and coding
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drupal starshot
13:00 to 13:45 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:45

Have you ever been on a project where the design process was slowed down by repetitive tasks such as manually updating colors, fonts, and spacing? Discover a forward-thinking approach to enriching user experiences by integrating design tokens with Storybook and Figma in Drupal.

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user experience, accessibility and design
13:00 to 13:45 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:45

Millions of people use Drupal, but a small fraction of those contribute in a given year. That's enough to make Drupal one of the biggest open-source projects in the world, but it still leaves a high proportion of takers to makers.

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community health
Speakers
14:00 to 14:45 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:45

Join Dallas Ramsden as he takes you on a compelling journey that interweaves personal resilience with the transformative power of science, culture, and community through the lens of Drupal and the exciting new Drupal Starshot initiative.

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community health
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drupal starshot
Speakers
14:00 to 14:45 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:45

Performance profiling is the process of reviewing and debugging applications for bottlenecks and inefficiencies to identify areas for improvement.

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devops
Speakers
14:00 to 14:45 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:45

It's widely known that Drupal's content authoring experience has room for improvement, particularly in comparison to platforms like Wix and Wordpress.

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site building
Speakers
14:45 to 15:00 +08
Location
Atrium
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 14:45 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:00
15:00 to 15:45 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:45

But Drupal can already render your website on the server! Why would you want to decouple your frontend and have it render your website in JavaScript on the server?

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development and coding
Speakers
15:00 to 15:45 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:45

Planning content outside your CMS can be a pain. This session introduces "Drupal Content Planner," a powerful and flexible editorial suite that integrates seamlessly with Drupal.

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content and marketing
Speakers
15:00 to 15:45 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 15:45

In this session, we will delve into the strategic benefits and challenges of implementing a Drupal internship program at an organizational level.

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leadership, management and business
Speakers
16:00 to 16:45 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:45

Join us to hear the latest news on the Experience Builder initiative from the initiative leaders.

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site building
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drupal starshot
Speakers
16:00 to 16:45 +08
Location
Clover 6+7
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:45

This presentation will present and setup a disaster recovery for highly critical drupal site with standard RPO and RTO in AWS. Will demo a DR exercise on how to respond and mitigate an infrastructure/application downtime issue.

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devops
Speakers
16:00 to 16:45 +08
Location
Clover 4+5
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:45

Join us for an engaging panel discussion where we delve into a critical issue facing the Drupal community: the potential for abuse of the Drupal credit system.

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community health
Speakers
17:00 to 17:15 +08
Location
Garden Ballroom
When
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 17:00 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 17:15
Wednesday, 11 Dec - Wednesday, 11 Dec

09:30 to 13:00 +08

Location
TBD
When
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 09:30 to Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 13:00

Mentored, First Time, and General Contribution sessions

13:00 to 14:00 +08
Location
TBD
When
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 13:00 to Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 14:00
14:00 to 17:00 +08
Location
TBD
When
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 14:00 to Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 17:00

Mentored, First Time, and General Contribution sessions