Events

This year’s Digital Summit, which has the theme ‘Digital Germany – Innovative. Sovereign. International’, will take place in Frankfurt am Main on 21 and 22 October. The Federal Government will use the event to debate major forward-looking topics such as digital innovation, digital sovereignty and international cooperation with over 1,500 participants from business, science, civil...

OpenFest is the largest Bulgarian conference dedicated to free culture, free and open-source software, and free sharing of knowledge - a festival of free creativity. The motto of OpenFest is "Let's share the freedom!" The goal of OpenFest is to popularize projects created using free and open-source softwarе and be a forum for the exchange...

The South Tyrol Free Software Conference, SFSCON, is one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. SFSCON promotes the use of Free Software in digital infrastructures as a tool to achieve greater innovation and competitiveness. Here decision-makers and developers meet, learn and get inspired.

FOSSCOMM 2024 is coming to Thessaloniki, Greece on 9-10 November. FOSSCOMM is an annual conference that celebrates the vibrant FOSS community in Greece. Organized entirely by volunteers, this event brings together developers, enthusiasts, and advocates to share their knowledge, showcase their projects, and explore the latest trends in the world of open source technology.

Open Source in the Global Digital Economy The OFA Symposium is the only academic conference covering questions relating to the social, political and economic impact of Open Source. The Symposium enables the linking of research agendas, growth of the research community, and the understanding of the societal value of Open Source. The 2023 edition of...

In recent decades, society has become increasingly digital, creating new opportunities and possibilities but also challenges: digitalisation is changing our lives, and we are changing digitalisation. There is a continuous interaction between how people and society respond to new technological possibilities and the demands, questions and wishes that people and society place on technology. Choices...

Supported by Systematic Paris-Region, Open Source Experience is the Tech – Usage – Business event dedicated to Open Source IT solutions, bringing together over 6,000 professionals and players in the digital sector over 2 days! Open Source Experience focuses on open source technologies, solutions and challenges in France and Europe, and highlights the driving role of open source...

Indo-French Workshop on Data Spaces, Digital Public Infrastructures and AI Regulation An Indo-French contribution to the AI ACTION Summit, where France will host Heads of State and Government, gathering leaders of international organizations, CEOs of small and large companies, representatives of academia, non-governmental organizations, artists and members of civil society. The event will take place...

Open Source for Responsible and Trustworthy AI : ''decoding'' the potential of European Open Source Community This webinar marks the launch of a series dedicated to exploring and highlighting the contributions of open source to European digital sovereignty and competitiveness.  The webinar is taking place on 15 January 2025, from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET), via Zoom. The link...

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...

NGI Commons webinar: Digital Commons towards digital sovereignty in Europe Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into the vibrant landscape of Digital Commons initiatives across Europe and their role in increasing the continent’s digital autonomy. This first edition of a series of webinars, which will be held between January 2025 and December 2026....

Learn about open source project health metrics and tools used by open source projects, communities, and engineering teams to track and analyze their community work. This conference will provide a venue for discussing open source project health, CHAOSS updates, use cases, and hands-on workshops for developers, community managers, project managers, and anyone interested in measuring...