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1		-Hello :-)
	1	+Hello,
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3		-I am a candidate for the affiliate member seat, currently held by [[Simon Phipps>>url:https://opensource.org/docs/board-annotated#sphipps]].\\
	3	+Thank you for taking the time to read about OSI board candidates. :-)
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5		-=== Why open-source? ===
	5	+I update this page regularly to reflect on my colleagues' inputs. Feel welcome to comment and ask questions (moderated by the OSI board).
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7		-I understand open-source as a method that encourages everyone to build, review, reproduce, improve a technology or an innovation (rather than recreating it).
	7	+I am a candidate for the affiliate member seat which is now held by [[Simon Phipps>>url:https://opensource.org/docs/board-annotated#sphipps]].\\
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9		-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.\\
	9	+=== What is open-source? ===
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11		-=== What is Breathing Games? ===
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13		-[[[[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**. We develop digital games to help asthmatic children manage their crises, or to value self- and mutual care, both for people who live with reduced breath capacity (cystic fibrosis, COPD) and for the public. Did you know air pollution reduces our life expectancy by 20 months?
	12	+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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15		-We prototyped [[20 games and two controllers>>url:https://breathinggames.net/en/games-hardware||rel="__blank"]], some of which were recently tested in hospitals. We now work on a multiplayer game where up to four players will have to collaborate with their different skills to reach the summit of a mountain.
	14	+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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17		-I co-founded this [[open access commons>>url:http://www.benkler.org/Open%20Access%20Commons%20Oxford%20Handbook%20Prepub.pdf]] in 2014. Breathing Games is affiliated to OSI since 2016, and a member of the [[Global Alliance against chronic respiratory diseases>>url:https://gard-breathefreely.org/about/||rel="__blank"]] since 2018.
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19		-[[This poster>>url:https://breathinggames.net/pub/bg_19_poster_gard.pdf||rel="__blank"]] summarizes our work.
	17	+=== What contribution to OSI? ===
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	19	+To clarify my position, I summarized my colleagues goals. I invite you to read their [[full profile>>doc:WebHome||rel="__blank"]] – I learned a lot about them and their vision doing so. :-)\\
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26		-=== Who is Fabio? ===
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28		-I am 37, born in Switzerland. I live frugally, six months in Canada, and six months in Europe and Asia. I intervened for ten years in leading organizations before investing my time in Breathing Games. I do research at [[Concordia University>>url:http://breathinggames.net/]] in Montreal, where I finish an [[Individualized PhD in Social Sciences>>url:http://www.concordia.ca/indi||rel="__blank"]].
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30		-I have a transdisciplinary education, mostly focusing on group dynamics ([[MAS Human Systems Engineering>>url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_systems_engineering]]), adult education, game design, communications, and health.
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32		-Ich spreche Deutsch. Parlo italiano. Je parle français. Hablo español (un poco).
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34		-Currently, I am leading the [[Open Village>>url:http://openvillage.ch/]], a series of activities to promote **open hardware for health**, as part of the Geneva Health Forum and the Open Geneva festival. You may give a look at this[[ short introduction video (subtitled).>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9f7eda9h_o&app=desktop]]
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37		-=== What contribution for OSI? ===
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39		-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/]] – I learned a lot about them and their vision doing so. :-)
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41	41	|=Candidates|= Goals (quotes)
42		-|Me|(((
43		-* cooperation – develop a feeling of belonging in the OSI community by fostering meaningful, rewarding collaborations
44		-* simplicity – make open-source a topic of discussion between 6 year-old children and their grandparents #inclusivegeek
45		-* impact – leading 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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47		-|[[Chris Aniszczyk>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Aniszczyk2020]]|(((
	22	+|[[Chris Aniszczyk>>doc:Aniszczyk2020||rel="__blank"]]|(((
48	48	* try to grow the OSI membership
49	49	* transition it away from a volunteerism focused organization to hire more professional full time staff
50	50	* build bridges with other open source foundations to increase affiliate membership
