Drupal Association blog: The work that just happens: the DA Insider for August 2026

This post is adapted from the DA Insider, the Drupal Association's monthly newsletter. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox each month.

Straight from Ryan's desk

To the Drupal community,

As northern hemisphere summer winds down, DrupalCon Rotterdam is rapidly approaching — and if you haven't booked yet, today is your last chance at Regular pricing. Late Rate kicks in at midnight CEST, so this is my friendly nudge to save yourself €270 and register now.

Rotterdam isn't the only Con on the horizon. DrupalCon Orlando Early Bird registration opens 14 September, and paid Early Bird tickets come with a limited-edition DrupalCon elePHPant — once they're gone, they're gone.

Elsewhere in this edition: the 2026 Drupal Business Survey is open until 7 September (your answers shape where we focus next), the engineering teamhas completed the migration of Drupal's security issue tracking to GitLab, and we're delighted to welcome Janna Malikova to the Drupal Association Board.

As always, thanks for being part of it. See you in Rotterdam!

Ryan Witcombe, Director, Product Marketing

The 2026 Drupal Business Survey Is Open

Your input shapes an anonymized report that helps the whole community. You'll see how your pipelines, win rates, and revenues compare to global peer data, share what's actually working, and directly influence where the Drupal Association focuses next.

Take the survey by 7 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Responses are strictly confidential and fully anonymized. Everyone who completes the survey receives the full report by email.

DrupalCon Rotterdam is almost here

Join Drupal experts and community members to discover what’s next for Drupal and the open web, exchange ideas, and build connections across the ecosystem in Rotterdam from 28 September to 1 October.

The regular rate is now closed, but registration for DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026 is still open. Register here.

All You Need To Know About DrupalCon Orlando

Early Bird Registration Opens September 14

The Early Bird registration for DrupalCon Orlando 2027 opens Monday, 14 September 2026 at 8:00 am EST, with tickets available for $650. And Early Bird comes with a special perk. Paid Early Bird DrupalCon tickets include a limited-edition DrupalCon PHP elePHPant named Drupy (Elephpas hypertextus drupalensis primus in Latin), available exclusively during the Early Bird registration period. 

Free tickets do not include an elePHPant, but you'll have the option to purchase one during registration while supplies are available. 

Summits & Training

Kick off DrupalCon Orlando on Monday, 22 March 2027 with a full day of deeper learning and industry-specific discussions, all available as add-ons to your registration.

Summits (Add-on $350)

Choose from six summits tailored to your interests: AI · Government · Higher Education · Nonprofit · Healthcare · Community.

Two summits with special pricing: the Community Summit is free for all DrupalCon registrants, and the Nonprofit Summit is free for Nonprofit ticket holders.

Full-Day Training (Add-on $550)

One focused training on offer: AI Inside Drupal: From Smart Editorial Workflows to Canvas Agents That Build Pages, presented by DrupalEasy.

Community Party + The First-Ever DrupalCon Talent Show

Save the Tuesday night, 23 March 2027, for the DrupalCon Community Party, featuring something brand new for Orlando: the first-ever DrupalCon Talent Show! 

It's FREE, and opting in helps us plan for everyone who wants to join us Tuesday night.

More details are coming soon.

Call for Speakers Is Still Open

There's still time to help shape the DrupalCon Orlando 2027 program! We're accepting speaker submissions through 20 October 2026. 

Submit your DrupalCon Orlando session.

Where In The World Is Bytes?

Bytes the Gator is making his way around the Drupal community and you can join the fun for a chance to win a free registration to DrupalCon Orlando 2027. Can't attend a Drupal event or find Bytes? Another alligator works too, preferably not a live one! 

Meet Bytes and learn how to enter the mascot contest.

The Engineering Team Has Been Busy

This month the team completed the migration of Drupal's security issue tracking to git.drupalcode.org, making the volunteer Security Team faster and easier to grow.

The broader issue migration now covers 90,000+ issues across 7,200+ projects. Release packages were re-signed for 3,200+ projects through Rugged, our new package signing pipeline.

localize.drupal.org and jobs.drupal.org have moved to modern cloud infrastructure, and the Drupal 11 upgrade of the new Drupal.org platform is underway.

Next up: porting community events to new.drupal.org so we can retire groups.drupal.org.

The Drupal Association At-Large Board Election Winner Is Announced

We are excited to announce the winner of 2026 Community At-Large Board Elections. We would like to congratulate and welcome our newest board member, Janna Malikova, for winning the community-elected seat.

We are grateful to Alejandro Moreno for their service and dedication to Drupal and the community, and to all the candidates who applied this year. Read the full announcement here.

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