🌐2nd Annual European Open Source Awards #EOSAwards26.
🔓The ceremony celebrates Europe’s most visionary & influential leaders in the global #opensource movement.
⚫BSC participated in the ceremony as partners of the #OSAWARDS project.
The #EOSAwards26 Gallery is now live!
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#EOSAwards26 #ceremony #gallery #redcarpet #awardsseason #opensourceweek
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Thank you a lot @gardiner_bryant for your enthusiasm for the #eosawards26, we would have so much liked to welcome you in Brussels and hope the weather will permit it next year, thanks a lot for your interest and reporting!
The book working in public on a shelf next to old books
As per tradition for events in the Solvay library we added a book to the collection yesterday. Nadia Eghbal's working in public. #EOSAwards26
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The @europeanOSacademy‘s Excellence in Open Source Award 2026 goes to @gregkh #opensource #OSAwards #eosawards26, presented by @bagder. #linux
And now for a musical interlude, do you recognise it? (I'm of course wondering which of the acadamy's members has played this game!)
#EOSawards26 #portal
Roberto and Zach at a podium on sage at the Awards
Roberto Di Cosmo & @zacchiro just received an #EOSAwards26 for @swheritage - congratulations to them, very proud to be part of their team!
In special recognition of their work on @swheritage, the award for Contribution to Community Impact goes to @rdicosmo and @zacchiro! Introduced by Astor Nummelin Carlberg of @OpenForumEurope #eosawards26 #OSAwards #opensource @europeanOSacademy
Next up. @astornc is speaking, and asking the pertinent question: "How would you design a software archive that still functions in 1000 years?" A question asked by the incredible Roberto Di Cosimo, who, along with @zacchiro are accepting the Community Impact award for @swheritage !
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The special recognition award for Skills & Education, handed to Matt Venn by David Cuartielles @europeanOSacademy #opensource #OSAwards #eosawards26
@matthewvenn (who has very very cool apparel this evening!) Congrats Matt! Your work to democratise access to chip design is inspiring 💫✨
And now the amazing David Cuartielles, self-proclaimed representative of the "people who aren't wearing suits"! As the winner of last years "Skills and Education" award, he will hand it out this year!
And the award goes to.....
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@nightrose hands out the special recognition award for Contribution to Advocacy & Awareness to Jenny Molloy from @GOSH
@europeanOSacademy #OSAwards #eosawards26 #opensource #openhardware
Dr Jenny Molloy, for her contributions to Open Science Hardware communities! Congratulations Jenny 💫
(Unfortunately, the official photographer is doing too good a job!)
And now, @nightrose presenting the award for advocacy and awareness! (Lydia was also the recipient of this award last year!)
And the winner is....
"Nowadays. Open Source has a higher purpose: we want to protect the #privacy of our users, the #security of our users!" And "Everybody who is contributing to o Open Source is contributing to a better world" ✨✨
The awards are now beginning, presented by the delightful @Amandine !
She will announce the Business & Impact award, which is fitting as she was the recipient of it last year for her incredible work on Matrix and Element!
And the award goes to .....
Back to Thibaut who is now saying 'Technology is not neutral: the way you design it defines how it impacts you. With Open Source that design is transparent, so you know how it will impact you", and accepting that "our dependence has become a risk"
Daniel Stenberg at a podium for the European Open Source Awards
Here's @bagder getting the #EOSAwards26 started at the magnificent Solvay Library in Brussels.
Daniel Stenberg opens the EU open source academy awards.
And a welcome by the amazing @bagder ! (Who is looking very dapper, I must say!)
Delighted to be at the @europeanOSacademy this evening In the historic Solvay Library in my home town of #Brussels! Tonight is about recognising the amazing work of Open Source Devs here in Europe ❤️
