# \#events

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## [AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual Forum](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ai-floss-and-sustainability-virtual-forum/1832)

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**Author:** [@RichardLitt](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/RichardLitt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ai-floss-and-sustainability-virtual-forum/1832 "2026-06-12T04:19:05Z")

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We are hosting an event on June 11! Join us. Register here: AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual Forum - Open Collective It is impossible to argue against the assertion that AI is having profound impacts on many aspect…

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## [LatinR Conference - Call for Talks open](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/latinr-conference-call-for-talks-open/1841)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/latinr-conference-call-for-talks-open/1841 "2026-05-24T13:56:23Z")

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Good news! The deadline to submit proposals to LatinR 2026 has been extended to June 1. :tada: Hi there, If you were polishing your submission about the use of R in research, development, industry, government, etc, etc…

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## [ASF - Community Over Code 2026 Glasgow - Call for Presentations](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/asf-community-over-code-2026-glasgow-call-for-presentations/1804)

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**Author:** [@adamsaghy](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/adamsaghy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/asf-community-over-code-2026-glasgow-call-for-presentations/1804 "2026-02-23T16:15:30Z")

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Hi all, Community Over Code Glasgow 2026 features four in-person days of sessions at the Hilton Glasgow for ASF members, committers, and open source developers from around the world, focusing on Search, Big Data, Intern…

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## [Open Call: rOpenSci Champions Program 2026-2027 (Spanish, Latin America focus)](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/open-call-ropensci-champions-program-2026-2027-spanish-latin-america-focus/1799)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/open-call-ropensci-champions-program-2026-2027-spanish-latin-america-focus/1799 "2026-01-27T22:40:08Z")

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Applications are now open for the next cohort of Champions and Mentors in the rOpenSci Champions Program — a 12-month program to grow open science and sustainable research software communities in Latin America. Key date…

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## [rOpenSci Community Call on RSE in Latin America (in Spanish)](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-community-call-on-rse-in-latin-america-in-spanish/1785)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-community-call-on-rse-in-latin-america-in-spanish/1785 "2026-01-13T14:24:47Z")

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:dizzy: Our next Community Call will be in Spanish! :dizzy: Open Research Software in Latin America :spiral\_calendar: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC with Diana García Cortés, Erick Navarro Delgado, and Luis…

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## [rOpenSci November Community Call - Graceful Internet Packages](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-november-community-call-graceful-internet-packages/1757)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-november-community-call-graceful-internet-packages/1757 "2025-10-30T17:09:18Z")

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:dizzy: Save the date!! Next Community Call, Graceful Internet Packages with Salix Dubois, Tan Ho and Matthias Grenié. :spiral\_calendar: Thursday, 06 November 2025, 15:00 UTC Information + How to join at ropensc…

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## [rOpenSci Community Call - R-multiverse: a new way to publish R packages](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-community-call-r-multiverse-a-new-way-to-publish-r-packages/1726)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-community-call-r-multiverse-a-new-way-to-publish-r-packages/1726 "2025-09-01T15:09:12Z")

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Save the date!! Next Community Call, R-multiverse: a new way to publish R packages with Will Landau Monday, 29 September 2025 14:00 UTC (find your local time) Information + How to join: https://ropensci.org/comm…

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## [rOpenSci Champions Program 2025 - Open Call](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-champions-program-2025-open-call/1684)

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**Author:** [@yabellini](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/yabellini)\
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**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ropensci-champions-program-2025-open-call/1684 "2025-03-31T10:40:10Z")

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The call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2025 in Spanish edition is open. Champions: We are looking for people who work in STEAM, who are from or work in Latin America, who have a good oral and written command of the…

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## [OFA Symposium 2024 Boston CFP open](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ofa-symposium-2024-boston-cfp-open/1536)

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**Author:** [@ShaneCurcuru](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/ShaneCurcuru)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/ofa-symposium-2024-boston-cfp-open/1536 "2024-06-24T22:17:08Z")

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This should be of interest to academics and practicioners alike! This fall in Boston (I live there, so I’ll be attending!) The CfP is now open until 7 August Hosted by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, the …

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## [Sustain Africa 2023 Community Report](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-africa-2023-community-report/1450)

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**Author:** [@bolajiayodeji](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/bolajiayodeji)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-africa-2023-community-report/1450 "2024-01-16T10:33:54Z")

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Hi friends! Welcome to the new year. I trust you all had a refreshing holiday. As a sequel to our previous Sustain Africa event in 2022, Open Source Community Africa hosted another Sustain satellite event last year in …

