Looking Back and Looking Forward

Addi Berry, Kent Bye, Angie Byron, John VanDyk, James Walker, and Jeff Robbins take a look back at 2008 and try to predict what 2009 will look like.

Podcast links:
Do It With Drupal seminar videos: http://www.doitwithdrupal.com
#DIWD hash tags from the seminar: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23diwd

Using Drupal Slashdot Review: http://books.slashdot.org/books/09/01/09/1423203.shtml

Drupalcon volunteering: http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/forum/1732
James' proposed Drupalcon session: http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/session/why-i-hate-drupal
Drupalcon proposed sessions by other 'bots: http://www.lullabot.com/blog/looking-ahead-drupalcon-dc
Lullabot training before Drupalcon DC (March 3rd)
Module Selection tips: http://www.lullabot.com/videocast/dvd-outtake-drupal-module-selection-tips

Summer of Code: http://groups.drupal.org/soc-2009

Drupal wins 2008 CNET Webware Award in the publishing category. http://drupal.org/Drupal-wins-2008-webware-100-award
Drupal wins Two 2008 Packt Open Source CMS Awards: http://drupal.org/Drupal-Wins-Best-Overall-2008-Open-Source-CMS-Award-Packt
Drupaleer Angie wins Google/O'reilly Open Source Award http://drupal.org/webchick-wins-best-contributor-open-source-awards
Drupaleer Earl was one of Packt Open Source CMS Most Valued People: http://drupal.org/earl-miles-merlinofchaos-2008-MVP-OSCMS-Drupal-packt-award
Drupal.org redesign process kicks off http://drupal.markboultondesign.com/

Redesign Group: http://groups.drupal.org/drupalorg-redesign-plan-drupal-association

Latest Drupal Handbook edits: http://drupal.org/handbook/updates

New books/DVDs: http://drupal.org/books

2009 prediction thread: http://drupal.org/node/356251