Visit the OpenHW Foundation at the Open Chain and Friends event

Thea Aldrich
March 24, 2026

Join the OpenHW Foundation and Eclipse Foundation at “OpenChain and Friends” is an in-person community event focused on open source software supply chain management, compliance, and collaboration. It’s organized by the OpenChain Project in partnership with local and international communities, such as The FOSS-LÄND Community. The event takes place in Stuttgart, Germany and gathers people working with open source across different industries.

Join us at “OpenChain and Friends”

“OpenChain and Friends” is an in-person community event focused on open source software supply chain management, compliance, and collaboration. It’s organized by the OpenChain Project in partnership with local and international communities, such as The FOSS-LÄND Community. The event takes place in Stuttgart, Germany and gathers people working with open source across different industries.

Please register until march 19th 2026 EOB latest.

In-person only. (Please actively select/de-select the topics you plan to attend or not, we will only consider your registration for the actively selected tracks on a first come first serve base. By submitting your registration you confirm to follow the event code of conduct.)

The event is subject to the Chatham House Rule.

We will hold the second annual OpenChain and Friends event in Stuttgart from the 24th to the 26th of March 2026. (learn about last year’s edition here: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/02/20/openchain-and-friends-stuttgart )

Main Event Location:

Robert Bosch GmbH – Service and Supply Chain Campus (SCC) Feuerbach, Bregenzer Str. 26A, 70469 Stuttgart

Satellite Event Locations:

Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation in Vaihingen, Gropiusplatz 10, 70563 Stuttgart
Bosch Digital in Ludwigsburg, Groenerstraße 5/1, 71636 Ludwigsburg

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