# 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

* **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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* **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.  

### Quarter 1 2026 - Events

* **Event:** FOSDEM (January 31 - February 1, 2026)\
  **Attendees:** Georg\
  **KPIs:**
  1. Market the Paid Open Source Model
  2. Market OSC - POSM Programs
  3. TBD

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* **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.  
* **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

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* **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.  

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* **Event:**  TokenIQ \
  **Attendees:** Not Attended\
  **KPIs: N/A**

### Quarter 2 2026 - Events

* **Event:** AI-W3 Entrepreneur Tech & Innovation Summit  (April 14-17, 2026)\
  **Attendees:** Not Attended\
  **KPIs: N/A**
* **Event:**  Paris Blockchain Week \
  **Attendees:** CANCELLED in lieu of Open Source Summit\
  **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.  
* **Event:**  Token2049 \
  **Attendees:** CANCELLED in lieu of Open Source Summit\
  **KPIs: N/A**
* **Event:**  Consensus Miami (May 5-7, 2026)\
  **Attendees:** CANCELLED in lieu of Open Source Summit\
  **KPIs: N/A**
* **Event:** Open Source Summit Minneapolis - Gold Sponsorship (May 18-20, 2026)\
  **Attendees:** OSC: Georg (Former Chair), Udai (TBD), Jordan, Sebastian (TBD), Bora (CF), \
  Marco (CF), Sam L. (Developer), James D. (Builder), Adam D. (Builder/Former OSC), \
  Dan B. (Dev Advocate) \
  OSO Staff: Terence 'Tex' \
  **KPIs/Goals:**
  1. Market Cardano and the Paid Open Source Model
  2. Engage open source projects and technical experts who already use open source tooling
  3. Gather market intelligence on crypto open-source funding interest
  4. Identify follow-up opportunities
  5. Expected Booth Traffic 100-300 people
  6. Deliver Sponsored Talk (Reeve) and awarded talk (Facilitating Sustainable OS Funding)
* **Confirmed Attendee List:**

  Georg Link - OSC Chair\
  Sebastian Pabon - OSC Member\
  Udai Solanki - OSC Member\
  Jordan Hill - OSC Member\
  Bora Oben - Cardano Foundation\
  Marco Russo - Cardano Foundation\
  Ian McCullough - Community Builder\
  Harsha Gullapalli - Community Builder\
  Samuel Leathers - IOG\
  James Dunseith - Andamio\
  Adam Dean - Former OSC Member\ <br>

  **Travel/Lodging Booked:**

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