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Commit to Your Career: Getting Started in Open Source

Event: ProsvITa 2026

Location: Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Dates: June 22, 2026 – June 25, 2026

Presentation: June 22, 2026

Link: On event website

Speaker: Yevhen Patlan

A practical session for students starting out in tech. Evgeniy Patlan walked through where to find a first open source project, what counts as a useful contribution, and how that work reads on a resume when you are beginning your career. He drew on his own path from build engineering to leading a release team while staying active in Chernihiv — local conferences, course updates with the university, and student events.

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Evgeniy Patlan with students at ProsvITa 2026

Evgeniy Patlan at ProsvITa 2026

Presented at ProsvITa 2026, an educational intensive by Chernihiv IT Cluster for students at Chernihiv Polytechnic National University.

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Commit to Your Career: Getting Started in Open Source

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Yevhen Patlan

Yevhen Patlan

Yevhen Patlan is a technology leader with nearly 20 years of experience in build and release engineering. He has a strong record of building release processes and leading high-performing teams across cloud platforms. He works hands-on with Perl, Python, Bash, Docker, and Debian and RPM packaging, and he consistently delivers reliable, high-quality software releases. He loves open source and contributes to it. He is also pursuing a PhD and co-founding a charity organization in Ukraine.

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