Wednesday, August 12 | 1:00-4:00 PM
Acquia Room (Charles Carroll), Stamp Student Union
Anchoring Drupal in a Sea of Disruption. Budget cuts, canceled contracts, restructured agencies, and the rapid rise of AI — the ground under the GovCon Drupal community is shifting. This summit brings agency heads, federal IT decision-makers, program managers, and GovCon executives into one room to face it together.
No slide decks, no pre-set agenda. In this unconference format, YOU pitch the topics, the room votes on the top three, and we spend the afternoon facilitating deep-dive discussions on what matters most right now. You'll leave with practical strategies, new alliances, and a clearer path forward — and this is just the start. We're planning a follow-up Leadership Summit in early 2027 to keep the momentum going.
Thursday, August 13 | 9:00-11:30 AM
Acquia Room (Charles Carroll), Stamp Student Union
Black in Drupal is a volunteer-led community built around connection, career growth, and strengthening the Drupal project. Join us to network, find mentorship, share ideas, and give back.
This summit focuses on experiences in GovTech, public sector digital work, and the broader tech industry — exploring how Drupal can be a vehicle for impact, visibility, and career growth for Black professionals. Expect a strategic conversation on Drupal in the GovTech space, an open discussion on the state of Drupal, and hands-on breakout workshops on growing Black presence in Drupal and tech. Black technologists and allies are both welcome.
Venue
Online booking has closed — call to reserve
Our group booking link expired July 30, 2026, but Cambria College Park will still honor the discounted rate while rooms remain available. Call the hotel directly at (301) 595-2609 and ask for Abraham.
Our conference hotel for Drupal GovCon is Cambria College Park, conveniently located just minutes from the University of Maryland campus and the conference venue.
Stay close to campus and conference activities.
Group rate: Still available by phone while rooms last
Reservations: Call (301) 595-2609 and ask for Abraham
Standard Queen / King room.
Our discounted rate is still available by phone while rooms last. Call Cambria College Park at (301) 595-2609 and ask for Abraham.
Everyone is welcome at Drupal GovCon, and we are committed to making it an accessible event for all.
The venue, UMD's Stamp Student Union, features accessible parking, entrances, restrooms, and elevators.
We are happy to provide additional accommodations such as sign language interpretation, closed captioning, and alternative formats for printed materials.
We're putting the finishing touches on an exciting lineup of sessions, keynotes, trainings, and community events.
The full conference schedule should be published in July 2026. Check back soon to start planning your Drupal GovCon experience.
Help + Logistics
Quick answers for common attendee questions—wifi, work spaces, and where to go if you need help.
Drupal GovCon is a conference for the Drupal, open source community and local, state, and federal tech community. Each year, we gather in in College Park, Maryland) for a three day event at the University of Maryland.
Drupal GovCon is produced by the Drupal4Gov network of dedicated volunteers. We have a local and global team of volunteers, and generous support from sponsors.
Drupal GovCon is a FREE event for all attendees and everyone is welcome. If you have an interest in open source, AI, or Drupal then we cordially invite you to attend.
You can register for Drupal GovCon on the Drupal GovCon website by logging in with your account and registering for a ticket. You will be re-directed to our Ticket Tailor page where you will be issued a ticket. If you need help with registration simply contact our support team at [email protected].
Yes. There will be wifi access throughout the event that is shared with all conference goers.
There are several public nooks spread around the Stamp Student Union available to use by the public. Drupal GovCon doesn’t have a dedicated area for work set up.
Please see the registration/help desk at Drupal GovCon or contact us at [email protected] if you have found or lost something at a recent Drupal GovCon.
Yes! We have two types of scholarships at Drupal GovCon: Sponsored Travel Scholarship and James King Memorial Scholarship:
Sponsored Travel Scholarship. Our sponsored travel scholarship is provided through the generous assistance of our Travel sponsors. Anyone may apply for these scholarships.
James King Memorial Scholarship. The James King Memorial Scholarship is reserved for Local and State government employees as well as Military employees and provided directly through the Drupal4Gov Nonprofit.
We understand that not all Local and State Government employees will be able to take these scholarships because of ethics rules, but we belive that it is important to ensure there is an option for those who serve.
If you work for an agency, see also some tips for convincing your boss to attend Drupal GovCon.
Woohoo! Your first step would be to contact the Drupal GovCon sponsorship team at [email protected]. From there, the team will add you to the sponsor email listserv and provide you more information about the sponsorship options and processes.
Your sponsor coordinator will provide you details directly to provide you an invoice if you do not go through the TicketTailor sponsorship system.
Each Drupal GovCon has an open call for speakers (or sessions) about 3-5 months prior to the conference. You'll need to submit your session online during this window to be considered for Session Selection. We can receive a large number of proposals during each DrupalGovCon Call for Papers, and depending on the venue, have room for little more than half the submissions. Not everyone who submits a paper will be selected to present - but don’t let that discourage you from submitting!
Training is a sponsorship, but that doesn't mean you have to be apart of an agency to be a Trainer. Anyone interested in training would follow the same process as someone wanting to sponsor. Please see the event prospectus with more information about the Training sponsorship.
You will be automatically added to the waitlist if the training is full.
Not a problem! Simply send an email with your question/bug to [email protected] and someone from our amazing team will get back to you.
Despite our best efforts, it’s difficult to future proof a website for accessibility standards.
In a rapid-changing industry such as web development, the traditional top-to-bottom development approach is no longer practical nor sustainable.
This session will share how NIAID used structured data to upgrade its clinical trial section just in time for SARS-COV2 arrival in the US.
This session includes the interaction between the AWS Rekognition service to identify objects and faces in photos and the Drupal site using the Media Entity and Media Entity Image modules.
There are occasions when transactions processing becomes a challenge due to the dataset being large in size, large in record volume, or both.
The security of our web applications plays a huge role in the success of our federal enterprise websites and their continuous improvements and updates.
Did you know you can take your entire Drupal site and convert it into a static site? running the same Drupal theme? Yep. You can run your entire Drupal site as a static site now!
Retrospectives are the time within a sprint that a team has the opportunity to reflect on their way of working.
This session will cover the basics of getting started with Layout Builder for Drupal 9.
Prepared by Luisa Gallego
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Drupal GovCon 2023 brought together a diverse community of professionals, thought leaders, and practitioners from the government and Drupal ecosystem.
Educate local, state, and federal government employees, business owners, non-profits, and higher education organizations on the use and benefits of Drupal through collaboration and innovation with subject matter experts, Drupal agencies, and thought leaders.
The metrics provided reflect data from survey respondents and registered attendees, constituting 30% of our network.
597 Total Registrations
*Individual booth visit and sponsor familiarity data available upon request
*Survey participants could select more than one role
“At the 2023 Drupal GovCon in Bethesda, MD, my dual role as both presenter and attendee led to an enriching experience. The conference served as a nexus for expanding my professional network, fostering meaningful connections within the Drupal community. This networking, coupled with a vibrant exchange of ideas during numerous sessions, ignited inspiration and equipped me with innovative strategies to enhance our working processes and contributions to the Drupal community.” Julie Elman, Senior Digital Project Manager – Oomph, Inc.
At Drupal4Gov, we create avenues to foster collaboration, shared knowledge, and community around using open source software at all levels of government.
If this sounds like something you’d like to support, contact us! Together, we can drive innovation, share knowledge, and shape the future of digital experiences in government.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.drupal4gov.us
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