From a practical standpoint, this means that dcwg in collaboration with the community and the drupal association will develop, manage, and maintain the overall content strategy for and its associated sites, define policies to support that. Drupal governance with megan sanicki and whitney hess. Matt and mike interview drupal association executive director megan sanicki, and drupal community discussion facilitator whitney hess about the history, present, and future of drupal governance. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like megan sanicki discover inside connections to recommended job. The drupal association is an organization dedicated to helping the opensource drupal cms project flourish.
Drupal association board community elections 2017 meet megan sanicki in this podcast and video, megan sanicki, executive director of the drupal association, and i talk about what the da board is all about and why you might want to run for a community directorship. Drupalcon chicago scholarship recipients announced. Welcoming heather rocker as drupal association executive director. While it did not get as much traction as we would have hoped, do not mistake that for lack of effort or interest on. Partnership began with lingoteks industryleading translation modules for making drupal websites multilingual lingotek lingotek expands multilingual support and sponsorship of drupal, one of the most popular cms in the world. Thousands of users around the world already trust our comprehensive tutorial. Megan sanicki, the drupal associations sponsor coordinator, has done a great job of working with sponsors and making them aware of the offerings. Client testimonials the convention centre dublin the. Meeting the needs of all of these audiences is tough enough for any website, let alone one that is governed by its community. We are very excited about the opportunities and changes that are coming. My last day is september 21, 2018, and the board will announce my successor before my departure. Petition we support dries buytaert and megan sanicki. Announcing florida drupalcamps second featured speaker.
The board meeting was kicked off by an update from dries buytaert, followed by an executive update from megan sanicki, executive director, and a drupal. We stand for a drupal community that wholeheartedly embraces dries buytaert and megan sanicki for the hard work they do to move drupal forward and to reunite our community. One of the most impactful ways to achieve this is through. Such a big change always lead to more other changes. Dries insists that moving from drupal 8 to drupal 9 will be far easier than previous major version upgrades. Sep 25, 20 support us holly ross executive director, da will join drupal camp delhi 20 through a simulcast megan sanicki, associate director, drupal association over the years, drupal association has done wonderful work for promotion and sustenance of drupal. Personal information city, stateprovince tucson, arizona work company home page drupal.
Drupal association board community elections 2017 meet. Apr 15, 2015 drupal 8 will ship with a fancy new template engine twig and a simpler theme layer. Slashdot, drupal developers still rebelling against drupal leadership, 20170721. So, over the last year, weve been tackling the issue of governance for d. Community governance considerations of open source projects blog post by adam bergstein. Website, the drupal association is an educational nonprofit organization that tasks itself with fostering. Cons help attract folks who are newer to the project and integrate them into the community. Everything i ask for happens very quickly, whether its the turnaround of. Free webinar by megan sanicki, coo, drupal association. She began as our very first employee responsible for. The drupal association today announced the addition of drupalcon sydney, february 69, 20.
Held a few steps from the sands of coogee beach in the height of sydneys summer, this worldclass event will be essential to attend for any organisation downunder already using, or. We were delighted to meet our old friends from past mumbai and pune events. The conference will take place at the crowne plaza coogee beach with the theme of growing drupal downunder. She helps create the strategies and programs that unite the global open source community so they can build and promote drupal. The drupal community is a bright spot in a complex world and i am personally motivated to protect its health and longevity. Something else that made a huge difference on the design side was having the drupal association, especially megan sanicki, as the drupal association director at that time, backing the design team as a legitimate group of the drupal project to get free access to figma. From now through the end of april, you can triple your impact with all individual donations, new memberships, and membership upgrades, up to.
Lingotek expands multilingual support and sponsorship of. Were super excited to announce megan sanicki as our second featured speaker. The tac consists of angie byron, moshe weitzman, and steve francia, acting as advisors to megan sanicki, the executive director of the drupal association. Drupaleasy is proud to be a sponsor were super excited to announce megan sanicki as our second featured speaker. In this podcast and video, megan sanicki, executive director of the drupal association, and i talk about what the da board is all about and why you might want.
Supported by both individual members and organizations, the association uses its resources, network and funds to constantly engage in new projects and initiatives to help educate people about drupal and support the growth. Jul 26, 20 from a practical standpoint, this means that dcwg in collaboration with the community and the drupal association will develop, manage, and maintain the overall content strategy for drupal. Megan will evaluate this recommendation, make a decision, and prioritize that work in the. For example, from the homepage, people are invited to download drupal or try drupal, which is a selection of drupal cloud offerings that let the evaluator get an immediate feel for drupal. In her free time, megan avoids the san francisco fog by hiking sunny patches of nearby green hills. Megan sanicki to become executive director at the drupal association. This was the biggest drupalcon weve ever had, with 3,300 registrants, many of whom are first time attendees more real data analysis later. Me and access premium drupal training anytime, anywhere. Feb 07, 2017 the drupal association is an educational nonprofit organization that tasks itself with fostering and supporting the drupal software project, the community, and its growth, said megan sanicki. As you might have read on the drupal association blog, megan sanicki, the executive director of the drupal association, has decided to move. Thank you, dries and megan, for everything that you do. Drupalcon is an international event hosted by the drupal association and amazing community volunteers. Milesweb experience at drupalcon asia 2016 web hosting. Today, we stand together for a drupal community that agrees to disagree on the conflicts of the past.
This is exciting news because it concludes a sevenmonth search since megan sanicki left. Profile on primary site history member for 6 years 1 month. Megan sanicki, executive director, drupal association the efficiency of the staff stands out the most. The drupal association mission is to unite the global open source community to build and promote drupal. Drupaleasy podcast 193 evolving community governance adam.
State of drupal presentation april 2018 all markup news. Help us plan drupalcon in india drupal association. Milesweb experience at drupalcon asia 2016 web hosting blog. View megan sanickis professional profile on linkedin. Technology, public transportation, enterprise, smb, midsize companies plus government and nonprofit sectors. Jun 03, 2016 a round of applause please for megan sanicki. This special bonus episode of hacking culture coincides with the release of the open welltempered clavier, a kickstarterfunded project to produce a public domain recording and digital score of bachs welltempered clavier, plus a braille edition for blind musicians. Please consider how you or your organization can contribute. The drupal association announces its first drupalcon. Support us holly ross executive director, da will join drupal camp delhi 20 through a simulcast megan sanicki, associate director, drupal association over the years, drupal association has done wonderful work for promotion and sustenance of drupal. The drupal association welcomes holly ross as new executive.
Now is your opportunity to influence the direction of drupal. Megan sanicki san francisco bay area professional profile. The tacs mandate is to recommend a direction for the future of our tools on. Drupal is an open source platform for building websites and digital experiences. With this approach, we add value for visitors, and we lower barriers to adoption for drupal. After nearly eight years, 18 drupalcons, two major releases and six dot releases, thousands of contribution credits, and a million drupal sites. We help the drupal community with funding, infrastructure, education, promotion, distribution and online collaboration at drupal. Jul 18, 2012 the drupal association today announced the addition of drupalcon sydney, february 69, 20. Well share your main points from megan s blog post about reorganizing drupal association. Jun 05, 20 is the home of the drupal project, serving developers, site builders, and site evaluators, all with unique needs. Drupal 8 will ship with a fancy new template engine twig and a simpler theme layer.
The process for evolving community governance blog post by whitney hess. Megan has been part of the drupal association for almost 8 years. Drupal governance with megan sanicki and whitney hess lullabot podcast. The board meeting was kicked off by an update from dries buytaert, followed by an executive update from megan sanicki, executive director, and a update from tim lehnen, director of engineering. Clearly this initiative resonates with drupal agencies. In 2014, the drupal association will launch new programs that serve the community and generate revenue to make a worthy home for the project. Thousands of users around the world already trust our comprehensive tutorial library. For one week, this event brings together the people who use, develop, design, and support the drupal platform. Learn how the drupal association helps its community unite and grow so they can continue innovating, drupal, an open source content management system. Discover finance drupal templates on the presenting the best financial drupal templates available in the 21st century. Contact megan sanicki, associate director for more information.
As you might have read on the drupal association blog, megan sanicki, the executive director of the drupal association, has decided to move on. Registration now open for the fall, 2017 semester of drupal. As coo, megan blends her background in technology marketing and business development with her experience in community communications and education. Become a drupal supporting partner or technology partner and get a discount on your drupalcon sponsorship. Well share your main points from megans blog post about reorganizing drupal association. This blog has been reposted and edited with permission from dries buytaerts blog. Drupal governance with megan sanicki and whitney hess lullabot. The drupal association is an educational nonprofit organization that tasks itself with fostering and supporting the drupal software project, the community and its growth. More than just another trade show or industry conference, its a shared experience that seeks to inspire and engage. Hi megan sanicki, glad to see that drupalcon 2015 is coming to india, i would suggested mumbai, since its a great and beautiful place, easier in communication.
We also thanked and celebrated tiffany farriss, vesa palmu, and jeff walpole whose terms on the board end in november. Im proud beyond words to see megan sanicki take on these. Im pretty much sure that travelling, staying and food. See more ideas about memories, work project and drupal. We are creating the drupal job board on association. Lingotek lingotek expands multilingual support and. Dries buytaert on digital experiences, open source. Funds to support these programs, and the association s. For one week, this event brings together the people who use, develop, design, and. Supported by both individual members and organizations, the association uses its resources, network and funds to constantly engage in new projects and initiatives to help educate people about drupal and support the growth of. Megan is the executive director of the drupal association da, and will talk about all the things that the da does to promote and serve drupal. Provided that modules do not use deprecated apis, all contributed modules should be compatible with both drupal 8 and drupal 9. Robert douglass and thomas bonte discuss their kickstarterfunded project to produce a public domain recording and digital score of bachs welltempered clavier.
The drupal association is an educational nonprofit organization that tasks itself with fostering and supporting the drupal software project, the community, and its growth, said megan sanicki. After five and a half years as a drupal association staff member, she was promoted to executive director. In this webinar, our speaker will show you some goodies from twig and give you a walkthrough on how to get started with it. We help the drupal community with funding, infrastructure, education, promotion, distribution and online collaboration at. The only person we knew was megan sanicki coo, she was spearheading the drupal organizing team and we were in discussion with her right from the beginning when we planned to participate as sponsor. Jul 3, 2015 this board collects work projects and memories that im proud of. The 9th annual florida drupalcamp fldc will be held february 17,18, and 19th, 2017 in orlando, florida. As the executive director of the drupal association, i am inspired by the community values of kindness, collaboration, learning, and doing our best. Holly ross left her position and megan sanicki step in to be a new executive director. Drupaleasy podcast 193 evolving community governance.