Running from Friday February 28 to Sunday March 2, DrupalCamp London was the second largest DrupalCamp ever seen in Europe: Attended by over 600 people, it included a CxO day, over 30 sessions and Bofs, and high-caliber keynotes from organisations ranging from Cancer Research and Government Digital Service to Drupal Association and Acquia.
Eric Gaffen, Global Manager, Talent Acquisition at Acquia, spoke to Deeson Online to explain why nurturing great Drupal talent is important for the whole of the Drupal ecosytem.
He also highlighted how Acquia are collaborating with higher education institutions to bring Drupal into the curriculum.
The past couple of months, we've been working closely with the School of Computing at the University of Kent and TinkerSoc in the development of Project Conway: an innovative interactive computer game and art installation.
In this short video, James outlines why events such as DrupalCamp London and the support of the wider Drupal community are so valuable for Cancer Research UK's crucial mission.
Here at Deeson Online, we've been witnessing something rather special in the world of technology and digital in and around East Kent: clusters of people organising themselves into startups, meetups, companies and organisations, creating hubs of innovation and ideas. But it seems we're not the only ones to notice this phenomenon...
