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Gael Blondelle

Secretary & VP Community Operations at Eclipse Foundation

Gaël Blondelle is an open source advocate with 20 years of experience. He joined the Eclipse Foundation in 2013 and is now Chief Membership Officer. In 2024, he joined the board of the Open Source Initiative where he serves as Secretary. Previously, Gaël co-founded an open source start-up where he served as CTO, and led open source business development for a systems integrator. At the Eclipse Foundation, his mission is to help organisations embrace open source, fostering innovation through openness and collaboration.

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    OCX 26 Call for Sponsors: Join Us in Making Open Source a Shared Experience

    Gael Blondelle

    Last year, something magical happened. Hundreds of open source developers, contributors, and community champions from around the globe gathered for...

    Unlock New Sponsorship Opportunities at OCX 2024

    Gael Blondelle

    OCX 2024 is your gateway to unparalleled engagement within the vibrant open source community. As we gear up for another...

    Meet the Eclipse Foundation at the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2024!

    Gael Blondelle

    At the Eclipse Foundation, we are excited to be sponsoring the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2024, taking place in...

    EclipseCon 2023: New Tracks, New Chair and Exciting Changes

    Gael Blondelle

    This year, EclipseCon is set to take place in Ludwigsburg, Germany, from October 16 to 19, 2023. This year’s conference...

    Fostering the European cloud ecosystem: UNLOCK the economic benefits

    Gael Blondelle

    Last week, we presented the OSC Report, revealing the data behind our call to accelerate the adoption of Open Services...

    Open Services Cloud: enabling open-source interoperability

    Gael Blondelle

    Cloud services represent a key market for the competitiveness and digital sovereignty of the European Union. Accounting for more than...

    UNLOCK the future: Accelerating the adoption of open cloud services

    Gael Blondelle

    The European cloud service market is growing rapidly , reaching nearly €190B in 2022. It's a key enabler in the...

    Early Bird Talks at EclipseCon 2022 in Ludwigsburg

    Gael Blondelle

    EclipseCon is heading back to Ludwigsburg! After two years of virtual editions, we are looking forward to getting the community...

    Back to Ludwigsburg: Q&A with EclipseCon 2022 Program Committee Chair

    Gael Blondelle

    EclipseCon is the leading conference for developers, architects, and open source business leaders to learn about Eclipse technologies and share...

    Adam Gibson: Deep Learning Through Open Source - The Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast

    Gael Blondelle

    This week, we’re wrapping up season 1 of the Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast. Through seven episodes, we’ve gained new perspectives...

    Dirk Riehle: A Researcher’s Perspective on the Role of Open Source in Market Disruption - The Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast

    Gael Blondelle

    On episode six of the podcast, we talked to Dirk Riehle, a professor of open source software at the University...

    TypeFox: Innovating With Open Source - The Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast

    Gael Blondelle

    On the fourth episode of the Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast, Thabang and I welcomed Miro Spönemann, general manager and software...

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