<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<br><div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps our upcoming event on OSPOs in governments and universities would be of interest to you. More information and registrations below.</div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:5px solid rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;max-width:600px;width:600px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateUpperHeader" style="border-top:0px none;border-bottom:0px none;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:30px;padding-right:15px" valign="top"><br></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:0px none;border-bottom:0px none;padding-bottom:10px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="middle" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 9px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://openforumeurope.org/event/ospos-in-government-universities/" title="" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a/images/1fbcb53b-5126-4243-9f7f-1b6dc859b51e.png" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1200px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="554" align="middle"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateColumns" style="border-top:0px none;border-bottom:2px solid rgb(213,240,233);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateBody" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top:0px none;border-bottom:2px solid rgb(213,240,233);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:9px" width="380" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:14px;line-height:21px;padding:0px 18px 9px" valign="top">The
 establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) to achieve open 
source goals is gaining momentum in the public sector, in academia and 
beyond and we see these developments on a city, regional, national and 
supranational level.<br><br>This matters because the OSPO construct was a
 key enabler in unlocking vast amounts of value for the ICT industry. 
Now the question is how OSPOs in government can help deliver value for 
citizens and this event aims at addressing this question.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateSidebar" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top:0px none;border-bottom:0px none;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px" width="186" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top" align="center"><table id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812calendarContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:5px solid rgb(255,255,255)" width="150" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tbody><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812monthContainer" style="font-family:Helvetica;background-color:rgb(228,238,241);color:rgb(48,48,48);font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;line-height:21px" valign="top" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center"><div><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"open sans","helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">March</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812dayContainer" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(48,48,48);font-size:72px;font-weight:bold;line-height:72px" valign="top" align="center"><div><span style="font-family:"open sans","helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">31</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(80,80,80);font-size:14px;line-height:21px;padding:0px 18px 9px;font-weight:bold" valign="top"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"open sans","helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">17:00 - 18:30 CET</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 18px 18px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border:5px solid rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(26,47,128)" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px" valign="middle" align="center"><a title="Register" href="https://openforumeurope.org/event/ospos-in-government-universities/" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-weight:bold;line-height:14px;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Register</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:18px" valign="top" align="right"><img src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/03c9e5d8-4a2f-471e-b646-37327134c2b0.png" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; display: block;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="15" height="30"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateLowerBody" style="background-color:rgb(228,238,241);border-top:0px none;border-bottom:0px none;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle" align="left"><img src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/47662b23-df38-45d4-8005-9b2f50193f4b.png" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; display: block;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="15" height="30"></td><td width="100%" valign="middle" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 9px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://openforumeurope.org/event/ospos-in-government-universities/" title="" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/92e540ce342922d890e7dc17a/images/a93e3c62-4acb-4e03-8996-e8aef10e5e0a.png" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 3330px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="539" align="middle"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 18px 18px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border:5px solid rgb(2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 panelists will outline the state of thinking around institutionalising 
open source work in the academic and public sectors (and beyond) and 
discuss how different OSPO configurations can help institutions 
to respond to demands for greater transparency and trust in technology 
and public institutions, accelerate digital transformation and enhance 
the EU’s strategic autonomy in the digital field.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="gmail-m_-2938966069055192758gmail-m_5020368135352691812templateFooter" style="border-top:5px solid rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom:0px none;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(255,255,255)" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:9px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:9px;padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:5px 10px 5px 9px" valign="middle" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="24" valign="middle" align="center"><a href="https://twitter.com/OpenForumEurope" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/dark-twitter-48.png" alt="Twitter" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration-line: none; display: block;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="24" height="24"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:5px 10px 5px 9px" valign="middle" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="24" valign="middle" align="center"><a href="http://openforumeurope.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/dark-link-48.png" alt="Website" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration-line: none; display: block;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="24" height="24"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:5px 10px 5px 9px" valign="middle" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="24" valign="middle" align="center"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/openforum-europe/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/dark-linkedin-48.png" alt="LinkedIn" style="border: 0px none; height: auto; outline: currentcolor none medium; text-decoration-line: none; display: block;" class="gmail-CToWUd" width="24" height="24"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:9px" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:Helvetica;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(80,80,80);font-size:12px;line-height:18px;text-align:center;padding:0px 18px 9px" valign="top"><em>Copyright © 2021 OpenForum Europe, All rights reserved.</em><br>You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the OFE mailing list.<br><br><strong>Our mailing addre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