Interested in open source license and security compliance? Join us for a one-day workshop for developers and users of open source compliance tools on Friday, January 31st, 2025 in Brussels just before FOSDEM 2025.

Our goal is for open source developers, users, and contributors to exchange requirements, plans, and collaboration opportunities around FOSS tools for software provenance detection, vulnerability management, license detection and regulatory compliance like CRA, code scanning, package dependency analysis, container analysis, SBOM creation and consumption, and license or vulnerability databases - basically, all the tools you need to figure out which FOSS code you use, where it is from, what is its license, how to comply with the license, and whether it contains vulnerable code.

Previous attendees include developers from ORT, ScanCode, ClearlyDefined, FOSSology, Tern, FSFE REUSE, SW360, BANG, Hermine, Opossum, SPDX tools, DoubleOpen, OpenChain, and AboutCode projects along with users from leading technology and industrial companies, open source foundations, and government institutions worldwide. Whether you are a developer or user interested in the tools for Software Supply Chain and SBOMs, a FOSS license-savvy lawyer, a compliance or security analyst, or an OSPO member: you will be warmly welcomed.

Schedule – All times CET (UTC+1)

The day will be split in two:
1) The morning will focus on tool developers to announce and share their plans, and discuss opportunities for collaboration across projects.
2) The afternoon will focus on tool users to share their concerns, problems and requirements, and address these in the represented projects.

8:30 Registration with coffee and light breakfast
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:30 FOSS compliance tool developers, present your plans!

Each open source project will present their plans for releases and upcoming features with a 5 minute lightning talk.
We likely already know what your tool does, though a short intro is OK. We will use flip charts, big post-its, and markers to support the presentations and discussions – there will not be a projector/beamer, so do not plan for it.

11:15 Discuss collaboration opportunities

How can we work together to overcome shared challenges, and make tools interoperable and compatible so we can deliver better value to all our users?

12:15 Lunch break

This is funded by attendees and our generous sponsors!

13:15 FOSS compliance tool users, give us your requirements!

Each user presents their concerns, problems and requirements

15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Discuss collaboration and joint development opportunities
16:30 Workshop conclusion and recap
17:00 Drinks at rooftop bar (inside)



Any questions? Email adam@aboutcode.org.

Where does the event happen? Hotel Bedford
Rue du Midi 135
1000 Bruxelles, BE

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Tickets

Regular ticket

We're asking attendees from corporations and other large organizations that can contribute to help fund the workshop expenses and include everyone from the community.

€100.00

Free ticket

We offer free tickets to ensure everyone from the community can join. If you or your organization can afford it, please consider registering with a regular ticket.

free

Sponsors

Sponsors

We're looking for organizations interested in sponsoring this event.


Have other ideas? Contact us at adam@aboutcode.org and we can brainstorm together!

from €500.00 to €5,000.00
FOSS Supporter

Your organization's logo will be prominently displayed on the event's website and at the event with a special thank you during the opening and closing presentations. You are welcome to bring swag for attendees.

€500.00

FOSS Leader

Your organization's logo will be prominently displayed on the event's website and at the event with a special thank you during the opening and closing presentations. You are welcome to bring swag for attendees.

€1,000.00

FOSS Hero

Each attendee will be gifted a t-shirt and stickers with your logo and you will be the host of our community happy hour after the workshop! This is in addition to your logo printed on attendee badges and prominently displayed at the event and on the website with a special thank you during the opening and closing presentations. You are welcome to bring swag for attendees. Have other ideas? Contact us at adam@aboutcode.org and we can brainstorm together!

€5,000.00