Dan Moriarty
Electric Citizen, CEO and Creative Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Dan Moriarty is a digital strategist and founder of Electric Citizen, a civic-focused web agency serving government, higher education, and mission-driven organizations. A Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals and a certified UX professional through Nielsen Norman Group, Dan brings more than 25 years of experience guiding complex public-sector web initiatives.
His background spans digital strategy, information architecture, UX/UI design, and creative direction for high-visibility websites used by broad and diverse audiences. Dan regularly speaks at regional and national conferences, including DrupalCon and DrupalGovCon. He is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a proud Timberwolves fan.
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Summit: Government (guests must pre-register)
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Government Summit Agenda
8:30am – 9:00am - Coffee & Registration
9:00am – 9:20am - Welcome & Introduction
9:20 am – 10:05am - John Cloys, Princeton University
Five types of landing pages that every government website needs
Everyone knows that flexible page-building tools are a must. And Drupal Canvas will bring exciting new options for designers and content editors, but flexibility alone doesn’t make for a strong content strategy.
We’ll look at five types of landing pages and the role that each one plays in contributing to your content strategy. Along the way, we’ll highlight real-world examples and talk about how what you build in Drupal can support content editors.
10:05am – 10:40am - Coffee Break & Mini BoF’s
10:40am – 11:10am - Josh Mitchell, M6L
10 Translation Best Practices for Government Website
Best practices and tips to make your website, government or not, more equitable and accessible to a range of languages. Learn how to properly translate content meant for organizations with diverse community members with a focus on equity, accessibility, usability, and search optimization.
11:10am – 11:30am - Dan Moriarty & Tim Broeker, Electric Citizen
AI Powered Search
Today, users' search expectations are shifting from traditional keyword search to a more conversational search, where they can use plain questions to get rich, context-aware results from AI. Learn more about implementing AI Powered search functionality into your websites.
11:30am – 11:45am - Josh Northcott & Austin Amento, Hounder
Multi-Site Done Right
Learn battle-tested strategies for implementing multi-website setups the right way for Gov: clean architecture, shared efficiencies, strong governance, and pitfalls to avoid for scalable, maintainable results.
11:45am – 12:00pm - Martin Anderson Clutz, Acquia
The Citizen Gateway: AI Search, Accessibility, and Trust in Government in Today’s Answer Economy
12:00pm– 1:00pm - Lunch Sponsor - Pantheon
1:00pm – 2:20pm Dan Moriarty, Electric Citizen
Too Many PDFs? Build Accessible, Findable Content in Drupal
PDFs pile up fast—and they quietly drag your digital experience down. This session cuts through the clutter, showing how overreliance on PDFs hurts accessibility, search, mobile usability, and long‑term governance. Walk away with a clear plan to clean up your content ecosystem and deliver a smoother, more user‑friendly experience.
2:20pm – 2:40pm - Coffee Break & Mini BoFs
2:40pm – 4:00pm - Will Kirchheimer
2026 WCAG Accessibility Audits
In 2026, new ADA digital accessibility rules will take effect — and more than 90% of websites today would fail a WCAG 2.1 AA audit. This session will share how to combine manual audits, automated scans, and continuous monitoring to stay compliant, avoid costly fines, and build accessible digital experiences that serve everyone
Don't put it all on the homepage!
So many websites suffer from content bloat, especially the all-important homepage, as they try to meet the needs of a wide-ranging audience (especially internal staff and leadership).
Multiple call-to-action sections, image sliders, department news, upcoming events, workshops, registrations, mission statements, and navigation menus that stretch on and on. It’s all too much!
Let’s put the focus back where it belongs – on your users. What do they need most? What actions and pathways do you want them to take? How can we simplify the navigation and make a better user experience?
We’ll move through the stages of resolution, from identifying when there is a problem to the joys of finding solutions. Using real case-studies from past projects, we’ll talk about strategies for taming the homepage, and applying the same lessons to your site navigation and other landing pages.
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Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2024
Twin Cities Drupal Camp is an annual, regionally-oriented conference, organized around topics relating to the content management system, Drupal, and those who use it in their jobs or at their organization. Speakers come from all over the USA for 2 days of sessions presentations, a conference keynote, training and education, and professional networking. Held on the University of Minnesota campus, this event attracts 150-300 attendees annually.
Dan is a lead organizer of this conference, and led the Welcoming Ceremony to all attendees, as well as presenting his own talk at the conference, "Don't Put it all on the Homepage."
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Dan Moriarty
Electric Citizen, CEO and Creative Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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