# OSC Travel and Events

The Open Source Committee was awarded a budget from the Cardano Treasury to enact the Paid Open Source Model. This budget was also inclusive of funds to allow OSC Members to be reimbursed for expenses incurred to attend Cardano and other open source events. Find our list of events below! 

### Quarter 4 2025 - Events

1. **Event:** Cardano Summit Berlin (November 11-13, 2025)\
   **Attendees:** Georg, Sebastian\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Market OSC - POSM Programs
   3. Open Source Metrics Spotlight (at Intersect Booth)

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1. **Event:** Open Source Summit Japan (CANCELLED)\
   **Attendees:** Elaine \
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;

### Quarter 1 2026 - Events

1. **Event:** FOSDEM (January 31 - February 1, 2026)\
   **Attendees:** Georg\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Market OSC - POSM Programs
   3. TBD
2. **Event:**  ETH Denver (February 17-21, 2026)\
   **Attendees:** Jordan\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source governance & funding knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;
3. **Event:** GDC (Game Developers Conference)\
   **Attendees:** Jordan\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Engage indie/mid-size studios and technical leads who already use open source tooling
   3. Gather market intelligence on crypto open-source funding interest
   4. Identify potential pilot or follow-up opportunities
4. **Event:**  BuidlerFest #3 \
   **Attendees:** Sebastian, Jordan, Georg (TBD)\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;
5. **Event:**  TokenIQ \
   **Attendees:** Reshma, Udai (TBD)\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships.&#x20;

### Quarter 2 2026 - Events

1. **Event:** AI-W3 Entrepreneur Tech & Innovation Summit  (April 14-17, 2026)\
   **Attendees:** Reshma, Udai (TBD)\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Market OSC - POSM Programs
   3. TBD
2. **Event:**  Paris Blockchain Week \
   **Attendees:** \
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;
3. **Event:**  Token2049 \
   **Attendees:** \
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships.&#x20;
4. **Event:**  Consensus Miami (May 5-7, 2026)\
   **Attendees:** \
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source governance & funding knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;
5. **Event:** Open Source Summit Minneapolis - Gold Sponsorship (May 18-20, 2026)\
   **Attendees:** OSC: Georg (Former Chair), Udai (TBD), Jordan (TBD), New Members (TBD) \
   OSO Staff: Christian, Terence 'Tex' \
   Intersect Staff: TBD\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
   2. Engage indie/mid-size studios and technical leads who already use open source tooling
   3. Gather market intelligence on crypto open-source funding interest
   4. Identify potential pilot or follow-up opportunities
6. **Event:**  TBD \
   **Attendees:** (TBD)\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships. &#x20;
7. **Event:**  TBD\
   **Attendees:**  (TBD)\
   **KPIs:**
   1. Market the Paid Open Source Model and related Programs
   2. Attend sessions to deepen open-source knowledge
   3. Network creating connections for Cardano Community Members and potential future partnerships.&#x20;