Events

Upcoming Events:

“Exploring a US OSPO: The Workshop” (June 8, 2023 | Washington, DC | In-Person)
“Open Tech After Work – DC happy Hour” (June 8, 2023 | Washington, DC | In-Person)

Prior Events:

OSPO++ members have both hosted and spoken at many conferences about Open Source Program Offices. Here is a selection of recent talks:

• OSPOCon EU – October 6, 2023
  • The Political Potential of OSPOs – Clare Dillon (Mosslabs), Astor Nummelin Carlberg (Open Forum Europe)
• OSPOCon – September 27-30, 2021
  • University-based Open Source Program Offices – Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University
  • Open@RIT, Creation of a University OSPO and the First Year’s Lessons Learned – Stephen Jacobs, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Discussion: How Government OSPOs Deliver Value for Citizens at Scale – Astor Nummelin-Carlberg (Open Forum Europe), Maurizio Maria Gazzola (United Nations), Clare Dillon (Mosslabs), Mala Kumar (Github), Gijs Hillenius (European Commission)
  • Amplifying University Research Impact with Open Source Stephanie Lieggi & Carlos Maltzahn (Center for Research In Open Source Software, UC Santa Cruz)
  • The OSPO as a Construct for Global Change – Danese Cooper, Nearform
• US National Academies of Science Engineering & Medicine – September 30, 2023
  • Developing a Toolkit for Fostering Open Science Practices: Proceedings of a Workshop Release Event

Seminars

OSPO++ has been running the Impactful Open Source Seminar series this year, inviting expert speakers to come and share their knowledge of open source and how to best implement open source in universities, cities, and governments.

See more here

Complete Talk Listing

• United Nations Web TV – September 23, 2023
  • United Nations – From Open Software to Open Culture – Opportunities…
• UN 76th Session – Side Conference Sept 2021
  • From Open Software to Open Culture – Opportunities and challenges of open source to support the United Nation mandate
• Open Apereo 2021
  • OA21 Plenary: Open Source Program Offices in Higher Education
• OFE & OSPO++ 2021
  • OSPOs in Government
• Open Forum Europe’s Open Source Policy Series 2021
  • The Case for OSPOs in Government and Academia
• OFE’s EU Open Source Policy Summit 2021
  • OSPOs Everywhere: Universities, Governments and Businesses
• Essential Open Source Software for Science 2020
  • Keynote: The Potential of University-Based Open Source Programs Offices
• All Things Open 2020
  • Panel Discussion: Education and Open Source – Danese Cooper, Ellen Spertus, Greg Hislop, Heidi Ellis
  • How OSPOs can Accelerate National Innovation Agendas – Clare Dillon
  • Rise of the OSPO in Industry, Academia & Municipal Gov. – Nejia Lanouar, Clare Dillon, Jacob Green
• Open Source and Ireland’s Innovation Ecosystem 2020
  • Keynote
• Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe 2020
  • Exploration of OSPOs in EU Government
  • Using OSPOs to Catapult Ireland into Open Source
  • Birth of OSPO++: Open Source Program Offices for Governments, Cities and Research Institutions
  • Open Source Mindset to Mindflex – How Flexing Perceptions of OSS Can Change the World
• FOSS Backstage 2020
  • The Culture of Open Source between Institutions
• Open Source Business Forum 2020
  • How Open Source can Accelerate National Digital Transformation Initiatives – Clare Dillon, MossLabs
• EclipseCon 2020
  • Rise of the Open Source Program Office in Industry Academia & Municipal Government
• Baltimore Data Week 2020
  • Trust, Open Source, and Baltimore
• FOSDEM 2020
  • How FOSS Can Revolutionize Municipal Governments
• All Things Open 2019
  • Organizing Open Source for Cities
• BWOpen 2019
  • The Johns Hopkins University OSPO
  • OSPO Collaboration Network
• Global Tech Jam – Sept 2019
  • Regional Open Source Program Offices

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