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⏰ Don’t miss your chance to join OFE's largest event and participate in the high-level policy discussions on open source, innovation, AI, and more. Express your interest to join us by 15 December. ↘️Check our website for more information: summit.openforumeurope.org

The OFE Team warmly welcomes the new College of Commissioners as it embarks on the next five-year mandate.🌟 We are looking forward to fruitful collaboration to advance the European innovation and open source ecosystem. Here’s to a new chapter of digital transformation!💻💡

🎉 OFE is proud to partner in launching @EuOSAcademy & European Open Source Awards! 🏅 Celebrating open source excellence & Europe's digital sovereignty. The inaugural Awards ceremony will take place on Jan 30, 2025, in Brussels. 🌟 Learn more: europeanopensource.academy

🌐 How can Europe’s public sector strengthen collaboration in open innovation? Join our panel at the Summit to explore trends, tools, and strategies shaping open digital governance. ↘️ Visit the Summit website for the full agenda: lnkd.in/eRarQGwFLearn #OpenInnovation

🚨 Last week to submit your talk proposals for the FOSDEM 2025 Devroom on "Open Source in the European Legislative Landscape"! 📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 2024, 11:59 CET. Topics: EU digital acts, funding, procurement, & more. Details & submission: lnkd.in/e4cu4qCH

Open source security is crucial and we are committed to creating a safer ecosystem for everyone. 👉Read the full announcement: lnkd.in/eqsARhhu

We are happy to announce that OFE is an Ecosystem Partner of the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund! We are proud to help improve open source security and to collaborate with other industry leaders to make an impact. #GitHub #GitHubSecure #SupplyChainSecurity #opensource

Join the consultation to refine the European Commission's OSOR Handbook! Share your insights to improve this guide for open source in the public sector. 👉 Register for the workshop: lnkd.in/eyZa_FCi 🗓️ Feedback deadline: 30 Nov 💻 Workshop: 12 Dec 9:30-12:30

📲Add your event here: opensourceweek.eu

With this new platform, we are further positioning open technologies at the centre stage of policy discussion in the heart of the EU.

🚀Organising an open technology event around the first week of February 2025? Make sure to add it to the EU Open Source Week platform! opensourceweek.eu

Attendees to the #OFASymposium 2024 are now learning more about open innovation, #OpenData & #SupplyChain dependencies in the OS Economics track, as well as #DigitalPublicGoods, #DigitalCommons, and institutional uses of OS in the OS for the #PublicSector track.

We are coming to you live from #Boston, home of the 2024 edition of the #OFASymposium. We have a full day ahead of us @D3Harvard, filled with exciting presentation & keynotes! Right now, we are live with Thematic Blocks on Funding and Diversifying OS! #OpenSource #Research

🚀 The OpenForum Academy Symposium 2024 has officially began at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard. The OFE team is delighted to kick off our leading academic conference on open source research. 🔗Visit the website to discover key papers: symposium.openforumeurope.org

📝As the OFE's flagship event, the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025, approaches, we are delighted to announce that OFE has now published the agenda on the website. ↘️ Visit Summit's website for the full agenda, main keynotes and speakers: summit.openforumeurope.org

Keep an eye out for more information about the inaugural European Open Source Awards Ceremony on 30.01.2025 in Brussels! europeanopensource.academy/awards

OpenForum Europe is honoured to be contributing to the European Open Source Academy and Awards. With this unique initiative, we will establish a sustainable and prestigious institution to elevate the strategic impact of open source on Europe’s economy and digital future.

To express your interest and also check other devrooms, please visit the link below and submit your proposals for talks by 1st December 2024 at 11:59 CET at the latest. softwarefreedom.net/fosdem-25-cfp

We are looking for proposals on the EU current and upcoming legislative work related to Open Source, including core digital policy acts, standardisation, funding and procurement of open source and many more.

📢OFE is excited to share the Call for Participation in the devroom on Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond. This FOSDEM devroom is directed towards developers and policymakers to discuss the impact of policy on the Open Source community.