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	3	+= About Me =
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	5	+Hi, all. I am interested in serving as a member of OSI's Board of Directors. I am an attorney with a [[broad base of business and legal experience>>url:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysebro]] relating to patent law, copyright law, trademark law, nonprofit law, and business development. I'm currently serving as General Counsel for [[Software Freedom Conservancy>>url:https://sfconservancy.org]], a public charity dedicated to promoting, improving, developing, and defending free, libre, and open source software. Conservancy acts as the fiscal sponsor and corporate home of [[30+ FLOSS projects>>url:https://sfconservancy.org/members/current/]]. As Conservancy's attorney, I'm responsible for addressing all of the legal issues facing our organization and our member projects. As such, I deal with nonprofit governance issues, trademark and copyright enforcement (including open source license compliance), employment law issues, and more. I enjoy working with and supporting the efforts of the 1,000+ developers that comprise Conservancy's member projects. I also proudly serve as a coordinator for [[Outreachy>>url:http://outreachy.org/]], a member project that helps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source software get involved by providing a supportive community for newcomers to contribute to throughout the year, and by offering focused internship opportunities twice a year with many FLOSS organizations.
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	8	+Prior to joining Conservancy, I worked in private practice, and in IBM's Technology & Intellectual Property group as a licensing and business development executive.
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	10	+When I'm not working for Conservancy, I dabble in songwriting and music production, and participate in the masochistic ritual of rooting for Washington, DC-area sports teams. I'm also a lapsed cartoonist (although it's been a while since I've done more than doodle, admittedly). I live with my amazing wife, Beth in Harlem, New York, NY.
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	13	+= Why I'm running =
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	15	+I appreciate and support the OSI's mission, and would like to provide my skills and expertise in volunteer capacity. I think my background in technology law (particularly as it relates to open source law) and nonprofit law would enable me to add value to OSI's board.
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	18	+I also see potential for OSI to do more. For starters, I'd like to help OSI recruit more foundations and public charities outside of the open source/technology space for affiliate membership. The FLOSS foundation community is rather small and close-knit, but increasingly, organizations outside of our community are developing and/or using FLOSS to advance their charitable missions.