Welcome to The University of Texas Open Source Program Office (UT-OSPO)
The vision of the UT-OSPO is to engage faculty and students in an open source participation pathway.
The UT-OSPO is generously funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
(Grant number grant number: G-2023-20944)
Meet Our Team
Experts from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), central IT services, University of Texas Libraries, and the School of Information.
Discover Resources
Learn about the UT-OSPO Participation Pathway and Open Source community websites.
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Find training opportunities in-person, virtual, or sessions previously recorded.
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See what UT-OSPO has been up to since launching in August 2023.
UT-OSPO Events
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 10, 2025, 9:00 am - Sunday October 12, 2025, 5:00 pm
Recurs:
Daily, 9am - 5pm until Sun, Oct 12 2025
Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Scholars Lab
The Jackson School of Geosciences Hackathon is an annual event that convenes students, researchers, and faculty members to hone their skills in computer programming and the geosciences, all for the fun of friendly competition (and monetary prizes).
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 24, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Scholars Lab
This workshop will provide an introduction to using SQL (Structured Query Language) to store and manage data in open source relational databases like MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Virtual and in-person options are available.