OpenUK

Book launch: ‘The Atomic Human - understanding ourselves in the age of AI’
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Bush House, Strand Campus, London, Bush House, Strand Campus, London, United Kingdom
Book launch: ‘The Atomic Human – understanding ourselves in the age of AI’

The Centre for data Futures celebrates the publication of ‘The Atomic Human’ by Professor Neil Lawrence with a cross-disciplinary conversation.
Professor Sylvie Delacroix, Director of the Centre for Data Futures, will host a conversation with Neil about The Atomic Human, whose publication comes at a pivotal point in the so-called ‘AI revolution’. What does it take for us to not only choose but carve out a future where ‘AI is a tool for us’? Who does the ‘us’ stand for? Does the fact that this revolution is powered by a resource -data- that largely comes from us change anything?
Extract from The Atomic Human’s synopsis:
‘‘By contrasting our capabilities with machine intelligence, The Atomic Human reveals the technical origins, capabilities and limitations of AI systems, and how they should be wielded. Not just by the experts, but ordinary people. Understanding this will enable readers to choose the future we want – either one where AI is a tool for us, or where we become a tool of AI’

Schedule:
19:00: A conversation with Neil Lawrence including a Q&A
20:00: Drinks Reception

CommCon London 2024
2024-06-05 08:00 - 2024-06-06 17:00 UTC | Cloudflare, 6th Floor, Riverside Building, The County Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7PB, Cloudflare, London, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom
London
Wed 5 June & Thu 6 June
Join us in the heart of London for two days of CommCon goodness: a day of hacking (Wed 5 June) and a day of technical talks (Thu 6 June).
Bringing all the same cutting edge knowledge and good vibes that you’d expect from a CommCon full-scale residential, don’t miss out on this small-but-perfectly-formed event.
Sponsoring
Want to sponsor? We’d love that! Here’s some more info on opportunities.
Speakers
Check out our speaker list for all our London speakers and a list of their talks.

IP Essentials for Early Career Researchers
2024-05-31 09:30 - 15:00 UTC | Digital Catapult Centre, 101 Euston Road, London, NW1 2RA, United Kingdom
REASON are hosting a workshop on IP Essentials for Early Career Researchers, led by Dan Warren (Samsung).
Agenda
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Intro from Dan Warren
10.05 ‘IP basics’ – Ean Davies, Appleyard Lees
11.00 Coffee
11.30 ‘IP realities’ – Phil Hodges, Ericsson
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Panel on IP exploitation routes – panel members tbd.
14.50 Closing comments from Dan Warren
15.00 End of event
Full details and registration can be found on our Eventbrite page

AI for Good Global Summit
2024-05-30 08:00 - 2024-05-31 17:00 UTC | International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Place des Nations 1211 Geneva 20, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
Enabling openness in the AI ecosystem: An interactive workshop
30 May | Geneva
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Melinda Claybaugh, Director of Privacy Policy, Meta
Marie McAuliffe, Head of the Migration Research & Publications Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Recent breakthroughs in AI, and generative AI in particular, have demonstrated what those developing these technologies have long known – they have the potential to help people do incredible things, create a new era of economic and social opportunity, and give individuals, creators, and organizations new ways to express themselves and connect with people. As the global community seeks to address global challenges by building applications that work toward societal benefit, it’s important to consider the role Open Source AI can play in the AI ecosystem. This workshop will consider different perspectives on the benefits and facilitate an interactive discussion surrounding these emerging opportunities. This workshop will include breakout discussions on policy and implementation.

OPEN SOURCE FOUNDERS SUMMIT 2024
2024-05-27 - 2024-05-28 | 159 Quai de Valmy, 75010 Paris, France, 159 Quai de Valmy, 75010, Paris, France
Open source companies face challenges and opportunities that proprietary software companies never encounter. General startup programs, investors and your own employees often won’t understand how to navigate these challenges or take advantage of the opportunities unless they have open source experience. The open source founders summit gives founders a place to learn from each other and support each other in building open source companies.
Event Details:
— It’s invite-only, in the hopes that OSFS2024 can really create an environment that allows people to be vulnerable and honest
— It’s focused on a broad view of open source companies, including DevTools and non-devtools, venture-backed and bootstrapped companies
— It’s interactive by design — there’s talks in the mornings and interactive break-out workshops in the afternoons

OpenUK Digital Meetup #1: Maintainers, Maintainers, Maintainers!
2024-05-22 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Online
Join us on Wednesday 22nd May for the FIRST OpenUK Online Meetup, our online-only event for OpenUK community members.
This will be a lunch-time webinar, where you’ll get to hear from maintainers about their highs and lows about working in the open, which ties into May being GitHub’s Maintainer Month. The event will not be recorded.
Our speakers to be announced in the next couple of weeks.
Agenda:
1200 Start
1205 Let’s hear from maintainers about the joys and not-so-joyous parts of maintaining
1245 Questions
1300 End
To make it easier to chat as a group of remote folks, we’ll use the #online-meetup-chatter channel on the OpenUK Slack for live event discussion.
By registering the attendee confirms their acceptance of OpenUK’s privacy policy [https://openuk.uk/privacy-policy/]
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.

