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# [This Week At FINOS: Week Of January 21, 2025](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-january-21-2025)

 Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/author/finos-team) | Jan 21, 2025 11:30:35 AM

Here's what's happening this week within the FINOS Community:

 

[**Last chance to register for our new DEI in Tech Event Series in New York - FINOS Empowers The Inclusion Collective Series**](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/) 

[**Join us tomorrow for our next webinar on Dependency Consumption Analysis with Sonatype**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_4DyB2GpfQu69Z6SHGfVBgQ)

[**News Highlight: JSCC is the first CCP (Central Counterparty) & Japanese entity to announce the adoption of DRR & FINOS CDM within a production environment**](https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/corporate/news/news-releases/0060/20250115-02.html)

### [FINOS EMPOWERS - THE INCLUSION COLLECTIVE SERIES](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/)

Are you curious about how to break into the tech industry? Eager to learn about the latest trends and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? This event series is for you! We’re thrilled to kick off a brand-new [**DEI in Tech Event Series**](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/) on January 21, hosted by a leading tech firm opening its doors to the community.

Event Details  
• Date: January 21 (first session of the series)  
• Location: Microsoft Reactor, New York  
• Registration & Networking: 18:00  
• Talks Start: 19:00  
• Talks End: 20:00

[**Register Here**](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/)

### [WEEK OF 21 January - MEETINGS](https://calendar.finos.org/)

Here's what's happening during the week of January 21, 2025, in the FINOS community, [**visit the calendar here**](https://calendar.finos.org/)for meeting links:<https://calendar.finos.org/>

[**Tuesday, January 21**](https://calendar.finos.org/)

- 9am ET / 2pm GMT - Software Security Supply Chain - DevOps Automation
- 10am ET / 3pm GMT - CDM Contribution Review Working Group
- 11am ET / 4pm GMT - AI Readiness SIG

[**Wednesday, January 22**](https://calendar.finos.org/)

- 10:30am GMT - Spring Bot Project Meeting
- 9am ET / 2pm GMT - FDC3: Desktop Agent Bridging Discussion Group
- 12pm ET / 5pm GMT - FINOS Technical Oversight Committee Public Meeting

[**Thursday, January 23**](https://calendar.finos.org/)

- 9:15am ET / 2:15pm GMT - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting
- 10am ET / 3pm GMT - **FINOS Supported AI Hackathon Weekly Office Hours**
- 10am ET / 3pm GMT - FDC3 Standard Working Group
- 10am ET / 3pm GMT - Zenith - FINOS Emerging Technologies SIG
- 10:30am ET / 3:30pm GMT - Architecture as Code Office Hours
- 11am ET / 4pm GMT - FINOS Morphir Project Meeting
- 11:30am ET / 4:30pm GMT - CCC - Working Group: Taxonomy
- 12pm ET / 5pm GMT - CCC - Working Group: Community Structure
- 12pm ET / 5pm GMT - FINOS LLM Exploration Weekly Call
- 12:30pm ET / 5:30pm GMT - CCC - Working Group: Strategy and Duplication Reduction

[**Friday, January 24**](https://calendar.finos.org/)

- 11am ET / 4pm GMT - **FINOS Community Onboarding & Office Hours**

[**Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.**](https://calendar.finos.org/)

### Upcoming EVENTS

[\[FINOS EMPOWERS\] THE INCLUSION COLLECTIVE SERIES](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/)

January 21 (New York):

Are you curious about how to break into the tech industry? Eager to learn about the latest trends and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? This event series is for you! We’re thrilled to kick off a brand-new DEI in Tech Event Series on January 21, hosted by a leading tech firm opening its doors to the community.

[Microsoft Reactor registration](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24760/)

[**THEY'RE IN THE ROOM WITH US: ASSESSING YOUR OPEN SOURCE SECURITY EFFICACY**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_4DyB2GpfQu69Z6SHGfVBgQ)

**January 22 (Virtual):**

Join us at 11 AM ET / 4 PM GMT for the next session in the **Open Source in Finance Webinar Series**, featuring FINOS member Sonatype. Learn real-world strategies from the financial sector to identify, evaluate, and manage third-party dependencies, reduce vulnerabilities, and drive sustainable software growth.

[**Register here**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_4DyB2GpfQu69Z6SHGfVBgQ)

[**CDM MASTERCLASS - LONDON**](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events/2025-02-05-cdm-masterclass-london#form)

**February 5th (London):**

The masterclass will offer interactive discussions, practical use cases, and expert-led sessions covering key topics. We invite participants to help shape the agenda by sharing which topics they are most interested in.

[**Shape the agenda**](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events/2025-02-05-cdm-masterclass-london#form)

[**NATIONAL OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION SUMMIT**](https://summit.openirelandnetwork.com/)

**February 7th (Dublin):**

Join our Executive Director Gabriele Columbro in Dublin for the panel Why Open Source is Essential for Modern Businesses, part of a full day of open source perspectives from government, industry, and academia.

[**Agenda & registration**](https://summit.openirelandnetwork.com/)

[OPEN SOURCE IN FINANCE WEBINAR SERIES: TEMPORAL](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_jTEL-VaSRcesBdHqXYR7_g)

February 20th (Virtual):

Join us for an exclusive webinar on February 20th at 11am ET / 4pm GMT featuring FINOS member Temporal. Stay tuned for more details on the topic.

[Save your spot](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_jTEL-VaSRcesBdHqXYR7_g)

[**OPEN SOURCE IN FINANCE WEBINAR SERIES: HEDERA**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_kDtMLTZEQCeTLhrNgWV29Q)

**March 19th (Virtual):**

Join us for an exclusive webinar on featuring FINOS member Hedera. Stay tuned for more details on the topic.

[**Zoom registration**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3317231266412/WN_kDtMLTZEQCeTLhrNgWV29Q)

Have a great week and please contact [**marketing@finos.org**](mailto:marketing@finos.org) if you have any questions or you would like to take part in any marketing related activities.

Kind regards,  
FINOS Team 

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