Here's what's happening this week within the FINOS community.

WEEK OF 3 September - MEETINGS

Here's what's happening during the week of September 3, 2024, in the FINOS community, visit the calendar here for meeting links:

Tuesday, September 3

• 10 ET / 3pm BST - CDM Contribution Review Working Group
• 10am ET / 3pm BST - FDC3 General Meeting
• 10am ET / 3pm BST - FINOS Tech Sprint: Weekly Call
• 11am ET / 4pm BST - [MEMBERS ONLY] - AI Readiness SIG

Wednesday, September 4

• 10:30am BST - Spring Bot Project Meeting
• 10am ET / 3pm BST - Open Source Readiness SIG
• 12pm ET / 5pm BST - FINOS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SIG - Monthly Meeting

Thursday, September 5

• 9am ET / 2pm BST - FDC3 Use Cases and Workflows Discussion Group
• 9:15am ET / 2:15pm BST - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting
• 11am ET / 4pm BST - FINOS Morphir Project Meeting
• 11am ET / 4pm BST - CCC - Working Group: Security
• 11:30am ET / 4:30pm BST - CCC - Working Group: Delivery
• 12pm ET / 5pm BST - CCC - Working Group: Communications / All Hands

Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.

Open Source in Finance Forum New York
Join us at OSFF NYC on September 30th and October 1st at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. View the full schedule and read our blog post on crafting the program to align with industry needs.

Register here. Standard pricing at $575 ends September 15th, after that it is increased to $675. Don't forget, FINOS members receive discounted prices until September 12th. Reach out to osff@finos.org if you have any questions.

View the OSFF highlight video from OSFF London

Upcoming EVENTS

LONDON.JS AT CIVO TECH JUNCTION

September 3 (London): Join the London JavaScript Community Meetup, where you'll have the chance to network with fellow developers and dive into two engaging discussions: "Why Do Developers Hate Writing Tests, and Are They Right?", "API Hacking and Security", and more.

Meetup registration here

FINOS ALL COMMUNITY CALL Q3

September 11th: Join us on Wednesday, September 11th at 11 am EDT / 4 pm BST for our virtual Q3 All Community Call where you'll hear updates from the recent governing board meeting, our strategic initiatives, community updates and much more.

Zoom registration here

AI READINESS SIG MEMBER ONLY NYC IN-PERSON MEET UP & WORKING SESSION

September 12th: Join us in NYC or virtually for an exclusive, member-only session with AI Readiness SIG members. Collaborate with AI professionals to refine the Simple Governance Framework draft and develop a roadmap for its implementation, preparing it for open source release.

Sign up here

FINOS TECH SPRINT: IN-PERSON CODING SESSION

September 12th: Join us for an in-person coding session as part of the FINOS Tech Sprint. Bring your laptops and contribute to open-source projects that build functional proofs of concept and reference architectures for real-world financial services use cases.

Secure your spot here

SONATYPE WEBINAR SERIES: LICENSING

September 19 (virtual): Join us for a virtual session in the Sonatype Webinar Series, supported by FINOS, focusing on licensing in open source. This webinar will provide valuable insights into the complexities of open source licensing and how to navigate them effectively.

Webinar registration here

GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2024

October 8-11 (Philadelphia + virtual): Register for GHC 2024 to attend a packed lineup of sessions, including a FINOS panel featuring FINOS' Rimma Perelmuter on "Practical Steps for Tackling Bias in Software Engineering in the Age of AI."

Session details here

AERON COMMUNITY MEETUP SPRING ROADSHOW

October 10 (Chicago), November 11 (NYC) & November 21 (London):

Join FINOS Member Adaptive at their event series designed for Aeron users and contributors or anyone interested in the developments in high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant applications.

Roadshow overview here

PRIORITIZING SECURITY: KEY FINDINGS FROM THE OPENSSF SURVEY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 

The Linux Foundation's Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) 'Secure Software Development Education 2024' Survey highlights significant security challenges for financial institutions. With 75% of developers with under a year of experience lacking secure development knowledge, financial firms are urged to invest in structured training, focus on AI and supply chain security, and enhance cross-departmental collaboration. These steps are essential for building robust security frameworks and safeguarding client trust.

Our "Developing Secure Software" (LFD121) course offers free, on-demand training on secure development fundamentals.  Take the course today to strengthen your software security.

For more information, read the full blog post here 

Have a great week and please contact marketing@finos.org if you have any questions or you would like to take part in any marketing related activities.