Can We Build Roller Coasters?

The Open Molecular Software Foundation (OMSF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the development, accessibility, and sustainability of open-source software in the molecular sciences. By fostering collaboration among researchers from academia and industry, OMSF aims to accelerate scientific progress and innovation in the world of molecules. This talk will highlight OMSF's mission to create a sustainable ecosystem for open molecular software, its key initiatives, and how the community can contribute to and benefit from its efforts. It will also cover some of the challenges and learnings we made on the way.