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Help us spread the word about this year’s conference!

Attention speakers, volunteers, past and future attendees, and all open source citizens across the world: We need your help spreading the word about this year’s conference!
We’d like you to write and publish a blog post about Open Source Bridge. Tell people why you’re attending, why you’re speaking, why you’re volunteering. Share your passion and encourage [...]

Make OSBridge Great: Volunteer During the Conference

Open Source Bridge is 100% volunteer run event and we can’t have a successfull event without you! One of the most direct ways you can make OSBridge a fantastic event is to volunteer on-site, during the conference. We have many volunteer positions available, from dead simple errand-running, to the more complicated registration, speaker lounge, and [...]

Announcing the Open Source Bridge 2010 talks!

We are very pleased to announce the following sessions for this year’s Open Source Bridge conference.
We’re still waiting to hear back from a few speakers, so stay tuned in the next few days as we fill in a few gaps – but the bulk of our speakers have responded to acceptances, and we’re happy to [...]

Our Keynote Speakers

Our keynote speakers this year will be:

Danny O’Brien, journalist and activist with the Committee to Protect Journalists,
Leigh Honeywell, software security consultant and co-founder/director of HackLab, and
Portland Mayor Sam Adams.

Danny O’Brien will explore how open source can help those at the cutting edge of free expression, and will detail tools that writers and speakers in repressive [...]

Hotel Discounts Around Portland: May 31-June 5

We hope you’ll be joining us at Open Source Bridge! If you’re looking for a place to stay, Travel Command has helped us line up some hotel discounts. In order to reserve a room at the rates below, email Travel Command at: osb@travelcommand.com

Ace Hotel: $109.00 per night
Jupiter Hotel: $75.00 per night
Paramount Hotel: $94.00 per night
Benson [...]