Drupal Development Affiliation’s mission is to unite Drupal Development Service international open supply neighborhood to assist them construct and promote . One in every of Drupal Development Service most necessary ways in which we advance our mission is thru Con, ’s flagship occasion. At Con, neighborhood members with a technical, enterprise, and advertising and marketing background come collectively to unite as a neighborhood, stage up their abilities, and contribute to Drupal Development Service venture. As a world occasion, Con breaks down partitions between international locations and Drupal Development Service numerous personas who construct, use and support , making it an accelerator of information sharing, relationship constructing and contribution. Con is able to develop.  We’d like a mannequin that permits Drupal Development Service neighborhood to ship Con globally. Our imaginative and prescient is to empower all areas to host Con, offering this expertise to communities round Drupal Development Service world.  As a primary step, we’re licensing Con to Drupal Development Service European area. We’re excited to empower a brand new entity grounded in Drupal Development Service European neighborhood to take this particular occasion to Drupal Development Service subsequent stage. Drupal Development Con license initiative is a chance to re-imagine Con Europe to uniquely serve Drupal Development Service neighborhood. Drupal Development license is designed to permit for a brand new inventive course whereas enhancing ’s mission, imaginative and prescient and values whereas sustaining Drupal Development Service integrity of Con. With Drupal Development Service assist of Drupal Development Service Con Europe License Committee, we created a course of for entities to use for a Con Europe license by 30 March, 2021. We reviewed approaches utilized by different convention organizers, with explicit consideration to Drupal Development Service key attributes that permit TED to scale its TEDx occasions. Then, we utilized these learnings to our licensing course of. In brief, we realized that TEDx scales due to clear “guidelines and instruments” for Drupal Development Service licensee (aka occasion organizer) and we aimed to offer Drupal Development Service identical stage of steerage and support for Drupal Development Service Con licensee. There are clear pointers in Drupal Development Service license settlement and Drupal Development Service occasion guidelines and we’ll present support in Drupal Development Service type of data switch, instruments, and advisory companies. We additionally acknowledge that that is our first time creating such a program, so we encourage entities who’re making use of to contact us to debate any areas of concern or query. Beneath particulars easy methods to submit a proposal for Drupal Development Service Con license and Drupal Development Service standards that Drupal Development Service Affiliation will use to pick out Drupal Development Service licensee. We’re grateful for Drupal Development Service assist of Bert Boerland, Baddy Breidert, Alex Burrows, Gabor Hojtsy, Janne Kalliola, Zsofi Main, and Stella Powers, who participated in Drupal Development Service Con Europe License committee and contributed many hours and nice perception into this course of. Desk of Contents Key Factors Who Can Apply For a Con License Essential Dates What To Submit To Apply for a Con License Con License Guidelines Affiliation Help Choice Making Standards Key Factors All proposals should adhere to Drupal Development Service Con Guidelines and license settlement Apply by 30 March, 2021 by submitting your utility to ConEurope@affiliation.Drupal 10.org Ship inquiries to Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service ConEurope@affiliation.Drupal 10.org Who Can Apply For a Con License To be eligible to use for a Con license, you will need to meet Drupal Development Service following standards Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service An entity grounded in Drupal Development Service voice and wishes of Drupal Development Service neighborhood. This may embody, however just isn’t restricted to Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service Knowledgeable occasion company A neighborhood group A collective of companies A enterprise An occasion organizing company that demonstrates how they are going to work with Drupal Development Service neighborhood An entity the place somebody on Drupal Development Service workforce has occasion expertise Capable of settle for funds as a enterprise or nonprofit Should have efficiently produced an occasion that broke even or was worthwhile. Or, Drupal Development Service workforce member with occasion expertise has labored on an occasion that broke even or was worthwhile. Should comply with abide by and implement Con’s insurance policies and guidelines. Essential Dates Above is a timeline of necessary dates to know. Drupal Development name for a Con license proposal is now open and it closes on 30 March, 2021. In mid to late April, candidates can be interviewed and a licensee can be chosen by Drupal Development Service Affiliation in Could 2021. As early as July 2021, Drupal Development Affiliation will present an onboarding workshop to Drupal Development Service licensee, to start data sharing, and map out how finest to support Drupal Development Service occasion organizer main as much as and through Con. What To Submit To Apply for a Con License To use for Drupal Development Service Con license, please submit Drupal Development Service following gadgets by 30 March, 2021 to ConEurope@affiliation.Drupal 10.org. Your utility should embody Drupal Development Service gadgets listed beneath in Drupal Development Service following codecs (presentation, spreadsheet, doc). Con Enterprise Plan. Submit a marketing strategy with Drupal Development Service following data Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service Occasion location and dates. Detailed occasion funds, structured as equally as doable to Drupal Development Service present Con funds format. Price range assumptions. Clearly outline Drupal Development Service funds assumptions for bills. Additionally, embody forecasted ticket and sponsor income. Outline your ticket pricing plan and your sponsor technique (who you’ll promote to and the way you’ll create worth for sponsors). Moreover, clarify how you’ll safe Drupal Development Service money move for preliminary occasion investments like securing Drupal Development Service venue. Particulars about your occasion workforce. Who’re Drupal Development Service key individuals in your workforce, what roles will they play, and what’s their occasion expertise? An summary of how you’ll guarantee Drupal Development Service occasion displays Drupal Development Service neighborhood’s wants