We’ve been working hard with the UK public sector at OpenUK, looking not just at funding of open source software but at the overall landscape needed as a user and funder of sustainable software through open source. Read the blog post here openuk.uk/theuksfutureleader… #opensource #opensourcesoftware #openuk

Here are some of our best bits from “State of Open Con on the Road”, Edinburgh, last week. Thanks again, NatWest, for hosting. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Officially frightened! @adrianmouat of @chainguard_dev brings deep knowledge of the Mythos Effect into the room as he keynotes Edinburgh’s State of Open Con on the Road. Missed out? Video will be shared early next week. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Deep debate on the pros and cons of AI on the software development side in open source with Chris Plank, @NatWestGroup; @justincormack, ex-@Docker; Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network; @MikeMcQuaid, @MacHomebrew; and @PaulaLKennedy, @syntasso. And special thanks to Chris Plank and @NatWestGroup for hosting us. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents

Hearing from @MetaOpenSource's Chris Yiu on his reflections on openness and their desire to continue to make models open, at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh, 5 June. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

A hero of open source and AI, @yankcrime, VP of Engineering at @nscale, keynotes today’s SOOCon26 in his home town of Edinburgh. Building the AI Stack with open source, he takes us into the world of hyperscalers, infrastructure and sovereignty. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

"Talking supercomputers, we have been working on this for a long time here in Edinburgh", Professor @adrianjhpc, @EPCCed at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh 5 June. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

CEO, Professor Amanda Brock says, 'I tend to use AI openness,’ discussing why open-source AI is about transparency with @ambazaarmag. Read here: americanbazaaronline.com/202… You can hear more of her opinions in Edinburgh on Friday when she hosts State of Open Con on the Road in Edinburgh. For info on tickets and schedule: stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #aiopenness #ai #opensource #opensourcesoftware #openuk

Opening the AI Stack in Edinburgh. Only 2 days left to the not-to-be-missed day taking us from sovereignty and Compute through Models and Agents to the Mythos Effect. Learn from and engage with some of open source’s most highly regarded speakers on 5 June at the State of Open Con 2026 On The Road. Taking place at RBS Conference Centre, thanks to the generosity of @NatWestGroup sponsorship - James McLeod and Chris Plank. Making such an event happen at a subsidised rate and offering free tickets is possible thanks ot the generosity of our sponsors @Arm, @NatWestGroup, @github, @Microsoft, @controlplaneio, and @Percona. Our work as an industry body and think tank is possible thanks to our generous sponsors @Arm, @Microsoft, @RedHat, @github, @LinaroOrg, @mozilla, and G-Research. Tickets, schedule, and speaker info stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels

Friday in Edinburgh, State of Open Con on the Road, not only has world-class speakers but tableholders, @github, @Percona, @NatWestGroup, Occasio Insights, @growthengineer, and Cyber Secured India, Robot demos by The National Robotarium at @HeriotWattUni, book giveaway, and podcast by @chrisweston wb40podcast.com. The perfect opportunity to learn about AI and open source from world-leading experts in the sessions and to meet them and other interesting folk in the "hallway track". We recognised the importance of that, and so have an hour registration from 9 am, an hour lunch from noon, an hour afternoon tea from 3 and drinks from 6-7. Network your heart out. Still time left to get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents

The Next Generation of Robotics embodies agentic AI. See the AI Agents for mediating interactions with Humans and Smart Robotic Environments. demo and meet the robots with the National Robotarium Human-Robot Interaction Group, @HeriotWattUni. Join us on 5 June at the RBS Conference Centre, Edinburgh. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Join us on 5th June in Edinburgh to discuss the impact of AI on open source software development 💻 with Chris Pla, @NatWestGroup; with panellists @justincormack, @Docker; and Keith Bergelt, @openinvention; @MikeMcQuaid, @MacHomebrew; and @PaulaLKennedy, @syntasso. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

One week to go to State of Open Con on the Road, Edinburgh. The perfect opportunity to learn about AI and open source from world-leading experts. @AmandaBrockUK, @adrianjhpc, @adrianmouat, Anastasia Stasenko, @sublimino, Camilla de Coverly Veale, Chaamini Mangaleswaran, Chris Plank, @clry2, Dave Buckley, @fintanr, Iain G. Mitchell KC, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, @justincormack, Juliette Denny, Keith Bergelt, Lee Fulmer, Liz Rice, Mallory Durran, Matt Jarvis, Matt Barker, @MikeMcQuaid, Nick Jones, @PaulaLKennedy, Sachiko Muto, @KimmichSal, and Tom Wilkinson. We're also joined by the table holders: @Percona, @NatWestGroup, The National Robotarium by @HeriotWattUni, Occasio, @growthengineer, and @cybersecure_in. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

