Conferences are a fantastic arena to foster professional development. Meeting with others is energizing and inspires new practical solutions.
DesignHammer is proud to have been associated with the following conferences either through sponsorship or participation:

BarCampRDU
participation: sponsor (2008–2013) & presenter (2007–2011)
BarCamp is an international network of user-generated conferences whose content is provided by participants. BarCampRDU started in 2006 and focuses on Internet and technology based interests.
For more information, visit barcamp.org/BarCampRDU

Charlotte Drupal Drive-In
participation: sponsor (2015)
The Charlotte Drupal Drive-In is a one day, un-conference-style event with talks geared toward Drupal and related web technologies. Attendees are given the opportunity to pitch ideas for sessions, and the day's schedule is driven by attendee-voted sessions. For more information, visit Drupal Groups: Charlotte Drupal Drive-In 2015

Drupal GovCon
participation: sponsor (2014–2018) & presenter (2014–2016, 2018)
Drupal GovCon, formerly Capital Camp and Gov Days, is a combined event for open source government, contractor and private sector communities. The conference offers trainings, keynotes and sessions covering a variety of tracks. For more information, visit drupalgovcon.org

Drupalcamp Asheville
participation: sponsor (2012, 2014–2015, 2018) & presenter (2012, 2014–2015)
Drupalcamp Asheville is a knowledge-sharing and training event for Drupal, an open-source CMS. The event includes sprints, trainings and multiple track sessions for all levels of Drupal users.
For more information, visit drupalasheville.com

Drupalcamp Atlanta
participation: sponsor (2012–2013, 2015) & presenter (2012, 2015)
Drupalcamp Atlanta is a community sharing and training event for Drupal, an open-source CMS. The event brings together business leaders, technology strategists, designers, developers, and Drupal beginners to learn how to use Drupal to power solutions to their Web and business needs.
For more information, visit drupalcampatlanta.com

DrupalCon
participation: sponsor (2016–2018)
DrupalCon in North America is the most widely attended Drupal event in the world. It is a week full of furthering Drupal education, contribution, and collaboration.
For more information, visit events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/

High Five Conference
participation: sponsor (2017–2018)
Hosted by the Triangle Chapter of the American Marketing Association, since
2013 High Five has brought together marketers, creatives, entrepreneurs, and
dreamers for an action-packed three days of inspiration, learning and fun.
For more information, visit highfiveconference.com

Internet Summit
participation: sponsor & presenter (2010)
A regional conference held since 2008, the Internet Summit has supported web oriented entrepreneurial activity, innovation, and the resultant economic development of the southeast region.
For more information, visit internetsummit.com/

NCTech4Good Conference
participation: sponsor (2012–2018) & presenter (2011–2014, 2017–2018)
NCTech4Good is the regional network for sharing knowledge about technologies that can advance the mission of nonprofit organizations. This sharing occurs during monthly meetings, as well as annual conferences.
For more information, visit nctech4good.org

PHP World Conference
participation: sponsor (2016) & presenter (2016)
Designed to bring together the various sub-communities that are linked by the PHP programming language. Drupal, WordPress, Joomla!, Magento, Laravel, Zend Framework, Symfony and CakePHP all have strong independent communities, but together as the PHP community, the sum is greater than the whole.
For more information, visit world.phparch.com

YNPN (Young Nonprofit Professionals Network)
participation: sponsor (2016)
YNPN Triangle NC #NonprofitSTRONG Summit annually brings together nonprofit professionals for professional development and the opportunity to network.
For more information, visit ynpntrianglenc.org/conference