diff --git a/_posts/events/2026-06-22-un-open-source-week.md b/_posts/events/2026-06-22-un-open-source-week.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..846f4b5e --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/events/2026-06-22-un-open-source-week.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +--- +layout: single +title: "UN Open Source Week 2026" +date: 2026-06-10 +excerpt: "pyOpenSci Executive Director Leah Wasser returns to UN Open Source Week in New + York City as a sponsored maintainer, facilitating sessions on open source and AI." +event: + start_date: 2026-06-22 + end_date: 2026-06-26 + location: "New York, NY" + event_type: conference +permalink: /events/2026-un-open-source-week.html +header: + overlay_image: images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.png +categories: + - events +classes: wide +type: "event" +comments: false +--- + +## UN Open Source Week 2026 + +* **What:** A global convening at the United Nations bringing together open source + maintainers, technologists, and policymakers — [UN Open Source Week](https://www.unopensource.org/) +* **When:** June 22–26, 2026 +* **Where:** United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY +* **Agenda:** [View the online agenda](https://www.unopensource.org/agenda) + +
+ + + Leah Wasser smiling in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, with international flags flying behind her. + +
+ +pyOpenSci Executive Director Leah Wasser returns to UN Open Source Week as a +sponsored maintainer, supported by the +[Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/). This year she will +facilitate a session on open source and AI tools — and participate across a full +week of programming spanning maintainer sustainability, AI, digital public +infrastructure, and open source policy. + +Last year, Leah participated in and facilitated sessions at the UN Tech Over +Hackathon — part of a growing relationship between pyOpenSci and the broader +open source policy and sustainability community. + +
+ + + A large group of open source maintainers and technologists posing together at the UN Tech Over Hackathon during UN Open Source Week. Leah Wasser stands on the right side of the group. + +
Participants at the UN Tech Over Hackathon during last year's UN Open Source Week.
+
+ +## Week at a Glance + +**Monday, June 22 — Maintain-a-thon** +Leah participates as a sponsored maintainer in a hands-on day dedicated to +open source sustainability and maintainer support. + +
+ + + Open source maintainers seated at a conference desk with laptops during the Maintain-a-thon at UN Open Source Week. Blue desk signs read Maintain-a-thon. + +
+ +**Tuesday, June 23 — Open Source × AI Day** +A full day exploring the intersection of open source and AI, beginning with a +breakfast reception hosted by the Sovereign Tech Agency featuring open source +leaders and policymakers. Leah facilitates a session on open source and AI +tools. + +**Wednesday, June 24 — Digital Public Infrastructure Day** +Programming focused on open source as critical digital public infrastructure +globally. + +
+ + + A blue United Nations Development Programme sign at UN Headquarters reading There is no development without peace, with the UN and Sustainable Development Goals logos visible. + +
+ +**Thursday, June 25 — OSPO for Good** +Sessions centered on Open Source Program Offices and their role in public and +social good sectors. + +
+ + + A large assembly hall at the United Nations filled with attendees during an OSPO for Good session. A speaker presents at the front while blue desk signs read OSPO for Good. + +
+ +**Friday, June 26 — Closing Events** +*Details coming soon.* + +*Check back for a full recap after the event.* diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.png b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..be1dcfc2 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.png differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.webp b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f704069b Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/group-photo-hackathon.webp differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.png b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8f3b5b79 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.png differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.webp b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2c9b005e Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/leah-wasser-un-plaza.webp differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.png b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2e6d00b9 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.png differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.webp b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de45d335 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/maintain-a-thon-session.webp differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.png b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21f0d7a1 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.png differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.webp b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..df1ffacb Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/ospo-for-good-assembly.webp differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.png b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cb0ef76d Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.png differ diff --git a/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.webp b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02e3aca7 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/events/un-open-source-week-2026/undp-sign.webp differ diff --git a/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.png b/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5572a0a8 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.png differ diff --git a/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.webp b/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.webp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8f5370fa Binary files /dev/null and b/images/headers/un-open-source-week-2026.webp differ