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<div>=== [[User:Ecosyd|Kari Salovaara]] ===<br />
== Bio ==<br />
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Retired. Started as operator (1973), programmer (1974), programmer, analyst and system analyst (1977 -> ), entrepreneur 8 years period.<br />
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Studies:<br />
Student, Institute for electronic data processing, Helsinki University. <br />
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After very early retirement studies in different Unis; related Zoology and Geography.<br />
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Other education like courses during work period >30<br />
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== Location ==<br />
Espoo Matinkylä, Finland<br />
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== Spoken languages ==<br />
Finnish, Swedish, English (and understanding of some other languages after some refreshments ;) )<br />
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== OSGeo related ==<br />
Translator in to Finnish language for gui, documentation & tutorials, web sites, for several products like QGIS, Geopaparazzi, etc.<br />
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Translator also to some non-osgeo tutorials and open source applications which relate closely<br />
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Given lectures, organised seminars related to QGIS and GRASS<br />
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Charter member 2015<br />
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Active member of OSGeo Finland, founding member of OSGeo Suomi ry (legal entity 2015), chairman of OSGeo Suomi ry (2015 -> 2020), board member (2022 -> )<br />
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Member of OSGeo Europe 2017, (board member 2017 ->)<br />
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Participation into several FOSS4G & FOSS4GE conferences<br />
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== Other activities and hobbies ==<br />
Worked as a volunteer >30 years in env.ngo in various positions<br />
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Since 1990 specialist in sustainable tourism, working in several Baltic region and pan European projects mid nineties - 2010<br />
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Chiropterology (a bat researcher)<br />
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Nature and sailing<br />
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== Contact ==<br />
phone: +358 400 804549<br />
skype: karisalovaara<br />
email: kari DOT salovaara AT iki DOT fi</div>Ecosyd