Member discount at OCX26, board election, and more – Member newsletter February 2026
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Eclipse Foundation News // FEBRUARY 2026

The OpenHW Foundation unveils the first industry-ready RISC-V ecosystem

The OpenHW Foundation announced the launch of the Unified RISC-V IP Access Platform (UAP) as part of the TRISTAN project. The UAP represents Europe’s first comprehensive collection of industry-ready RISC-V components. As interest in digital sovereignty continues to grow, the UAP makes it significantly easier for technology organisations to innovate based on an open, sovereign foundation. Read more.

The Eclipse Foundation and ECSO formalise cooperation through a new MoU

The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration in cybersecurity and open source software development, fostering synergies that support Europe’s digital resilience. The MoU outlines joint efforts in areas such as secure software lifecycle practices, open source security, trusted supply chains, and the implementation of forthcoming European cybersecurity regulations. Read more.

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2026 Board election - Time to vote!

Committer members and member representatives of the Eclipse Foundation’s contributing members: It’s time to cast your vote. 

The Eclipse Foundation holds annual elections for board members representing the Committer Members and the Contributing Members. The term of office for these elected board members is one year, commencing 1 April.

 

We thank all nominees for their commitment and contributions to the Eclipse Foundation, and for taking the time to run for election. This year's list of nominees (in alphabetical order):

 

2026 Committer Member Representative Candidates:

  • Matthew Khouzam
  • Shelley Lambert
  • Ed Merks
  • Manoj Nalledathu Palat
  • Sebastian Schildt

 

2026 Contributing Member Representative Candidates: 

  • Christophe Biquard
  • Hendrik Ebbers
  • Antonio J. Jara
  • Johannes Matheis
  • Carlo Piana 

To view their individual candidate pages, please see the 2026 board candidates.

 

Online voting closes on 27 February at 9:00 PM CET / 3:00 PM EST.

Eligible voters, including Committer Members and the Member representatives of Contributing Member organisations, received a notice to vote and credentials by email on 9 February. 

 

If you haven't received a notice, please check your spam folder for an email from invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com. If you're still unable to locate your notice or access key, please contact us at elections@eclipse.org. 

 

The new representatives will be announced via Community Bulletin on 2 March.

 

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The annual general assembly of the Eclipse Foundation AISBL will be held on Monday, 14 April 2026 at 16:00 CEST via Zoom. Members can also join the meeting in person at Regus - 8 Rue Rémusat 31000, Toulouse, France.

The Convening Notice will be sent to members in early March; all are encouraged to join. Kindly confirm your presence by email to the secretary@eclipse-foundation.org at the latest by 13 April 2026 at 4 PM CEST.

 

Note that voting is restricted to Voting Members (i.e. member representatives of strategic and contributing member organisations) or their proxies. An email including the agenda and specific instructions regarding attending or voting electronically in advance will be sent later in March. 

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INCUBATION IN THE ECLIPSE FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Becoming an Eclipse Foundation open source project is a process, not an event: it may take your new open source project weeks or months to adopt the principles, processes, and practices that the community have come to expect Eclipse Foundation open source project teams to follow and implement. Read more.

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