OpenUK

RISC-V Booth at embedded world 2024
2024-04-09 - 2024-04-11 | NürnbergMesse GmbH Messezentrum 1 90471 Nürnberg, Germany, NürnbergMesse GmbH Messezentrum 1 90471 Nürnberg, Germany, Germany
Step into the world of RISC-V at embedded world 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany, April 9-11!
The RISC-V community will showcase the remarkable impact of open collaboration on innovation, share outstanding product achievements within the RISC-V ecosystem, and celebrate the technical prowess of RISC-V.
RISC-V International members, Andes Technology, MachineWare, Siemens, SiFive, Synopsys, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), and Tiempo Secure will be in the exhibit area to demonstrate their latest technologies and innovations.
Developers can get a first-hand look at the latest RISC-V-powered dev boards targeting applications from microcontrollers to AI acceleration and some end-user products featuring RISC-V processors.

FOSSASIA Summit 204
2024-04-08 09:00 - 2024-04-10 18:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Km 10, Ngõ 5 Trần Phú, Phường Mỗ Lao, Ha Dong District, Hà Nội, 12011, Vietnam, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Km 10, Ngõ 5 Trần Phú, Phường Mỗ Lao, Ha Dong District, Hà Nội, 12011,, Hà Nội,, Viet Nam
FOSSASIA Summit 2024, April 8-10 at Hanoi, Vietnam. Join 3,000 developers discussing Cloud, AI, Robotics, Web3, Cybersecurity, Database, Operation System, Hardware, and Semiconductor.
“Amanda, OpemUK Talk: The future of Open Source – What lies ahead?”
Event highlights:
Web3 Builders’ Day: Featuring Etherum and Arbitrum (a layer two ET solution). Don’t miss a chance to learn how to build and launch Web3 projects on the world’s largest programmable blockchain.
Database: PostgreSQL Day showcasing how to maximise system’s efficiency and performance
Operating System: Featuring openEuler – an Asian’s born open source operating system for digital infrastructure
AI & Cloud: OpenAI, GenAI, LLMs, K8s, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, WebAssembly
Cybersecurity: Passwordless, Zero Trust, Privacy with TOR, Supply Chain Security, Network Security, Quantum Threats
Open Source Hardware and Semiconductor: RISC-V, open source firmware development

THE 2nd OSPO SUMMIT
2024-03-28 08:00 - 2024-03-29 17:00 UTC
27 – 29 March, Shenzhen, China
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Keynote: “The Future of Open Source – What lies ahead?” and Book Club with the translators of the Mandarin edition of Open Source Law, Policy and Practice.

KubeCon | CloudNativeCon 2024
2024-03-19 - 2024-03-22
19 – 22 March, 2024
Paris, France

OpenUK Research and Reporting Show and Tell March 2024
2024-03-15 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
OpenUK Research and Reporting Show and Tell March 2024

Opportunity to see the best of global research and reporting in open source software at OpenUK’s regular Research & Reporting Show and Tell.
OpenUK has been reporting on open source software since 2021 and encouraging a collaborative approach across the global research community, leading this with bi-monthly events.
Each meeting is free to attend and anyone is welcome to join and learn more about what research is being undertaken and the reporting coming down the line.
The first session is on 15th March, and the recurring sessions will be on May 10, July 12, Sep 20, and Dec 06.
Attendance at this event is subject to the following OpenUK policies:-

Code of Respect
Privacy Policy
Competition Policy
Sustainability Policy

If you would like to hear more about OpenUK, please sign up to our newsletter by clicking here.

SCaLE 21X
2024-03-14 08:00 - 2024-03-17 17:00 UTC
SCaLE 21X – the 21st annual Southern California Linux Expo – will take place March 14-17, 2024 in Pasadena, CA. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area.

Monki Gras 2024
2024-03-14 - 2024-03-15 | 32-37 Cowper Street, London EC2A 4AP., 32-37 Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4AP
Monki Gras 2024 is an independent tech conference about AI, LLMs and prompt engineering. Held in Shoreditch, London on March 14th and 15th it will have great speakers and an open, community vibe. Expect talks on prompt engineering effectiveness, art and AI, avoiding hallucinations, the social aspects of the prompt revolution, and of course the ongoing revolution in developer productivity. There will also be a beer tasting featuring some of the UK’s best craft beers. Use the code OpenUK for 15% off the ticket price.

