George DeMet

@gdemet
149 Followers
84 Following
205 Posts
Founder and CEO of @palantir. Open source community guy. He/him.
Homepagehttps://georgedemet.com

@rachel We have already let Association staff know that @palantir will not be a sponsor of #DrupalCon North America 2027 as long as it is held in Florida or any other state that restricts LGBTQ+ rights.

We have and will continue to support the local Florida #Drupal community and DrupalCamp Florida.

Waitlist: Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala

Thank you for your interest! Since demand for the $25 Community Tickets has exceeded supply, we are using this waitlist to distribute the final tranche of tickets as equitably as possible. How it works: - Use the form below to join the Gala Community Ticket waitlist before 8pm CDT Thursday, 19 March 2026. - 50% of tickets will be assigned via random lottery where all waitlist submissions have one entry. - 50% of tickets will be assigned via a weighted lottery based on Drupal contribution credits based on the profile and username provided (optional). Each submission will have a minimum of one entry and a maximum of 5 entries, based on their number of contribution credits. - Selection Date: Those selected in the lottery will be notified on Friday, 20 March 2026. - The 24-Hour Rule: If selected, you will have 24 hours to claim and pay for your ticket via Zeffy. Unclaimed tickets will be released to the next person on the list after 24 hours and your code will no longer be valid. Note: No Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala tickets will be sold at the door. All attendees must have a valid Zeffy registration ticket for admission to the Gala.

Google Docs

We are beyond excited to be sponsoring the official beer of the #Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala! Today we visited our friends at Sketchbook Brewing Company as they started the canning process.

Want to be one of the first to try the Quarter Wit? Get your ticket now! https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/drupal-25th-anniversary-gala

@rachel @mikemccaffrey If next year's @drupalcon is held in a place that is not welcoming to everyone in our community, then I know of at least one company that will not be sponsoring.

@rachel @mikemccaffrey Hi Rachel - As you well know, DrupalCon location commitments are made by DA staff well over a year in advance. We are all doing what we can to make the best of a bad situation.

As for the gala, that is being organized completely independently of the Drupal Association. It is designed to be a community celebration, not a corporate event. Hopefully, the European community will organize a celebration in Rotterdam; if so, I'll see you there!

@mikemccaffrey I'm one of the folks helping to organize the gala. It has always been our goal to make the event as welcoming and accessible as possible, which is why we've made available a $25 Community ticket underwritten by the event's sponsors for those who cannot afford the full $125 cost.

We also have a quiet room with tables where folks can play board games and have conversations.

Our goal is to make this a true community celebration, and we'd love to see you there!

Drupal turned 25 this year. We're celebrating at DrupalCon Chicago with a 25th Anniversary Gala. This is a separate ticketed event, and ticket sales close March 18. Come celebrate with us! https://dri.es/drupal-25th-anniversary-gala-at-drupalcon-chicago
Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala at DrupalCon Chicago

Dries is the Founder and Project Lead of Drupal and the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Acquia.

Entered #whamhalla the same way I did last year, dining out at a vegetarian restaurant. It wasn't the same restaurant though. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #whamageddon

Great example of using AI on an organization-wide scale responsibly. 🤝🤖

https://www.palantir.net/blog/how-we-use-ai-palantir

@palantir explains how it did the difficult work of crafting policies around AI usage. 📋✨

@rachel It sounds like maybe they need English lessons? https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/