The Eclipse Foundation Unveils Open Community Experience (OCX), Europe’s Premier Event for Open Source Innovation
April 18 2024 - 5:00AM
The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source
foundations, is proud to announce the launch of Open Community
Experience (OCX), a transformative open source developer conference
set to take place 22-24 October 2024 in Mainz, Germany. This
inaugural event will be a catalyst for open collaboration and
innovation, covering a diverse range of community-curated open
source topics, including automotive & mobility, embedded IoT
& edge, cloud native Java, languages and runtimes, supply chain
security, dataspaces, and open source software development best
practices.
“As our communities have continued to grow and thrive, it became
clear that we needed to create a new event that matched the
momentum behind our growing ecosystem, as well as the diversity of
its interests and collaborations,” said Mike Milinkovich, executive
director of the Eclipse Foundation. “OCX has been built to serve as
the premier event in Europe for developers and technology leaders
worldwide engaged in open source ecosystems to meet, share ideas
and experiences, and learn from each other.”
Set in the historic city of Mainz, Germany, near Frankfurt, OCX
will offer an array of tracks covering Eclipse projects and a wide
range of topics relevant to open source developers and
practitioners. In addition to the main conference tracks, OCX will
also host three multi-day, collocated events, each dedicated to
specific communities: Open Community for Automotive, Open Community
for Java, and EclipseCon.
The planned lineup includes:
- OCX Main Tracks
- Embedded, IoT & Edge
- Languages & Runtimes
- OSS Supply Chain Security
- Open Collaboration Best Practices
- Open Community for Automotive: dedicated to
automotive software, software defined vehicles, and mobility.
- Open Community for Java: focusing on topics
related to Jakarta EE, Adoptium, MicroProfile, open source
enterprise Java, and more.
- EclipseCon: the centre of gravity for all
topics related to the Eclipse IDE platform and next-generation
cloud-based development tools.
In addition to the collocated three-day events, the program will
feature specialised sessions and one day gatherings like the
Eclipse Security, Artificial Intelligence, Architecture, and
Modelling Conference (eSAAM) on 22 October 2024, which will
spotlight innovative software and solutions for data spaces.
OCX offers the ideal opportunity to engage with developers,
executives, and evangelists shaping today’s most advanced open
technologies. Whether you aim to showcase your own solutions,
expand your organisation’s role in the developer ecosystem, or
connect with potential partners for new opportunities, OCX is
Europe's premier venue for developer innovation. We are now
actively seeking contributions from sponsors, members, potential
speakers, and more. Join us in shaping the future of open source
collaboration at OCX!
OCX is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors,
and we extend our sincere gratitude to each of them. A special
acknowledgement goes to Huawei, our first Diamond-level sponsor,
whose support sets a high standard for excellence. We also
appreciate the early sponsorship commitment from EclipseSource,
Lunatech, Obeo, Scanoss, and Typefox. Your contributions make OCX a
reality and greatly enhance the experience for all attendees.
We encourage all companies in the Eclipse ecosystem,
particularly our Strategic members, to consider sponsoring our
flagship conference. This is a unique opportunity to build your
brand and directly engage a highly qualified developer audience
focused explicitly on the open source technologies that drive your
business. Sponsor packages include multiple event passes, making it
easy for your developers to join the many conversations to be had
at this unique confluence of forward-thinking technologists.
Explore sponsorship opportunities by reaching out to
sponsors@OCXconf.org.
For more details on OCX and how you can sponsor and participate,
visit the OCX website. If you would like to submit a talk for
consideration, the Call for Proposals is now open, with an early
bird deadline of 31 May 2024.
About the Eclipse FoundationThe Eclipse
Foundation provides our global community of individuals and
organisations with a business-friendly environment for open source
software collaboration and innovation. We host the Eclipse IDE,
Adoptium, Software Defined Vehicle, Jakarta EE, and over 415 open
source projects, including runtimes, tools, specifications, and
frameworks for cloud and edge applications, IoT, AI, automotive,
systems engineering, open processor designs, and many others.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the Eclipse Foundation is an
international non-profit association supported by over 360 members.
Visit us at this year’s Open Community Experience (OCX) conference
on 22-24 October 2024 in Mainz, Germany. To learn more, follow us
on social media @EclipseFdn, LinkedIn, or visit eclipse.org.
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