Open Source Conference 2026 Kyoto
Overview
The Kyoto stop of the travelling open source festival that began in Tokyo in 2004. A free one-day event packing community, corporate and school exhibition booths together with multi-track seminars and lightning talks, held on the basement floors of Kyoto Research Park Building 4. The previous edition drew 290 visitors, 34 seminars and 46 booths, and it serves as the annual meeting point for Kansai's open source communities.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2004
- Founder
- Started in Tokyo in 2004 and produced by Begi.net Inc.
The open source festival started in Tokyo in 2004. Local executive committees host regional editions across Japan, keeping the same format for over two decades - free admission, exhibits and seminars completed in a single day. The Kyoto edition has long used Kyoto Research Park and has settled into a midsummer slot.
Transition
- 2004 First Open Source Conference held in Tokyo
- 2025 Kyoto edition held August 3 at Kyoto Research Park. 290 visitors, 5 tracks, 34 seminars and 46 booths
- 2026 Tokyo/Spring in February drew 730 people and Kagawa in April drew 115
- 2026 Sendai returned in June after 14 years with 220 people, and Hokkaido drew over 400
- 2026 Kyoto edition planned for August 1 at Kyoto Research Park Building 4
Voices
Every seminar had carefully built slides and was easy to follow, and connections made only at OSC have continued (from attendee survey comments in the official report, in Japanese)
An exhibiting university showed littleBits projects with a hands-on play corner and saw a steady stream of visitors, with students saying that talking to people more knowledgeable than themselves was stimulating (from Kyoto Notre Dame University's report, in Japanese)
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