We're the Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG), a specialist group of the @bcs and the UK's largest #OpenSource professional community.

Joined March 2018
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We'd encourage all with an interest in open technology and #OpenData to come along to @ODCamp this July! Be part of the conversation about the evolving role of open data with experts who set data policy, publish key UK datasets and advocate for data released using open licenses!
#OpenData Camp is coming to Wolverhampton 1st and 2nd of July - come join the the open data conversion in the UK premium, free unconference odcamp.uk/
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The first @risc_v London Meetup of 2023 is 18:30 UTC, tomorrow, 15 Jan, at BCS London and online. Details at ossg.bcs.org/blog/event/lond…. Hear about the world's smallest RISC-V AI processor and a tutorial on how to create builtin function in GCC for RISC-V.

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7 Jul 2022
Our #openuk #StateofOpen : The UK in 2022, Phase One: The #opensource Journey,📔Report is live 👉🏾openuk.uk/stateofopen/ 👈🏼Join our digital drinks🍾 20 July 4.30-6.30 BST to hear more eventbrite.co.uk/e/379579762… #openstandards
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A reminder that we have our quarterly London RISC-V meetup this evening. We have two talks on the WallyVerilog project by David Harris and Danny Torres of@harveymudd . Talks start at 18:30 UK time, free to join at meet.gwdg.de/b/jul-u4v-l81-j…

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Welcome hame @AmandaBrockUK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Looking forward to seeing you, @MrJohnNicolson & others at the @openuk_uk #BurnsSupper (rearanged post lockdown) tomorrow @HouseofCommons. Hoping to see other @BCSOSSG members there too!
At @UofGlasgow this morning. Thanks for the warm welcome EURAS. Great to join your 26th #Standards conference delivering a keynote requesting a shift to #openstandards and Open Invention Network to solve Standards friction euras.org/conference #FRAND and #opensource
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The @openuk_uk #StateOfOpen survey is open until midnight 12th June! Read the guest post on our blog by @AmandaBrockUK and fill in the survey to contribute data about your involvement with #OpenSource to help make the UK a world leader! ossg.bcs.org/blog/2022/06/07…

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10 May 2022
OpenUK's #StateofOpen 2022 Survey is now live 🎉 . 👉🏾 bit.ly/OpenUKStateofOpen2022 👈🏾 Please contribute to help understand economics and investment, journey to open source and maturity, governance, security and sustainability in #opensource software in the UK. Report launches July

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Our final #Inclusivity talk last month featured Steere van Breukelen of @TUeindhoven and Dr Ann Barcomb of @SchulichENGG presenting their research on #age and #gender stereotypes and the limits they place on careers in #SoftwareEngineering. See the talk: youtube.com/watch?v=JFeDHrv6…
At our #Inclusivity talks last month, Elizabeth Leake, Director of Research Computing @BoiseState, talked about founding @STEMTrek, a non-profit poviding travel and professional development to STEM scholars from disadvantaged groups. Watch the talk: youtube.com/watch?v=p7VbzAyw…
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At our evening last month, engineering leader @krider2010 of @Netlify delivered a fantastic talk on what #Inclusivity means, how to do it well in #OpenSource, and why inclusive and diverse teams build and perform better. Watch the talk now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=l3AMAomm…
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Join us for our monthly talk on Open Source Strategy and Governance @bcs @BCSOSSG Brilliant speakers lined up @gravax OS strategist @Wipro, @mcleo_d the Director of Community @FINOS of @linuxfoundation & St, John Harold register, using the link below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-sour…
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If you missed our evening last week focusing on open-source #Kubernetes, catch up with the three excellent talks on #Serverless, @Rancher_Labs and @tektoncd now on our YouTube channel! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Our talks evening on continuous integration and development with #Kubernetes is about to start! We'll have talks on @Rancher_Labs, #Severless and @tektoncd. Join us for free in our virtual conference space or catch up afterwards on our YouTube channel. ossg.bcs.org/blog/event/cont…

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26 Nov 2021
Calling Founders and Potential Founders across #opensource. Read OpenUK’s Entrepreneur in Residence’s First Report. @JetstackHQ’s Matt Barker shares his initial findings. 👀 Apply for our mentorship program 👀 and join our practical founder training. bit.ly/3FVRDy1
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13 Nov 2021
OpenUK Open Technology for Sustainability Day at #COP26 openuk.uk/sustainability recordings and photos available next week. OpenUK Chief Sustainability Officer Cristian Parrino @cparrino hosted the opening panel with Ronan Fernandes aged 10 and Faith Boal aged 11 #opentechnology
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We were granted almost all of the #DMCA exemptions we applied for last year! Read more about how you can now install alternate firmware (like OpenWrt) on your routers and freely investigate your own devices for #FOSS license compliance. sfconservancy.org/news/2021/…
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Slides from a lightning talk @BCSOSSG this evening geeklan.co.uk/files/ossg-202…

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17 Sep 2021
Thanks to @LetsOKdo & @monkmakes the new sustainable OpenUK Glove inspired by @mimu_gloves will be revealed shortly👀 Groups, Schools & Individuals can get their mitts on them in our 5000 glove giveaway openuk.uk/openkidscamp (30 gloves per group 1 per individual) #openkidscamp
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Our talks evening on #OpenSource #MachineLearning and #ArtificialIntelligence is starting soon at 18:30 Eur/Lon! We have some great speakers in @adrianhopgood, Sara Lorio & Jo Hobbs from LifeHub @BayerPharma UK and Will Jones from @Embecosm. Watch online: ossg.bcs.org/blog/event/open…

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We’ve been tasked by the 🇪🇺 to conduct the most comprehensive Open Source study in many years. Today, @FraunhoferISI and @OpenForumEurope’s study for the @EU_Commission is out. It’s been over a year of work. What have we found out? Strap in for a 🧵 1/
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