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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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    A New Alliance and Resource Hub to Promote Best Practices in Open Source

    Gael Blondelle

    Today, four European non-profit open source organizations announced they have joined forces in the OSPO Alliance, and I’m very pleased...

    EclipseCon 2021 Early Bird talks

    Gael Blondelle

    I recently shared a Q&A with Cédric Brun, program committee chair for EclipseCon 2021, who explained how the program is...

    Standing Out in Industrial IoT - The Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast

    Gael Blondelle

    On the second episode of the Entrepreneurial Open Source Podcast, Thabang and I talked to Glenn Ergeerts and Frank Gielissen...

    You can help us make GAIA-X more open

    Gael Blondelle

    Today, we received two important news items from the GAIA-X AISBL: The Eclipse Foundation AISBL is now officially a member...

    Early Bird Deadline to Submit a Proposal for EclipseCon 2021

    Gael Blondelle

    The early bird proposal deadline for EclipseCon 2021 is fast approaching. Submit a proposal by June 1, 2021 for a...

    Q&A with EclipseCon 2021 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...

    How to Get the Most From Your EclipseCon 2020 Experience

    Gael Blondelle

    While virtual events have become the norm these days, taking part in a large-scale, multi-day virtual event, such as EclipseCon...

    Start Planning Your Community Day Experience at EclipseCon 2020

    Gael Blondelle

    As you’re planning your EclipseCon 2020 experience, be sure to reserve time to attend the Community Day events on Monday...

    Submit Your Proposal For EclipseCon 2020

    Gael Blondelle

    EclipseCon is our yearly conference where developers, architects, and open source business leaders learn about Eclipse technologies, share best practices...

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