Attendees: Thom Toogood, Pamela Barone, Owen Lansbury, Chris Skene, Nicole Kirsch 

Attendees: Thom Toogood, Pamela Barone, Owen Lansbury, Chris Skene, Nicole Kirsch 

Guest: Simon Hobbs

A group of local meetup, training and sprint organisers met for a Birds of a Feather session in Hobart to discuss how things have been working at a grassroots level and things we can consider to move things forward.

We ran a Bird's of a Feather session (BoF) during DrupalSouth Hobart that was attended by event organisers to discuss what’s been working well, pain points and ideas to enhance future conferences.

One of the first topics discussed was the concept that the volunteer event team should be focusing on higher level strategic issues like format, speaker selection, diversity and attendee and sponsor engagement. These are the critical things that drive a great experience at the conference, and to be honest, the fun things to be involved in as volunteers.

At DrupalSouth Hobart we ran the first ever Birds of a Feather (BoF) for Sponsors and Business Leaders. Attended by most of the sponsors present at the conference, the goal was to get feedback on the current sponsorship model and how this might be improved to better meet the needs of our commercial supporters. 

It was also an opportunity to openly discuss various issues being tackled by Drupal services companies and how these might be addressed by DrupalSouth as an independent member-funded organisation.

Thursday - 7am Walk / Run

DrupalSouth team invites you for morning walk / run around Hobart riverfront. We'll aim for 2 groups: walkers and runners.

We'll try to  accomodate everyone's level as well as have some fun before the conference.

Next Drupal event in Australia and New Zealand heading to... Australia and New Zealand.

The next Australian event is DrupalGov 2020

• Hotel Realm, Canberra, Australia
• 5-6 Nov 2020

followed closely by DrupalSouth 2021 Wellington

• Wellington, New Zealand
• early 2021

Would you like to further develop your public speaking skills in a short time frame, low stress situation?

For the first time, DrupalSouth will be closing the conference with 30 minutes of lightning talks.

To present, you will need to register the details of your proposed talk on the slips provided at the registration table. If you are submitting a talk, ensure you have prepared a short PDF to be displayed in a 16:10 format that supports your talk.

We encourage all to submit, whether you are a first time speaker or a seasoned DrupalSouth presenter.

In attendance:  Chris Skene, Owen Lansbury, Pamela Barone, Thom Toogood 

DrupalCon Amsterdam Update

• Thom & Owen attended c/o their respective employers.

• Owen attended first Drupal Association Board Meeting with his 3 year Director's term commencing on Nov 1 2019.

• Owen attended Splash Awards, Local Associations and Supporting Partners round table discussions and CEO dinner.

Michelle Mannering (MishManners), Developer Community Manager at Github.