DrupalSouth Steering Committee Minutes - 14 July 2025

Monday 14th July

In attendance: Marge, Julia, Vladimir, Chris

Apologies: Karl

DrupalSouth elections

  • New Zealand position on the DS steering committee became available after Dallas moved out of the Au/NZ region
  • 36 community members voted between two amazing New Zealanders. Voting  closed on Friday 11 July 2025.
  • Winner contacted week of 14 July to confirm they're keen beans to join.

DrupalSouth Community Day (DSCD) 2025

  • DSCD 2024 wrap up article published.
  • GovCMS Mega Meetup recently announced as a week long online event, which impacts how DSCD would run.
  • DrupalSouth planning to hold DSCD Thursday 6 November 2025, the week before GovCMS and DC Asia Japan which is on the following week.
  • Survey to go out to DrupalSouth mailing list to gauge interest in a single day in-person event, closing Friday 1 August 2025

DrupalSouth Wellington 2026

  • A number of venues have been contacted and it's down to the final two.
  • It is most likely to be held mid-May 2026 pending availability.
  • Sponsorship interest hasn't picked up yet which has meant venue options are limited.

Next meeting:

  • Scheduled for Monday 11 August 2025, however may change due to committee member prior commitments.
  • If you would like to be invited to a DrupalSouth Committee Meeting to observe, contact chair@drupalsouth.org