Jorge Sanz


 * Past tasks at OSGeo
 * Translated the OSGeo official site into Spanish
 * Helped on the promotion and some review of the Spanish Free GIS Book (Libro SIG))
 * Member of the boards of Directors of the OSGeo Spanish Local Chapter (2008-2012)


 * Spoken Languages
 * English, Spanish, Catalan


 * Location
 * 39.464N 0.459W
 * Aldaia, Valencia, Spain


 * UTC (GMT) offset
 * Standard time zone: UTC +1 hour (details)
 * Daylight saving time:	+1 hour (northern hemisphere summer time)

Additional background
He studied surveying and later Cartography and Geodesy but end up developing Geopraphical Information Systems for web and desktop environments. He started to work at the gvSIG Project in 2006 and nowadays is part of the Board of Directors of the Technical Steering Committee of the gvSIG Project. Since 2008 is Charter Member of the OSGeo Foundation and the contact for the gvSIG Project. He nowadays helps on the administration of the OSGeo Planet and the Nabble archive of the OSGeo mailing lists. He is Charter Member of the OSGeo Spanish Local Chapter and has been part of the Board of Directors of the LC from its inception in 2008 until 2012. Jorge is also one of the promoters of the Geoinquietos Valencia microchapter, a local group devoted to advocate about free geospatial technologies and data. He has presented OSGeo and OSGeo-es in national and international conferences, promoting Free Software for Geospatial, always trying to seed local communities with enthusiasm and hard work. You can find more information about Jorge at his personal site.