What we’re about
## OpenUK is the organisation for the business of Open Technology in the UK. More details can be found at openuk.uk
Our meetups are a way for the UK open source community to come together to build community, to meet others, and to learn from each other around open source software, open hardware and open data.
OpenUK promotes businesses, projects and people, who use and develop Open Technology in the UK and collaborates with existing organisations in Open Technology to deliver through 3 Pillars:
- Community: creating a cohesive community across the UK;
- Legal and Policy: using this community’s influence to make the UK a great place for Open Technology through appropriate laws and policies; and
- Learning: promoting education and learning of skills in Open Technology.
By attending any OpenUK event in person or online, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK's Competition Policy. Please read ahead of attendance.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK's other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- OpenUK Glasgow, Scotland #2BBC Scotland, Glasgow
The next OpenUK Scotland talk will be on 15th May 2024 in the BBC Viewing Theatre, Pacific Quay, Glasgow.
This month we have 2 excellent speakers giving us insight on 2 diverse topics.
Jack Gilmore, Technical Lead of Open Data Scotland will be giving us an overview of how Open the Data Scotland platform works and how it's grown over the year
Neil McKillop, Founder for Glasgow.Social will be talking about the work involved in running a popular Matrix network for social and technical communities across Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
Open Data Scotland
Open Data Scotland is an open-source, collaborative, and volunteer run project which helps people locate and understand Open Data in Scotland better.
With a target audience of Analysts, Data Scientists, Web Developers and beyond, the platform makes it easy to discover useful data sources of public information cross Scotland, all available with clear licensing and usage guidelines to enable people to use the resource in the best context.
Glasgow.Social
Don’t you miss the days when the web really was the world’s greatest decentralised network? Before everything got locked down into a handful of walled gardens?
Enter ActivityPub and Matrix! ActivityPub is a decentralised social networking protocol based on the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format. ActivityPub is an official W3C recommended standard published by the W3C Social Web Working Group.
Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. It can be used to power Instant Messaging, VoIP/WebRTC signalling, Internet of Things communication - or anywhere you need a standard HTTP API for publishing and subscribing to data whilst tracking the conversation history.
Thank you to our sponsors BBC Scotland for providing this great space!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK's Competition Policy. Please read ahead.If you would like to hear more about OpenUK's other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
- OpenUK London #14: Cybersecurity30 Fenchurch Street, London
This is a placeholder for the meetup Tuesday 21st May for our 14th OpenUK London community meetup, where we will be talking about all things Cybersecurity. SAVE THE DATE!
Save the date now!
6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
7:00 pm: Common Cloud Controls Project Demo which aims to develop a unified set of cybersecurity, resiliency, and compliance controls for common services across the major cloud service providers (CSPs). Demo by Adrian Hammond followed by QnA.
7:15 pm: State of Open Source Security Panel with Sal Kimmich, Spyros Gasteratos, Sonya Moisset, and Nikita Koselev, facilitated by Jennifer Riggins.
7:50 pm: TBA interactive breakout workshop
8:30-8:45 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK's Competition Policy. Please read ahead.If you would like to hear more about OpenUK's other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
- OpenUK London #15: Sustainability30 Fenchurch Street, London
Tuesday 18th May for our 15th OpenUK London community meetup we will be collaborating over greener open source and sustainability!
SAVE THE DATE!Save the date now!
6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
7:00 pm: TBA
7:30 pm: TBA
8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building.
Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK's Competition Policy. Please read ahead.If you would like to hear more about OpenUK's other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