The impact of AI on open source software development. Join us on 5 June in Edinburgh for the session moderated by Chris Plank, @NatWest; with panellists @justincormack, @Docker; and Keith Bergelt, @openinvention; @MikeMcQuaid, @MacHomebrew; and @PaulaLKennedy, @syntasso. Bringing the conversation to you with State of Open Con 2026 On The Road. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents #OIN2_0 #OpenInventionNetwork #KeithBergelt

SOOCon26 On The Road tickets offer access to an incredible lineup of AI speakers in what will be a great day at the bargain price of £149 a ticket and for us to share free tickets with the unemployed, open source community and students, thanks to our amazing event sponsors @Arm, @NatWestBusiness, @github, @Microsoft, @controlplaneio, and @Percona and our general sponsors @Arm, @Microsoft, @RedHat, @github, @LinaroOrg, @mozilla, and @GRESEARCHjobs. To get your ticket, see the schedule and speakers - stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Wishing everyone in the UK a happy Spring Bank Holiday in the sunshine 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 And a happy Memorial Day to our 🇺🇸colleagues

Based in Scotland and want to join our team supporting SOOCOn26 on the Road? Volunteer and receive a free ticket to join our Opening the AI Stack day on 5 June at RBS HQ in Goagerburn, Edinburgh. All volunteer staff will be provided with a t-shirt as a uniform, and will be asked to work part of the day and be able to join the audience for part of the day. A great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in AI from across the UK and become part of Team OpenUK. Also, get an invite to our All Hands Drinks. Join here: stateofopencon.com/volunteer… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents

📣Get your tickets now for State of Open Con 26 On The Road 🚘 Edinburgh, 5 June, at £149! The not-to-be-missed day will focus on Opening the AI stack, working up from sovereignty and Compute through Models and Agents to the Mythos Effect with some of open source’s most highly regarded speakers. Tickets include catering and the conference drinks. Limited Free ticket allocation available for the community, students and those between jobs. Please send an application explaining which category and how you qualify for a free ticket to apply for an individual code, mailto:admin@openuk.uk Hosted at the RBS Conference Centre, thanks to @NatWestBusiness’s sponsorship. Thanks to our sponsors: @Arm, NatWest, @github, @Microsoft, @controlplaneio, and @Percona and our general sponsors Arm, Microsoft, @RedHat, GitHub, @LinaroOrg, @mozilla, and @GRESEARCHjobs. For schedule, speakers and tickets, follow the link here: stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Sovereignty and the AI Stack are a constant discussion. Join us on 5th June in Edinburgh to explore what is AI sovereigAI sovereignty is, do we need it, and how open it should be. With @markboost, @CivoCloud and Locai Labs, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, @videolan; @deCoverlyVeale, @mozilla; and Sachiko Muto, @OpenForumEurope. This Edinburgh event on 5 June is at the RBS Conference Centre, thanks to @NatWestBusiness’s sponsorship. Thanks to our sponsors: @Arm, NatWest, @github, @Microsoft, @controlplaneio, and @Percona and our general sponsors Arm, Microsoft, @RedHat, GitHub, @LinaroOrg, Mozilla, and @GRESEARCHjobs. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

The impact of AI on open source software development. Join us on 5 June in Edinburgh for the session moderated by Chris Plank, @NatWest; with panellists @justincormack, @Docker; and Keith Bergelt, @openinvention; @MikeMcQuaid, @MacHomebrew; and @PaulaLKennedy, @syntasso. Bringing the conversation to you with State of Open Con 2026 On The Road. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh… #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Based in Scotland and want to join our team supporting SOOCOn26 on the Road? Volunteer and receive a free ticket to join our Opening the AI Stack day on 5 June at RBS HQ in Goagerburn, Edinburgh. All volunteer staff will be provided with a t-shirt as a uniform, and will be asked to work part of the day and be able to join the audience for part of the day. A great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in AI from across the UK and become part of Team OpenUK. Also, get an invite to our All Hands Drinks. Join here: forms.gle/c9K169sB5AaQCpFw7 #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents