{"id":2487,"date":"2015-05-21T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:29:21","slug":"drupalcon-2015-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/drupalcon-2015-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"DrupalCon 2015: Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>I had the opportunity to go to DrupalCon 2015 in Los Angeles this&nbsp;past week. It was my second DrupalCon, my first one being in Portland in&nbsp;2013. I was very excited to make the trip to see how the Drupal&nbsp;community has grown and what changes were made since my last visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trip itself is also interesting as you start to see other people&nbsp;headed to DrupalCon in the various airports along the way. 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