Stockholm Tech Show 2024
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23 | Arne Beurlings Torg 5 Kista Sweden, Arne Beurlings Torg 5 Kista Sweden
22 – 23 May, 2024 | Sweden
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK, Headline Speaker, “Innovating the future with open source software”
50% discount on the conference ticket. Use LINK

OpenUK London Meetup #14: Cybersecurity
2024-05-21 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Online
Join us on Tuesday 21st May for our 14th OpenUK London community meetup, where we will be talking about all things Cybersecurity. And bring swag to swap!
Please update your RSVP to online if you can no longer join us in-person.
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: Common Cloud Controls Project Demo which aims to develop a unified set of cybersecurity, resiliency, and compliance controls for common services across the major cloud service providers (CSPs). Demo by Adrian Hammond followed by QnA. (Livestream/Recording starts now.)
7:15 pm: State of Open Source Security Panel with Dominique Top, Sal Kimmich, Spyros Gasteratos, Francesco Cipollone. (Livestream/Recording ends after panel.)
7:50 pm: TBA interactive breakout workshop
8:30-8:45 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 and yummy pizza!
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.

OpenUK Research and Reporting Show and Tell 17 May 2024
2024-05-17 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
OpenUK Research and Reporting Show and Tell 17 May 2024

Opportunity to see the best of global research and reporting in open source software at OpenUK’s regular Research & Reporting Show and Tell.
Fri, 17 May 2024 16:00 – 17:30 BST

Agenda

Host – Dr Jennifer Barth
16:00 – 16:30 “CHAOSS” Project Research and Metrics, Dr Dawn Foster, CHAOSS

16:30 – 17:00 “EPAM” Reporting, Chris Howard, EPAM
17:00 – 17:30 “OpenUK Survey and Economics of Open Source Report”, Dr Jennifer Barth, Symmetry Research

Assets
Chris Howard’s EPAM Reporting

PyCon US Pennsylvania 2024
2024-05-15 - 2024-05-23 | 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA, Pennsylvania, United States
At PyCon US 2024, you will find an amazing program filled with pre-conference tutorials and sponsor presentations, 90+ of our community’s best talks, which includes our Charlas track, brilliant keynote speakers, posters on display, a lively Expo Hall filled with our incredible Sponsors’ booths, and our famed lightning talks on each main conference day. Following the conference days, there are 4 days of sprints that are free to all attendees and offer an opportunity for anyone to collaborate and contribute to a project even if it is their first time.
PyCon US offers a whole host of events such as the Job Fair, Summits, Open Spaces, and PyLadies Auction, and don’t forget about the ‘hallway’ track, which brings together Python users from around the world.
To include as many Python users as possible, PyCon US 2024 will offer the online attendance option again this year for anyone who cannot join us in person. PyCon US Online will include live streams of all talks and keynote sessions during the main conference days via the PyCon US 2024 virtual platform, Hubilo.

LinaroConnect Madrid 2024
2024-05-14 - 2024-05-17 | Melia Avenida America, Melia Avenida America, Madrid, Spain
LinaroConnect Madrid 2024
14 – 17 May | Madrid, Spain
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Keynote: “Open Source Under Threat!”

CYBERUK 2024 | The UK government's flagship cyber security event
2024-05-13 08:00 - 2024-05-15 17:00 UTC | The ICC Birmingham, 8 Centenary Sq, Birmingham, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
CYBERUK 2024, The UK government’s flagship cyber security event

CYBERUK 2024: Future Tech, Future Threat, Future Ready

CYBERUK is the UK government’s flagship cyber security event, hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre. It convenes over 2,000 cybersecurity leaders and professionals each year for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration.
For the first time, CYBERUK is coming to the West Midlands and its thriving cyber community.
Join international leaders and technical experts at the ICC Birmingham from 13 – 15 May to examine the theme ‘Future Tech, Future Threat, Future Ready‘. Learn about cutting-edge developments, and explore how your peers plan to respond quickly to the threats and opportunities of rapidly developing technology.
Places are selling out fast for CYBERUK 2024 – make sure to secure your ticket today.

