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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)
 

Learn about UT-OSPO

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.

Get Training

Find training opportunities in-person, virtual, or sessions previously recorded.

Review Reports

See what UT-OSPO has been up to since launching in August 2023.

UT-OSPO News

Dr. Claus Wilke

Dr. Claus Wilke Shares His Secrets on Contributing to an Open Source Project

May 15, 2025
Dr. Claus Wilke, computational Biologist with Integrative Biology, shared his experience working with open source software projects.

OSPO Project Highlighted in Presentation at CNI (View Video)

April 8, 2025
Michael Shensky and Bryan Gee presented at the Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2025 Member Meeting on April 8, 2025 in Milwaukee, WI about projects focused on measuring the open sharing of research outputs by UT Austin researchers.
UT OSPO User Advisory Group

User Group Advises OSPO Team

April 7, 2025
The UT-OSPO User Group met with the OSPO team to discuss needs, wants, and desires for the OSPO in the near future.
Geo Hackathon

UT-OSPO Cohosts first Hackathon with the Jackson School of Geosciences

Oct. 10, 2024
Nearly 30 students, multiple mentors, judges, and emcees launched the first open source Hackathon, sponsored by the Jackson School of Geosciences and the UT-OSPO.

UT-OSPO Founding Member of Open Forum for AI

Aug. 8, 2024
The UT-OSPO joins the Open Forum for AI as a Founding Member.
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UT-OSPO Events

Event Status
Scheduled
Monday June 16, 2025, 8:00 am - Friday June 20, 2025, 5:00 pm
New York City, NY
UN Open Source Week 2025 facilitates global dialogue and collaboration on open source, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and the development of innovative solutions to global challenges. Since its inception in 2023, the event has captured significant international attention, reflecting strong demand for a UN-led forum on open source and digital cooperation.
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 17, 2025, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
New York City, NY
The Building Open Source Capacity in Academia CURIOSS Workshop will facilitate connections between CURIOSS members, explore corporate/academic collaboration theme, best practices to promote Open Source as part of Open Science/Open Research initiatives and OSS discovery at Universities. It will be held during the United Nations Open Source Week. This event is organized by CURIOSS and the University of Vermont and open to CURIOSS Members and organizations/institutions that support open source in academia. Funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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