--- url: 'https://dri.es/album/drupalcon-boston-2008' title: 'DrupalCon Boston 2008' author: name: 'Dries Buytaert' url: 'https://dri.es/about' date: '2026-06-13T12:35:46+00:00' license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/' type: album count: 43 --- # DrupalCon Boston 2008 ![A man gestures while speaking to a young boy, who listens attentively at a DrupalCon Boston 2008 event.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/masters-at-work-640w.jpg) ![A person wearing glasses and a black jacket smiles at the camera while sitting indoors with a laptop nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/brandon-bergren-640w.jpg) ![Two smiling AOL developers display their laptops, showcasing AOL's intranet built with Drupal at a conference.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/aol-drupal-developers-640w.jpg) *AOL developers showing off AOL's intranet, which is built with Drupal.* ![Chris DiBona gives a presentation at DrupalCon Boston 2008, pointing at a slide quoting Steve Ballmer on Linux.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/chris-dibona-640w.jpg) *Chris DiBona, the open source program manager at Google.* ![A smiling person wearing glasses and a camera strap around their neck at DrupalCon Boston 2008.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/djun-kim-640w.jpg) ![A man with glasses and a beard wearing a blue shirt looks to the side and smiles.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/steven-peck-640w.jpg) ![A person wearing a striped hoodie and a name badge makes a rock hand gesture and smiles energetically.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/steve-rude-640w.jpg) ![A man wearing glasses and a gray shirt focuses on his laptop at a conference, with others in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/earl-miles-640w.jpg) ![A person in a blue shirt examines a laptop screen displaying code, discussing a Drupal 7 database improvement.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/larry-garfield-640w.jpg) *Larry Garfield, showing a patch that improves Drupal 7's database abstraction layer.* ![A person smiles while holding up an OLPC laptop displaying a Drupal website on its screen.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/olpc-1-640w.jpg) ![A green and white OLPC laptop displays a Drupal website on its screen, with a USB drive plugged in.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/olpc-2-640w.jpg) ![A man wearing a conference badge and a black jacket is engaged in conversation at an event.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/fabiano-santana-640w.jpg) ![A person wearing glasses and a purple shirt stands indoors with a conference badge labeled "Sooz" around their neck.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/sooz-640w.jpg) ![A smiling baby in a striped shirt sits on the floor, leaning against an adult's legs.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/charlotte-miles-640w.jpg) ![A group of Acquia employees smiling and holding drinks at the company's launch party in Boston.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/acquians-640w.jpg) *Some of the Acquia employees at the Acquia launch party at the Felt in Boston.* ![A large crowd gathers at a dimly lit bar for the Acquia launch party during DrupalCon Boston 2008.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/acquia-launch-party-at-felt-640w.jpg) ![A person plays billiards on a red pool table with a "DrupalCon Boston 2008" logo projected onto it.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/billiard-marketing-1-640w.jpg) ![A pool table with scattered billiard balls and a DrupalCon Boston 2008 logo projected onto the surface.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/billiard-marketing-2-640w.jpg) ![A group watches as a man holds a Wii controller, appearing focused.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/wii-640w.jpg) ![A guitarist in a red shirt plays an electric guitar energetically on stage, with drums and other instruments in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/jeff-robbins-from-orbit-3-640w.jpg) ![A musician in a red shirt plays an electric guitar on stage, looking engaged in the performance.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/jeff-robbins-from-orbit-2-640w.jpg) ![A musician in a red shirt sings into a microphone during a live performance.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/jeff-robbins-from-orbit-1-640w.jpg) ![A person in a red shirt sings into a microphone on stage, with a dark background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/jeff-robbins-from-orbit-4-640w.jpg) ![A person in a "Hello Drupal" shirt dances energetically in a crowded room while others socialize and watch.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/dancing-640w.jpg) ![A DJ wearing headphones and glasses smiles while performing, with speakers and equipment in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/dj-jay-640w.jpg) ![Two men smiling, one with his arm around the other, at a social event.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/kieran-lal-and-boris-mann-640w.jpg) ![A whiteboard displays the "Birds of a Feather" schedule for DrupalCon Boston 2008, listing various discussion topics and sessions.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/birds-of-a-feather-schedule-640w.jpg) ![Sign displaying Acquia branding and DrupalCon Boston 2008 logo, describing Acquia as a new software company for Drupal services.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/acquia-signage-640w.jpg) ![A man with sunglasses and a beard smiles while wearing a backpack at DrupalCon Boston 2008.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/boris-mann-640w.jpg) ![A speaker wearing a name badge gestures while presenting at DrupalCon Boston 2008.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/brian-aker-640w.jpg) *Brain Aker, Director of Architecture at MySQL/Sun.* ![A large group of people at DrupalCon Boston 2008, standing close together, smiling, and engaging with the event.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/drupal-crowd-640w.jpg) ![A uniquely designed modern building with irregular shapes and reflective metal surfaces at MIT.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/mit-640w.jpg) ![A glass door with gold lettering displaying "15 Vassar St.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/mit-building-48-640w.jpg) ![White chalk writing on a blackboard that says 'RDF hand waving'.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/rdf-hand-waving-640w.jpg) ![Three people in DrupalCon shirts stand together, one gesturing while speaking, as others listen in a discussion.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/sprint-640w.jpg) ![A man in a black t-shirt is working on a laptop in a conference setting, with a drink nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/douglas-hubler-640w.jpg) ![A man wearing glasses and a black jacket is focused on something in front of him at a conference.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/nate-huag-640w.jpg) ![Two men sitting in a conference room with laptops, one smiling at the camera while the other looks focused.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/khalid-baheyeldin-640w.jpg) ![Two people sitting in a lecture hall, working on laptops.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/eclipsegc-and-his-dad-640w.jpg) ![Two people wearing DrupalCon shirts sit in a conference room, one focused on a laptop while the other listens.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/larry-garfield-and-barry-jaspan-640w.jpg) ![A handwritten sign on a wall reads "Drupal around the corner", directing attendees to a Drupal-related event nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/around-the-corner-640w.jpg) ![A person with long hair and a beard is focused on a laptop with Acquia stickers in a conference setting.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/robert-douglass-640w.jpg) ![A parked airplane on a wet tarmac at night, with bright airport lights reflecting on the ground.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-boston-2008/airport-delays-640w.jpg)