Connected Africa Summit is a continental summit organized around the overall objective of “Creating business opportunities for growth”. The organizers describe it as an event that will “nurture innovative ideas and partnerships that leverage technology to advance the achievement of Africa’s development agenda 2063.” Further, the event “will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and investors to chart actionable pathways for leveraging technology to address the continent›s challenges and unlock transformative opportunities.”

For TYPO3, this event is a great opportunity to strengthen existing collaboration with governments in Africa and promote our CMS and create interest and engagement around our four-pillar model for using a democratic and not-for-profit open-source project to foster sustainable and independent business as outlined in the TYPO3 Association’s report on Open Source Standardization of Government Websites in Rwanda, currently also used in our ongoing project with the Government of Somalia.

The TYPO3 project will be represented by Daniel Homorodean and Alina Fleser, leader and member of the TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee. You can meet them at the GovStack booth.

The e-Governance Conference brings together strategists, decision makers, policy implementers, and donors. This year’s conference title is From Bytes to Benefits, Raising prosperity through digital transformation.

For TYPO3, the events in 2022 and 2023 were a great success. This year, we will continue to promote our CMS and create interest and engagement around our four-pillar model for using a democratic and not-for-profit open-source project to foster sustainable and independent business as outlined in the TYPO3 Association’s report on Open Source Standardization of Government Websites in Rwanda.

TYPO3 will be present for the third time with our own booth. Stefan Busemann (treasurer in the TYPO3 Association Board), Mathias Bolt Lesniak (TYPO3 project ambassador and co-leader of the TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee), and Kristian Storm-Jørgensen (member of the TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee) will participate.

WordCamp Europe is an annual event centered around the WordPress CMS platform. It is described as “an informal, community-organized gathering of WordPress enthusiasts — from casual users to Core developers — where we discuss all things WordPress, share ideas and get to know each other.”

For TYPO3, the event is a place to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss solutions to the challenges faced by open source software today. It is also a great way to meet with one of our fellow members in the Open Website Alliance.

TYPO3 Project Ambassador Mathias Bolt Lesniak will attend the conference.

AltCtrlOrg is a side event in the evening of the second day of WordCamp Europe, where you can “hear alternative talks on WordPress that you probably won’t hear at WordCamp.” The event's mission includes the wish to “celebrate and champion the openness, collaboration, and inclusivity” and “create a space where everyone can contribute equally, a space where diverse and interesting perspectives are heard.”

TYPO3 is a PHP-based open-source CMS, just like WordPress. Events like this one are a place for CMS projects and their communities to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss solutions to the challenges faced by open source software today.

The TYPO3 Association is an event sponsor, and President Olivier Dobberkau, will speak about The TYPO3 community Story at the event. TYPO3 Project Ambassador Mathias Bolt Lesniak will also be present.

UN Open Source Week expands the concept of United Nations’ OSPOs for Good event into a week-long gathering that “facilitates global dialogue and collaboration on open source, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and the development of innovative solutions to global challenges.” The organizers promise “increased opportunities for ideation, co-creation, and meaningful networking in response to the ecosystem's growing demand for deeper engagement.”

For TYPO3, this event is an important platform for strengthening our collaboration with new and existing friends and partners, both in the open-source and development cooperation space.

TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee Leader Daniel Homorodean will be present throughout the week.

Neos Conference defines itself as an event “on a mission to inspire people by demonstrating cutting edge technology, encourage everybody to think ‘out-of-the-box’, and connecting technological entrepreneurs with enthusiasts.” It is a two-day, two-track conference for developers, technical leads, CTOs, “and everyone who’s willing to learn something new and wants to challenge the status quo!”

Neos CMS is probably not new to you — at least if you have been in the TYPO3 community for some time. You might know it as Phoenix or TYPO3 v5, the TYPO3 total rewrite that never became the new TYPO3, but still brought us technologies like Fluid and Extbase. Neos is now its own CMS project, but open-source is all about collaboration and learning from each other. Ask any parent: You can learn a lot from your children.

TYPO3 Association Board Member Martin Helmich will participate in the event.

Visit us to learn more about the latest innovations in the world of open source CMS and meet some of our Official Partners who will be joining us at the conference.

Smart Country Convention is a three-day congress and expo with workshops and networking in Berlin, Germany. Calling itself “the leading event for the digital state and public services,” it is the largest of its kind in the country.

For the TYPO3 project, the event’s focus on the public sector, and the closely related topics of digitalization and digital sovereignty, makes it a great platform to promote some of TYPO3 CMS's core features and use cases. For the german government specifically, 2024’s launch of the TYPO3-based Government Site Builder (GSB) has the potential to take the country towards a new level of digital autonomy.

On the expo floor, TYPO3 will be present with a booth, manned with representatives from the TYPO3 Company and their partners.