Unexpectedly, it appears I will probably be able to attend DrupalCon DC 2009. So I have been working frantically to get my session proposals in. Here they are;

• Advanced Theming Techniques; Getting beginner themers up the Drupal theming learning curve.
• Paper Prototyping To Fix Usability Bugs; Designing and contributing drupal core usability bug fixes.
• Google Maps Mashups In <10 minutes; Using Drupal's GMap module to create Google Maps mashups on the fly, and showcase of the Hub Map.

Make sure you review other recent session proposals which don't get a lot of eyes or votes since they are on the last page.
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