New OPENVERSE webinar starting on 5th May! About the State of the market of Virtual Worlds in Europe - Key technologies and adoption Please check post for registration

New webinar series from OPENVERSE kicking off May 5!
“State of the Market of Virtual Worlds in Europe – Key Technologies and Adoption”
With experts from @IDC @XR4Europe, @UniversityGalway more.
🗓️ May 5, 10:30 CET
🔗 open-verse.eu/event/state-...

#VirtualWorlds #XR #Openverse

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Connect directly with #XR/#VW experts across Europe :
The @openverse.bsky.social Observatory now enables private messaging between registered users, making it easier to start conversations and explore collaboration opportunities.
👉 Create your profile: observatory.open-verse.eu/user/registe...

Where should you be on September 10, 2026?

👉 Brussels
👉 @openverse.bsky.social Summit.

OPENVERSE Summit 2026: “Open and co-created Virtual Worlds for Europe”

Please watch this space for more information soon: open-verse.eu/event/openve...

Women in XR Webinar happening on the 6th March at 13:00 CET. It's online

Our colleagues from the @XR2Learnproject are organising an insightful webinar tomorrow:

Women Shaping the Future of XR
📅 6 March | 13:00–14:30 CET
Register 👇
www.f6s.com/women-in-xr-...

#XR #WomenInTech #ImmersiveTech

Business perspectives: real-world experiences in national initiatives ecosystem.

🇪🇺As part of the @openverse.bsky.social series of dialogues with national initiatives our next workshop puts business perspectives at the centre.
📆 Feb 25
⏰15:00–16:30
💻open-verse.eu/event/business-perspecti...
@martel-innovate.com

the OPENVERSE Observatory has new features!

🚀 The @openverse.org #Observatory is now community-driven. Create your profile, connect with XR/VW experts, and explore collaboration opportunities through matchmaking and direct messaging.

👉 Join the community: observatory.open-verse.eu/user/registe...

💻 open-verse.eu/2026/02/11/o...

Hey folks 👋
We’re running a little thing called the OPENVERSE newsletter and it’s full of good stuff:

✨ It's all about Virtual Worlds
✨ thoughtful updates
✨ useful links and resources

👉 Subscribe via the link or just scan the QR code
RTs & shares welcome 💙
open-verse.eu/newsletter/

#VirtualWorlds in #Europe are full of promise, but still figuring out how to scale. 🇪🇺’s diversity is a strength, but collaboration, shared standards, and ecosystem thinking are needed to move forward together.
More dialogue, fewer silos: 🌍👇
open-verse.eu/2025/12/30/b...
#Innovation #OpenVerse

Seasonal greetings from the OPENVERSE partners 🌐
As @openverse.bsky.social enters its final year, exciting milestones are ahead. Stay tuned for major upcoming events, building toward the OPENVERSE Summit. Grateful for the journey so far—and what’s coming next. open-verse.eu

OPENVERSE at United XR Europe

@openverse.bsky.social at @unitedxr.eu 2025 🇪🇺✨

What happened last week in Brussels is here:👇
open-verse.eu/2025/12/17/o...

🎥 Session recordings are available online — well worth watching.

#OPENVERSE #UnitedXR #XR #OpenXR #VirtualWorlds #Interoperability

Milestone for Europe’s digital future! 🌍✨
The EU just launched the European Partnership for Virtual Worlds with the new Virtual Worlds Association — OPENVERSE is excited to support this next chapter of Web 4.0 innovation. 🚀
open-verse.eu/2025/12/12/o...
#VirtualWorlds #EU #Web4

🚀Our @openverse.bsky.social workshop on #AI #AIoT #IoT starts today! We’re gathering experts in AI, IoT, and AIoT to push forward the OPENVERSE #TechnologicalFramework—a foundation for next-gen #VirtualWorlds.✨

open-verse.eu/event/ai-aio...

@unitedxr.eu Europe is underway! 🚀
@AnneBajart kicked things off with a great talk on the EU’s Virtual Worlds + Web4.0 strategy — what’s been built so far and the roadmap ahead.

She also introduced the #VirtualWorldsPartnership under #HorizonEurope

Stay tuned for more information: open-verse.eu

OPENVERSE will be all over United XR Europe (Dec 8–10)!

• National Initiatives Panel
unitedxr.eu/agenda#talk=...

• Standards & Interop Workshop
unitedxr.eu/agenda#talk=...

• Main Stage Panel
unitedxr.eu/agenda#talk=...

Let’s connect! 🚀
#OPENVERSE #XR #UnitedXREurope

💡Exploring how #VirtualWorlds can grow sustainably across Europe? @openverse.bsky.social is hosting a workshop on business models, national experiences, and cross-border collaboration.
🎤 Want to speak or present at the event? Email operations@bdva.eu
👉register: open-verse.eu/event/the-bu...