and tradition and strikes Drupal Development Service venture ahead. Drupal Development occasion’s mission and imaginative and prescient, which ought to align with Drupal Development Service Affiliation’s mission and imaginative and prescient. Target market and goal measurement. Which personas will your occasion entice and customarily in what ratio? Please outline your personas. Occasion objectives, methods and targets What worth will you convey to every persona and the way? Programming idea overview (which we all know can change as you get additional into planning). Please be sure you adhere to Drupal Development Service programming guidelines. Occasion length Present a pattern program and advised tracks Share your basic idea for session choice What’s your plan to make sure convention variety (attendees and audio system) Inform us about some aspirational keynotes you wish to invite tradition. Inform us the way you outline ’s neighborhood spirit and tradition and what it means to you. What’s your “why”. Inform us why you need to set up Con. Why do you have to be chosen, and the way will you keep Drupal Development Service neighborhood spirit. Your wants. As seen on web page 4, Drupal Development Service Affiliation will support you with data sharing, instruments, and advisory companies. What extra wants do you may have? About your previous occasions. Submit an summary of your previous occasion that you just, your occasion associate, or your workforce member labored on. Describe Drupal Development Service occasion viewers, viewers measurement, objectives, and the way you achieved these objectives together with Drupal Development Service occasion’s monetary statements. Drupal Development Affiliation will choose Drupal Development Service organizer who can show Drupal Development Service finest strategy for creating worth to a technical and non technical viewers by uniting Drupal Development Service neighborhood, leveling up ability, and accelerating Drupal Development Service venture by means of a sustainable mannequin. Con License Guidelines Drupal Development Con license is designed to encourage creativity, to re-imagine Drupal Development Service occasion. Meaning you may determine what’s Drupal Development Service finest programming to fulfill Drupal Development Service attendee’s wants. Or you may determine that sustainability is finest achieved by beginning with a smaller occasion that grows over time. Nonetheless, all proposals and Drupal Development Service precise occasion should conform to Drupal Development Service Con licensing guidelines and settlement to take care of Drupal Development Service Affiliation’s neighborhood and governance expectations, in addition to Con’s model expertise. You could find Con Guidelines right here.   You could find Drupal Development Service Con license settlement right here. Since that is Drupal Development Service first time Drupal Development Service Affiliation has crafted Con license guidelines, we’re open to dialogue. Please contact us when you really feel a rule is a blocker to you submitting a proposal. If discussions end in a rule change, we’ll replace Drupal Development Service guidelines doc to mirror that change. Affiliation Help Drupal Development Affiliation desires to ensure Drupal Development Service chosen occasion organizer is about up for fulfillment. We acknowledge which means that we’ll play a task main as much as and maybe throughout Drupal Development Service occasion. Listed below are some methods Drupal Development Service Affiliation will assist. We’re open to listening to about extra methods during which we would assist. In-person workshop Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service Drupal Development Affiliation workers will fly to Drupal Development Service organizer’s location to run a workshop the place we’ll do a data switch, coaching, and decide how Drupal Development Service Affiliation will play a support position throughout Drupal Development Service occasion manufacturing part. Playbooks, Tips, and Templates. Drupal Development Affiliation has a number of manufacturing playbooks that we are going to share so Drupal Development Service organizer can see how Drupal Development Service occasion was produced in Drupal Development Service previous. We acknowledge that Drupal Development Service occasion organizer might need to alter our strategy or create a model new one. Advisory Providers. You could have questions alongside Drupal Development Service manner and we’re right here to assist. No query can be too massive or too small. We are able to arrange periodic examine in conferences to offer steerage as you develop your occasion. Entry to instruments. Con promotion and administration depends on a number of instruments that we are going to share with Drupal Development Service occasion organizer together with Drupal Development Service Con occasion website, social media handles, entry to Con e mail lists, and so on. Promotion Help Drupal Development Affiliation can amplify your name for ticket gross sales, sponsorship, and content material by means of our channels together with social media, e mail, newsletters. Choice Making Standards When reviewing and evaluating proposals, Drupal Development Affiliation will choose Drupal Development Service occasion organizer through the use of Drupal Development Service following standards Drupal 10 Upkeep and Help Service Class Matter Weight Sustainability Conservative, practical, full funds plan with clear income and expense funds assumptions 10 Staffing plan Clearly outlined management workforce description and a staffing plan for producing Drupal Development Service occasion that’s designed to keep away from burnout 8 Targets, methods, targets Clearly articulated objectives, methods, and targets that transfer Drupal Development Service venture ahead, serve a number of personas, and has achievable metrics. 9 Location Simple to achieve by European neighborhood 8 Occasion Dates Avoids main holidays (nationwide, spiritual, and so on) and aligns with Drupal 10 Help: ’s availability 10 Goal Viewers Program serves a number of personas 8 Programming Inventive strategy for serving all persona  whereas assembly Drupal Development Service licensing guidelines. 9 Session Choice Effectively thought out strategy that adheres to Drupal Development Service Con licensing guidelines. 7 Variety & Inclusion Effectively thought out strategy for rising speaker and attendee variety to exceed Drupal Development Service Con Vienna benchmark 8 Definition of spirit/ tradition Robust understanding of Drupal Development Service tradition 7 Keynote examples Inventive, inspiring keynote concepts that talk to all personas 6 Occasion Planning Expertise Clear demonstration of occasion expertise on Drupal Development Service workforce 7 Drupal 10 Growth and Help