Open Source Summit Europe, 28th, October, Lyon

When and where is it on?

Open Source Summit Europe will take place on 28-30 October in Lyon, France this year, alongside Embedded Linux Conference Europe and a number of other co-located events such as KVM Forum, Automated Testing Summit, Open POWER Summit and others. The full list can be viewed here.

What is it about?

Open Source Summit is the premier conference for open source developers, architects and other technologists – as well as community and industry leaders – to collaborate, share information, learn about the latest OS technologies and gain a competitive advantage by using innovative open solutions. It is an extraordinary opportunity for cross-pollination between the developers, sysadmins, DevOps professionals and IT architects driving the future of technology.

Open Source Summit Europe, 28th, October, Lyon

What was the inspiration to start it?

Open Source Summit began as LinuxCon back in 2008. It was started at the request of a large group of developers working on the Linux kernel and kernel sub-systems, who shared with The Linux Foundation that an event targeted to these developers providing face to face education and collaboration opportunities would be of real value.

After LinuxCon launched in the US in 2008, requests from LF members and developers quickly followed for a European version as  well – the first of which was held in Prague in 2010. Over the years LinuxCon has grown to include other open source technology areas – cloud computing and containers to name two – and in 2018 the name was officially changed to Open Source Summit to reflect the growing and changing list of technologies covered at the event.

What exciting things can people look forward to?

Open source software and technologies are a leading indicator of where companies are investing resources for technology development. By bringing the latest open source projects and leading technologists together in one place, the event becomes a forum for defining and advancing technology development in the years ahead.

Session Highlights Include:

The State of Kubernetes Development Tooling – Ellen Körbes, Garden (Cloud Infrastructure)

Open Source Collaboration and Companies: Finding the Right Balance – Dawn Foster, Pivotal (TODO/OS Program Management)

The Unified Tracing Platform – Steven Rostedt, VMware (Linux Systems)

Machine Learning Models and Datasets Versioning Practices and Tools – Dmitry Petrov & Ruslan Kuprieiev, Iterative AI (AI)

Flash Subsystems Status Update – Richard Weinberger, Sigma Star GmbH & Miquèl Raynal, Bootlin (Embedded Linux)

Sequencing Your Own OSS License Compliance Initiatives for Maximum Momentum During OSS Development – Wendy Freedman, 20th Century Fox (Automating Compliance)

Verifying Device Identity with TPMs – Matthew Garrett & Brandon Weeks, Google (Security & Safety)

From an Idea to a Patch in the Linux Mainline – Marta Rybczynska (Embedded Administration)

Introduction to Kubernetes Operators and The Operator Framework – Matt Dorn & Michael Hrivnak, Red Hat

Introduction to JanusGraph – Jason Plurad, IBM (Project Highlights)

Data-Driven Tools for Decision Makers in City Planning – Talia Kaufmann, Northeastern University/OECD (Urban Computing)

Seven Hard Truths About Open Source Community – Karen Chu & Matt Butcher, Microsoft (Growing & Sustaining OS Communities)

Opening the Echo Chamber: Inclusivity in the Real World – Laura Hilliger (Diversity & Inclusion)

A Dive into Zephyr Device Driver Model – Tomasz Bursztyka, Intel (IoT)

Who will be speaking?

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

Deborah Boyer, Project Manager, Civic Applications Team, Azavea

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Global Lead for Responsible AI, Accenture

Oliver Fink, Director, HERE XYZ, HERE Technologies and Urban Computing Foundation TAC Member

Dirk Hohndel, Vice President, Chief Open Source Officer, VMware

Greg Kroah-Hartman, Kernel Developer, Fellow, The Linux Foundation and Linux Kernel Maintainer

Priyanka Sharma, Director of Technical Evangelism, GitLab and Cloud Native Computing Foundation Board Member

Katie Shaw, Stakeholder Manager, Open Apparel Registry

Imad Sousou, Corporate Vice President, General Manager, System Software Products, Intel Corporation

Linus Torvalds, Fellow, The Linux Foundation and creator of Linux and Git

Yvonne Wassenaar, Chief Executive Officer, Puppet

 For a detailed agenda please visit:

https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/events/open-source-summit-europe-2019/program/schedule/

What opportunities are on offer for those attending?

In addition to over 300 sessions providing a wealth of valuable content, attendees can visit booths in the Technical Showcase, attend co-located events, join social events for additional networking and collaboration, meet 1:1 with speakers in Office Hours, join daily onsite activities, participate in Diversity  & Inclusion events.

What tips would you give to people attending to get the most out of it?

To get the most out of the experience, we encourage attendees to download the Networking App – more info on this will be available in the coming weeks.

We also encourage attendees to register for Speed Networking & Mentoring – a chance to meet with several experienced mentors across many communities, from Linux and container technology to cloud and networking, for an inside perspective on advancing your career.

How can people book tickets?

Conference standard Registration is $1200, with additional registration options available for $275 for Hall Passes, Academic and Hobbyists.  Non-profit and group discounts are available as well; details are available on the event registration page.  Applications for diversity and needs-based scholarships are currently being accepted;  for information on eligibility and how to apply, please click here.

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