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Worked as a volunteer >30 years in env.ngo in various positions | Worked as a volunteer >30 years in env.ngo in various positions | ||
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Chiropterology (a bat researcher) | Chiropterology (a bat researcher) | ||
Latest revision as of 02:12, 15 August 2017
Location
Espoo Matinkylä, Finland
Bio
Retired. Started as operator (1973), programmer (1974), programmer, analyst and system analyst (1977 -> ), entrepreneur 8 years period.
Studies: Student, Institute for electronic data processing, Helsinki University.
After very early retirement studies in different Unis; related Zoology and Geography.
Other education like courses during work period >30
Spoken languages
Finnish, Swedish, English (and understanding of some other languages after some refreshments ;) )
Translator in to Finnish language for gui, documentation & tutorials, web sites, for several products like QGIS, GRASS (on going), Geopaparazzi, etc.
Translator also to some non-osgeo tutorials and open source applications which relate closely
Given lectures, organised seminars related to QGIS and GRASS
Charter member 2015
Active member of OSGeo Finland, founding member of OSGeo Suomi ry (legal entity 2015), chairman of OSGeo Suomi ry (2015 ->)
Member of OSGeo Europe 2017, (board member 2017 ->)
Participation into several FOSS4G & FOSS4GE conferences
Other activities and hobbies
Worked as a volunteer >30 years in env.ngo in various positions
Since 1990 specialist in sustainable tourism, working in several Baltic region and pan European projects
Chiropterology (a bat researcher)
Nature and sailing
Contact
phone: +358 400 804549 skype: karisalovaara email: kari DOT salovaara AT iki DOT fi