Building and sustaining open source communities

The DPDK Summit is a community event designed for software developers who contribute or use DPDK.

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is a collaborative open source project that is accelerating the development of a fully open software platform for automotive applications exhibiting at AGL’s All Member Summit 2026 to highlight members and the broader AGL ecosystem.

Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) has been the premier, vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products since 2005. The event brings together user-space developers, system architects, and industry experts to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and advance solutions for embedded systems, connected devices, and industrial IoT.

The premier conference for open source developers, technologists and community leaders to collaborate, share information and learn, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem.

The premier event uniting the global GraphQL community to promote education, adoption, and advancement of GraphQL.

A technical forum for collaboration between Linux developers, researchers, and end users aiming to foster community efforts in analyzing and solving Linux security challenges.

Observability Summit will bring the observability community together to collaborate, learn, and advance open source observability tools and practices.

OpenSSF Community Days unite the open source security community to collaborate on securing OSS development, maintenance, and consumption in a regional, innovative setting.

CozySummit Virtual 2026 is your chance to explore Cozystack in action - building private clouds, cutting infrastructure costs, and gaining full control over your data. Join us online for deep dives, use cases, and tutorials designed for beginners and pros alike, and discover how to break free from public cloud dependency.

Open Source Policy & Ecosystem Forum will gather policymakers and open source leaders in Brussels for high-level, candid discussions on the real impact of European regulation. This single-track event explores how global open source drives European digital sovereignty and innovation.

European Open Source Security Forum promotes the key principles of resiliency, sovereignty, and autonomy for consumers of open source in the software supply chain.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

Learn to use Jupyter Book & MyST to make science education accessible and replicable. Join us for use cases, tutorials, and community building. Solve barriers now.

OpenSearchCon is the annual conference that brings the OpenSearch community together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Users, administrators, and developers attend to explore solutions to real-world problems, network with peers, and explore the future of search, observability, and security applications.

Join us for the premier vendor-neutral open source conference in India, where developers and technologists come together to collaborate, share knowledge, and explore the latest innovations and advancements in open source technology.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Mumbai, India, from 18-19 June, 2026. Be a part of the conversation as CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox Projects unite for four days of collaboration, learning, and innovation to drive the future of cloud native computing.

Confidential Computing Summit is the premier gathering for enterprise AI, data, and security leaders shaping the future of secure AI deployment. From architecting large-scale AI systems to building privacy-preserving data infrastructure and developing advanced cryptographic frameworks, the Summit showcases how cutting-edge innovation meets real-world application.

The premier event connecting leaders in financial services, while spotlighting groundbreaking advancements, delivering insights on best practices, and offering exclusive access to the leaders shaping open source in finance.

Open Source Days, hosted by Academy Software Foundation, is the leading event dedicated to open source software for visual effects, animation and digital content creation.

ArgoCon is designed to foster collaboration, discussion, and knowledge sharing on the Argo Project, which consists of four projects: Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts and Argo Events.

KeycloakCon is a one-day event for the Keycloak community with talks, updates, real-world use cases, and networking with developers, experts, and fellow users.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities. Be a part of the conversation as CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox Projects unite for four days of collaboration, learning, and innovation to drive the future of cloud native computing.

Join us for the vendor-neutral open source conference in Korea, where developers and technologists come together to collaborate, share knowledge, and explore the latest innovations and advancements in open source technology.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

The seL4 Summit is the annual international summit on the seL4 microkernel and seL4-related technology, tools, infrastructure, products, projects, and people.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026 will bring together the OpenInfra, cloud native, and AI communities in Shanghai, China. Over two days, CNCF Projects, OpenInfra and PyTorch communities will collaborate across dozens of open technologies—including three of the most active open source projects in the world: Kubernetes, OpenStack, and PyTorch—to help shape the future of open source software and technology as a whole.

AGNTCon + MCPCon Japan is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

This summit will gather the LF Energy community including electric utilities, technology vendors, global energy companies, researchers, and other industry stakeholders to learn about LF Energy and its projects, collaborate, and share best practices.

AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

We’re growing! After several years, Cloud Foundry is hosting a 2-day format. The Cloud Foundry Summit is an annual event hosted by the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The Summit aims to bring users, platform practitioners, contributors, and maintainers together under one roof.

OpenSearchCon is the annual conference that brings the OpenSearch community together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Users, administrators, and developers attend to explore solutions to real-world problems, network with peers, and explore the future of search, observability, and security applications.

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is a collaborative open source project that is accelerating the development of a fully open software platform for automotive applications exhibiting at AGL’s AMM Summer 2025 to highlight members and the broader AGL ecosystem.

