Five ways to be part of OCX 2027: Connect, contribute, and collaborate(opens in a new tab)
Open Community Experience (OCX) returns to Brussels from 13 to 15 April 2027.
Leading Regulatory Compliance for Open Source
New government regulations on the software industry will significantly impact open source communities. To guide and support compliance within these communities, the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG) brings together key stakeholders from industry, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), research institutions, open source foundations, maintainers and contributors. This collaborative effort will work with governmental bodies to enable the industry to meet regulatory requirements while continuing to leverage open source through the software supply chain. Additionally, this initiative will empower open source projects to better address the industry’s needs in this evolving landscape.
Community News
October 2026
Registration is open for OCX 2027(opens in a new tab)
Registration for Open Community Experience (OCX) 2027 is now open. OCX is the Eclipse Foundation's flagship annual open source developer conference, bringing together developers, maintainers and open source communities from across Europe and beyond.
Code & Compliance 2026: Four Panels That Take Open Source Compliance From Policy to Practice
On Tuesday 27 October 2026, Code & Compliance returns to Maison de la Poste in Brussels for a full day of discussions on what regulations like the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and AI Act mean for open source software and the products built on it.
Events
7 upcoming events
November 2026
In personApply AI Summit
The Apply AI Summit will gather high-level stakeholders – from industrial representatives, policymakers and startups – to accelerate AI implementation in strategic industries.
OnlineFrom Policy to Pipeline: CRA Open-Source Stewardship, Automated SBOMs, and the OCCTET Toolchain
In this 40-minute technical session, SECURE invites the EU-funded OCCTET project to break down the legal obligations of open-source stewardship under the CRA and demonstrate how to automate compliance. Attendees will see how the ORT Server (OSS Review Toolkit) and the OCCTET …
December 2026
In personOSXP 2026
In 6 years, Open Source Experience has become the essential annual open source event for digital sovereignty and the resilience of businesses and communities.