--- title: DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US | daily.dev description: The Django Software Foundation is hosting a 45-minute open space session at DjangoCon US on Wednesday, August 26th, in Chicago, covering fundraising (a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US | daily.dev og:description: The Django Software Foundation is hosting a 45-minute open space session at DjangoCon US on Wednesday, August 26th, in Chicago, covering fundraising (a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ruuonorfq.png og:image:alt: DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US **[Django](https://daily.dev/sources/django)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Django Software Foundation is hosting a 45-minute open space session at DjangoCon US on Wednesday, August 26th, in Chicago, covering fundraising (a $500,000 2026 goal), the ongoing Executive Director search (applications open through September 14, 2026), individual membership, working groups, and Steering Council updates including DEP 19 (technical governance rewrite) and DEP 20 (annual release cycle). No membership required to attend; those unable to attend can reach out via the DSF contact page or Django Forum. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is DEP 20 and how does it change the Django release cycle? DEP 20 moves Django to a single feature release per year instead of the previous cadence. It is one of the accepted Django Enhancement Proposals covered in the Django Software Foundation's technical governance updates, alongside DEP 19, which rewrites Django's technical governance structure entirely. _Developers planning Django upgrades can follow governance changes like this on daily.dev._ ### When do applications close for the Django Software Foundation Executive Director role? Applications close at midnight Central Time on September 14, 2026. This is the first Executive Director position the Django Software Foundation has hired for, and the foundation encourages both prospective applicants and those who know a good candidate to inquire further about the role. _Those tracking Django Software Foundation leadership changes can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [DSF Office Hours](https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-office-hours-uio512jj3) · Django · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Issue 342: DSF Executive Director Search](https://daily.dev/posts/issue-342-dsf-executive-director-search-rryh0lgsk) · Django News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing the Search for a DSF Executive Director](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-the-search-for-a-dsf-executive-director-i7mugkv5b) · Django · 4 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#django](https://daily.dev/tags/django) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T02:24:20.693Z","dateModified":"2026-08-21T02:24:39.705Z","description":"The Django Software Foundation is hosting a 45-minute open space session at DjangoCon US on Wednesday, August 26th, in Chicago, covering fundraising (a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/72bf20df246fcd94380e2922ec0c6692?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/72bf20df246fcd94380e2922ec0c6692?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Django","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Django","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/4a658d547a52423e99fe641ecc576195","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/django"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"python,open-source,django","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Django","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/django"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/dsf-membership-open-space-at-djangocon-us-ruuonorfq#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is DEP 20 and how does it change the Django release cycle?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"DEP 20 moves Django to a single feature release per year instead of the previous cadence. 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