Patrick Masson joined The Apereo Foundation as Executive Director in 2023. Before Apereo, Patrick served as General Manager for the Open Source Initiative after working within higher education IT for over twenty years, including roles as CIO within the State University of New York and CTO at the University of Massachusetts' Office of the President. Before these roles, Patrick was the Director of Technology at the SUNY Learning Network and the UCLA Media Lab.

Patrick is an adjunct instructor with SUNY Albany's College of Computing and Information and speaks frequently on topics related to open source software, open education, and educational technology. Patrick is the co-founder of EDUCAUSE's "Openness" Constituency Group and served on his local school board from 2014 to 2018.

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Introducing Apereo (after 25 years)

The Apereo Foundation supports the development and sustainability of open source software in higher education through a global, community-led model. Indeed, several Apereo projects enjoy 20+ years of success. This session introduces Apereo’s evolving approach and roles in fostering open technologies that power critical academic services, research computing, and administrative systems, including authentication/authorization, online learning, video capture and editing, calendaring, scheduling, and registration, as well as data management. Attendees will learn how Apereo supports projects through granting and corporate funding, incubation and health metrics, community development and management, unique to higher education, but applicable to any open source community of practice. Specific initiatives, such as Apereo Micro-Conferences as an awareness and engagement strategy, and the emerging “Community as a Service” model toward self-sustainability, will be introduced.

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