Where will DrupalSouth 2016 be?

Since the original DrupalSouth Christchurch 2008, Drupal communities in Australia and New Zealand have organised major Drupal events with attendees numbering in the hundreds and international speakers for six consecutive summers:

• DrupalSouth Wellington 2010
• Drupal DownUnder Brisbane 2011
• Drupal DownUnder Melbourne 2012
• DrupalCon Sydney 2013
• DrupalSouth Wellington 2014
• DrupalSouth Melbourne 2015
• DrupalSouth ... 2016?

DrupalSouth Melbourne 2015 is just around the corner this coming March. It has become a tradition to announce the next event at the closing ceremony of the previous event. Which is a good thing because it takes a year of planning to organise a good Drupal conference!

Where will DrupalSouth 2016 be?

That is up to you, the Drupal community!

Each DrupalSouth is organised by a team of dedicated individuals from the community, led by a committed individual (or small group) with a wide range of skills:

• Leadership skills to organise volunteers, gather consensus, and know when to just make the decision
• Business skills to deal with event management companies, venues, sponsors, contracts and manage risk
• Organisational skills to make sure everything gets done, and have a backup plan for when it does not
• Financial skills to not be bankrupt by the end of it

Lead organisers also need a large amount of time. About 10% of your time for the first 9 months, 30% of your time in the next 2 months, 50% of your time in the final month and 100% in the week of the event.

Are you ready?

If you want to volunteer to organise DrupalSouth 2016 (and you know you've got what it takes) you can express your interest or share ideas and plans by commenting here or with drupalsouth@googlegroups.com.

About the process

There is no official process for selection yet. Traditionally, willing volunteers for the next event have spoken with current organisers. With our local events growing year on year though, it is time to put more transparency and more process in place.

Submissions will be reviewed by current and past DrupalSouth organisers and evaluated based on how likely we think they are to be successful. This is the first time an open call for organisers has been made. We are open to ideas and suggestions about the process.

Please refrain from replying with location and venue suggestions. Such suggestions are only useful if they are backed up by someone willing and able to organise it. Thank you.