The call for proposals for the 2026 GW #OpenSource Conference is now open!

🔗 CFP: https://ospo.gwu.edu/form/2026-propose-a-talk

📅 Dates: March 23–24, 2026

📍 Location: #TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, Washington, D.C.

#GWOSCON #AcademicOSPO #AcademicOSS

We recently hosted our inaugural GW Open Source Conference #GWOSCON, which brought together students, faculty, researchers, and both industry and government leaders to explore innovation, collaboration, and security in #OpenSource software. It was a total hit!

Check out the highlight about the first-ever #GWOSCON in GW Today, the official news outlet of our university, with quotes from Provost Chris Bracey, and OSPO faculty director
@labarba
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-open-source-program-office-hosts-inaugural-conference

🍀 Best of luck to #CURIOSS member, David Lippert, and everyone involved in the @gwospo inaugural #GWOSCON next week!

🏆 Prize for the best tagline ever about an #opensource conference goes to #CURIOSS member @lorenaabarba:

"Free to attend, free t-shirt, free lunch, free coffee ☕️ And of course, free and open source software 🚀"

⏲️There's still time to register

ℹ️ https://ospo.gwu.edu/open-source-conference-gw-oscon#program

#academicOSS #academicOSPO #opensourcesoftware #openscience #openresearch #OSScommunity