2024 UCSC Open Source Symposium
Creating new communities, partnerships, and collaborations to amplify research impact with open source ✨
In-person registration is closed. You can still register to participate as a remote participant.
Overview
The Open Source Symposium is organized by the UC Santa Cruz Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and attendees must adhere to our event code of conduct.
The symposium is a hybrid event, hosted at the UC Santa Cruz Hay Barn on October 1. (In-person attendance is highly encouraged, but online participation is also welcome.) The schedule features keynotes, panels, and workshops with experts from industry, academia, and open source communities.
Our 14th Annual Oktoberfest reception will follow the main program.
This year’s event is free for all attendees! However, we welcome voluntary donations and sponsorship to support event costs; please see the end of this page for more details.
Agenda
| Time | Session/Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | - | Registration Open |
| Light refreshments/coffee | ||
| 09:30 | - | Welcoming Remarks |
| Presentation by UCSC OSPO Team | ||
| 09:45 | - | Panel on Open Source and AI |
| Moderator: Karsten Wade; Panelists: Leilani Gilpin (UCSC); Alexy Khrabrov (Neo4j), Toby Morning (Musa Capital) | ||
| 10:45 | - | Break |
| 11:00 | - | Panel on Open Source for Agrifood |
| Moderator: Rob Trice; Panelists: Brendan Dowdle, (farm-ng), Colleen Josephson (UCSC),Colin Rinta Stewart (Market.Organic), Drew Zabrocki (Totem / Purdue Open Ag Technology Center/International Fresh Produce Association) | ||
| 12:15 | - | Lunch |
| 13:30 | - | Keynote: From Code Education to Code Contribution |
| Kate Hollenbach (Gray Area) and Xin Xin (Processing Foundation) | ||
| 14:00 | - | Panel on Open Source in Industry |
| Moderator: James Davis (UCSC OSPO), Panelists: Arun Gupta (Intel), Neha Ojha (IBM/Ceph/UCSC Alumna), Tom Callaway (AWS), VM (Vicky) Brasseur (Semios) | ||
| 15:00 | - | Break |
| 15:15 | - | Keynote: The XZ Security Breach and Open Source Security - Lessons Learned |
| Jarrod Millman (UC Berkeley) and Juanita Gomez (UCSC) | ||
| 15:45 | - | Open Source Ecosystems and Innovation at UCSC |
| Moderator: Stephanie Lieggi, UCSC OSPO; Panelists: Jose Renau, (CSE Chair, Baskin Engineering); Giordon Stark (SCIPP), Emily Lovell (UCSC Open Source Incubator Fellow); Ben Legum (IBE Hub); Eric Vin (PhD Candidate/Scenic Project) | ||
| 16:45 | - | Meeting Wrap Up |
| 17:00 | Oktoberfest - must be 21+ to attend | |
| 19:00 | - | Event ends |
Logistics
Parking
Link to UCSC Campus and Parking Map
- Parking permits are available for purchase through the TAPS website and can be done ahead of time or when you arrive at the event venue. Parking spaces are located near the Hay Barn (Lot 170), with overflow parking nearby in Lot 116.
Hotels in Santa Cruz
Dream Inn
175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Call 831-426-4330 and ask for the UCSC rate (rates not available online)The Hotel Paradox
611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, 95060
Use code UC0 online for the UCSC rateFairfield Inn and Suites
2956 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Use code UC0 online for the UCSC rate
Sponsorship
Do you or your organization want to support and promote open source innovation in academia? Do you want to foster collaboration between industry, academia and open source communities? Why not be a sponsor for the 2024 Open Source Research Symposium? Sponsors will be provided acknowledgement on the symposium website and agenda, plus designated space in our sponsor table area. If you might be interested in sponsoring, please contact Stephanie Lieggi (slieggi@ucsc.edu) or check out our How to Give page.
