Apereo Micro Conferences

2023 Inaugural Speakers Open Source Leaders and Influencers

Apereo Foundation invites you to join us for our monthly micro conferences!

Apereo Foundation’s MicroConferences bring together leaders from across open source education technology to discuss the latest topics and trends impacting higher education.

Each month, leaders and influences in the open source world will speak about topics ranging from research and community building to policy shifts impacting the world of open source and education.

This free service provided by the Apereo Foundation and our partners requires registration to attend the live event. Contact registrar@apereo.org to join the invitation list. All are welcome!

Previous Micro-Conferences and Workshops

Advancing Openness at Florida Atlantic Libraries

July 9, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York

Speaker: Anna Ayoung-Stoute is the Assistant Dean for Access, Research, and Learning Services at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Maris Hayashi is Assistant Dean for Collection Strategies and Discovery Services at Florida Atlantic University.

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Anne-Marie Scott

An Introduction to the Open Source AI Definition for HigherEd

June 4, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York

Speaker: Anne-Marie Scott is the former chair of the Apereo Foundation Board of Directors.

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Phil Hill

The Evolution of EdTech to Mission-Critical Status

May 14, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York

Speaker: Phil Hill

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Cyril W Oberlander

April 2025: Open Innovation Lab @ the Library with Cyril Oberlander

Launching students and advancing Open Source with curricular & co-curricular project based learning.

April 9, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York

Speaker: Cyril W Oberlander is the University Library Dean at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

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Sam Boysel

The State of Open Source Software Funding: Survey Insights and Recommendations for Practitioners

March 12, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York

Speaker: Sam Boysel, postdoctoral scholar at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard

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