Tag/Tag is the technology consulting firm led by
Jacob Redding.
I provide consulting services, training, software development and system administration. Utilizing a network of skilled partners I also provide site and graphic design as well as website copywriting, proofing and editing. I am currently working around Asia particularly focused on Beijing & Shanghai China.
DrupalCon
Submitted by Jacob Redding on Mon, 2008-03-03 16:27.
Today is the first day of DrupalCon Boston 2008 and the start of an incredibly busy week for me. Working with the great folks at Rain City Studios as well as a great guy at World Zhulu I left my comfortable home in Beijing, China to be here for this whirlwind event. The many volunteers of the Boston DrupalCon team, Kieran, and many others have poured thousands of hours into making this a major milestone in the history of Drupal. Robert, of Raincity Studios, John, of World Zhulu, and myself will be leading one of the many sessions at this years North American DrupalCon!
Our session is entitled "Drupal in China the how, who, and why". We'll be discussion why Drupal in China is important, who is using Drupal is China as well as who are the dev shops in China, and finally we'll cover how China is adopting Drupal as well as OSS and, more specifically, how it is different that North America or Europe. I think this is an important session not simply because China is the next big juggernaut that is constantly in the news but because the adoption rate of OSS across Asia is incredibly low compared to the Western world.
We have a few goals with running this session. The first is to encourage more collaboration with Chinese developers by discussing the various challenges and barriers to collaboration. These include language barriers, cultural differences as well as differences in technology. The second goal is to discuss the challenges and rewards of working in China directly with Chinese developers. The third goal is to discuss/encourage various forms of investment in OSS within China. Although outsourcing is the obvious first thing that springs to mind when someone mentions investment in a developing country this will not be the center of our discussion. There are many other forms of investment that can do great things in this world.
If you are interested in how China, or Asia, is using Drupal and/or want to get involved in helping to grow Drupal in Asia stop by our session and join the discussion.
Monday March 3rd, 2008 @ 3:30pm,
DrupalCon Boston 2008
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