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OpenUK’s September Newsletter is out! 📨 Final call for the Open Source Survey 26, SOOCon26 Belfast on 6 October, plus Clare Schram’s latest blogs exploring AI, open standards, finance and open source quantum SDKs.
Read the newsletter here: openuk.uk/newsletter-p...
September 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
openuk.bsky.social
Panel: Building Trust in AI, featuring Moderator: Prof Amanda Brock of OpenUK and Panellists: Hannah Foxwell of AI for the rest of us, Marc Strathie of the Institute of Directors, Martin Woodward of GitHub, and Michael Shanks of Budibase at SOOCon26 Belfast. stateofopencon.com/belfast-sooc...
September 29, 2026 at 11:13 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Early bird tickets until midnight on 10 Sep, and the price increases to £149 on 11 Sep. Tickets include catering and the conference party. Speaker reveal on 11 Sep, so please stay tuned. We are also looking for volunteers to support the event on the day.
SOOCon26 On The Road - Belfast - State of Open Conference 26
Presents Belfast 6 October 2026 Donegal Square, Belfast Volunteer Register Schedule (Coming Soon) Speaker (Coming Soon) Venue, Hotel, Travel (Coming Soon) Sponsored by
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September 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
openuk.bsky.social
We'll cover a wider range of open source topics on the day, and you can guarantee that there will be a fair level of debate around sovereignty in the AI Stack and, of course, security as we look at open source software, data, hardware, standards and AI.
SOOCon26 On The Road - Belfast - State of Open Conference 26
Presents Belfast 6 October 2026 Donegal Square, Belfast Volunteer Register Schedule (Coming Soon) Speaker (Coming Soon) Venue, Hotel, Travel (Coming Soon) Sponsored by
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September 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Sovereignty, Mythos, Fable....Don't Panic, says Adrian Mouat 🤩, Chainguard, in his keynote "The Mythos Effect" at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5. stateofopencon.com/content-edin...
#mythos #fable #models #opensource #AI #opensourceai #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq
July 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
openuk.bsky.social
His keynote on Agentic Technology and securing it with Identity saw Matt Barker, CEO & Co-Founder, BoltMCP, give a really helpful scene setter on agentic, before going into debates with his panel at SOOCon26 Edinburgh on June 5. stateofopencon.com/content-edin...
#agents #identity #AIIdentity
June 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Panel: "The impact of AI on open source software development", moderated by Chris Plank, the panel brings together Paula Kennedy, Mike McQuaid, Keith Bergelt, and Justin Cormack, at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5.

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#opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills
June 29, 2026 at 9:34 AM
openuk.bsky.social
The AI Commons We Haven't (Yet) Built, was the challenge faced in Anastasia Stasenko, Founder and CEO, pleias, keynote at SOOCon26 Edinburgh on June 5, where she asked if the commons model that built the open web can actually survive in the AI era stateofopencon.com/content-edin...
#opensource #AI
June 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
openuk.bsky.social
"Sovereignty and Open Source" is incredibly topical, and our panel at SOOCOn26 got deep into the conversation about what open source is. Watch here: stateofopencon.com/content-edin...
#sovereignty #digitalsovereignty #aisovereignty #datasovereignty #opensource #opensourceai #collaboration #ai
June 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
openuk.bsky.social
What does an open source AI stack look like in the real world? Godfrey Inyama from Heriot-Watt University and the National Robotarium show us the robot 🤖 for a live demonstration at SOOCOn26 in Edinburgh. stateofopencon.com/content-edin...
#opensource #AI #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagent #agent
June 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Chris Yiu, Meta, reflects on what happens when you apply the open source ethos to AI models and data for good - and what that means for people and communities around the world in his keynote at SOOCon26 Edinburgh on June 5.

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#stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk
June 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Nick Jones, Nscale, delivers a personal talk on: what does sovereignty actually mean in practice, and can we build it fast enough? in his keynote at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5.

