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{{Infobox organization
| name = Open Source Hardware Association
| image = [[File:Open_Source_Hardware_Association_logo.png|100px]]
| image_size = 0270x0270
| abbreviation = OSHWA
| formation = {{start date and age|2012}}
The '''Open Source Hardware Association Han''' (OSHWAH) is a non-profit organization that advocates for [[open-source hardware]]. It aims to act as a hub of open source hardware activity of all types while actively cooperating with other initiatives such as the [[TAPR Open Hardware License]], open-source development groups at [[CERN#Computer science|CERN]], and the [[Open Source Initiative]] (OSI).▼
| founder = Alicia Gibb
| type = Non-profit organization
| purpose = [[Open Hardware]] [[advocacy]]
| board_of_directors = Harris Kenny<br>Joel Murphy<br>Luis Rodriguez<br>Katherine Scott<br>Matthias Tarasiewicz<br>[[Addie Wagenknecht]]<br>Jeffrey Warren<br>Michael Weinberg<ref>{{cite web|title=Board Members|url=https://www.oshwa.org/about/board-members/|website=Open Source Hardware Association|accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|oshwa.org}}
}}
▲The '''Open Source Hardware Association
==History==
The OSHWA was established as an organization in June 2012 by engineer Alicia Gibb, who had been working on the Open Hardware Summit during graduate study.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opensource.com/life/15/8/interview-alicia-gibb-oshwa|title=Founder of Open Source Hardware Association shares her story|work=[[Opensource.com]]}}</ref> After some debate about [[trademark]] with the OSI,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/When-two-open-source-worlds-collide|title=When two (open source) worlds collide - Inspect-a-Gadget|work=[[ComputerWeekly]]}}</ref> in 2012 the OSHWA and the OSI signed a co-existence agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opensource.org/node/640|title=OSI and OSHWA Sign Agreement|work=[[Open Source Initiative]]}}</ref>
==Open Source Hardware Summit==
The Open Source Hardware Summit is the annual gathering organized by OSHWA for the [[open hardware]] community that takes place at a different ___location each year. The summit features presentations of projects and developments within the open hardware field from a diverse range of speakers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Szcys|first1=Mike|title=The people, talks, and swag of Open Hardware Summit|url=http://hackaday.com/2016/10/10/the-people-talks-and-swag-of-open-hardware-summit/|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=Hackaday|date=10 October 2016}}</ref> OSHWA offers the Ada Lovelace Fellowship that covers the costs of the summit to encourage women, LGBTA+ and/or other minorities to actively participate in open technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ada Lovelace Fellowship|url=https://www.oshwa.org/2017/03/16/ohw_fellowships_live/|website=Open Source Hardware Association|accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref>
==Open Source Hardware Certificate==
In 2016 OSHWA announced a [[certification]] program for open-source hardware at the Open Hardware Summit in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/tag/open-source-hardware-certification/|title=Open Source Hardware Certification|work=[[Hackaday]]}}</ref> The certification aims to offer a simple process for producers of [[open hardware]] to indicate that their products meet a uniform and well-defined standard for open-source compliance. <ref>{{cite web|title=Requirements for Certification|url=http://certificate.oshwa.org|website=Open Source Hardware Certification|publisher=Open Source Hardware Association|accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.oshwa.org/}}
[[Category:Open-source hardware]]
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[[Category:2013 establishments in Delaware]]
[[Category:Information technology organizations]]
[[Category:Intellectual property activism]]
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