Creating new communities, partnerships, and collaborations to amplify research impact with open source.

DRAFT AGENDA

REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 1

Hybrid event on October 1 at UC Santa Cruz Hay Barn (in-person attendance highly encouraged, online participation welcome) that includes keynote speakers, panels, and technical workshops with experts from industry, academia and open source communities.

14th Annual Oktoberfest reception wraps up this year’s event.

Note the Oktoberfest is for participants 21 years or older.

The Open Source Symposium is organized by the UC Santa Cruz Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and follows our event code of conduct.

This year’s in-person event will be free for all invited participants and members of the UC open source community

Voluntary donation or sponsorship appreciated (see below)

Sponsor

Do you or your organization want to support and promote open source innovation in academia? Do you want to foster collaboration between industry, academia and open source communities? Why not be a sponsor for the 2024 Open Source Research Symposium? Sponsor will be provided a number of benefits including public acknowledgement on the Symposium website and agenda, and space to in our sponsor table area.If you might be interested in sponsoring, please contact Stephanie Lieggi (slieggi@ucsc.edu).

Logistics

Parking

Link to UCSC Campus and Parking Map

• Parking permits will be available near the Hay Barn (lot 170) with overflow parking nearby in lot 116. Parking permits will be available from attendants upon arrival at the Hay Barn. For late arrivals come to the reception desk in the Hay Barn.

Hotels in Santa Cruz

• Dream Inn
  175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  Call 831-426-4330 and ask for the UCSC rate (rates not available online)

• The Hotel Paradox
  611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, 95060
  Use code UC0 online for the UCSC rate

• Fairfield Inn and Suites
  2956 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  Use code UC0 online for the UCSC rate