The year is racing by and as we head into summer we have some exciting work ongoing at OpenUK.
Our Annual Survey, again pushes boundaries to establish data for the UK with respect to the impact of open source software, and the economy, not yet available for any other country, as we continue to reflect on the UK’s role as a centre of excellence in open source. You can play your part by:
– taking 15 minutes to complete our survey;
– sharing the survey on social media; and
– directly asking anyone based in the UK to complete the survey.
As we seek a clear snapshot of open source in the UK, we are looking for people working in public and private sector, in tech and outside it, and also including our colleagues who are currently out of work.
The survey outputs will shape our Phases 2-4 State of Open: The UK in 2023 reports.
Please do support our work and complete the survey and share! Thank you.
State of Open: The UK in 2023 Survey
Survey open until midnight UK on 4 June.
Upcoming OpenUK Events
State of Open Subset
State of Open Subset weekly digital talks include topics from across the 7 tracks of State of Open Con. Speakers who didn’t manage to speak at SOOCon23 and topics that we didn’t dive deep into at the conference.
Upcoming episodes include Amanda Brock (30 May) and Carla Gaggini (6 June).
Register for State of Open Subset
All talks are available online after the live date. You can watch all past Subset talks on and follow our YouTube Channel. #stateofopencon
Open Technology for Sustainability Day
Schedule is now live for OpenUK’s free to attend Open Technology for Sustainability Day – Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on 14 September. Free tickets are available now until 10 September at 5pm or while stock lasts.
OpenUK Meet Ups
We have a very special London Meet Up sponsored by Avanade on 22 June with guest host and International Ambassador Bart Farrell, Civo’s Kunal Kushwana speaking alongside a panel hosted by Cheryl Hung. We’ll have swag swap, our sticker table and perhaps some lightening talks.
If you have not spoken before and would like to you can propose yourself as a First-Time Five speaker, and be supported in your first short talk. Rumour has it there will be karaoke afterwards.
Thanks to Dawn Foster & Nikita Koselev, speakers at the May London Meet Up, who focused on community in open source. UK-wide Meet Ups are planned.
If you’d like to involved by giving a talk, organising or volunteering at our Meet Ups contact admin@openuk.uk and Mark Baker, our Chief Meet Up Officer will be in touch.
OpenUK Town Halls
29 June at 8am repeated 5pm will see us sharing an update at our Town Hall – an opportunity to keep up to date with what’s going on at OpenUK and to find out how to get involved. Early Town Hall is recorded and available on our YouTube Channel.
Save the Date – OpenUK Summer Picnic
Mark your calendars for OpenUK’s Summer Picnic happening on 25 June in Regents Park and across the UK. More details shortly
New Blog Post
OpenUK in the Press
UK’s £1BN semiconductor plan branded ‘disappointing’ by chip sector
Industry CFPs
Civo Live
Call for papers deadline 31 May.
Open Source Finance Forum
Call for papers deadline 23 June.
Events OpenUK Will be Attending
CEO Amanda Brock will keynote the Scottish Council for Development and Industry Forum 5-6 June. “Elevating the role of open source software in the Sustainability agenda”
DevOpsDays Birmingham will see an OpenUK stand on 15-16 June at Millennium Point in Birmingham.
CEO Amanda Brock will be keynoting CommCon 19-23 June asking “Will Open Source Fail?”
OpenUK is recruiting!
We are looking for an entry level Community Manger to join OpenUK full time. To apply send a bio and why you are interested in the role to admin@openuk.uk.
Hope the sun is shining where you are.
Cheers,
Amanda
Amanda Brock
CEO, OpenUK
