OSGi™ Users' Forum UK

Meetings & Events

The OSGi Users’ Forum UK holds face to face meetings at locations in the UK every 3 or 4 months throughout the year. The objectives of the meetings are to:

• provide the opportunity for members to attend presentations on relevant OSGi topics
• to talk with their peers and share experiences of working with OSGi
• to promote understanding and knowledge in OSGi technology
• to build a friendly and active OSGi User community in the UK

Cost: The meetings are free to attend for registered members. For details on how to become a member please see How to Join.

Meeting Registration: Prior registration for meetings is essential as space is strictly limited at the venues. Details of how to regsiter for a meeting can be found with the meeting description in the Meeting & Events Calendar. Places will be allocated on order of registration, so please make sure you sign up early.

Registration Cancellations: We recognise that people’s schedules can change at short notice. Please to notify us if you are no longer able to attend a meeting you have registered for, even if it is on the day of the meeting.

Times & Locations: The meetings are normally held from 18hr15 to 20hr15 on a week day. The location varies from meeting to meeting.

Post Meeting Socialising: Discussion and socialising is encouraged after the meeting at a suitable local pub. Get to meet the presenters and your peers, share ideas, and exhange views over a pint or two.

Meeting Format: The meetings typically consist of:

• Welcome , Housekeeping, News & Events.
• One or more invited presenters providing between 1 and 1½ hours in total of presentation(s) on relevant OSGi topics. The topics for the presentations will be advertised in advance. Please see Meetings & Events Calendar for details of the next meeting.
• Q&A Session from the audience.
• AOB, Next Event and close.

Some meetings will include an ‘Open Floor’ section instead of a presenter to solicit member input, suggestions and feedback on important OSGi Topics.

Audience participation is encouraged, the more people get involved in the meetings the more we all benefit.

Suggestions for Talks: We would be pleased to here from anyone by with suggestions for a talk topic that they would like to hear. Also if you are interested in proposing a talk please click here.

Sponsors: We welcome any individual or organization who wishes to sponsor meeting locations and / or drinks after the meetings. To discuss this please contact the or .