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title: "OpenPOWER Summit 2016: Vive la Révolution!"
date: "2016-02-09"
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- "blogs"
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- "featured"
- "openpower-summit"
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_By Calista Redmond, President, OpenPOWER Foundation_
[![OpenPOWER_Summit2016_logo2](images/OpenPOWER_Summit2016_logo2-1024x370.jpg)](https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-summit-2016/)OpenPOWER Summit is coming up April 5-8 in San Jose and we want you there! In fact, we're making it easier than ever for you to attend by offering [20% off your registration fee](http://bit.ly/1KuWHLD) by using our discount code. Just input [**OPFSUMMIT2016** during checkout](http://bit.ly/1KuWHLD) to get up to $300 off the cost of admission!
Can't join us in-person? Be sure to follow us on Twitter at [@OpenPOWERorg](http://twitter.com/openpowerorg) and use the hashtag [#OpenPOWERSummit](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OpenPOWERSummit&src=typd) to get the latest from our on-the-ground social reporters and join the conversation!
The OpenPOWER Foundation's model of [open collaboration between organizations](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544321/competing-billion-dollar-tech-companies-are-joining-forces-heres-why/) has flipped the script and spawned an incredibly engaged community. Were not adjusting the dial, were leveling the playing field and changing the game for both open software and hardware. This is a revolution for our industry.
Hear from vendors like Mellanox, NVIDIA, Tyan, Nallatech, and IBM on their latest hardware innovations. See how MSPs like Rackspace, Arrow ECS, and Redis Labs are bringing OpenPOWER into the cloud. Get hands on with Canonical and Ubuntu to experience how OpenPOWER is built upon the leading open source operating system, Linux, and how were embracing and practicing the ideals of open source.
We invite you to join us at the [OpenPOWER Summit](https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-summit-2016/) where you can:
- see over 50 presenters and speakers share their OpenPOWER-driven innovation including talks from end users as well as hardware and software innovators,
- visit a show floor of demos to understand OpenPOWER innovations in action,
- network with your peers at the OpenPOWER Pavilion Theater to embrace the open spirit of collaboration,
- join  our ISV Roundtable to hear from cross-industry leaders about how OpenPOWER is accelerating their business,
- get hands on with CAPI and learn from OpenPOWERs brightest engineers during our CAPI Lab, and
- more workshops and speakers to be announced in the coming weeks!
And of course, grab a drink from our famous OpenPOWER Ice Bar!
[![Ice bar Pic](images/Ice-bar-Pic-1024x683.jpg)](https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-summit-2016/)
To attend the Summit, [register here using the OpenPOWER Member 20% off discount code](http://bit.ly/1KuWHLD) **OPFSUMMIT2016**.
And be sure to follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/OpenPOWERorg), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/openpower/), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpower-foundation), and [Google+](https://plus.google.com/117658335406766324024) to stay up to date with the latest news and use the hashtag [#OpenPOWERSummit](https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23OpenPOWERSummit) to join the conversation.
**Vive la Révolution!**