{"id":1785,"date":"2016-08-18T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2016-08-18T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T19:15:52","slug":"join-us-dc-azure-gov-meetup-on-open-source-in-the-cloud-aug-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/join-us-dc-azure-gov-meetup-on-open-source-in-the-cloud-aug-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us! DC Azure Gov Meetup on open source technology in government &#8211;\u00a0 Aug. 31\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent release of the White House&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcecode.cio.gov\/\">Federal Source Code policy<\/a> is just the latest example of how the federal government has come to embrace. open source ideology. This policy promotes efficiency and re-use by encouraging agencies to use open source code for custom applications and building communities around it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/233042129\/\">Please join us to discuss<\/a> open source technologies in the cloud at the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/233042129\/\">DC Azure Government Meetup<\/a>, on Wednesday, Aug. 31 starting at 6 p.m. at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1776.vc\/\">1776<\/a> in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Hear about Open Source in Government by a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow. \u00a0In addition, we will share more about the exciting partnership between Red Hat and Microsoft, and the collaborative solutions that will be available as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers for this event include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/claratsao\">Clara Tsao<\/a>, Entrepreneur in Residence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/innovationfellows\">White House Presidential Innovation Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adam-clater-1606092\">Adam Clater<\/a>, Chief Strategist for Public Sector, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\">Red Hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evong-nham-chung-0b733890\">Evong Nham Chung<\/a>, Solutions Architecture Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\">Red Hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/briancharrison\">Brian Harrison<\/a>, Cloud Solutions Architect, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/features\/gov\/\">Microsoft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vishwas-lele-240206\">Vishwas Lele<\/a>, Chief Technology Officer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appliedis.com\/\">AIS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to engaging discussions and networking, we are excited about relocating our Meetup to 1776\u2014a great space that inspires innovation! 1776 is a global incubator and seed fund that believes startups can change the world.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/233042129\/\">DC Azure Government Meetup page<\/a> for more details on the agenda, and to join our Meetup group and RSVP.<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date on all things Azure Government, be sure to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/feed\/\">RSS feed<\/a> and to receive emails by clicking \u201cSubscribe by Email!\u201d on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/\">Azure Government Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent release of the White House&#8217;s Federal Source Code policy is just the latest example of how the federal government has come to embrace. open source ideology. 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