Drupal AssociationWe understand that there are people disappointed that DrupalCon North America will continue to be in the United States in 2027. We want to pull back the curtain a bit on everything that went into sourcing the event. 🧵
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We genuinely spent significant time and resources attempting to source event locations outside of North America for 2027, and we were not able to secure a location that could house the size of our conference. There are fewer hotels outside the U.S. that can support the size of DrupalCon North America, and they are booking 2+ years in advance.
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What we were able to do is support and amplify the effort to bring a pan-Canadian event in 2027 in the form of DrupalCan - which offers an opportunity for those who feel unsafe traveling to the U.S. to connect with a portion of the North American community.
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In choosing Orlando, FL, we deliberately chose a city home to one of the strongest and most welcoming Drupal communities in the world (DrupalCamp Florida), and one that meets high standards for inclusivity under third-party metrics: the Human Rights Campaign gives Orlando a perfect score of 100 on the Municipal Equality Index - its highest possible rating for city-level LGBTQ+ protections.
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jpoesen | 🇪🇺 | 🏳️🌈@drupalassoc
What you don't seem to grasp is that *no single US location* is acceptable right now.
No amount of "it's close to Disney World" or "Equality Index score" or "strong Drupal community" is going to change the fact that you're choosing to organize an event in a fundamentally unsafe climate for LGBTQ+ *and* foreign travelers *and* so many others.
And you're legitimizing the Trump administration's actions and making it abundantly clear all is well and business comes first.