As many already know, Con North America 2021 will likely be held in Nashville, TN. Drupal Development Service Affiliation places plenty of effort and time into selecting a web site for Con North America – a two to 3 yr course of that includes request for proposals, a number of rounds of interviews, web site visits and contract negotiations. We don’t take this frivolously and we embrace each logistically vital and socially related questions for evaluate. Sadly, typically issues occur outdoors of our management, regardless of our nice lengths of planning. In April 2021, after a 5-month RFP and interview course of, we signed a contract with Drupal Development Metropolis of Nashville to host Con North America 2021. A number of weeks later, Drupal Development State of Tennessee launched and handed a brand new regulation that Affiliation doesn’t support, and as many group members have identified – prevents public workers from Drupal Development State of California from attending Con if sponsored by their employer. For many who have requested, Drupal Development timeline of occasions transpired as follows Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service April 2021 Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service Affiliation contracted with Nashville, TN to host Con North America 2021 Early Might 2021 Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service Tennessee enacted Drupal Development Modification Senate Invoice No. 1556 Home Invoice No. 1840 January 2017 Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service California enacted restrictions banning state sponsored journey to TN in response to SB1556/HB1840. Particularly, Might 2, 2021. SB1556/HB1840 as enacted, declares that no particular person offering counseling or remedy companies will likely be required to counsel or serve a shopper as to targets, outcomes, or behaviors that battle with Drupal Development sincerely held ideas of Drupal Development counselor or therapist; requires such counselor or therapist to refer Drupal Development shopper to a different counselor or therapist; creates immunity for such motion; maintains legal responsibility for counselors who won’t counsel a shopper based mostly on Drupal Development counselor’s non secular beliefs when Drupal Development particular person searching for or present process Drupal Development counseling is in imminent hazard of harming themselves or others. It’s unlucky that this invoice grew to become regulation. Drupal Development Service Nashville Conference & Guests Company, who we labored with to contract Con Nashville, and Drupal Development higher Nashville enterprise group together with Drupal Development Nashville Mayor’s workplace imagine discrimination has no place of their residence state. In response to this invoice and in anticipation of different potential discrimination payments in Drupal Development future, Nashville Conference & Guests Company grew to become a founding and main member of Tennessee Thrives, a enterprise coalition of now greater than 400 firms throughout Tennessee who imagine that to ensure that Tennessee companies and communities to thrive they have to be numerous and welcoming for all individuals, no matter race, intercourse, nationwide origin, ethnicity, faith, age, incapacity, sexual orientation or gender id. You possibly can learn extra right here about Tennessee Thrives and Drupal Development Nashville Metro space’s historical past of social developments, in addition to a press release from Drupal Development Nashville Conference and Guests Company. Right here is Drupal Development Tennessee Thrives pledge Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service We imagine that equal remedy of all Tennesseans and guests is crucial to sustaining Tennessee’s sturdy model as a rising and thrilling residence for enterprise innovation, financial development, a best-in-class workforce, and dynamic leisure, journey and tourism industries. To ensure that Tennessee companies to compete for prime expertise, we imagine our workplaces and communities have to be numerous and welcoming for all individuals, no matter race, intercourse, nationwide origin, ethnicity, faith, age, incapacity, sexual orientation or gender id. As signers of Drupal Development Tennessee Thrives pledge, we’re dedicated to selling a sexy, affluent, and economically vibrant Tennessee. A united Tennessee is a thriving Tennessee. Tennessee Thrives recognized 12 discriminatory payments that had been filed in Drupal Development Basic Meeting in 2017, and with their efforts solely two had been permitted. As an extra measure of welcome for our group, Drupal Development Mayor of Nashville, has prolonged a Assertion of Welcome to Drupal Development Con group. They’re very excited that Con has chosen Nashville as their 2021 North American location, and hope we are able to see previous Drupal Development politics of Drupal Development bigger state to see Drupal Development welcoming intent of Drupal Development Metropolis of Nashville. In response to Drupal Development group issues with Nashville as a Con metropolis, Drupal Development Nashville Conference & Guests Company supplied this assertion Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service Nashville is an