Excited for the Openverse Workshop on AI, AIoT & IoT in Virtual Worlds happening 10 December!
👉 Register here: open-verse.eu/event/ai-aio... fill out the form
🌐 Let’s build smarter, more immersive virtual worlds together.
#AI #AIoT #IoT #VirtualWorlds #Openverse

@openverse.bsky.social is heading to Brussels! 🇪🇺
On Dec 8: “Mapping Europe’s XR Ecosystems” panel at United XR Europe.
13:30–14:30, Track Room 4.
Come say hi if you're there! ✨
open-verse.eu/event/united...
#XR #Openverse #UnitedXREurope

Did you miss our #openverse workshops about #Data, #Computing and #Connectivity Foundations? We recently ran two deep-dive sessions on the OPENVERSE tech framework—one on data, one on computing + connectivity.
open-verse.eu/2025/11/19/b...

More updates soon!

Meet our @openverse.bsky.social .bluesky colleagues in Copenhagen! 🇩🇰 From 12–14 Nov, the European Big Data Value Forum (#EBDVF2025) gathers Europe’s top minds in AI and data to collaborate, share insights, and drive digital innovation.
open-verse.eu/2025/11/12/m...
#AI #Data #OPENVERSE #BDVA

@openverse.org is launching a "Technology Framework": A Blueprint for Open & Ethical Virtual Worlds in the Web 4.0 Era

🫵If you want to know more, please check it out here: open-verse.eu/2025/11/06/t...

#OPENVERSE #Web4 #VirtualWorlds #EUInnovation #EthicalTech

@openverse.bsky.social joined the 6G-XR Impact Day workshop on Standards & Policy Frameworks!
Great discussions on how XR is transforming energy, mobility, media & manufacturing. Proud to see OPENVERSE helping shape Europe’s digital & responsible 6G future. 🌍✨

#6GXR #OPENVERSE #XRTech #Innovation

Newsletters might be “so last decade,” but ours isn’t.
The latest @openverse.bsky.social edition just dropped — it’s sharp, curious, and actually fun to read.
Check it out here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7358...
#newsletter #freshdrop

⏳ Just a few days left to reach out to the #OPENVERSE team!
📢 Our next high-level policy dialogue is happening soon:

🎤 Keynote by Emanuela Girardi (President, ADRA)
🎟️ Register: open-verse.eu/event/openve...
🔍 Curated audience | Policy prototyping focus

#EU #virtualworlds #governance #AI #XR

🚀 The next #OPENVERSE high-level policy dialogue is coming up!
🗓️ Mon, 27 Oct 2025
🕥 10:30–11:45 CET
🌍 Online
🎤 Keynote by Emanuela Girardi, President of ADRA.
🔗 Register: open-verse.eu/event/openve...
🧪 Selected participation
#VirtualWorlds #DigitalPolicy #TrustByDesign #EUinnovation

🚀 Dive into the Future of #VirtualWorlds!
🗓️ Thurs, Oct 16 | 14:00–17:00 CET

Join us for an interactive workshop hosted by Inspiring Futures & OPENVERSE — where tech, policy, innovation & diplomacy meet to shape tomorrow’s digital spaces. Don’t miss it!
open-verse.eu/event/co-des...

Deadline to apply for our next @openverse.bsky.social Co-creation workshop: 30th October2025.
📢 Ready to co-create the next wave of digital innovation?To join a series of interactive sessions and workshops to
help us shape the future of immersive collaboration.

open-verse.eu/call-for-par...

🔧 @openverse.bsky.social #Workshop happening tomorrow!

We're diving into how HPC, 5G/6G, IoT & cloud tech can power the next generation of #VirtualWorlds.
open-verse.eu/event/the-co...

DM if you're in this space and want to be involved ⚡️

#Tech #HPC #Cloud #Openverse #DigitalFutures

💡 EU’s XR scene is shaping up in some pretty interesting ways!
Please read what happened at our recent @openverse.bsky.social workshop: open-verse.eu/2025/09/25/n...
More collabs across countries (Portugal is even talking to South Korea 👀) could be the key.
#XR #VirtualWorlds #Web4 #Openverse

Why It’s Not Silly to Organise In-Person Workshops...
open.substack.com/pub/openvers...

🌍 Workshop alert!
“The Data Building Block of Virtual Worlds”
📅 24th September 🕚 11:00–12:30 CEST
Hosted by @openverse.bsky.social
Calling all experts in data sharing, governance, and Virtual Worlds
🔗 open-verse.eu/event/the-da...

#VirtualWorlds #OPENVERSE #EUtech #Data