The new Drupal 7 version of Open Atrium is being released and contains many new improvements for building collaboration and Intranet sites. Open Atrium 2 is based upon an extensible plugin architecture, making it easy to add new functionality and integrate Open Atrium with other systems. Not only can you create new plugins from scratch, but you can also easily adapt existing Drupal modules into integrated Open Atrium plugins.

During this session, we will discuss:

• What is Open Atrium?
• Overview of the Open Atrium technical architecture
• Modules vs Plugins vs Apps
• Integrating with the Open Atrium access control system
• Creating plugin widgets and custom layouts (using Panelizer & Panopoly)
• Custom notification messages for your plugins (using the Message module)
• Theming your plugin (using Bootstrap!)
• A live hands-on demo of creating a new Open Atrium plugin

There will be something for all levels of Drupal experience, so come learn how to easily build plugins for the new Open Atrium!