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DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026

DrupalCon Europe 2026, which included a Government Summit with sessions from LocalGov Drupal and UK councils.

A speaker on the main stage at DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026, in front of large DrupalCon letters lit in blue and gold.
Photo: Illek Petr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr

DrupalCon Europe 2026 took place from Monday 28 September to Thursday 1 October at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam.

The Government Summit

The programme included a Government Summit on digital sovereignty, sustaining open source and shared digital infrastructure for local government. Its agenda included:

  • a keynote on the struggle for digital sovereignty in government from Teun van der Vorm of DICTU;
  • Mike Gifford of CivicActions on aligning government procurement to sustain open source and accessibility;
  • Will Callaghan and Finn Lewis on how LocalGov Drupal nurtures collaboration and contribution in the UK and Ireland;
  • Jayvik Patel of Luton Council on Luton’s journey from business case to live service on LocalGov Drupal;
  • Justine Pocock of Chicken on an open source committee management system;
  • a panel asking whether local government can build and sustain the digital commons it needs.

Catching up

The event website has the full programme. LocalGov Drupal is also holding an online community meetup on 22 October to talk through what came out of the week.