DrupalCon Europe Returns - With Kuoni

As many of you know, DrupalCon Europe took a year off in 2018, so the staff and community could find a new path forward that ensured the event was sustainable into the future. After assessing the operational challenges, and sharing them with the community in this blog series, the Drupal Association decided to pursue a licensing model that would address the operational challenges while maintaining the culture and value of the event. 

With the help of the DrupalCon Europe License Committee, we came up with a license model based on the very successful TedX licensing model. We also gained best practices with other open source event organizers who license their events. In the end, we came up with the licensing structure found here. A big thanks to this committee for helping us define a license structure that was grounded in our community’s needs and culture. 

After launching the licensing opportunity, we talked with several organizations who wanted to receive the license. After careful vetting, we narrowed our discussions to Kuoni, an international event organization with deep roots in Europe. Together, we spent many hours talking through the best way to work together so that the partnership was set up for success and to make sure that DrupalCon remained an event that best served the project and the community. These discussions were very collaborative and positive, resulting in the Drupal Association licensing the event to them. This means Kuoni will take the lead on producing DrupalCon 2019.

DrupalCon Community Advisory Board - apply to join

But how will DrupalCon 2019 be grounded in the community’s needs and culture? Kuoni believes in the power of collaborating with the Drupal community. So, the Drupal Association formed the DrupalCon Europe Community Advisory Board, which will advise Kuoni on programming and will oversee content curation, using our community content curation process. This board is made up of 8 members. It will be co-chaired by Baddy Breidert and Leon Tong. We are seeking 6 more European community members with Drupal event experience to join the board. If you are interested, please apply by September 21 by filling out this form. We will announce the board members in early October. 

DrupalCon Europe 2019

Where will DrupalCon Europe 2019 be located? We are pleased to announce that DrupalCon Amsterdam and will be held from 28 October - 1 November, 2019. Be sure to save the date and join us next year for an exciting reboot of DrupalCon Europe. If you are at Drupal Europe, you can meet Kuoni and learn more about DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019 at a Birds of a Feather in room 2.06 Argentum.