On July 2, 2026, the UC open source community reached an exciting new milestone. Our monthly campus-specific gatherings officially transitioned into one unified all-campus virtual meetup. This first meetup in the series was hosted by the UC Davis OSPO team, setting a powerful precedent for how our network can collaborate, share resources, and grow together. Under this new format, the first half of the meeting consists of workshops or guest speakers moderated by one UC campus. The second half is dedicated to...
The Berkeley Open Source Program Office (OSPO) is located within the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and serves as the central hub for coordinating, facilitating, and supporting open source initiatives at UC Berkeley, primarily within the university’s research community. Jarrod Millman is the executive director, as well as a Senior Open Source Scientific Python Developer at BIDS. Under his direction, the OSPO aims to facilitate knowledge sharing, promote best practices, and...
The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and UC OSPO Network members hosted the second annual UC Open Summit in Berkeley, April 22-23, 2026. Guided by the principles of being genuinely enjoyable, small but mighty, and warmly collaborative, the tone was set for this gathering of 150 open source enthusiasts, researchers, and educators from across the University of California system. The future of open science, scholarship, and sustainability was top of mind for all...
