Mautic + Drupal Meetup Zürich — May 2026¶
Type: Evening meetup (2–3 hours) Goal: Build the Drupal + marketing automation community in the DACH region Organiser: Drupal Switzerland Status: 🟡 Planning
Why this meetup¶
Mautic is the leading open source marketing automation platform — and the natural home for a Drupal community that values data sovereignty and avoiding vendor lock-in. This meetup brings together Drupal developers, marketers, and open source advocates to explore what's possible when you combine Drupal with Mautic.
It also serves as a practical stepping stone for DMC27: we're evaluating Mautic as the replacement for Campaign Monitor in our own outreach workflow. This meetup lets us validate that with the community and build relationships with regional practitioners.
Format¶
| Time | Slot |
|---|---|
| 18:30 | Doors open, networking |
| 19:00 | Welcome + intro (5 min) |
| 19:05 | Talk 1 — ~25 min + Q&A |
| 19:35 | Talk 2 — ~25 min + Q&A |
| 20:05 | Talk 3 — ~25 min + Q&A |
| 20:35 | Open networking + drinks |
| 21:30 | End |
Potential Speakers¶
| Speaker / Company | Topic angle | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dropsolid | Mautic + Drupal integration in practice (they build on both) | 📬 To be contacted |
| friendly | Marketing automation strategy for open source organisations | 📬 To be contacted |
| AIVII | AI-powered automation with Mautic | 📬 To be contacted |
Suggested talk framing: - Dropsolid: "How we use Mautic and Drupal together for our clients" — practical integration, use cases, lessons learned - friendly: "Open source marketing automation — why Mautic and what it takes to get started" - AIVII: "AI + Mautic — what's possible and what's hype"
Venue¶
- City: Zürich
- Target capacity: 30–60 people
- Requirements: AV (projector/screen), mic, space for networking, drinks
- Options to explore:
- Impact Hub Zürich
- Liip Zürich office
- Puzzle ITC
- Co-working spaces (Colab, Kraftwerk)
Promotion¶
- Drupal Switzerland Slack + newsletter
- Meetup.com (Drupal Zürich group)
- Mautic community channels
- LinkedIn (Drupal Switzerland page)
- DrupalCon Chicago (Mar 23-26) — mention if confirmed by then
- Cross-post via regional ambassadors (Zürich, Bern, Romandie)
Tasks¶
- Confirm date (target: May 2026, avoid DrupalCon Chicago week Mar 23-26)
- Secure venue
- Contact Dropsolid — invite to speak
- Contact friendly — invite to speak
- Contact AIVII — invite to speak
- Confirm speakers + collect talk titles/abstracts
- Create Meetup.com event
- Publish on drupal-switzerland.ch
- Social media posts (Drupal Switzerland channels)
- Send newsletter announcement
- Organise drinks/catering
- Prepare welcome slides
- Day-of logistics (AV check, signage, name tags)
Connection to DMC27¶
This meetup directly supports Mountain Camp 2027: - Tests Mautic as a replacement for Campaign Monitor in our outreach workflow - Builds the Zürich regional community that feeds into DMC27 attendance - Potential testimonials and relationships for the personal invitation strategy - Could become a recurring pre-event format in other regions (Bern, Romandie)
Labels (for GitHub issue)¶
community marketing mautic events zurich 2026
Assigned to: Dan (marketing lead) + Josef (coordination)