The Linux Plumbers Conference is the premier event for developers working at all levels of the plumbing layer and beyond.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

The Linux Foundation Member European Forum is an annual regional gathering for Linux Foundation European members, interested in discussing and shaping how European organisations participate in the global technology commons.

OpenSSF Community Days unite the open source security community to collaborate on securing OSS development, maintenance, and consumption in a regional, innovative setting.

Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) has been the premier, vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products since 2005. The event brings together user-space developers, system architects, and industry experts to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and advance solutions for embedded systems, connected devices, and industrial IoT.

The premier vendor-neutral conference in Europe for open source developers and technologists to collaborate, share information and learn about the latest technologies and innovations across open source.

An annual, by-invitation gathering of the world’s leading core kernel developers to discuss the state of the existing kernel and plan the next development cycle.

A technical forum for collaboration between Linux developers, researchers, and end users aiming to foster community efforts in analyzing and solving Linux security challenges.

The annual Bazel event uniting enthusiasts, maintainers, users, and friends. The event features talks, the Bazel State-of-the-Union, collaboration opportunities, and a live Q&A.

The premier event driving the future of open source AI - bringing together pioneers, researchers, and developers to shape what’s next.

AGNTCon + MCPCon is the flagship annual conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem. The event brings together the builders, contributors, and enterprises working across MCP and the broader landscape of agentic AI systems to share learnings, surface common challenges, and advance open, interoperable approaches to building AI agents at scale.

The premier event connecting leaders in financial services, while spotlighting groundbreaking advancements, delivering insights on best practices, and offering exclusive access to the leaders shaping open source in finance.

Agentics Day is a community event exploring the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Join developers to advance the standard for connecting AI to tools and data for richer, safer applications.

ArgoCon is designed to foster collaboration, discussion, and knowledge sharing on the Argo Project, which consists of four projects: Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts and Argo Events.

BackstageCon is a community-led, vendor-neutral conference for the Backstage framework. Join us to collaborate on improving developer experience and portals through open-source innovation.

CiliumCon explores eBPF-powered networking, security, and observability. Join users and contributors to dive into Cilium, Hubble, and Tetragon for scalable, high-performance cloud-native platforms.

At Cloud Native AI + Inference Day, explore how LLMs, Graph RAGs, and agentic systems are reshaping business. Navigate ethical challenges and scaling hurdles to move AI from development to production.

FluxCon brings together Flux users, contributors, and adopters to share GitOps best practices, success stories, and technical insights on continuous delivery.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 9-12, 2026. Join our CNCF Graduated and Incubating Projects as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing.

Kubernetes on Edge Day invites developers and adopters from across the entire cloud native ecosystem to come together and share their insights and experiences in constructing, enhancing, and improving their edge infrastructure.

Join the CNCF community at Observability Day to explore Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and more. Share real-world insights on scaling, eBPF, and AI observability in an open-source, vendor-neutral forum.

A 1-day event uniting developers, security leaders & open source experts to tackle cloud native security, supply chain, identity, policy & modern security challenges.

Platform Engineering Day explores building and scaling Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), focusing on real-world challenges, DevEx, maturity models, case studies, and emerging AI-driven workflows for platform teams.

A global series for developers building real-world agentic AI systems - from MCP and agent protocols to orchestration, infrastructure, & production deployment.

Gathering attendees annually from the global companies leading and accelerating the development and adoption of a fully open software stack for the connected car.

Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) has been the premier, vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products since 2005. The event brings together user-space developers, system architects, and industry experts to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and advance solutions for embedded systems, connected devices, and industrial IoT.

The premier vendor-neutral open source conference in Japan for developers and technologists to collaborate, share information and learn about the latest technologies and innovations across open source.

The premier event for open networking, edge, cloud, and IoT industries, uniting leaders for interactive discussions in a neutral, collaborative setting.

An exclusive, annual event for Linux Foundation members and select invitees that provides an excellent opportunity for organizations to share knowledge around open source compliance.

Where LF members convene to drive digital transformation with open source technologies and learn how to collaboratively manage the largest shared technology investment of our time.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Barcelona, Spain from 15-18 March, 2027. Join our CNCF Graduated and Incubating Projects as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing.

Where AI leaders, builders, and innovators connect to push the boundaries of open source AI and create the future together.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in New Orleans, Louisiana from November 8-11, 2027. Be a part of the conversation as CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox Projects unite for four days of collaboration, learning, and innovation to drive the future of cloud native computing.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Berlin, Germany from 24-27 April, 2028. Join our CNCF Graduated and Incubating Projects as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing.

Jupyter Workshops are focused events that gather contributors to advance the Jupyter ecosystem through collaboration, shared goals, and hands-on work.