FYI -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Save the Date: European Open Source Awards Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:14:31 +0000 From: OpenForum Europe <info@openforumeurope.org> Reply-To: OpenForum Europe <info@openforumeurope.org> To: becha@ripe.net Save the Date: European Open Source Awards Mark your calendar for the inaugural ceremony of the European Open Source Awards <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=faec4bd441&e=e44b3166d7> /*Save the date:*/ *The European Open Source Awards* /Thursday 30th of January 2025, 6:30pm, Brussels/ *We are delighted to announce the inaugural European Open Source Awards, a milestone event to celebrate European excellence in open source.* Whilst open source plays a critical role in driving European innovation and competitiveness, its recognition by political and business leaders has not kept pace with it. Time has come to bring the deserved spotlight on the European Open Source Community. The European Open Source Awards are part of an exciting new EU-funded initiative to celebrate European excellence in open source and its invaluable contribution to Europe’s Digital Sovereignty. The Awards will be the opportunity to recognise those remarkable individuals who have helped build a vibrant open source community in Europe. /*Mark your calendar and keep your eyes open, further details about this landmark initiative will be shared soon.*/ Add your Event to the EU Open Source Week <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=041f3ac46c&e=e44b3166d7> *Opening the EU Open Source Week* The European Open Source Awards will take place at the start of the EU Open Source Week, which aims to amplify the impact of FOSDEM <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=d98760c1f8&e=e44b3166d7> and of the EU Open Source Policy Summi <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=a8f82997b1&e=e44b3166d7>t, and is designed to facilitate cross-expertise discussion on open source. The EU Open Source Week aims to ensuring that everyone in Brussels for the first week of February can effortlessly transition from developer rooms and community meet-ups to policy panels and governance workshops, maximising the value of their visit and forging lasting connections. Through this initiative, we are uniting European and global networks, reinforcing the strategic importance of open source in Europe’s digital and industrial policies, and further bridging the technical and policy realms. Add your event to the EU Open Source Week here <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=dd06bd9c3d&e=e44b3166d7>. View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/bd437baecdab/published-today-ec-study-on-the-impact-of-open-source-13866252?e=e44b3166d7> /Copyright © 2024 OpenForum Europe, All rights reserved./ You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the OFE mailing list. *Our mailing address is:* OpenForum Europe Bd. Charlemagne 96 Brussels 1000 Belgium Add us to your address book <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/vcard?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=da71d984e9> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/profile?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=da71d984e9&e=e44b3166d7&c=5ef8ac90bd> or unsubscribe from this list <https://openforumeurope.us10.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a&id=da71d984e9&t=b&e=e44b3166d7&c=5ef8ac90bd>.