The Drupal Association will hold the largest Drupal event of the year, DrupalCon North America, from April 12th to 16th. This event, which will be fully virtual this year, brings together Drupal experts, enthusiasts, end-users, and the broader open-source software community to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the advancement of Drupal, the world's leading open-source Digital Experience Platform (DXP).
Heather Rocker, CEO of the Drupal Association states: "Our global community of developers, marketers, and business leaders come to DrupalCon to connect, learn from their peers' experiences, and share their own. DrupalCon attendees will also benefit from the opportunity to learn from our keynote and featured speakers. This year, those topics include the role of open source in schools to close the digital divide, the importance of alliance in developing diversity and inclusion, building successful mentorship, and understanding digital rights as human rights."
Here are some of the keynotes that will highlight inclusion, closing the digital divide, and the future of the Drupal platform:
Sheree Atcheson: global leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Alliance: the key to unlocking the power of diversity.
Monday, April 12th 16:10-16:40 UTC
Atcheson, a leading voice in the industry on diversity and inclusion in technology, will speak about the importance of intersectional alliance in creating inclusive environments and technology. She will offer advice on how everyone in any role can consider being champions and actively advocate for others in their work and be more inclusive in their everyday lives.
Atcheson has been named one of the most influential women in UK technology and has received multiple international awards for her work in promoting diversity and inclusion in the tech industry.
Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder.
Wednesday, April 14th 16:30-17:50 UTC
Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, will offer his annual talk celebrating Drupal's successes over the past year, describing the state of the Drupal project today, and offering his thoughts on what comes next.
Buytaert is the original creator and project lead for Drupal, an open-source platform used worldwide to build websites and digital experiences, as well as the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Acquia.
Stuart Keroff, social studies and technology teacher, Aspen Academy.
School needs open source, now more than ever.
Friday, April 16th 18:20-18:50 UTC
Technology educator Stuart Keroff , founder of the first two middle school Linux clubs in Minnesota, has spent the last 10 years guiding middle school students to use open-source software as a tool to close the digital divide in education. He and his students will share how they used open-source software to refurbish computers for their peers during the COVID-19 school closures.
To date, he and his students have provided over 600 computers with Linux, helping students learn while also saving money for their schools.
Additional featured speakers include:
- Byron Woodfork, senior software engineer, Segovia Technology.
- Heather Meeker, founding partner, OSS Capital.
- Nani Jansen Reventlow, Director of the Digital Freedom Fund.
- Nuritzi Sanchez, Senior Open Source Program Manager, GitLab, Inc.
The global pandemic has increased pressures around integrating work and personal life, so DrupalCon 2021 has been created with flexibility in mind. Rocker added: "Each day will have 4 hours of live content, and the virtual environment allows for easy participation in keynote addresses, small group discussions, and more relevant interactive skill development sessions."
How to Register
DrupalCon North America 2021 will take place from April 12th to 16th, 2021, with events every day from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC. Tickets are $245 per attendee and include full access to higher education, healthcare, nonprofit, and government summits. Registration details, additional information on sessions and speakers, and scholarship applications are available at https://events.drupal.org/northamerica2021
DrupalCon is presented by the Drupal Association in collaboration with a team of dedicated volunteers and sponsors
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