The DEVOPS Conference – Global, London
2024-03-14
Amanda will draw on OpenUK’s recent research and report on AI (to be published early 2024) and the discussions at State of Open Con 24 in early February, to bring the most current thinking to the audience in a cohesive way as she considers the risk of Open in AI and the risk AI poses to Open Source.
Learn more here: https://www.thedevopsconference.com/

OpenUK London Meetup #12: AI and Open Source (HYBRID)
2024-03-12 18:30 - 20:45 UTC | Avanade, 30 Fenchurch St, London, City of London, EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
Join us on Tuesday 12 March for our 12th OpenUK London community meetup! Last year saw the rise of Generative AI. So many of those projects are based on open source software and open data. What have you been building? What open source tools have been helping you be more productive?
6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring giveaways to contribute or trade!)
7:00 pm: Warmup panel on Open Source AI Policy with Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK
7:30 pm: It’s demo time! (livestream begins) Show us what you’ve built or contributed to or just open source projects related to AI that you just love! We’d love to get people signed up ahead if you’d like to message Jen. So far, we will have:

Robert Castelo demoing some new AI features for Drupal
Bettina Moltrecht, PhD, demoing Harmony NLP for Mental Health Data
Suyash Joshi demoing MagicalHand
Someone demoing AI features developed by the Green Software Foundation

More to come including…maybe YOU?
8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.
Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.

The Turing Way Practitioners Hub Showcase Event
2024-03-06 09:30 - 17:00 UTC | The Alan Turing Institute, British Library, 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB, British Library, 96 Euston Rd., London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
Join us at The Turing Way Practitioners Hub Showcase Event for a special showcase featuring case studies, expert panels, and attendee-led discussions on the co-adoption of open source and AI.
Date: 6 March 2024
Time: 09:30 am – 5:00 pm GMT
Location: Online/Hybrid
Register here: The Turing Way Practitioners Hub Showcase Event | The Alan Turing Institute
Engage in insightful panel discussions:
1. “Demystifying AI for Sectors”
2. “Leveraging Knowledge from Growing Sectors”
Participate in group discussions on open source, reproducibility, and inclusive collaboration in data science and AI.
The Turing Way Practitioners Hub, supported by Innovate UK BridgeAI, is more than a forum—it’s a dynamic space for industry practitioners to collaborate on cutting-edge AI practices.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate, learn, and express your interest in being a part of the second Cohort!

Foss Backstage 2024
2024-03-04 08:00 - 2024-03-05 17:00 UTC | bUm – Raum für solidarisches Miteinander, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21 10999 Berlin, Berlin, 10999, Germany
What makes an Open Source project flourish?
We want to encourage more discourse about the non-coding aspects of successful open source projects. Join us to learn more about what goes on behind the stages of Free and Open Source Software! The sixth edition of FOSS Backstage will take place in Berlin (and online) on 4th and 5th March 2024.

Join us for an extra day!

On March 6th we want to gather everyone interested in User Experience & Design within Free and Open Source software projects for our new sub-event FOSS Backstage Design!
https://24.foss-backstage.de/foss-backstage-design/

Cross Cloud Spaces Workshop 2024
2024-02-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | W Barcelona, Passeig de Joan de Borbó Barcelona, Barcelona, 08039, Spain
Cross Cloud Spaces Workshop 2024

True multi-cloud services, data and apps | February 26, 2024 | Barcelona

Join us at the Open Services Cloud Event for the Cross Cloud Space Workshop, where you can discover how true multi-cloud services, data, and apps enhance cloud interoperability, ultimately boosting the competitiveness and digital sovereignty of the EU.

OpenUK London Meetup #11: Open Source Community
2024-02-20 18:30 - 20:45 UTC | Avanade, 30 Fenchurch St, London, City of London, EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
Join us on Tuesday 20th February for our 11th OpenUK London community meetup! Following up what will sure be a community-centric, fun and informative State of Open Con earlier this month, we think it only makes sense to focus on what makes open source unique – it’s community!
Join us to work together to discuss what makes an open source community, how you can better participate in them, and how you can help people grow within a sustainable open source community.
Save the date now!
6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
7:00 pm: Warmup (livestream begins). Community members Salman Shah and Abinash N Ramesh will kick off a conversation on open source community sustainability.
7:30 pm: Breakout workshop Post-it time! Let’s talk community cultivation tactics following Mozilla’s Mountain of Engagement – Discovery, First Contact, Participation, Sustained Participation, Networked Participation, Leadership – what is needed at each stage of engagement? Technical and non-technical contributions?
8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.
Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.

State of Open Con 24
2024-02-06 08:00 - 2024-02-07 17:00 UTC | The Brewery, 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SA, United Kingdom
The UK conference for “Open Technology” – open source software, open hardware, open data, open innovation, open AI and open standards.
SOOCon25 brings together Enterprise, Public Sector, Government, Academia and Open Technology communities and businesses in one event.

