Open Source hits Prague

LinuxCon, ContainerCon and CloudOpen have brought thousands of open source professionals together in Europe for years. In 2017, these events have combined with the new Open Community Conference and Diversity Empowerment Summit under one umbrella name: the Open Source Summit. The event will take place on 23-26 October in Prague.

Open source has expanded to become the default method of software development in just about every area of technology, so we felt it was time for a new event that retains the great technical and business content we have offered for years but in a way that is inclusive of all types of projects, technologies and community members. At Open Source Summit Europe, attendees will collaborate, share information and learn across a wide variety of topics, with 2,000 technologists and community members. The event will offer content from some of the top minds in the industry.

Confirmed keynote speakers include: Jono Bacon, community developer; Keila Banks, a 15-year-old programmer; Sarah Novotny, Program Manager at Kubernetes community; Reuben Paul, an 11-year-old hacker and founder of CyberShaolin; and Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux and Git in conversation with Dirk Hohndel, Chief open source officer at VMware.

Attendees will also be able to choose from hundreds of educational sessions, network at a variety of social events, participate in a career fair, take advantage of a mentoring programme, join diversity activities and much more. Registration includes access to all sessions and activities at Embedded Linux Conference Europe, held at the same time and venue.

At its heart, open source is about community, which is why it is so important for events like Open Source Summit Europe to take place. We look forward to seeing everyone in Prague!