Wiki source code of Fabio Balli - 2020 election
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14.1 | 1 | Hello :-) |
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23.1 | 3 | I am a candidate for the affiliate member seat, currently held by [[Simon Phipps>>url:https://opensource.org/docs/board-annotated#sphipps||rel="__blank"]]. |
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14.1 | 6 | === Why open-source? === |
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14.1 | 8 | I understand open-source as a method that encourages everyone to build, review, reproduce, improve a technology or an innovation (rather than recreating it). |
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40.1 | 10 | I see the value of open-source in its ability to** help us achieve decent and healthy life for everyone, as it fosters collaboration** rather than competition, and reduces barriers to access knowledge. |
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| 12 | My goals joining the OSI board: | ||
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| 14 | * **cooperation** – develop a feeling of belonging in the OSI community by fostering meaningful, rewarding collaborations | ||
| 15 | * **simplicity** – make open-source a topic of discussion between 6 year-old children and their grandparents #inclusivegeek | ||
| 16 | * **impact** – lead a dialogue on how open-source helps reduce poverty, inequality, and address climate change ([[UN global goals>>url:https://www.globalgoals.org/]]) | ||
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15.1 | 18 | \\ |
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14.1 | 20 | === What is Breathing Games? === |
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28.1 | 22 | An OSI affiliate since 2016, [[[[image:a_new_economy_test.jpg||style="float: right;" width="40%"]]Breathing Games>>url:https://breathinggames.net/en||rel="__blank"]] brings people together so that we **collectively take care of our respiratory health**. |
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15.1 | 24 | We develop digital games to help asthmatic children manage their crises, to value self- and mutual care for people who live with reduced breath capacity (cystic fibrosis, COPD), and to promote respiratory health to the broader population. Did you know air pollution reduces our [[life expectancy>>url:https://www.stateofglobalair.org/life-expectancy||rel="__blank"]] by 20 months? |
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41.1 | 26 | Thanks to 300 contributors, we prototyped [[20 open-source games and two controllers>>url:https://breathinggames.net/en/games-hardware||rel="__blank"]] – mostly during events –, some of which were recently tested in hospitals. We also raised 300'000 $ to host these events, and do clinical research. We now develop a multiplayer game where up to four players collaborate to reach the summit of a mountain, with different breathing challenges. |
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27.1 | 28 | Since 2018, Breathing Games is a member of the [[Global Alliance against chronic respiratory diseases>>url:https://gard-breathefreely.org||rel="__blank"]]. Here is a [[poster>>url:https://zenodo.org/record/3451506||rel="__blank"]] that summarizes our work, or a [[video>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T92ifMeraJc||rel="__blank"]] about an event. |
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14.1 | 31 | === Who is Fabio? === |
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33.1 | 33 | I am 37, queer, born in Switzerland. I live frugally, six months in Montreal, and six months in Switzerland and East Asia. |
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33.1 | 35 | I feel I had three professional lives: |
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33.1 | 37 | 1. three years in hospitality, working as an employee, and manager in luxury hotels |
| 38 | 1. ten years providing guidance to teams in the design and adoption of collaborative technologies ([[report for Fujitsu>>url:https://zenodo.org/record/1435883]], in French) | ||
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34.1 | 39 | 1. now developing new ways of collaborating, with the Breathing Games commons. |
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33.1 | 41 | Similarly, I have been exploring a broad variety of topics, from group dynamics ([[MAS Human Systems Engineering>>url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_systems_engineering||rel="__blank"]]) to game design, and mixed methods in health. I now finish an Individualized PhD in Social Sciences at [[Concordia>>url:http://concordia.ca/||rel="__blank"]], a young university in the heart of Montreal. My research focuses on health commons, and builds on the different events and clinical studies realized for Breathing Games. |
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| 43 | My scholarship gives me the autonomy to move and develop my project, creating collaborations between designers, programmers, artists, clinicians, researchers... and developing an open science project helps a lot, as people are generally willing to contribute to a project that can benefit all. | ||
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42.1 | 45 | Spreading this new mindset is essential. This is why I also invest in projects such as\\ |
