DrupalSouth Steering Committee Minutes - March-August 2026

Tuesday 11th August

In attendance to some/all meetings: Marge, Chris, Julia, Ash, Vladimir, and special guests, Karl and Quinn!

16 March 2026

  • Domain name transfer of drupalsouth.org from previous owner to the current DS Committee
  • DS2026 Wellington sponsorship update: going well!
  • DS2026 Splash awards submissions being received, judges singing up
  • DS2026 Community awards will go ahead
  • Red bubble online store to be reviewed

13 April 2026

  • DS committee panel talk discussions
  • DSCD26 Yes, we will do it!
  • DS2027 location discussions

5 May 2026

  • DS2026 sponsorship and ticket sales going well
  • DS2026 splash awards - trophies, frames are in NZ, host announced, committee to help on the night
  • DS2026 committee panel talk - dishing out the responsibilities
  • Red bubble store - first sales
  • DS2027 between Canberra or the Gold Coast

9 June 2026

  • DS2026 Wellington complete! Wrap up items and feedback 
  • DSCD26 possible dates, try to work the GovCMS to see when they're holding any events. Pencil 5 or 12 November 2026
  • PSN NSW 2026: Certified partners to represent Drupal in Australia at the end of July 2026. Funding requested from Linux.
  • DS2027: Looking for locations on the gold coast, start to think of who could be a keynote.
  • DS2028: Too far away!
  • Red bubble - issues with quality of items received
  • Elections - start process in August 2026

13 July 2026

  • PSN NSW 2026: further organising happening for end of month event
  • Elections: Promote now. Nominations in August, voting in September, new committee announced October, November committee members roll on/off.
  • DSCD26 Shortlisted some places pending walk through. The Hellenic club in Woden looks to be a strong contender. Looking more likely to be 19 November dur to availabilty of venue. Requested approval from Linux.
  • DS2027 No current updates on venues for the Gold Coast
  • Drupal Pivot: Investigate holding a activity in the future.

10 August 2026

  • Elections: Wrap up final parts of work to start the call for nominations
  • PSN NSW 2026 Wrap up and summary of success. Similar events exist but toll on volunteers is most likely too much to attend in each state
  • DSCD26 Venue walk through went well, still awaiting approval from linux to go ahead. Call for paper and ticket systems set up in apprehension of approval
  • DS2027 Venue walk throughs were positive, which a bias towards one particular venue. Getting budget in place to go to Linux for approval