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## [You’re invited to the Creative Freedom Summit 2024!](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/you-re-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-2024/1446)

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**Author:** [@ekidney](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/ekidney)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/you-re-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-2024/1446 "2024-01-11T22:19:23Z")

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Hi everyone! You’re invited to the Creative Freedom Summit! We have put together an exciting schedule of content centered around Open Source creative tools and how to use them. The Summit is a free virtual event, that r…

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## [I want to encourage you to talk at FOSDEM 2024](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/i-want-to-encourage-you-to-talk-at-fosdem-2024/1429)

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**Author:** [@bogomil](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/bogomil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/i-want-to-encourage-you-to-talk-at-fosdem-2024/1429 "2023-12-07T13:18:10Z")

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Hi, FOSDEM is one of the most remarkable events for free software and opensource developers, advocates, humans, and robots. The event contains two main streams - the talks selected by the organizers, covering various …

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## [Creative Freedom Summit CfP 2024!](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/creative-freedom-summit-cfp-2024/1415)

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**Author:** [@ekidney](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/ekidney)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/creative-freedom-summit-cfp-2024/1415 "2023-11-22T19:17:13Z")

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Hi everyone! We are excited to announce that there will be a second Creative Freedom Summit (January 23rd-25th, 2024)! If you’re just hearing about the Summit, it is a virtual event focused on promoting the use of Creati…

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## [Announcing SustainOSS India 2023 Meetup!](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/announcing-sustainoss-india-2023-meetup/1363)

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**Author:** [@vipulgupta2048](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/vipulgupta2048)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/announcing-sustainoss-india-2023-meetup/1363 "2023-10-02T09:29:22Z")

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The date is set, the topics are ready and the venue is confirmed. We are ready to host open-source sustainers, maintainers and contributors from all fields to hold conversations about open-source. This will be the first …

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## [Sustain OSS India Meetup \[Discussion Thread\]](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-oss-india-meetup-discussion-thread/1041)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaPoddoku](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/JoshuaPoddoku)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-oss-india-meetup-discussion-thread/1041 "2023-08-14T20:21:40Z")

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Hey all, I feel that it is high time to bring Open-source events and conferences around Sustainability in India. ( P.S. I got this Idea while I was talking to @RichardLitt yesterday ) Would be really helpful to have so…

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## [Sustain @ FOSSY 2023 Meet up](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-fossy-2023-meet-up/1303)

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**Author:** [@Erioldoesdesign](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/Erioldoesdesign)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-fossy-2023-meet-up/1303 "2023-07-14T13:54:42Z")

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Although we decided to not run a full Sustain event at FOSSY we wanted to find space and time for the Sustain community to gather casually as many of you indicated that you would be in Portland for FOSSY. So we’d like t…

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## [SustainOSS Meetup (Salt Lake City / PyCon 2023)](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustainoss-meetup-salt-lake-city-pycon-2023/1234)

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**Author:** [@jdorfman](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jdorfman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustainoss-meetup-salt-lake-city-pycon-2023/1234 "2023-04-16T10:02:17Z")

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Hey all, Join us for a SustainOSS meetup on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (UTC-06:00). It’s a short walk from the PyCon venue, and there will be free drinks and food, and we’ll have a great time net…

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## [Sustain @ State of Open Con 2023](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-state-of-open-con-2023/1167)

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**Author:** [@benjam](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/benjam)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-state-of-open-con-2023/1167 "2023-02-02T09:33:55Z")

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Sustain will be hosting an event at State of Open Con '23 in London on 7th and 8th of February. For more information, and to register your interest in taking part — including offers to host a session, volunteer as a fac…

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## [FOSDEM 2023 Meetup](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/fosdem-2023-meetup/1176)

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**Author:** [@jdorfman](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jdorfman)\
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**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/fosdem-2023-meetup/1176 "2023-01-31T02:27:33Z")

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Hey all! If you are going to be at FOSDEM join us for drinks and snacks on February 5th after the last keynote. RSVP as soon as possible. The event will likely be at capacity. Hope to see you there :slight\_smile:

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## [Announcing Creative Freedom Summit, 17-19 January (virtual)](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/announcing-creative-freedom-summit-17-19-january-virtual/1159)

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**Author:** [@jwf](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jwf)\
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**Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/announcing-creative-freedom-summit-17-19-january-virtual/1159 "2023-01-05T16:07:04Z")

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On January 17th, 18th, and 19th, be part of the Creative Freedom Summit, the first virtual conference dedicated solely to the features and benefits of Open Source creative tools. Be inspired by fellow artists, designers,…

