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Vienna-based agency drunomics is making a major impact at DrupalCon Vienna 2025 as a Gold Sponsor. With the launch of their new cloud CMS platform, mossbo—built on Lupus Decoupled—and three sessions covering headless Drupal, AI integrations, and sustainable UX, the team highlights their commitment to open-source innovation on home ground.

Drupal Developer Days 2026 will take place in Athens from April 22–25. Registration is now open, with early bird tickets available through January 1. The event includes sessions, keynotes, and contribution days for the Drupal community.

Pantheon has joined the Drupal AI Initiative as a Gold Member, bringing full support for Google Cloud’s Gemini model, sponsoring Tool API development, and unveiling the Magic Search module to enhance AI-powered content discovery in Drupal. See what’s launching at DrupalCon Vienna.

Alex Moreno, Partner Manager at Pantheon and Board Member of the Drupal Association, outlines the eight top things he’s looking forward to at DrupalCon Vienna 2025. From the evolution of Drupal CMS to AI-powered features, community energy, and the future of the Drupal Marketplace, his insights offer a preview into the momentum building around Drupal’s next chapter.

Paul Johnson shared the latest progress on Drupal AI development for weeks 39–40, highlighting bug fixes, a new AI Observability module, and interface updates as the 1.2.0 release candidate moves closer to stable.

In The Drop Times' latest newsletter edition, we take a closer look at the quiet but deliberate reasons why major institutions continue to choose certain open source platforms — not for trend or hype, but for how well they meet long-term, operational demands

Zoocha is returning to the DrupalCon Europe exhibition floor as a sponsor at DrupalCon Vienna 2025, bringing fresh branding and a focus on community-led innovation. The UK-based agency will host four sessions covering accessibility, CDN routing, content architecture, and mental health in open-source teams—underscoring their renewed commitment to creativity, impact, and knowledge-sharing in the Drupal ecosystem.

Join fellow DrupalCon Vienna attendees for Trivia Night on October 16 — a classic pub quiz with six themed rounds. Bring a team or join solo; badges get you in.

The DrupalFit Challenge – Vienna Edition ’25 is now open. Submit your Drupal site for a free audit and compete for a prize to be awarded at DrupalCon Vienna 2025.

At DrupalCon Vienna 2025, Shibin Das (D34dMan) will demonstrate how to bring real-time notifications to Drupal using WebSockets and Redis, without relying on third-party services. This intermediate-level session offers a full-stack walkthrough from backend architecture to frontend integration, empowering developers to self-host scalable live features.

Join Acquia’s live webinar on October 28, 2025, to explore trends in web governance, new features in Acquia Web Governance (formerly Monsido), product roadmap updates, and insights from Axelerant.

At DrupalCamp Italy 2025, Luca Lusso of SparkFabrik will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Drupal AI Initiative. A long-time contributor, he’ll explain what’s already built, what’s in development, and how the community is shaping Drupal’s approach to artificial intelligence.

As the official sponsor of DrupalCon Vienna 2025, amazee.io will showcase new private AI tools, scalable Drupal hosting, and insights from their open source experts in a series of hands-on sessions and live booth demos.

This week, October 13–19, 2025, the Drupal community hosts a full calendar of events worldwide, from DrupalCon Vienna to regional meetups in Austin, Omaha, Zaragoza, and beyond. Whether you're new to Drupal or a longtime contributor, there are ample opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate—online and in person.

Get a look behind the planning of DrupalCon Vienna 2025. Organizers share how sessions are selected, what to expect from the AI keynote, how inclusion and accessibility are prioritized, and what makes this event more than just a conference.

Smith College’s new Drupal 10 website brings together three previously fragmented platforms into a unified, accessible digital experience. Built with a component-driven design system and intuitive editorial tools, the project migrated over 30,000 pages with 90% automation and dramatically improved accessibility and performance. The result empowers editors, celebrates community stories, and reflects Smith’s vibrant identity.

Acquia’s latest customer spotlight highlights how CKEditor, Drupal’s core WYSIWYG editor, reduces copy-paste errors, preserves Word formatting, and enables real-time collaboration for faster publishing. Featuring insights from Mrina Sugosh, Lead Developer Relations at CKEditor.

Secure the last available lunch sponsorship for DrupalCon Europe's “Drupal in a Day” on October 17, 2025. Reach 40–50 new developers and align your brand with talent development in the Drupal community.

Shibin Das of Factorial is testing the real-world limits of Server-Sent Events (SSE) in Drupal, prompting a technical inquiry ahead of his DrupalCon Vienna session. His findings—8 active connections on a 2 GB server vs. a theoretical 250—highlight the gap between architectural expectations and production behavior, and he’s turning to the community for answers.

NEDCamp 2025 returns to Rhode Island College on November 14–15. Join Drupal professionals for training, sessions, networking, and contribution opportunities. View the full schedule and register now.