Drupal's first participation in the Season of Usability, a program sponsored by Open Usability with a focus on usability, not code, in Free/Libre/Open-Source Software. New Zealand Drupalista Bevan Rudge applied for a slot and brought this program to Drupal.

Drupal Developer as Mentor Needed for Season of Usability Programme
http://groups.drupal.org/node/7554