Linux Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, and OSPO++ Host Event to Accelerate the Impact of Open Source as Digital Public Goods

Multi-stakeholder event drives collaboration among delegates of the United Nations OSPOs for Good symposium.

The Linux Foundation, in partnership with Apache Software Foundation and OSPO++, is excited to host "What's Next for Open Source?," a collection of curated content tracks and workshops focusing on actionable next steps coming out of the United Nations OSPOs for Good 2024 Symposium. Taking place today in New York City, with support from GitHub, Microsoft, and Red Hat, the event will explore opportunities to further open source innovation, security, and collaboration, with the goal of accelerating the use of open source worldwide in a sustainability context. View the full schedule here. 

In addition to hosting organizations and sponsors, What’s Next for Open Source? features content tracks led by numerous open source partner organizations, including Bitergia, CHAOSS, Digital Public Goods Alliance, Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), Open Source Initiative, SAS, TODO Group, and Zentrum Digitale Souveränität.

The event will cover a wide range of topics crucial to the future of open source, with emphasis on the process of building and scaling open source program offices (OSPOs) as hubs for organizational open source success, as well as discussions on how to make open source secure and sustainable for everyone. Attendees will further explore the importance of transparent and open software development, the implications of open source AI, how to leverage open source for social good, and how to facilitate responsible and sustainable development practices.

Attendees will hear opening keynotes from distinguished leaders in the open source community, including:

• Ben Cerveny, President of the Foundation for Public Code, and Jacob Green, Co-founder of OSPO++
• Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director of FINOS & General Manager of Linux Foundation Europe
• Paloma Oliviera, Software Engineer at Sauce Labs OSPO
• Nithya Ruff, Head of the Amazon Open Source Program Office &  Chair of the Linux Foundation Board 
• Dadisi Sanyika, Board President of the CD Foundation
• Ruth Suehle, EVP at Apache Software Foundation & Director of Open Source at SAS

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in the following curated workshops and sessions:

• How to Build an OSPO: Speed Mentoring
• Scaling Community Collaboration: Cities, Communities, Public Administrations
• Open Source & Friends: Mapping Our "For Good" Community
• Define and Measure the Value of Working In the Open
• Open-Source AI: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How to Ensure Responsible Openness
• OSPOs for Good: Dialog on Impact
• Open Source Infrastructure for Social Good
• Safeguarding Our Public Goods, For Everyone

For more information about "What's Next For Open Source," please visit the event website.

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