Welcome to the Weekend Update. Our goal with this weekly post is to share quick updates about online education, networking and collaboration opportunities and resources for the open source enterprise blockchain community.
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The 2nd BSN Global Partnership Conference
The 2nd BSN Global Partnership Conference, co-hosted by BSN International and Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), is a three-day hybrid event happening in Hangzhou, China, with different sections covering BSN China, BSN International, and Blockchain Investment. The global audience can join the event virtually on September 27th starting at 6 pm China Standard Time (UTC+8) to watch keynote addresses and panel discussions by top industry leaders. A keynote by the Linux Foundation’s Brian Behlendorf will be one of the sessions available to the worldwide audience.
For more information and to register, go here.
Hyperledger In-depth: An hour with Palm NFT Studio
In this session, Dan Heyman of Palm NFT Studio will introduce Palm Side Chain with an overview of technical specifications and architecture and detailed explanation how Hyperledger Besu is currently being used in this new network.
Tune on Tuesday, September 28, at 9:00 AM PDT. For more information and to register, go here.
Blockchain Expo North America
The virtual Blockchain Expo North America, taking place September 28-29, will feature top-level content and thought leadership discussions focused on the blockchain ecosystem. The event is aimed at the ambitious enterprise technology professional, seeking to explore the latest innovations, implementations and strategies to drive businesses forward. Content on September 28 will focus on blockchain in the enterprise. Sessions that day will include “Technology utopianism & the state of blockchain in enterprise,” a discussion that will include the Linux Foundation’s Brian Behlendorf, and a Women in TechEx Panel, moderated by Hyperledger’s Daniela Barbosa, on “Blockchain for sustainability and social innovation.”
Get more details here.
Open Source Summit
Each year, Open Source Summit brings together developers, architects and other technologists – as well as open source community and industry leaders – to collaborate, share information, learn about the latest technologies and gain a competitive advantage by using innovative open solutions. This year’s event will take place September 27-30 in Seattle, Washington, and online. Sessions include the September 29 talk “Health Credentials, Travel, Climate Change, Financial Inclusion and More: Digital Identity Gets Real” by the Linux Foundation’s Brian Behlendorf and Accenture’s Christine Leong.
For more information and to register, go here.
Hyperledger Grid 0.2 Release Party
Hyperledger Grid is a platform for building supply chain solutions that include distributed ledger components. It provides reference implementations of supply-chain-centric items – data types, data models, smart contracts, and more – that are anchored on existing open standards and industry best practices. To mark the milestone of the 0.2 release of Grid, the community will hold a celebration on Thursday, September 30, at 10:30 AM EDT.
Go here for details.
2021 Open Source Jobs Report
Linux Foundation Training, in partnership with edX and Linux Foundation Research, has completed its 9th annual Open Source Jobs Report. The report reveals the latest trends in open source careers, which skills are in demand, what motivates open source professionals, how employers can attract and retain top talent, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted hiring and workplaces, and diversity issues in the industry.
Go here for more information or to download the report.
Virtual Meetups
See the full Virtual Meetup schedule here.