Apply to attend

TRANSFORM Bern 2024
2024-05-08 09:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Rathaus Bern, Rathausplatz 2, Rathaus Bern, Rathausplatz 2, Bern, Sweden
8 May | Bern, Switzerland
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
Keynote: “Opening the public sector to the future”

Devoxx UK 2024
2024-05-08 - 2024-05-10 | Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London. N1 0QH, United Kingdom
A global gathering of the developer community awaits in London at Devoxx UK 2024. Inspiring speakers from across the globe will delve into vital developer-focused topics, sharing the latest technological advancements.
Attendees are invited to explore fascinating ideas, expand their knowledge, and elevate their skills. The event aims to empower developers to reach their full potential.

EARLY TICKETS: SALES CLOSE IN 17 DAYS!
There are less than 3 weeks left to get your hands on discounted tickets. Buy an Early Ticket by March 1st to save £110.
Come as a group and save even more!
Buy 10 or more tickets to receive an extra 10% discount
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RustNL 2024
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | Lijm en Cultuur, Rotterdamseweg 272, 2628 AT Delft, The Netherlands, Netherlands
Two days of talks and workshops
Interaction space and plenty of breaks to talk
450 students, professionals, companies and individuals

GOSIM Conference Netherlands 2024
2024-05-06 | Lijm & Cultuur Rotterdamseweg 272, 2628 AT Delft, The Netherlands, Lijm & Cultuur Rotterdamseweg 272, 2628 AT Delft, The Netherlands
The global tech landscape is replete with innovations, and much of its foundation is built upon the ethos of open source collaboration. At the forefront of championing this collaboration stands GOSIM, a platform dedicated to nurturing the brightest grassroots open-source projects from their inception to maturity.
‍GOSIM emerged from the shared vision of a global open-source community. Organized by and for the community, this entirely volunteer-based endeavor has one prime objective: to provide a stage where innovative open-source projects can shine, collaborate, and evolve. It’s not just a platform; it’s a movement. One that wholeheartedly embraces an open, diverse, and inclusive culture. If a project is global, innovative, grass roots ,and open-source, it has found its home at GOSIM.

OCP Regional Summit
2024-04-24 - 2024-04-25 | Lisbon, Portugal
The OCP Regional Summit brings together EMEA technical and business leadership along with the OCP Community to address important and emerging challenges such as rising concerns around data center sustainability, including energy efficiency and heat-reuse, to learn how hyperscale DC operator innovations can be part of the solution, and showcase deployments of OCP recognized data center equipment in EMEA.
Academic Passes are also available and gives FREE access to keynotes, technical sessions, Future Technologies Symposium, Expo Hall, Innovation Village and FTS Tech Demos.
To apply for an Academic Pass, here is the Academic Pass Request Form (also available on the OCP Regional Summit’s Registration page): https://lnkd.in/eGuSHUrz

OpenUK London Meetup #13: Jobs in Open Source (LONDON)
2024-04-23 18:30 - 20:45 UTC | Avanade, 30 Fenchurch St, London, City of London, EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
Join us on Tuesday 23 April for our 13th OpenUK London community meetup! We’re helping each other find work and our next colleagues! Open source does not have to be unpaid work!
6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
Check out and add to our Giant Job Board! Please print any awesome roles you know that are available in the UK or remote on an A4 and bring it. Bonus if you include a QR code! Recruiters and hiring managers are welcome – we’ve a great community you should hire from!
7:00 pm: Panel discussion on the different kinds of paid work opportunities with open source and how people can turn volunteer contributions into their next paid gigs. How do you contribute relevant OSS work that will help you get your next job? Bring questions! This will not be recorded so it’s a safe space for everyone.
Panelists include:
Isabelle Fernandes, recruiter, Avanade
Robert Hutchinson, career coach
Adam Sowter, founder/recruiter, Evantis Technology
7:30 pm: Afsha is going to share the amazing work that the non-profit CodeYourFuture is doing and how you can get involved!
7:40 pm: Speed Networking! Make sure your LinkedIn is up to date and ready to scan or whatever way you can make the most out of this community helping each other!
8:20-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.
Check out the online resource Open Source Job Hub!
Due to the sensitive nature of folks looking for work, we will not be recording or livestreaming this event. Thanks for understanding.
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 and yummy pizza!
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.

Open Source Summit 2024 North America
2024-04-16 08:00 - 2024-04-18 17:00 UTC
Open Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and gain knowledge, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem. It is the gathering place for open-source code and community contributors.
Open Source Summit is a conference umbrella, composed of a collection of events covering the most important technologies, topics, and issues affecting open source today.
Dr. Dawn Foster, Director of Data Science for CHAOSS and Open UK Board Member, will be participating as a speaker at the panel discussions of the event.

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!
FOSS Backstage Design
