DrupalSouth Steering Committee Minutes - September 2026

Monday 14th September

In attendance: Marge, Chris, Ash, Vladimir, Quinn, Karl

Apologies: Julia

DrupalSouth steering committee elections

  • Launched Sunday 6 September, closing 30 September.
  • Strong interest from Australian men so far and would love to see more female and New Zealand nominations.
  • More information about the elections and link to the nomination form.

DrupalSouth Community Day 2026

  • Tickets 
    • Soft launched 31 August (28 purchases over 10 days)
    • Hard launched 10 September, with ticket purchases currently at 50!
  • Call for paper and volunteers
    • Hard launched 1 September, closing 25 September.
    • Aiming to have talks chosen and successful presenters contacted by 3 October.
    • Currently 4 talks have been received, and are all in the non-technical category. 
  • Sponsorship is tracking well, with 9 sponsors confirmed to date. 
    • If you would like to know more about sponsoring, please contact [email protected] for a prospectus.
    • Sponsors who've confirmed their interest will receive paperwork and invoicing in the coming weeks, as it was delayed by the wording updates in the contract.

DrupalSouth 2027 Gold Coast

  • Budget for DS27 is with Linux Australia for approval.
  • Still negotiating with preferred venue and will pay deposit once budget is approved.

Next meeting 

  • To be held on Monday 12 October 2026
  • If you would like to be invited to a DrupalSouth Committee Meeting to observe, contact [email protected]