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UCSB Open Source Program Newsletter
October 2026
Meetup 11/5: Open source and your tech transfer office
Thinking about open-sourcing your software or hardware but unsure how to proceed? Steven Tudor, Director of the Technology Transfer Office at UC Davis, and Mike Cohen, Director of Innovation Ecosystem Development in UC Berkeley’s TTO, join us to talk about what their offices actually do, and what information the TTO needs to help researchers make intellectual property decisions.
UC Open Source Meetup
When: Thu. Nov. 5, 2026; 10am-11am
Where: Zoom
Who: UC affiliates of any role/experience level
See you at SCaLE + academic discount
The Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is North America's largest community-run open-source and free software conference. The UCSB Open Source Program will be there! Join us in Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027. Call for presentations is open through November 1, 2026.
If you'd like to attend but the registration price is a barrier, email us ([email protected]) and we will send you a UCSB-specific coupon code for 40% off conference registration.
Data to Discovery: Writing software documentation in 2026
In 2026, writing software documentation is about more than just clarity and concision. It's about leveraging modern tools to write accessible, living materials. In this session of the library's Data to Discovery series, we'll look at the different types of software documentation tools that exist today and how to leverage them effectively.
When: Thu. Nov. 19, 2026; 12pm-12:30pm
Where: Zoom
Who: Anyone
Workshop: Intro to data analysis with R
Join the DREAM Lab and the library's Research Data Services for this introduction to R for learners with no programming experience. Covers RStudio, ggplot2, common data cleaning operations, vectors, factors, and more.
When: Nov. 9 and 10, 2026; 10am-1pm
Where: Library room 1312
Who: All UCSB affiliates
Platform: L&S on-prem AI inference
College IT has created an on-premises large language model access platform for UCSB staff and faculty; incidental student use is supported. All inference runs on CIT-owned hardware. The L&S AI services are built by CIT staff using open-weight models and open-source software. These are beta services.
Conference: Bay Area Drupal Camp
For more than 16 years, the Bay Area Drupal Camp has gathered thousands from a worldwide community of Drupal users, developers, marketers, and content specialists to share their expertise, level up their skills, and make new friends.
Be sure to check out the Higher Education Drupal Summit, which is scheduled for the afternoon of November 12.
When: Nov. 12-13, 2026
Where: Oakland, CA
Who: Anyone
Funding opportunity: NIH RSE award
Provide salary support for exceptional Research Software Engineers (RSEs) that contribute to the development and dissemination of biomedical, behavioral or health-related software tools, and train prospective users of these tools.
Deadline: Dec. 4, 2026
Evergreen resources
- Funding opportunities: CURIOSS's list
- Conferences: Everything Open Source's list
- UC OSPO Network office hours Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Volunteer with us by joining a Working Group
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