By froboy on

The Drupal Event Organizers Group had a very productive DrupalCon Seattle (look for a blog post soon) and is taking the momentum from our in-person meetings to keep the initiative moving forward. Our next step is to create an official charter (similar to that of the CWG) to solidify our mission, process, and membership.

To that end, the Event Organizers Group is putting out a call for members of our Formation Board. This small group will be tasked with drafting a charter, reviewing it with the larger group, and then getting approval from Dries, the Drupal Project Lead, within the next few months.

We have representation from the US, and our immediate need is for members across the globe. If you're passionate about event organizing in your area and would like to be involved, please reach out to Avi Schwab on the Event Organizers Slack. We'll be having meetings at least bi-monthly and working asynchronously between them to develop the charter. We're committed to ensuring global accessibility, and as such will be alternating meeting times across the globe.

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sime
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Location Melbourne
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Hi froboy, could you please provide a summary of what you are trying to solve with the working group?

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froboy
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@sime thanks, that's a great question. We had an initial set of goals listed on https://www.drupal.org/community/event-organizers, but we elaborated a little in the discussion last week:

  • We know (anecdotally and from folks at the Drupal Association) that events are the first touchpoint people have with the community. 
  • We agree that greater adoption of Drupal will come from greater participation in the community.
  • We want everyone to have the opportunity for a consistent, high-quality journey into and through the community.
  • We believe stronger events lead to stronger community, which leads to a stronger product.
  • We accept that local needs may be different across the globe, but the but focusing on the overarching experience and the goals of our events is important.