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Nominations have opened for DrupalSouth steering committee seats that will renew in late 2022 and mid 2023. Get your nominations in before August 31! Full details at https://drupalsouth.org/news/2022/drupalsouth-steering-committee-call-candidates

DrupalSouth is running another short format (4hr) online event on 11 November 2021 with a focus on "Drupal 10 and Beyond" and we're seeking more session proposals:

https://forms.gle/D1eVW3XtrKLz7ko78

Submissions close Friday September 17 at 11:59pm AEST.

Proposals should be for 30 minute live online talks that are either a Project Showcase or Technical Deep Dive that might include hands-on exercises for the audience to follow along with. Each 30 minute session will be followed with 15 minutes for Q&A and discussion.

We're excited to announce the full program for DrupalSouth 2021's first event on August 19: https://drupalsouth.org/drupal-20-schedule

We've focused on a short event format that's engaging and collaborative, with an emphasis on audience interaction.

Kicking off at 11am AEST (9am AWST / 1pm NZT), we'll be joined by Drupal's project founder, Dries Buytaert for an 'In Conversation' session, facilitated by Accenture. Always wanted to ask Dries something? Well, now's your chance: https://forms.gle/cRiLXjiyfiA8dF1Y7

DrupalSouth is running two short format (4hr) online events in late August and November 2021 with an emphasis on audience engagement and interaction. With Drupal celebrating its 20th birthday in 2021, the August event will focus on "Drupal Now" while the November event will be looking at "Drupal 10 and Beyond".

We're seeking proposals for 30 minute live online talks that are either a Project Showcase, Technical Deep Dive that might include hands-on exercises for the audience to follow along with. Each 30 minute session will be followed with 15 minutes for Q&A and discussion.

This came through on the @everyone mail list at work today.

Web Application Developer

Catalyst IT is part of a global team of skilled open source technologists. We specialise in developing, designing and supporting enterprise grade systems using open source technologies.

We are on the look out for a talented intermediate web application developer to join our growing team in Wellington. You will be working across challenging and interesting projects as well as maintaining and enhancing existing systems and websites for a wide range of clients.

Find out how government in Australia & New Zealand has used Drupal to face this year's challenges at DrupalGov 2020, being held online from November 4-5 and open to attendees across Asia Pacific.

SESSIONS
- Wednesday November 4: Contribution Sprint Day
- Thursday November 5: Speakers & Sessions

Both days will run from 9am - 4pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC +11).

Keynotes: Nathan Wall, Head of GovCMS; Lee Dowsett, Enterprise Architect NZ Government; Bill Bell, Digital Strategist WA Government.

We are seeking session submissions from people connected to Drupal in government to share experiences across diverse backgrounds, topic areas and disciplines.

Submit now at https://drupalsouth.org/events/drupalgov-2020/call-for-papers

Submissions close at 11:59pm 11 September 2020 (AEST).

SESSION FORMAT THIS YEAR

Session submissions can be either standard 20-minute sessions (about a 15-minute presentation plus 5 minutes or so for questions) or lightning talks of less than 10 minutes. You can submit sessions individually or with a co-presenter.

The Drupal Association is doing an important drive for individual, organisation and supporting partner membership in lieu of DrupalCon revenue being impacted by the current crisis.

Full details on how you can contribute are at https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/drupal-association-statement-re-...

If you rely on Drupal as a primary source of income or core software for your organisation's operations, now is your chance to help keep Drupal.org and other key functions to Drupal Association running smoothly.