New Zealand Open Source Awards
In 2007 the Inaugural New Zealand Open Source Awards were held, with the Society a involved in both organisation and sponsorship. These awards now run annually and serve to showcase the contributions of New Zealanders directly to open source projects or the promotion of open source generally, as well as exemplary use of open source by New Zealand organisations. The Awards help to raise awareness of the open source advantage for New Zealand by telling some powerful success stories based on real achievements.
The awards were also held in 2008, 2010, and 2012.
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