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Deborah Bryant, OSI's interim ED, will be in Brussels on January 30th for the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026. She will part of the panel "Europe as the World’s Home for Open Source." Register today: https://summit.openforumeurope.org/
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Deborah Bryant, OSI's interim ED, will be in Brussels on January 30th for the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026. She will part of the panel "Europe as the World’s Home for Open Source." Register today: https://summit.openforumeurope.org/
The video recording of the session "Open Source AI and open washing" by OSI Board member Carlo Piana at Luxembourg's Open Source Conference is now available: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/jbPdfztnEcUqDjtn2E1EpQ
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The video recording of the session "Open Source AI and open washing" by OSI Board member Carlo Piana at Luxembourg's Open Source Conference is now available: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/jbPdfztnEcUqDjtn2E1EpQ
Nick Vidal will be representing the OSI at the 10th edition of COSCon to be held in Beijing with the keynote "Open Source Without Borders: The OSI and Kaiyuanshe Journey and the Future Ahead" https://www.bagevent.com/event/8199016
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nick Vidal will be representing the OSI at the 10th edition of COSCon to be held in Beijing with the keynote "Open Source Without Borders: The OSI and Kaiyuanshe Journey and the Future Ahead" https://www.bagevent.com/event/8199016
The OSI is looking forward to contributing to the panel "AI as Global Public Digital Good" at the 10th edition of COSCon to be held in Beijing: https://www.bagevent.com/event/8199016
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The OSI is looking forward to contributing to the panel "AI as Global Public Digital Good" at the 10th edition of COSCon to be held in Beijing: https://www.bagevent.com/event/8199016
This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for a community that builds, shares, and empowers. Open Source is a gift to humankind: created by many, benefiting all. Join OSI and help us protect that gift. https://opensource.org/get-involved
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for a community that builds, shares, and empowers. Open Source is a gift to humankind: created by many, benefiting all. Join OSI and help us protect that gift. https://opensource.org/get-involved
As the Digital Public Goods Alliance's Annual Members Meeting wraps up in Brasilia, we’re thrilled OSI could once again be part of this effort to drive #OpenSource and scale DPGs around the world. https://amm25.digitalpublicgoods.net/
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As the Digital Public Goods Alliance's Annual Members Meeting wraps up in Brasilia, we’re thrilled OSI could once again be part of this effort to drive #OpenSource and scale DPGs around the world. https://amm25.digitalpublicgoods.net/
The Digital Public Goods Alliance's Annual Members Meeting is getting started in Brasilia. The OSI is being represented by Senior US Policy Manager Katie Steen-James and Community Manager Nick Vidal. https://amm25.digitalpublicgoods.net/program
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Digital Public Goods Alliance's Annual Members Meeting is getting started in Brasilia. The OSI is being represented by Senior US Policy Manager Katie Steen-James and Community Manager Nick Vidal. https://amm25.digitalpublicgoods.net/program
Join the OSI as a member or sponsor to help our neutral stewardship of open source licensing and our role in enabling a global community. https://opensource.org/get-involved
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Join the OSI as a member or sponsor to help our neutral stewardship of open source licensing and our role in enabling a global community. https://opensource.org/get-involved
The OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025 will take place next week at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. OSI is joining forces with Open Knowledge Foundation and the DPGA as content partners. https://symposium.openforumeurope.org/
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025 will take place next week at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. OSI is joining forces with Open Knowledge Foundation and the DPGA as content partners. https://symposium.openforumeurope.org/
At SFSCON, be sure to catch up with Simon Phipps and Jordan Maris while enjoying some complimentary cupcakes! Jordan is speaking about CRA and its impact on developers and Open Source stewards today. https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-cra-an-open-source-sustainability-law/
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
At SFSCON, be sure to catch up with Simon Phipps and Jordan Maris while enjoying some complimentary cupcakes! Jordan is speaking about CRA and its impact on developers and Open Source stewards today. https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-cra-an-open-source-sustainability-law/
At SFSCON, Jordan Maris will explain how the CRA will reduce the burden on developers while creating funding opportunities for community projects and a new business model for Open Source companies: https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-cra-an-open-source-sustainability-law/
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
At SFSCON, Jordan Maris will explain how the CRA will reduce the burden on developers while creating funding opportunities for community projects and a new business model for Open Source companies: https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-cra-an-open-source-sustainability-law/
In the upcoming CRAMondays session, OSI EU Policy Analyst Jordan Maris will talk about a new open platform designed to make participation accessible to the wider community. Join us on 27 October: https://orcwg.org/participate/
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In the upcoming CRAMondays session, OSI EU Policy Analyst Jordan Maris will talk about a new open platform designed to make participation accessible to the wider community. Join us on 27 October: https://orcwg.org/participate/
A huge thank you to the brilliant speakers and participants of OSI’s Deep Dive: Data Governance! Missed it? Recordings will be out soon, register today to get notified. https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A huge thank you to the brilliant speakers and participants of OSI’s Deep Dive: Data Governance! Missed it? Recordings will be out soon, register today to get notified. https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
Day 3 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time below is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Day 3 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time below is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
Day 2 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time below is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Day 2 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time below is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
Day 1 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
October 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Day 1 of OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance. Watch live (schedule time is EDT, UTC -4): https://datagovernance.sessionize.com/
Over 350 registrations for OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance conference tomorrow. Will you be joining us? https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Over 350 registrations for OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance conference tomorrow. Will you be joining us? https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
What should open source AI aspire to be? Watch Stefan Baack and Kasia Odrozek's keynote at OSI Deep Dive: Data Governance conference taking place October 1-3. Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What should open source AI aspire to be? Watch Stefan Baack and Kasia Odrozek's keynote at OSI Deep Dive: Data Governance conference taking place October 1-3. Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct 1-3. Lynda Kellam and Mikala Narlock will share "Saving What’s Ours: The Data Rescue Project and the Fight for Public Data". Register at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct 1-3. Lynda Kellam and Mikala Narlock will share "Saving What’s Ours: The Data Rescue Project and the Fight for Public Data". Register at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Jessica Rose will share "Beyond Extraction: Building Community-Centered Speech Data". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Jessica Rose will share "Beyond Extraction: Building Community-Centered Speech Data". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct.1-3. Greg Leppert et al. will present "A new paradigm for publishing library collections: Institutional Books 1.0". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct.1-3. Greg Leppert et al. will present "A new paradigm for publishing library collections: Institutional Books 1.0". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Stella Biderman will present "Building Public Data for LLMs". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Stella Biderman will present "Building Public Data for LLMs". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct 1-3. Chaeyeon Lim will talk about "Bias Transparency in Human-AI Systems: Open Data Governance Frameworks for AIED". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct 1-3. Chaeyeon Lim will talk about "Bias Transparency in Human-AI Systems: Open Data Governance Frameworks for AIED". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance is happening October 1-3. Kasia Chmielinski will introduce "The CLeAR Documentation Framework for AI Transparency: Recommendations for Practitioners". Register for free: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance is happening October 1-3. Kasia Chmielinski will introduce "The CLeAR Documentation Framework for AI Transparency: Recommendations for Practitioners". Register for free: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Lisa Bobbitt will share "How Data Provenance Powers Trustworthy AI". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Lisa Bobbitt will share "How Data Provenance Powers Trustworthy AI". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf