Drupal

Moldcamp

Community

Open Source

Love

Local

International

  • Drupal Group
  • Facebook Group
  • Bigger Drupal Group
  • Bigger Facebook Group
  • First Local Events (Drupal 7 Launch, Meetups, Cafes)
  • Bigger Drupal Group
  • Even Bigger Facebook Group
  • Frequent Local Activities
  • Local NGO: Drupal Moldova Association
  • Drupal School, Drupal Camp, Other Projects

Where we are right now?

  • 486 Facebook Members
  • Couple of local meetups per year (5-10)
  • Two big events, each gathers ~120 Drupallers
  • Drupal School Project (for beginners, 10 attendees)
  • Drupal Global Training Days (~100 attendees)
  • Drupal for Business / Startups
  • CodeSprint before the Camp
  • Tons of presentations and speeches

Where are we heading?

  • 3rd Drupal Camp in 2016?
  • Drupal School (intermediate and advanced)
  • More meetups and sessions / speeches
  • Coding Women
  • Drupal Open Days
  • More Drupal Global Training Days
  • Drupal Hackathon

Okay, why is that important?

  • More employees & more skilled employees
  • Gets people involved in the Community and supports beginners in growing
  • Sharing experience => Better code quality
  • Keeps people engaged with what they're doing
  • Keeps Drupal in a better shape (better modules)
  • More Drupal international companies come to Moldova
  • Increases the popularity of Open Source

Moldcamp 2014

First Drupal Camp in Moldova.

Moldcamp 2014 achievements:

  • 9 Sponsors, 14 Partners
  • ~140 Attendees
  • 33 Sessions, 3 Tracks, 3 Languages, 3 Levels
  • Official Party, CxO event, Coffee & Wine Breaks
  • 2 days worth of sharing and fun
  • Placement of Moldova on the International stage

Moldcamp 2015 achievements:

  • 110 Attendees, more international folks
  • 30 Sessions, but more international speakers
  • Better WiFi / Internet connection
  • Code Sprint before the event (first Moldovan code-sprint)
  • 6 Sponsors and over 15 partners 

What did these events prove?

  • Well...
  • Moldova has the 2nd largest Easter European Drupal community, after Ukraine.
  • We have lots of strong, Senior Drupal Developers that are working on International Large-scale Projects
  • We have great local / international Drupal Companies, that are actively supporting the community that they care about

That's not just about Drupal,

we're just an example.

We do have

all sorts of small communities

Some are just starting

Some have meetups

Some are hungry :)

All need help to grow

Israel has tons of'em

Companies can help them grow faster

And you can too.

Better Tech Communities

Benefit everyone

What about Moldova's IT Status?

Wait, where is Moldova?

So, what about it?

  • We have ~3.5 Mil, Capital Chisinau ~1 Mil (less)

  • Tax Laws that benefit IT employees

  • Lots of Bright Talent & Communities

  • One big IT Association (ATIC) and some smaller ones

  • There's Generator HUB and IT Excellence Center

  • We have Startup Weekend (6 editions?) and lots of other events supported by USAID

  • E-Government Automation

  • Great Internet infrastructure (50Mbps* 10$ / month) 

  • Upcoming Tech-Park law-changes w/ 9% tax.

What about the $?

  • Beginners - 400$ => 700$

  • Intermediate - 700$ => 1200$

  • Advanced / Seniors - 1200$ => 2000$

  • Architects - 1500$ => 2000+$

  • Office Rent - 10-20 Euros / m2 Downtown,
    7-15 Euros / m2 Other Regions

  • Accounting ~100 $ / month

  • ?

Questions?

nikro.me / Sergiu Nagailic

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