Looking forward to attending my first DrupalCon ever, after working with Drupal since 2005!

I have proposed two sessions:

• Curating beautiful collections with Nodequeue (a.k.a. How I built a better Scoop.it)
• Building awesome communities with Drupal Commons

Here's my official bio:

Ruby Sinreich is the founder and editor of OrangePolitics.org, a progressive multi-author blog with a vibrant community discussing local issues around her hometown of Chapel Hill, NC. Professionally, she specializes in strategies that connect people to each other, sometimes known as “network-centric advocacy,” “social media,” “Web 2.0,” or “grassroots organizing,” depending upon what type of geek one is.

Ruby is the Director of New Media Strategy at HASTAC, an innovative interdisciplinary network that works to build understanding of how digital media is changing how we teach and learn. She provides expertise on Internet policy, culture, and trends, as well as day-to-day management and on-going development of hastac.org, a complex and heavily-used Drupal web site that serves as the public face, community center, competition winners’ hub, and operational home of HASTAC. She previously served as the Co-Director of Communications at the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization working for peace and justice through active nonviolence since 1914. Her previous professional experience includes social network analysis, blogger outreach, organizer capacity-building, web site design and development, online communication strategy, and all manner of trainings. Ruby has helped hundreds of progressive nonprofits use technology more effectively in service of their educational, movement-building, and political missions. She has worked with organizations of all sizes and scopes including local women’s centers, statewide advocacy organizations, and national and international institutions such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Greenpeace International, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Ruby is also an engaging and informative public speaker and “open space” (a.k.a. unconference) facilitator. She has led sessions or served on panels at South by Southwest Interactive, Harvard’s Berkman Center, NetSquared, IPDI’s Politics Online Conference, N-TEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, and many other events for nonprofits and advocacy organizations.

Ruby earned a BSPH from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University in 2000. She has served on a variety of nonprofit and local government boards and commissions including the Chapel Hill Planning Board, which she chaired for two years. Ruby practices Engaged Buddhism. She lives in a townhouse on the edge of Bolin Creek with her husband Brian, son Isidore, and one insane but lovable cat.