Starting in September, open source experts at Google will have a new place to meet with you online:
Google Open Source Live, a virtual event series to connect with open source communities with a focus on different technologies and areas of expertise. Google Open Source Live launches on September 3, 2020, and will provide monthly content for open source developers at all levels, contributors, and community members.
The inaugural event of this series will be: The new open source: Leadership, contributions and sustainability, in which the Google Open Source Programs Office, together with Developer Relations specialists, will share an overview of the best ways to get involved and succeed in the open source ecosystem with four exciting sessions.
Given how the 2020 pandemic has affected the communities’s ability to stay engaged and connect, it is important to us to stay present in the ecosystem. Therefore, we made a conscious decision to build an event series for developers to have the opportunity to hear directly from the Google Open Source Programs Office, developer advocates and experts. Each day will provide impactful information in a 2-hour time frame.
Attendee Experience
After attending several virtual events throughout the Summer, we designed our platform with one idea in mind: to create an alternative platform for developers to gather, learn, and interact with experts, and have fun.
Attendees can interact with the experts and speakers with Live Q&A chat during the sessions, and join an after party following the event! It’ll provide a great interactive opportunity for activities and to connect with others.
Sept. 3 Agenda
“The New Open Source: Leadership, contributions and sustainability”
9 AM - 11 AM PST
Session | Topic | Speaker |
Hosted by Stephen Fluin, DevRel Lead and Dustin Ingram, Developer Advocate. |
1 | "Be the leader you want in OSS" | Megan Byrd-Sanicki Manager, Operations & Research |
2 | "5 simple things you can do to improve OSS docs" | Erin McKean, Docs Advocacy Program Manager, OSPO |
3 | Fireside Chat: "Business models and contributor engagement in OS" | Seth Vargo, Developer Advocate Kaslin Fields, Developer Advocate |
4 | "Sustainability in OS" | Megan Byrd-Sanicki, Manager Operations & Research |
Google Open Source Live Event Calendar
Each month will focus on one open source project or concept and feature several speakers who are subject matter experts in their fields. Events take place monthly on the first Thursday.
2020 |
Sep 3 | Oct 1 | Nov 5 | Dec 3 |
The new open source: Leadership, contributions and sustainability | Knative day On Google Open Source Live | Go day On Google Open Source Live
| Kubernetes day On Google Open Source Live
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2021 |
Feb 4 | Mar 4 | Apr 1 | May 6 |
Istio day On Google Open Source Live | Bazel day On Google Open Source Live | Beam day On Google Open Source Live | Spark day On Google Open Source Live |
Jun 3 | Jul 1 | Aug 5 | Sep 2 |
CDAP day On Google Open Source Live | Airflow day On Google Open Source Live | OSS Security day On Google Open Source Live | TBD
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By Jamie Rachel, Event Program Manager for the Google Open Source Programs Office
