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The Beginning#

Old DrupalCorn Logo

Before there was a Drupal camp in Iowa, there was a group called DrupalCorn that had monthly meetups in Ames. The group was started in 2006 by Matt Westgate. It seems he may have coined the word "DrupalCorn". A few years later the group was mostly organized by Michael Hofmockel.

Now, it's called the Central Iowa Drupal Users Group (CIDUG). The name was changed in order to help alleviate any confusion between the camp, which is organized by people from across the state, and the local meetup.

2011 - Des Moines (Clive)#

September 17, 2011 | 2011.drupalcorn.org

The first "DrupalCorn" camp was a 1-day event at the Wildwood Lodge in Clive. It was a completely free event thanks to the initial sponsors. The was only one session room. Lunch was provided.

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There were no keynote presentations.

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There were no trainings.

2012 - Ames#

August 2-4, 2012 | http://2012.drupalcorn.org

This was the first time we had multiple days. The original plan was to just have 2 days of sessions, but when we got our keynote speaker we added a day of training. The event was held at the Scheman building on the Iowa State University camps. The venue was fairly expensive and catering was limited to their on-site option, which cost more money. Fiscal sponsorship was provided by the Brenton Center at Iowa State University.

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2013 - Iowa City#

August 8-11, 2013 | http://2013.drupalcorn.org

The event was held on the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City. The venue was the Iowa Memorial Union. We reserved a block of rooms at the attached hotel. They keynote, lunch, some sessions, and the party were located on the main floor while other sessions were upstairs in conference rooms.

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Sprint#

  • Media Module Code Sprint - Dave Reid

2014 - Ankeny#

July 17-20, 2014 | http://2014.drupalcorn.org

The venue was the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC campus in Ankeny. Catering was done by Hy-Vee South Ankeny. Hotel was the Marriott Courtyard and Ankeny. This was also the year we got our custom cornhole set from Pantheon.

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  • Drupal 8, contributed module porting - Dave Reid
  • Backdrop - Jen Lampton

2015 - Cedar Falls#

July 30 - August 2, 2018 | http://2015.drupalcorn.org/

The venue was the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center. Keynotes, lunch, and party were in the Mauker Union ballroom. All at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. The hotel was the Country Inns and Suites and catering was down by UNI Catering and Events.

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  • Drupal 8, contributed module porting - Dave Reid & Cathy Theys
  • Backdrop

2016 - Iowa City (Coralville)#

August 4-7, 2016 | http://2016.drupalcorn.org/

The venue was the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in the Research Park in Coralville. The party was at Backpocket Brewing at Iowa River Landing. The hotel was the Coralville Marriott, also at the Iowa River Landing. Catering was done by various local restaurants.

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  • Drupal
  • Backdrop CMS

2017 - Break#

Took a break with plans to return for 2018. People were sad, but supportive. It showed that it's okay to take a break if needed.

2018 - Des Moines#

Sept 27-30, 2018 | https://2018.drupalcorn.org/

We're back. The venue was the Iowa Center for Higher Education, formerly the AIB campus, in Des Moines. The main hotel was the Hyatt Place Des Moines (downtown) and an alternate at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. The party was at Big City Burgers and Greens.

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  • Contributing to Drupal - AmyJune Hineline
  • Guidebook for DrupalCorn
  • Module updates

2019 - Des Moines#

Nov 6 -8, 2019 | http://2019.drupalcorn.org/

We're pretty much decided to stay in Des Moines to keep things easier to organize. However, the Iowa Center for Higher Educatioin was closed down, so we were able to move to the Des Moines Central Library in downtown Des Moines. This space was even better and just the right size. The main hotel was the Hyatt Place Des Moines (downtown) and an alternate at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. The evening social was sponsored by and at the Principal Financial Group headquarters.

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  • No sprint this year

2020 - Canceled#

We didn't really plan this year with the uncertainty of COVID-19.