51	51	* focus on evolving affiliate and corporate membership programs
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53		-|[[Justin Colannino>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Colannino2020]]|(((
	28	+|[[Justin Colannino>>doc:Colannino2020||rel="__blank"]]|(((
54	54	* advance developer understanding of Open Source development and licensing
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56		-|[[Marco Marinello>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Marinello2020]]|(((
	31	+|[[Marco Marinello>>doc:Marinello2020||rel="__blank"]]|(((
57	57	* help the open source community to grow
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59	59	|Bjoern Michaelsen|(((
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62	62	|Andreen Soley|(((
63	63	* //Not shared yet//
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65		-|[[Italo Vignoli>>url:https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Vignoli2020/]]|(((
	40	+|[[Italo Vignoli>>doc:Main.OSI Board of Directors.Board Member Elections.2020 Individual and Affiliate Elections.Vignoli2020.WebHome||rel="__blank"]]|(((
66	66	* Strengthen OSI Affiliate Organizations
67	67	* Strengthen OSI Marketing/Communication Activities
68	68	* Strengthen OSI Position in Political Circles
69	69	* Increase the Presence of End Users in FOSS Projects
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	46	+| Me|(((
	47	+* cooperation – develop a feeling of belonging in the OSI community by fostering meaningful, rewarding collaborations
	48	+* simplicity – make open-source a topic of discussion between 6 year-old children and their grandparents #inclusivegeek
	49	+* impact – leading a dialogue on how open-source helps reduce poverty, inequality, and address climate change ([[UN global goals>>url:https://www.globalgoals.org/||rel="__blank"]])
	50	+)))
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72		-=== Anything else? ===
	52	+=== What is Breathing Games? ===
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	54	+[[Breathing Games>>url:https://breathinggames.net/en||rel="__blank"]] brings people together so that we collectively take care of our breath. Concretely, we develop digital games to help asthmatic children manage their crises well, or to value peer sharing between peple who live with reduced breath capacity (cystic fibrosis, COPD).
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	56	+We prototyped [[20 games and two controllers>>url:https://breathinggames.net/en/games-hardware||rel="__blank"]], some of which were recently tested in hospitals. We now work on a multiplayer game where up to four players will have to collaborate with their different skills to reach the summit of a mountain.
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	58	+I co-founded this [[open access commons>>url:http://www.benkler.org/Open%20Access%20Commons%20Oxford%20Handbook%20Prepub.pdf]] in 2014. Breathing Games is affiliated to OSI since 2016, and a member of the [[Global Alliance against chronic respiratory diseases>>url:https://gard-breathefreely.org/about/||rel="__blank"]] since 2018.[[ This poster>>url:https://breathinggames.net/pub/bg_19_poster_gard.pdf||rel="__blank"]] presents our work.
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75		-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/]]. :-D
	62	+{{video url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIv25AXaSSk" width="800" height="500"/}}
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77		-I update this page regularly to reflect on my colleagues' inputs.
	65	+=== Who is Fabio? ===
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	67	+I am 37, born in Switzerland. I live frugally, six months in Canada, and six months in Europe and Asia. I intervened for ten years in leading organizations before investing my time in Breathing Games. I do research at [[Concordia University>>url:http://breathinggames.net/]] in Montreal, where I finish an [[Individualized PhD in Social Sciences>>url:http://www.concordia.ca/indi||rel="__blank"]].
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	69	+I have a transdisciplinary education, mostly focusing on group dynamics ([[MAS Human Systems Engineering>>url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_systems_engineering]]), adult education, game design, communications, and health.
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	71	+Currently, I am leading the [[Open Village>>url:http://openvillage.ch/]], a series of activities to promote **open hardware for health**, as part of the Geneva Health Forum and the Open Geneva festival. You may give a look at the[[ shot introduction video (subtitled).>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9f7eda9h_o&app=desktop]]
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	74	+Ich spreche Deutsch. Parlo italiano. Je parle français. Hablo español (un poco).
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	77	+Feel welcome to contact me via [[www.fabioballi.net>>url:https://www.fabioballi.net/]]. :-D
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80	80	Picture: a child testing our game and device at [[Sensorica>>url:http://www.sensorica.co/]]. Excerpt from the documentary [[A new economy>>url:http://www.aneweconomy.ca/]].
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