📰 OpenChain Newsletter - September 📰, for more information, see openchainproject.org/monthly…

We are pleased to announce that Mary Meixia Wang has joined the OpenChain Project as our new Executive Director. for more information, see openchainproject.org/news/20…

Today Panasonic Automotive Systems has announced an OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 conferment program. As a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier, Panasonic Automotive Systems is at the forefront of both using and effectively managing open source technology: hubs.la/Q03Y636D0

The OpenChain Project had a Mini-Summit as COSCON 2025 in China on the 6th of December 2025. 0ur OpenChain China Work Group Chair – Zhenhua Sun of ByteDance – lead discussion on licensing, security + regulatory compliance topics. View the Keynote Slides: hubs.la/Q03YqMGS0

Today is Shane Coughlan's last working day as the General Manager of the OpenChain Project. He will transition to being an Advisor at the Linux Foundation for one month, before voyaging towards his new project. A big thank you from our community for more than 8.5 years!

RECORDING: OpenChain Monthly Specification and Education Call (North America – Europe) – 2025-12-10 We talked about survey results, the final draft of the new online training course material, and next steps to encourage community feedback. hubs.la/Q03YqL9z0

RECORDING: OpenChain AI Work Group – Monthly Workshop for Europe and Asia – 2025-12-10 We had a focus on discussing next steps with the AI System Bill of Materials Compliance Guide, and encouraging market feedback to inform future development. Watch: hubs.la/Q03YqKZ-0

An OpenChain Project moment of true warmth and friendship at the end of the Open Compliance Summit: Ayumi Watanabe (Governing Board Member, Chair of OpenChain Japan Planning Sub-Group, Ambassador) gave our outgoing GM - Shane Coughlan - with a community-signed thank you card.

The OpenChain Ambassadors got together at the Open Compliance Summit to share a moment with our outgoing General Manager, Shane Coughlan. Our Ambassador program is a big part of our future community outreach and support. Thank you all! Learn more here: hubs.la/Q03Y66Rq0

The OpenChain Project Japan Work Group is a pretty special place. Old friends, new friends welcome, and a wide range of professional and social topics covered. It truly is a space for growth. We took a photo with some of the key participants at Open Compliance Summit ❤️

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced an OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230:2020 conformant program, making another important step forward for open source governance and management in the global silicon supply chain. Learn more: hubs.la/Q03Yg3Ft0

Open Compliance Summit 2025 - what an event. hubs.la/Q03Y6hw-0 We have all the photos online now for the curious, and we are looking forward to seeing you there next year!

The Open Compliance Summit 2025 was an epic event in Tokyo. We brought 120 experts into a room (many featured here) to discuss compliance related to licensing, security, regulation and more. Friendship, laughter and serious analysis combined to make something very special. ❤️

RECORDING: OpenChain Telco Work Group – 2025-12-04 SBOM Quality analysis continues to evolve: SPDX 3.0 NTIA conformance checking + updated OpenChain Telco SBOM Validator + expanding the Telco SBOM Quality Guide available to support SPDX 3.0. Learn more: hubs.la/Q03XXP1g0

RECORDING: OpenChain Meridian 22 Work Group Meeting – 2025-12-01 The OpenChain Meridian 22 Work Group held its second meeting in early December to plan next steps. OSS Europe in Prague during 2026 was a key point of focus. Watch the Recording: hubs.la/Q03XyPWy0

RECORDING: Webinar – Software Hash ID: you will not be able to live without it In this talk, Thomas Aynaud presented the Software Heritage data model, ithe concept of intrinsic identifiers, nd aexplained the SWHID specification. hubs.la/Q03XyHqy0

Shane Coughlan and Keith Bergelt keynote the OpenChain Mini-Summit at COSCon 25, helping to set the context for open source IP management in 2026 and beyond. The unifying concept: respect, community and collaboration. ❤️

COMING SOON: Webinar – A Panel on Generative AI Risks and Management – 2025-12-04 @ 08:00 UTC / 09:00 CET / 16:00 CST / 17:00 KST + JST Experts from Bitsea, Jun Legal, FossID and SCANOSS discuss their experience and opinions. Join us: hubs.la/Q03WN_fF0

RECORDING: Webinar – Software Hash ID: you will not be able to live without it Learn about Software Heritage's Software Hash Identifier (SWHID), an identifier for source code and artifacts that is now an ISO/IEC standard (ISO/IEC 18670). Watch it here: hubs.ly/Q03Wzmlq0

Sun Square Becomes an Official OpenChain Partner We are delighted to welcome SZ and the rest of the Sun Square team to our growing corpus of official partners providing services and third-party certification. Learn more here: hubs.la/Q03W54kh0