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Evaluating Drupal's Code of Conduct

By ultimike on 23 May 2022

Over the past couple of years, the Drupal Community Working Group has talked about reviewing and possibly updating the existing Drupal Code of Conduct. The process has had several starts, but mainly due to contributor bandwidth hasn't gained much traction to this point.

As reported in 2019,

Imre Gmelig Meijling joining the Board of Directors

By Drupal Association Board on 23 May 2022

The Drupal Association is proud to announce our newest Board of Directors member, Imre Gmelig Meijling. Imre will serve out the remainder of the term for Pedro Cambra, who resigned from the board in March 2022 after serving 1.5 years of a 2-year term. We're happy Imre is willing to step up and contribute to the Board this year.

In Mourning and Recognition of Buffalo, Dallas, and Laguna Woods

By vonreyes on 20 May 2022

* Content Warning: Racial violence, death, racist language *

It’s Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. This is usually one of my favorite months of the year, when I celebrate the rich culture and heritage of my fellow Asian Americans. We were excited to celebrate APAHM here at the Drupal Association, with the elevation of news and resources to support AAPIs in technology.

GAAD Pledge 2022 - Extending Drupal's Accessibility

By Drupal Association on 19 May 2022

The Drupal community is again celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) but this time we are excited to also announce that the Drupal CMS has taken the GAAD pledge to formalize accessibility as a core value of our framework. Our commitment to accessibility isn’t new, but we are excited to join React Native and Ember JS, previous GAAD Pledgees, to be a public open source leader in pushing forward accessibility to the community.

May Drupal for Nonprofits Chat

By jesss on 18 May 2022

We are looking for an additional co-moderator for this group! Reach out to Jess or Johanna to learn more about what's involved.

Our normally scheduled call to chat about all things Drupal and nonprofits will happen TOMORROW, Thursday, May 19 at 1pm ET / 10am PT. (Convert to your local time zone.)

We'll be getting a report on the happenings at DrupalCon from those who attended, and then having an informal chat about anything at the intersection of Drupal and nonprofits. Got something specific on your mind? Feel free to share ahead of time in our collaborative Google doc: https://nten.org/drupal/notes!

All nonprofit Drupal devs and users, regardless of experience level, are always welcome on this call.

This free call is sponsored by NTEN.org and open to everyone.

Crafting the 2022 Aaron Winborn Award

By ultimike on 17 May 2022

Completed 2022 Aaron Winborn Award Starting in 2018, the physical award that is presented to the winner of the annual Aaron Winborn Award has been created by a Drupal community member who has volunteered their time and talents. This practice is symbolic of the importance of community service amongst our members - creating a physical manifestation of that value to be presented with gratitude.

DrupalCon Portland 2022 Recap & Highlights

By Drupal Association on 11 May 2022

We cannot believe DrupalCon Portland 2022 has already come and gone! We had a fantastic time with everyone in the wonderful city of Portland, Oregon. We welcomed attendees from all over the world to collaborate, innovate, network, and learn. In this email, we’ll share a few highlights from the conference – starting with the group photo!

2022 Aaron Winborn Award Winner: Angie Byron

By ultimike on 10 May 2022

During DrupalCon Portland 2022, the members of the Drupal Community Working Group were pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Aaron Winborn Award, Angie Byron (webchick).

Changes to Drupal Association Member Management

By Drupal Association on 9 May 2022

The Drupal Association is updating the tools we use to manage your Drupal Association memberships and donations. Learn how this change might impact your membership.

State of Drupal presentation (April 2022)

By Dries on 3 May 2022

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog.

DrupalCon North America 2022 Driesnote presentation

Last week, 1,300 Drupalists gathered in Portland, Oregon for DrupalCon North America. It was the first in-person DrupalCon in more than two years. I can't tell you how amazing it was to see everyone face-to-face.