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	1	+I am Norbert, and I am running for Affiliate director, nominated by the TeX Users Group.
	2	+You can get in touch with me via the following platforms:
	3	+(Web)~[[[https:~~/~~/www.preining.info/>>url:https://www.preining.info/]]]
	4	+(Github)~[[[https:~~/~~/github.com/norbusan>>url:https://github.com/norbusan]]]
	5	+(LinkedIn)~[[[https:~~/~~/www.linkedin.com/in/norbertpreining/>>url:https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbertpreining/]]]
	6	+(Twitter)~[[[https:~~/~~/twitter.com/norbusan>>url:https://twitter.com/norbusan]]]
	7	+\\# My background
	8	+\\My involvment with open source started with the oldest open source program
	9	+available, TeX, developed by D.E. Knuth more than 40 years ago.
	10	+Since then I have contributed not only to TeX Live by writing the whole
	11	+infrastructure for internet distribution and updates (TeX Live Manager), but
	12	+also provided up to date TeX packaging for Debian for more than 20 years.
	13	+\\In my professional life I am working at the Fujitsu Research Labs and I'm
	14	+responsible for our scikit-learn involvement, the biggest machine learning
	15	+open source library.
	16	+\\The TeX Users Group (TUG) is a membership-based not-for-profit organization,
	17	+founded in 1980, for anyone who uses the TeX typesetting system created by
	18	+Donald Knuth and/or is interested in typography and font design.
	19	+Having supported the open source TeX typesetting system
	20	+since its founding in 1980 - before the term "open source" was even coined -
	21	+TUG has been helping for more than 40 years to make open source an integral
	22	+part of the typesetting world.
	23	+\\I have many years of experience as a board member, with about 15 years member of the board of the scientific society Kurt Gödel Society, and 6 years
	24	+on the board of directoris of the TeX Users Group.
	25	+\\# Personal
	26	+\\I'm a mathematician and logician by education, spend a lot of time with
	27	+my family, and when I have some free time I love going into the
	28	+mountains. I am also a certified professional mountain guide (UIAGM)
	29	+(where I often brought my Tux penguin with me, see the photo!),
	30	+love reading books, travelling, and learning languages (current count:
	31	+12).
	32	+\\# Agenda
	33	+\\My focus as member of the board will be:
	34	+\\- ~*~*Regional Diversity:~*~* Living and working in Japan, I am integrated into
	35	+ lots of open source activities in the region. Open Source use and development
	36	+ is growing fast in Japan and surrounding countries, and the OSI should
	37	+ be a player in the dynamic development here.
	38	+\\- ~*~*Policy change:~*~** While open source here in East Asia is
	39	+ getting increasingly used, the political attitude towards open source is
	40	+ lacking compared to other countries. I hope that the OSI can be an
	41	+ integral part in lobbying for more openness with respect
	42	+ to software development and code here in East Asia.
	43	+\\- ~*~*OSI Visibility:~*~* Knowledge of and about the OSI is very limited in
	44	+ my geographic area, and I see it as my aim as board member to make
	45	+ the OSI well known and a major player in open source strategies in
	46	+ East Asia.
	47	+\\I am looking forward to being an integral part of the OSI and further the
	48	+aims and ideals of open source! Thanks for your support.
	49	+\\~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**
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