Apereo Micro Conferences

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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 influencers 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!

Upcoming Micro-Conferences and Workshops

Olawale Fabiyi

Building bridges, not Islands: A Blueprint for Open Source Innovation in Education and Emerging Ecosystems

February 11, 2026, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Olawale Fabiyi, HEMIS Technical Advisor at The Gambia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology

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Previous Micro-Conferences and Workshops

OpenCampus

Deploying AI-Enhanced Student Information System Workflows Using Drupal and ECA via OpenCampus

January 14, 2026, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Kirsten Heiss, Managing Director at OpenCampus
Melissa Mitchell, Head of Business Development and Product Innovation at OpenCampus

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2025 Dec MicroCon Flyer with dylan and Chelsea ITHAKA S+R

Sustaining Open Source in the Research Enterprise

December 10, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Dylan Ruediger, Principal for the research enterprise at Ithaka S+R

Chelsea McCracken, Researcher on Ithaka S+R’s Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums team

Moderator:

Patrick Masson, Executive Director of The Apereo Foundation

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Managing Community (Open Source and Higher Ed) through CiviCRM, an Open Source CRM

November 12, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Deb Bryant, Interim Executive Director of Open Source Initiative
Deb Nicholson, Executive Director of Python Software Foundation
Jamie Tillman, CEO and Co-Founder of Prolydian

Moderator:

Joe Murray, PhD, is President of JMA Consulting

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Apereo MicroConference October 1st Newell and Lieggi OSPO

The Opportunities and Challenges of Building OSPOs at Research Institutions and Across University Systems

October 1, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Stephanie Lieggi is the Executive Director of the Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Angela Newell is the Executive Director of Innovation in the Office of the Vice President and Chief Information Officer, as well as the Director of the Open Source Program Office at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Duane O'Brien

Start Where You Are - Building Stronger Collaborations With Or Without An OSPO

September 10, 2025, 11:00 AM America/New_York
Speaker:

Duane is a Director of Engineering at Capital One, where he focuses on building collaborative engineering practices. He has been building, leading, and advising open source program offices for more than a decade. Duane is a force of chaotic good using his high stats in intelligence and charisma to advocate for the open source community. If you encounter him in forested areas, he will share his fire, drink, and philosophy.

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