FOSDEM 2024
2024-02-03 08:00 - 2024-02-04 17:00 UTC
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don’t need to register. Just turn up and join in!

OpenUK Scotland, Glasgow Meetup
2024-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | BBC Scotland 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, United Kingdom
The next OpenUK Scotland Meetup will be hosted at BBC, Pacific Quay on Wednesday, January 31st. The talk will be hosted in the viewing theatre on the ground floor.
This meetup has Allie, a Libera.chat staffer giving us a deep dive into the inner workings of the network.
Libera.chat is bustling hub of open-source collaboration. It’s not just an IRC network; it’s the vibrant beating heart of some of the largest open-source communities globally. In this discussion, we explore the intricate infrastructure supporting this network and uncover the complexities involved in running a platform that serves these dynamic communities.
We will be having another speaker as well. To be announced!

OpenUK London #10: OKRs and Goal-Setting
2024-01-23 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Avanade, 30 Fenchurch St, London, City of London, EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
Details

Join OpenUK on Tuesday 16th January for our tenth OpenUK community meetup – and first of the new year! We will talk about goal setting for your open source communities and businesses, and specifically Objectives and Key Results aka OKRs.
6:30pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
7:15pm: Goal-setting Fishbowl
Five seats at the front of the room, with one always empty. If a fifth sits down, one of the others gets up. A continuous discussion that flows around a topic. Anyone is welcome to jump right into the “bowl” at any time with questions, topics or responses. (Live stream will also allow remote joiners to participate, just raise your hand and we’ll add you)
8:00pm: Breakout OKRs workshop, facilitated by 1ovmany‘s Erin Davies and Sammy Cranwell
8:45-9pm: Raffle winner announcement, cleanup and see-ya-next-time.
Every attendee – online or in person – can choose to put their name forward into a prize draw to win a free ticket to the Second Annual State of Open Con taking place on 7-8 February, 2024, in central London. Just another reason not to miss this epic night!
Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.

OSS Beer London
2024-01-18 19:00 - 22:00 UTC
Evidently AI, Syntasso, Atomico and Runa Capital join forces for a casual “git together” in London for open source startup founders, executives and community leaders.
​Get ready for an evening of insightful conversations, networking and free beers!
​If you’re a startup founder or just active in the open source community, this is an event you won’t want to miss: come join us and let’s raise a toast to our vibrant OSS community!
​The event space is limited, so open-source founders are approved for participation on a first come, first served basis!

Developing the future UK tech sector through open source contributions
2024-01-17 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | House of Commons Committee Room G, Houses of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
As the UK seeks to become the next Silicon Valley it faces the challenge of a skills gap. Talent flight and migration has always attracted UK talent to the US. Whilst this is typical of all countries a common language has made this more apparent in respect of UK talent.
Open source software offers individuals based anywhere in the UK with a device, connectivity, and basic education in tech the opportunity to develop and hone their skills through code and other contributions to open source projects.
As they contribute to projects they build a living CV on GitHub etc. This and their progress can be seen by users of these projects and GitHub across the planet.
With the ability to remote work, open source employees are based globally and work for top international companies from High Tech to start-ups across the world, and particularly the Bay Area where open source is best understood as forming the basis of today’s digital world.
By building this living CV on GitHub UK-based talent may move from being part of the open source community to employed individuals leveraging the skills they have honed in open source with their global employers. Many will go on to build careers as part of the global tech sector despite remaining in the UK.
These individuals crew the open source submarine under the UK’s digital economy and in 2022 27% of UK tech sector Gross Value Add (GVA) came from them and UK based open source companies. This number has the potential to grow to benefit the UK economy whilst at the same time we see talent flight stemmed.
OpenUK has been building awareness of the UK-based open source businesses and individuals contributing both code and other skills to global open source projects, products and companies. The UK is number one in Europe in terms of the number of contributors to open source software and lines of code contributed. You can see more in its reports, particularly its 2023 Skills report, OpenUK Reports
For the agenda, please register on EventBrite

AI.dev | Open Source GenAI & ML Summit, San Jose
2023-12-12 08:00 - 2023-12-13 17:00 UTC
AI.dev is a nexus for developers delving into the intricate realm of open source generative AI and machine learning. At the heart of this event is the belief that open source is the engine of innovation in AI. By uniting the brightest developers from around the world, we aim to ignite discussions, foster collaborations, and shape the trajectory of open source AI.

Tech Rocks Summit
2023-12-07 - 2023-12-08 | 35 Rue Saint-Marc, 75002 Paris, France
Amanda Brock will be Keynote at Tech Rocks in Paris in October. This year, the 7th edition of the Tech.Rocks Summit will take place on October 7 and 8, 2023!