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## [Summit on Open Work in Academia looks at Supporting Faculty FOSS and other projects Sept 7-9th](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/summit-on-open-work-in-academia-looks-at-supporting-faculty-foss-and-other-projects-sept-7-9th/1076)

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**Author:** [@OpenAtRIT](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/OpenAtRIT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/summit-on-open-work-in-academia-looks-at-supporting-faculty-foss-and-other-projects-sept-7-9th/1076 "2022-07-22T16:22:39Z")

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Hi folks, The discussions at this event in Rochester, NY will touch on Governance, Community, and other topics of interest to Sustain community members. Forty speakers and panelists from Academia, Government, Industry,…

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## [Sustain Africa 2022 Community Report](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-africa-2022-community-report/1048)

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**Author:** [@bolajiayodeji](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/bolajiayodeji)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-africa-2022-community-report/1048 "2022-06-07T18:44:58Z")

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Hi friends :wave:t5: Since the last Sustain event in Brussels, we host a Sustain Africa event every year at Open Source Community Africa (during the yearly festival), which is a subset of the global Sustain OSS summit b…

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## [The Unseen Problems of Maintainers](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/the-unseen-problems-of-maintainers/878)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaPoddoku](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/JoshuaPoddoku)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/the-unseen-problems-of-maintainers/878 "2021-12-02T19:00:38Z")

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Hey all! Maintainers are the “Source” of any Opensource project. Join the twitter spaces - The Unseen Problems of Maintainers featuring Ramon Huidobro (https://twitter.com/hola\_soy\_milk) Sustainability Lack of Reso…

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## [Sustain Brand Assets](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-brand-assets/862)

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**Author:** [@Peace\_Ojemeh](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/Peace_Ojemeh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-brand-assets/862 "2021-10-26T18:55:41Z")

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We’re trying to create a design for the upcoming Sustain Africa event and noticed the https://demo.identihub.co/sustain was down. We need access to the brand assests, who is the point of contact?

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## [OpenJS Book Club Group to discuss 'How to do Nothing' and 'Braiding Sweetgrass'](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/openjs-book-club-group-to-discuss-how-to-do-nothing-and-braiding-sweetgrass/829)

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**Author:** [@jorydotcom](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jorydotcom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/openjs-book-club-group-to-discuss-how-to-do-nothing-and-braiding-sweetgrass/829 "2021-08-19T15:24:02Z")

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Hello! The OpenJS community is having a book club discussion this Thursday, Aug. 19 @ 3 p.m. ET (click here to see it in your local time). We’d be glad to have you! Link to Calendar Event About the Books How to do Not…

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## [Invitation to Open Source Diversity Community Call](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/invitation-to-open-source-diversity-community-call/701)

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**Author:** [@jwf](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jwf)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/invitation-to-open-source-diversity-community-call/701 "2021-04-13T17:04:11Z")

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Hi all, I invite fellow Sustainers interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion in Open Source to join the kick-off call with the OpenSourceDiversity.org Community. Our first meeting is Wednesday, 14 April at 16:00 UT…

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## [FOSS Backstage: Event on Feb 10-12](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/foss-backstage-event-on-feb-10-12/591)

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**Author:** [@RichardLitt](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/RichardLitt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/foss-backstage-event-on-feb-10-12/591 "2021-01-28T16:38:28Z")

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FOSS Backstage is coming up soon, on February 10-12. I’ve been helping organize some of the sessions, and I think it’ll be worth attending. Blurb: The conference on everything related to governance, collaboration, legal…

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## [Hacktoberfest: Sustainability Ideas](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/hacktoberfest-sustainability-ideas/498)

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**Author:** [@RichardLitt](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/RichardLitt)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/hacktoberfest-sustainability-ideas/498 "2020-10-03T04:09:43Z")

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This Hacktoberfest, Gitcoin is giving away funds to selected projects which have meaningful contributions from participants. For those projects, Hackttoberfest brings both funds from Gitcoin and contributions from commun…

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## [Sustain Summit 2018 Photos](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-summit-2018-photos/80)

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**Author:** [@jdorfman](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jdorfman)\
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**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-summit-2018-photos/80 "2018-12-13T19:36:45Z")

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Click here to view all photos

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## [Sustain Summit 2018 Videos](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-summit-2018-videos/79)

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**Author:** [@jdorfman](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/jdorfman)\
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**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/sustain-summit-2018-videos/79 "2018-12-13T18:15:53Z")

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We are excited to share 4 videos produced by Gitcoin & CodeFund HUGE thank you to @eric and Kevin Owocki

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