T-DOSE is a free and yearly event held in The Netherlands to promote use and development of Open Source Software. During this event Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge. This years event will be held on 26 and 27 October 2013 at the Fontys University of Applied Science in Eindhoven.

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T-DOSE Foundation

The T-DOSE Foundation (Technical Dutch Open Source Event) strives to promote the use and knowledge about Open Source software. By organizing a yearly event called T-DOSE the foundation hopes to give Open Source communities a platform on which they can interact amongst each other and present themselves to their user base. In the Netherlands a foundation is known as "Stichting".

The T-DOSE Foundation has its office at Heebergsvoort 3, 5706 HT Helmond, The Netherlands and is registered under number 171983818 at the Dutch Chambre of Commerce.

Donations

Donations can be send using banktransfer to Rabobank account 1287.97.770 using Swift Code: RABO NL2U and or IBAN: NL62 RABO 0128.7977.70 mentioning donation

Board

Chairman

Jean-Paul Saman is a consultant, senior software architect and engineer since 1994 with experience in developing multimedia, embedded and networking systems. He has worked for various companies in Research and Development jobs as well as in productizing software. Since August 2004 he has worked for his own company M2X, that provides commercial services for Multimedia, Networking and Embedded systems using Open Source software. Furthermore he actively contributes to Open Source Software projects such as: “Das U-Boot (Universal bootloader)”, VideoLAN project and the Linux Kernel.

Secretary/Finance

René Elders joined the board of the T-DOSE Foundation in January 2011. He has been a volunteer from the first T-DOSE edition in 2006. René has been working with computers since the introduction of the MSX in the 1980's. He is a Linux user and Open Source enthusiast. Furthermore he is the owner of IsiCom a internetcommunication company.

Organisers

The following people help to organise the T-DOSE event and the Foundation recognizes their valuable contributions.

Wynke Stulemeijer joined the organizing team in January 2010, after visiting the event several times. Wynke's interest in computers originates in the time of the MSX, and her interest in Open Source started when she was studying Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology and joined student computer club M.C.G.V Stack. After completing her degree, she continued studying to become a teacher. She has taught both computer science and mathematics, at high school level and at Fontys. Besides T-DOSE, Wynke is also involved with FOSDEM and the Eindhoven Girl Geek Dinners.

Micha Hergarden has recently joined the T-Dose team. He is a senior
software engineer and an avid user of open source software. In his
professional life he works on embedded and industrial systems (anything
technical will do). In the past he has worked for consulting companies,
but he now works for a privatly owned company. At home he likes to
tinker with the latest open source software as well, using Linux as his
operating system of choice. He has been a fan of computers since his dad
bought a VIC-20.

Founders

The T-DOSE foundation was founded by the following people.

Jeroen Baten is author of at least five books about Open Source. He has his own company I2RS. Jeroen is specialised in Linux and Open Source and a well known speaker in the Netherlands. His best known book is called “Linux in bedrijf”. He is initiator and member of "Vereniging Open Source Nederland (VOSN)" and " Open Source Business Club (OSBC)". He also wrote educational books for Linux Professional Institute (LPI level 1 and 2).

Past organisers

	Rob Snelders is a volunteer of T-Dose since 2009. He is a Linux user and Open Source enthusiast. He contributes to the LibreOffice-project, and is a active member of the Dutch Ubuntu-community.
	Jan Burgers