Events

Every year, at the end of January and the beginning of February, thousands of people from Europe and around the world gather in Brussels to discuss open source and open technologies. The main attraction is FOSDEM, Europe’s largest open source conference, which has inspired a range of side events, social activities, and workshops. For those interested...

Join the Simpl Annual Community Event 2026 Join Europe’s data innovation community on 29 January 2026 in Brussels for Simpl’s flagship event, where interoperability moves from principle to practice. Under the theme “Connect and Grow Together”, participants will take stock of the latest updates and help shape Simpl’s next phase. The event will showcase how Simpl supports and...

The home of open source giants and emerging talent, the European Open Source Awards is one of a kind celebration of the leading innovators and contributors in European open source.

Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source Europe is confronting fundamental questions about its digital sovereignty — a concept that now encapsulates the full range of its strategic challenges: competitiveness, market concentration and dependency, and systemic resilience. The 2026 edition of the EU Open Source Policy Summit will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors to...

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don't need to register. FOSDEM takes place at the ULB Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, Europe, Earth. If you aren't...

As part of FOSDEM 2026, which will take place on the 31 January & 1 February 2026, we will be organising a devroom on Open Source & EU Policy. The devroom will take place on Sunday 1st February 2026 and it will cover the full day. The devroom is organised by APELL, Eclipse Foundation, Linux Foundation, Mozilla, OFE, OpenSSF, and the Open Source Initiative....

Open Community Experience. Come together. Contribute. Commit.Open Community Experience is where developers, architects, maintainers, and open source builders meet in real life. After an amazing inaugural event, OCX 2026 brings the global Eclipse Foundation community to Brussels for three days of technical sessions, hands-on learning, real-world problem solving, and the hallway conversations that turn ideas...

The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) is an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. First organised in 2008 by several organisations, government representatives and experts, it fosters dialogue and collaboration with the Internet community on public policy for the Internet – culminating in an annual conference...

Since 1998, the Free Software Days (JdLL) have been the annual gathering for those curious about and passionate about free and liberated digital technology. Originating from a day organised by Linux users at Lyon 1 University, they now comprise a whole series of activities for all audiences, eager to quench their thirst for discovery and...

NGI Commons webinar: Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package: Key Takeaways and Next Steps Join us for this fifth edition of a series of webinars, which started in 2025. This one aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package in 90 minutes. As the European Union just launched its ambitious Tech Sovereignty Package in...

Welcome to Wikimania 2026 in Paris and online! The conference will take place from 21 - 25 July with the theme Freedom, Equity, Reliability (Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité). We're celebrating 25 years since the creation of Wikipedia. Yet the world has never been so dangerous for the free encyclopedia and its entire ecosystem. How can we resist...

Digital sovereignty has risen to the top of policy debates in Europe, and around the world. There is growing interest in Digital Commons as a pathway to sovereignty that centres public value and participation. In this context, calls for sustained public funding of critical digital infrastructure have gained real traction — yet the conversation has...