The conference started out with a bang, as Acquia‘s Manager of Community Affairs, Jeffrey McGuire, delivered a great keynote on The Real Value of Open Source: ROI and Beyond, which touched on the progress open source software has made over the last decade and it’s recent usage and recognition in the software community. Throughout the rest of the day, the team split up to attend sessions on Drupal usage at University of Chicago, automated testing with Drupal, responsive enhancement, web application security and rapid development techniques. By the end of the day, each developer’s had learned techniques to manage their next Drupal project with a more efficient workflow, and build towards a more dynamic product.