Open Source Experience 2023
2023-12-06 - 2023-12-07
Dec 6-7, 2023
Paris, France

GeoCom 2023, London
2023-12-05

Saudi Data and AI Authority’s Saudi Data Forum, 27 November, JW Marriott Riyadh
2023-11-27

OpenUK meet-up in Edinburgh
2023-11-22 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Scottish Widows, 69 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 1HL
Join OpenUK meet-up in Edinburgh on 22nd November 2023 from 6 to 9PM.

Host:
Craig Wylie, Engineering Lead in Cloud, Lloyds Banking Group @TheWylieKyote

Speakers:
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK @AmandaBrockUK
Mike McQuaid, CTO and Co-Founder, Workbrew @MikeMcQuaid

Attendance at this event is subject to our Privacy Policy & Code of Conduct

OpenUK London #9: Platform Engineering
2023-11-21 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Avanade, 30 Fenchurch St, London, City of London, EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
Join OpenUK on Tuesday 21 November for our ninth OpenUK community meetup! We will talk about the hot topic of 2023: platform engineering! How do we use it to do more with less? To increase developer productivity? To facilitate a conversation between engineering and business? How do we create a product that our internal devs actually want to use? How do you find your minimal viable platform? How do you measure the developer experience?
6:30pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat.
7:15pm: We will kick off with a panel on the state of platform engineering with OpenCredo’s Nicki Watt, DevRel Daniel Bryant, Syntasso’s Cat Morris, all who have been there, done that (will be live-streamed)
8:00pm: Breakout Platform-as-a-Product workshop, facilitated by Tyk’s Richard Johnston (We can do a virtual breakout too!)
8:45-9pm: Raffle winner announcement, cleanup and goodbyes.
Every attendee – online or in person – can choose to put their name forward into a prize draw to win a free ticket to the Second Annual State of Open Con taking place on 7-8 February, 2024, in central London. So this won’t be a night to be missed!
Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events, you can join our Newsletter.

State of Open: The UK in 2023 Report Launch
2023-11-21 08:30 - 10:30 UTC | BFI Cinema Stephen Streeet, United Kingdom
State of Open: “Skills or Bust” Documentary and Report Launch
OpenUK had a private event at BFI Cinema in Stephen Street for a discussion on the findings of the State of Open: The UK in 2023 Phase 3: “Skills or Bust” and State of Open: “Skills or Bust” Documentary.

Future of AI Summit 2023
2023-11-15 08:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 UTC | 155 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom
5-16 November 2023
Powering the next business revolution
In-Person & Digital | etc Venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London | #FTFutureofAI
Don’t get left behind
Everyone is talking about AI. The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, an easy-to-use interface that generates original content in a matter of seconds, has crystalised its potential. Advocates predict it will revolutionise business operations, bring major productivity gains and hard-to-compete-with advantage. Its critics cite ethical concerns, worries about scaling bias, and the impact of AI on jobs. Will AI live up to its promise? Discover what all the fuss is about and properly evaluate the AI opportunity at our flagship Future of AI.
How is AI being used to boost productivity and profits? Should you invest in AI tech now, or would it be better to wait? Is it better to develop in-house talent to build AI capability, collaborate with a specialist AI partner, or outsource it entirely? How do you achieve company-wide commitment to making AI the backbone of your business? Are your customers ready? Have you got the right governance structures in place? Get the big picture as well as clear lines of sight from early adopters on how best to explain, apply, govern, integrate, scale, and commercialise AI, wherever you are on your AI Journey.
Featuring:
In conversation: The AI Divide – Will data inequality destroy healthy competition? (16 Nov 2023)
Generating AI’s game-changing future products and services requires large quantities of data, which may create a market problem. How do smaller companies that can’t afford big data sets compete? Are there cheaper ways to develop large language models (LLMs)?
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Seth Dobrin, Member of the Board, AI Governance Board, former Chief AI Officer, IBM
Moderator: Murad Ahmed, Technology News Editor, Financial Times

SFSCon
2023-11-10 - 2023-11-11
Nov 10-11, 2023
Bolzano, Italy

ODI Summit 2023
2023-11-07 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online
A panel discussion – exploring the issue of derivative works, IP, copyright, licensing etc. across multiple sectors, including the arts and wider creative industries, the geospatial world, architecture, academia, music and a host of others. Creative industries are especially concerned with developments in gen AI – but they are not the only ones thinking about how to protect their interests, whilst deploying new technologies.
Chair: Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Guests:
Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, Google
Prof Christiane Wenderhorst, University of Vienna & Project Lead, GPAI
Vik Khurana, Partner & Specialist in Commercial Technology Law, Bristows
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