Erik Meerburg
Erik Meerburg has been working in geo-information for over 25 years. About a third of his career he’s worked in governmental organizations, a third in businesses, and a third as a self-employed professional and trainer. Education in geo-information and promotion of the use of geo are his main focus, with a strong focus on FOSS for the last 15 years. Erik’s a charter member for OSGeo, secretary of the Dutch Chapter OSGeoNL, co-founder of the QGIS User Group in the Netherlands, and main organizer for the Dutch FOSS4GNL events. Apart from his love for geo, he also plays Double Bass in folksy, bluegrass and old-time music.
Session
In a professional team, you might consider yourself a bass player: you keep the music flowing, try to be not too obvious, but all the time making sure that everyone can play their part. Within the realm of IT, there is a great number of bass players. They carry the music for all organizations. There is great power in this role, and as we all know: with great power comes great responsibility. In this presentation, we will be looking into the ethics of bass playing.