OW2 is Community Sponsor of the upcoming SFScon conference in Bolzano, Italy. 

SFScon : A conference all about Free Software
November 11-12
Bolzano, Italy
More information: https://www.sfscon.it/

This year's SFScon will be held in blend mode, on-site and online. 

OW2 will be visible on a booth run by our colleagues from Knowage Labs (Engineering Group). 

OW2 will also organize a track of conference on Friday November 11 early afternooon, with two presentations to be given by our partners from RIOS in Italy. 

- Title: OW2 and RIOS teaming up to boost the open source impact
Subtitle: Two organizations working together to support the growth of open source ecosystems in Europe
Abstract: Established in 2007 as a non-profit organisation, OW2 is an independent community dedicated to promoting open source software for information systems and fostering their business ecosystems. OW2 federates 50+ organizations and 2500+ IT professionals worldwide. OW2 hosts 50+ technology Projects. RIOS is an Italian network of companies established in 2015 aiming to improve open source adoption and to build sustainable businesses around it
OW2 and RIOS are working together to foster collaboration between European open-source stakeholders.
Speaker Name: Stefano Pampaloni, Seacom
See the slides (PDF).

- Title: OSPO Alliance and the Good Governance Initiative
Abstract: The Good Governance Initiative (GGI) proposes a methodological framework to assess open-source awareness, compliance and governance in any kind of organizations, helping them to structure and improve the use of FOSS towards an OSPO. The GGI was initiated by OW2 and is developed by the OSPO Alliance. This presentation will give an overview of the initiative, its organization, roadmap, first achievements and next steps.
Speaker Name: Valentina Del Prette, Seacom
See the slides (PDF)

Watch out the replay of the OW2 track at SFScon. 

Please contact us if you would like a speaking slot in this track.