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#stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq
June 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
epcc.bsky.social
EPCC Director of Research Adrian Jackson discussed the development of supercomputing and AI in Edinburgh over four decades in his keynote at OpenUK SOOCon26 On The Road. Watch Adrian's presentation at: youtu.be/X6zVxiXvTeU?...
Keynote: "Supercomputing and AI in Edinburgh" Professor Adrian Jackson, EPCC
Our National AI Infrastructure - Supercomputers, Chips and Data Centres, Keynote: "Supercomputing and AI in Edinburgh", Professor Adrian Jackson, Professor of High Performance Computing Technologies,…
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June 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
openuk.bsky.social
Professor Adrian Jackson, EPCC, The University of Edinburgh, takes us on a journey through four decades of large-scale computing in his keynote: "Supercomputing and AI in Edinburgh" at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5.

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#soocon26
June 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
frontenddogma.com
Panel: “The Impact of AI on Open Source Software Development” at SOOCon26 Edinburgh, by @justincormack.bsky.social and @paulalkennedy.bsky.social and others (@openuk.bsky.social):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkgzXfA_MEI&ref=frontenddogma.com

#videos #ai #foss
Panel: "The impact of AI on open source software development" at SOOCon26 Edinburgh
Panel: "The impact of AI on open source software development", Chris Plank, Justin Cormack, Keith Bergelt, Mike McQuaid, and Paula Kennedy at SOOCon26 Edinbu...
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June 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
adrianmouat.com
Also check out @sublimi.no's follow-up talk and the panel with @lizrice.com

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Fireside Chat: "The Mythos Effect" at SOOCon26 Edinburgh
Fireside Chat: "The Mythos Effect" Adrian Mouat, Andrew Martin, with Liz Rice at SOOCon26 Edinburgh Is Claude Mythos Preview a marketing stunt, a genuine security crisis, or both? In this…
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June 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
adrianmouat.com
The video from my keynote on The Mythos Effect at SOOCon26 is out!

I explain what Mythos is and talk through why you should be taking this threat extremely seriously -- don't panic but do take action now.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDi...
Keynote: "The Mythos Effect" Adrian Mouat, Chainguard
Keynote: "The Mythos Effect" Adrian Mouat, DevRel Engineer, Chainguard at SOOCon26 Edinburgh Adrian Mouat cuts through the media hysteria and the dismissive scepticism around Claude Mythos Preview…
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June 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Here are some of our best bits from “State of Open Con on the Road”, Edinburgh, last week. Thanks again, NatWest, for hosting.

#opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents
June 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
marko.social
Shout to the #OSS community and what might got forgotten along the way; Remember the #OpenSource values and have some fun folks! 🥳

Well put @mikemcquaid.com 👏

Full video and worth a watch: youtu.be/FkgzXfA_MEI?...

#SooCon26 @openuk.bsky.social
Panel: "The impact of AI on open source software development" at SOOCon26 Edinburgh
YouTube video by OpenUK
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June 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
openuk.bsky.social
Videos of content from SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5 are now live on our YouTube!!!! 📽️ Playlist link here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents #LondonTechWeek #LTW26
June 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
lizrice.com
And the recording of our "Mythos Effect" panel is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKF...
June 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
openuk.bsky.social
Officially frightened! Adrian Mouat of Chainguard brings deep knowledge of the Mythos Effect into the room as he keynotes Edinburgh’s State of Open Con on the Road. Missed out? Video will be shared early next week.
#opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq
June 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
marko.social
Great talk by @fintanr.bsky.social at @openuk.bsky.social #SOOCon26 showing interesting numbers about explosion if Github contributions following #AI hype 🫠
June 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
lizrice.com
If I had a spare $10 billion I’d build a semiconductor fab in UK/Europe. That’s about 2 Large Hadron Colliders. Would have an enormous impact on our economy and resilience, no?

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June 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
openuk.bsky.social
Hearing from Meta’s Chris Yiu on his reflections on openness and their desire to continue to make models open, at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh, 5 June.

#opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents
June 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM