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title: "This Week at FINOS: Week of August 19, 2019"
description: Here's what’s happening the week of Aug 19, 2019 within the FINOS community. We encourage you to forward this to colleagues and industry partners who may be interested in FINOS and its mission.
image: https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/Grizz%20Working%20Folder/FINews-august19.png
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    - [Fluxnova](https://fluxnova.finos.org)
    - [FINOS Common Cloud Controls](https://www.finos.org/common-cloud-controls-project)
    - [High Performance Computing (HPC)](https://hpc.finos.org)
    - [OSERA](https://osera.finos.org/)
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# Community Blog

# This Week at FINOS: Week of August 19, 2019

 August 19, 2019

[FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/blog/author/finos-team)

**Here's what’s happening the week of August 19th, 2019 within the FINOS community.**

**Monday August 19th**

- No Program activities planned.

**Tuesday, August 20th**

- *9am ET / 2pm BST.* **Pan-FINOS PMCs Monthly Roundtable **
- *11am ET / 4pm BST. ***DT - Security Reference Data WG **(DT Program)

**Wednesday, August 21st**

- No program activities planned. 

**Thursday, August 22nd**

- *10am ET / 3pm BST*** FDC3 API Working Group Meeting **(FDC3 Program) 
- *11am ET / 4pm BST* **Data Technologies PMC Call **(DT Program) 
- *12pm ET / 5pm BST* **Financial Objects WG Meeting** (Financial Objects Program) 

**Friday, August 23rd**

- *9am ET / 2pm BST* **FDC3 PMC Meeting **(FDC3 Program) 
- *11am ET / 4pm BST* **Plexus PMC meeting** (Plexus Program) 

**Looking Ahead:**

- *September 9-12 ***[Boston Fintech Week](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fbostonfintechweek2019.splashthat.com%2F%3Fgz%3Dac766af72bd9abcab95c41e35f64a1c3%26pp%3D1%26guest-access-hash%3DMzQyNzg0M3wyNDg5NjUzMzF8MTU2NTI4MzAzOTtiNDc0MWZiZGRiZWU0NjdkNDQzOTFiNTk2ZmZjNTlhZGMzYTk0NWY3Zjc2MDQyOTdkZDk4YTAxOTYzZDhhMTdk&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

- *September 17 *[**Gitlab Commit New York**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fgitlab-commit-2019-brooklyn-tickets-63012432883&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)

- *September 19-20 ***[Open Core Summit](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fti.to%2Fopen-core-summit%2Fopen-core-summit%2Fen&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

- *September 23-26 ***[Finovate Fall](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.knect365.com%2Ffinovatefall%2F&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

- *September 24* [**WSO2 Integration Summit**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwso2.com%2Fintegration-summit%2Fnewyork-2019%2F&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)

- *September 25* [**The Trading Show**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.terrapinn.com%2Fconference%2Fthe-trading-show-new-york%2Findex.stm&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)

- *October 9 ***[Gitlab Commit London](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fgitlab-commit-2019-london-tickets-63010280445&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

- *October 13-15 ***[All Things Open](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fallthingsopen.org%2Fregister-now%2F&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

- *November 20 ***[FINOS Open Source Strategy Forum](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fopensourcestrategyforum.org%2F&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2)**

*A full list of upcoming events can be found at [www.finos.org/events](https://www.finos.org/events). *

**Get Involved. **Opportunities for further participation and contribution:

- The [**Plexus Program**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinosfoundation.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FPLX%2Foverview&si=7000000001133615&pi=62ae7e46-6afb-491a-9f15-1d0ad1dd7ec6) PMC is developing a proposal for the [FINOS Board](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finos.org%2Fboard-of-directors&si=7000000001133615&pi=62ae7e46-6afb-491a-9f15-1d0ad1dd7ec6) that could expand that program's scope into several potential areas including desktop containers, development of cross-container APIs in JavaScript and .NET, and creation of an FDC3 API reference implementation. If you'd like to learn more about what's being discussed and potentially provide feedback, [send an email to the Plexus PMC list (](mailto:plx-pmc@finos.org)[plx-pmc@finos.org)](mailto:plx-pmc@finos.org).
- The [**Financial Objects Program**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffo.finos.org%2F&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2) is looking for suggestions of proposed use cases for financial objects. Send suggestions to [fo@finos.org](mailto:fo@finos.org).
- The [**Open Source Readiness WG**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinosfoundation.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FOSR%2Foverview&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2) is looking for open source process, policy, and governance questions & topics for future meetings. Send suggestions to [osr@finos.org](mailto:osr@finos.org).
- The** [Security Reference Data WG](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinosfoundation.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FDT%2Fpages%2F656834673%2FSecurity%2BReference%2BData%2BWG&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2) **(Data Technologies Program) is looking for existing challenges related to managing Security Reference Data. Send suggestions to [data-tech-sec-ref@finos.org](mailto:data-tech-sec-ref@finos.org)
- The [**Cloud Service Certification Project**](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinosfoundation.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FFDX%2Fpages%2F904626436%2FCloud%2BService%2BCertification%2BProject&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2) has defined [Volunteer Roles](https://t.sidekickopen76.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5X-FfhMynW4Xrjwx3MhNxPW56dwLJ25mtnR102?t=https%3A%2F%2Ffinosfoundation.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FFDX%2Fpages%2F1178206217%2FOpen%2BVolunteer%2BRoles&si=7000000001133615&pi=6cd30a39-b453-469d-ff4e-819813cd1bb2) for those who would like to participate. Reach out to [fdx-cloud-service-certification@finos.org](mailto:fdx-cloud-service-certification@finos.org) if you're interested.

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