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The '''Open Source Hardware Association''' ('''OSHWA''') is a non-profit organization that advocates for [[open-source hardware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fossbytes.com/what-is-open-source-hardware-and-why-should-you-care/|title=What Is Open Source Hardware And Why Should You Care?|date=15 October 2016|work=fossbytes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-pearce/rehab-addicts-nicole-curt_b_12302870.html|title=Rehab Addict's Nicole Curtis and Hackers Agree : Open Hardware Rules|first1=Joshua|last1=Pearce|date=2 October 2016|work=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> 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). It has also been active in promoting [[Diversity (politics)|diversity]] within the open source hardware movement. <ref>{{cite web |title=A Resolution to Redefine SPI Signal Names |url=https://www.oshwa.org/a-resolution-to-redefine-spi-signal-names/ |website=Open Source Hardware Association |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref>
==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==<ref>{{cite web |title=A Resolution to Redefine SPI SIgnal Names |url=https://www.oshwa.org/a-resolution-to-redefine-spi-signal-names/ |website=Open Source Hardware Association |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref>
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>
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