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36.1 | 47 | * [[Recherche et communs>>url:https://www.acfas.ca/publications/magazine/dossier/recherche-commun||rel="__blank"]], a dossier I led for the Acfas magazine, with some very interesting articles about the **cost of proprietary software**, the transition to open access publications, or the co-creation of knowledge in universities.\\ |
| 48 | * [[Université du XXIe siècle>>url:https://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres/programme/87/enjeux-recherche/15/c||rel="__blank"]], a discussion with Quebec university presidents about the **future of education and research** (open publication in early April)\\ | ||
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33.1 | 49 | * [[Open Village>>url:http://openvillage.ch/||rel="__blank"]], a series of activities I coordinate to promote **open-source hardware for health**, as part of the Geneva Health Forum and the Open Geneva festival. A short[[ introduction video (subtitled).>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9f7eda9h_o&app=desktop||rel="__blank"]] |
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24.1 | 51 | Ich spreche Deutsch. Parlo italiano. Je parle français. Hablo español (un poco). ;-) |
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| 54 | === What contribution for OSI? === | ||
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22.1 | 56 | To clarify my position, I summarized my colleagues goals. I invite you to read their [[full profile>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/||rel="__blank"]] – I learned a lot about them and their vision doing so. :-) |
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13.1 | 58 | |=Candidates|= Goals (quotes) |
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16.1 | 59 | |**Me**|((( |
| 60 | * **cooperation** – develop a feeling of belonging in the OSI community by fostering meaningful, rewarding collaborations | ||
| 61 | * **simplicity** – make open-source a topic of discussion between 6 year-old children and their grandparents #inclusivegeek | ||
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25.1 | 62 | * **impact** – lead a dialogue on how open-source helps reduce poverty, inequality, and address climate change ([[UN global goals>>url:https://www.globalgoals.org/||rel="__blank"]]) |
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14.1 | 63 | ))) |
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22.1 | 64 | |[[Chris Aniszczyk>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Aniszczyk2020||rel="__blank"]]|((( |
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13.1 | 65 | * try to grow the OSI membership |
| 66 | * transition it away from a volunteerism focused organization to hire more professional full time staff | ||
| 67 | * build bridges with other open source foundations to increase affiliate membership | ||
| 68 | * focus on evolving affiliate and corporate membership programs | ||
| 69 | ))) | ||
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22.1 | 70 | |[[Justin Colannino>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Colannino2020||rel="__blank"]]|((( |
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13.1 | 71 | * advance developer understanding of Open Source development and licensing |
| 72 | ))) | ||
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22.1 | 73 | |[[Marco Marinello>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Marinello2020||rel="__blank"]]|((( |
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13.1 | 74 | * help the open source community to grow |
| 75 | ))) | ||
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32.1 | 76 | |[[Bjoern Michaelsen>>doc:Michaelsen2020||rel="__blank"]]|((( |
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39.1 | 77 | * grow OSI as a platform for collaboration across the software industry for individuals and commercial players alike |
| 78 | * ensuring we continue to enable to champion innovation and agency for the creators and contributors of software | ||
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13.1 | 79 | ))) |
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23.1 | 80 | |[[Italo Vignoli>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Vignoli2020/||rel="__blank"]]|((( |
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13.1 | 81 | * Strengthen OSI Affiliate Organizations |
| 82 | * Strengthen OSI Marketing/Communication Activities | ||
| 83 | * Strengthen OSI Position in Political Circles | ||
| 84 | * Increase the Presence of End Users in FOSS Projects | ||
| 85 | ))) | ||
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15.1 | 87 | === |
| 88 | Anything else? === | ||
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3.1 | 90 | ((( |
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22.1 | 91 | Feel welcome to comment and ask questions below (moderated by the OSI board), or to contact me via [[www.fabioballi.net>>url:https://www.fabioballi.net/||rel="__blank"]]. :-D |
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14.1 | 93 | I update this page regularly to reflect on my colleagues' inputs. |
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22.1 | 96 | Picture: a child testing our game and device at [[Sensorica>>url:http://www.sensorica.co/||rel="__blank"]]. Excerpt from the documentary [[A new economy>>url:http://www.aneweconomy.ca/||rel="__blank"]]. |
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3.1 | 97 | ))) |