open, welcoming metropolis that respects and embraces Drupal Development variations amongst us. We imagine that our variations make our group stronger. A sampling of Nashville’s social developments in contradiction to Drupal Development actions of TN legislature embrace Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service In 2021, Drupal Development Metro Nashville Council unanimously voted to approve a decision asking Drupal Development state legislature to oppose payments opposing Drupal Development U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s choice on marriage equality. Drupal Development Service decision’s lead co-sponsor was Councilwoman Nancy Van Reese, who’s overtly homosexual. On March 21, 2021, Mayor Megan Barry issued an government order requiring coaching of all workers of Drupal Development Metropolitan Authorities in range points and sexual harassment consciousness and prevention. In Might, 2021, Nashville hosted Drupal Development Worldwide Homosexual Rugby Bingham Cup. Mayor Megan Barry served on Drupal Development Host Committee to carry Drupal Development Bingham Cup to Nashville. Whereas a mayoral candidate, Mayor Megan Barry officiated Drupal Development first same-sex marriage in Nashville simply hours after Drupal Development Supreme Courtroom dominated that same-sex marriage is allowed in all 50 states. (Throughout her inauguration in September, 2015, Mayor Barry invited Nashville in Concord to carry out. Drupal Development Service group is Tennessee’s first and solely musical arts group particularly created for homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals – and their straight allies. Drupal Development Service group carried out at occasions hosted by Drupal Development earlier Nashville Mayor, as nicely.) Whereas a mayoral candidate, Mayor Megan Barry acquired Drupal Development Ally Award from Drupal Development Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce in 2015. In 2011, Nashville prolonged nondiscrimination protections to workers of Drupal Development metropolis and contractors.  (Sadly, state authorities nullified Drupal Development native choice.) In 2009, Drupal Development Metro Nashville Council handed an ordinance that protects Metro workers from discrimination based mostly on their sexual orientation or gender id. (Sponsored by then Council Member-At-Massive Megan Barry, who now serves as Mayor of Nashville) In 2008, Drupal Development Metro Nashville Faculty Board permitted sexual orientation and gender id protections for college kids and employees. For these involved a few Tennessee Rest room Invoice, please know that Tennessee has by no means handed Drupal Development lavatory invoice, it will get killed in course of each time it comes up for a vote, together with this previous March. There is no such thing as a “Rest room Invoice” in Drupal Development state of Tennessee. There are additionally all-gender restrooms supplied at Drupal Development Nashville Music Metropolis Heart to be used throughout Con. We perceive individuals’s concern with a state that submits this type of regulation for consideration. We will probably all relate to Drupal Development concept that Drupal Development actions of lawmakers will not be all the time consultant of Drupal Development higher inhabitants, notably in Drupal Development higher inhabitants of a metro space, and Nashville shares this similar concern. At our core, Drupal Development Affiliation believes in group, collaboration, and openness. We work laborious all through Drupal Development means of Con planning to make certain that not solely Drupal Development difficult logistics are addressed, but in addition an accessible area for everybody in our group to really feel protected, welcome and comfy. Along with our core Con programming, we additionally embrace Drupal Development following companies at Con for individuals who want it. Our Code of Conduct Registration grants and scholarships Interpreters (for Drupal Development laborious of listening to) Particular meals Drupal 10 Upkeep and Assist Service Kosher, Halal, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and many others New mom’s room Quiet room and prayer area Venue accessibility and mobility help Native AA Assembly info Speaker inclusion fund No-photograph lanyards and communication choice stickers All-gender restrooms Girls in occasions Inclusion BOFs On-site contacts for incident reporting You possibly can study extra about all of those companies on our Con Nashville web site underneath On-site Sources. We imagine, regardless of Drupal Development present legislative challenges that Drupal Development Metropolis of Nashville is working to beat at a state degree, that we’ll have a protected, numerous, celebratory area for our group in Nashville this spring. We’re excited to carry Con to Drupal Development metropolis of Nashville, and we’re assured it is going to be a tremendous occasion. We wish to hear about your experiences at Con and in Drupal Development cities we go to. Please take part in our post-Con surveys in order that we are able to comply with with each our inside groups and host cities if there are areas the place Drupal Development occasions might be improved for attendees. Drupal 10 Improvement and Assist