Programme

• Short introduction about TechFems and our host Happy Scribe
• Round of introductions to get to know each other
• TechTalks on Open Source Evolution: from Past to Contribution, by Merlijn Vos
• Open Source Software (OSS) powers the world, it’s where ideas and communities come together to push software forward. In this talk we’ll go over the history of OSS, why it’s important, and how you can start contributing to advance your skills and career.
• Q&A
• Break
• Networking and socialising

About our speaker
Merlijn Vos is an award winning Senior Full-Stack Engineer who has spent way too much time configuring Vim. With a background in UX and a passion for Open Source Software, they help maintain over 400 packages which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times.