DAP Timeline
2009
- February: The Pune Drupal User Group (PDRUG) was founded to strengthen the local Drupal community.
- The first meetup had 3 Drupalers in attendance.
- The first DrupalCamp Pune was organized with over 300 attendees. A fun highlight was the Drupal Song, which was featured on Dries's blog, Drupal Song in India.
2010 - 2015
- Focused on organizing numerous Drupal meetups to foster community engagement and knowledge sharing.
2014
- DrupalCamp Pune: The second camp was organized with more than 300 attendees.
- Collaboration with GNUnify: Held a daily Drupal track where about 60 people ran their first site on a local machine.
2015
- DrupalCamp Pune: saw over 550 attendees.
- Workshops in collaboration with GNUnify: 80+ students and professionals created their blogging site by listing, searching, and setting up newsletter modules.
2016
- DrupalCon Asia: Proudly co-organized and volunteered at this significant event.
- Workshops in collaboration with GNUnify: 65+ students and professionals got their first hands-on Drupal experience in the GNUnify Workshop, which focused on creating their dream web portal.
2017
- DrupalCamp Pune: Attended by more than 400 people.
- Workshops in collaboration with GNUnify: A separate track for Drupal in-day workshop where 75 participants got their first-hand experience on Drupal.
2019
- DrupalCamp Pune 2019 had an attendance of over 350 people.
2020 - 2022
- The pandemic affected in-person events, leading to a hiatus in major gatherings.
- Meetups: Despite the pandemic, half a dozen meetups were held annually with an average footfall of 30+. These meetups included sessions and code sprints.
2023
- DrupalCamp Pune made a strong comeback with 200+ attendees, marking a fantastic restart after the pandemic.
2024
- MauticCon: Collaborated and volunteered for Mautic Conference India.
- We re-bootstrapped our meetups, holding a total of 5 with an average attendance of 25.
- Volunteered for PHPCamp.
- 2024 Commitment:
- To make meetups more engaging, DAP officially set a structured agenda for all meetups, including:
- A Welcome note
- An hour-long session
- A lightning talk
- Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussions
- Updates and planning for upcoming meetups and conferences
- DrupalCamp Pune is announced on October 19-20, 2024.
- To make meetups more engaging, DAP officially set a structured agenda for all meetups, including: