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I previously ran a self-employed company where I offered consulting services. As of 2011 I have been staff at another company, and no longer offer consulting services.

Please visit my personal page, which also references my Linkin profile.

Links to key groups I am involved in.

• Between 1994 and 2017 I was the sponsor for FLORA.org Community Web
• I am currently staff at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) doing a combination of technical support, system administration and software development.
• GOSLING: Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments
• Canadian Copyright Reform @ Digital-copyright.ca

More links to sites I'm active on via my personal website.

Presenting the "I have 4 things in my hands" explanation of ICT property rights at BarCamp 2007 onMarch 31, 2007.	(Photo by Jason McLaren)
After doing the IT Property rights presentation for 5 years, I had the opportunity to give the presentation in front of the Bill C-32 special legislative committee. The music CD had been upgraded to a DVD set of Sanctuary season 2, and the CD player had been upgraded to my Google Nexus 1 "phone".

Public policy / presentations

• Article: Protecting property rights in a digital world
• Hosted a few sessions at CopyCamp in Toronto (September 2006) including Protecting property rights in a digital world.
• Hosted a BOF at the 2006 Ottawa Linux Symposium, where we launched the Petition to protect Information Technology property rights (July 2006)
• Participated in a panel at CineFest (Sudbury, Ontario) on Digital Downloading (September 2005)
• Participated in panel at the Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) Annual Fall Seminar (September 2005)
• I participated in OpenCity in August 2005 (Details, slides, notes, etc).
• I hosted a BOF (Birds of a Feather) session at the 2003 Linux Symposium on GOSLING/Copyright.
• I signed the Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
• I attended the September 30 launch of iCommons Canada, as well as the Internet and the Law: A Global Conversation conference.
• I spoke at the Open Source Weekend (March 27th, 2004)
• Ongoing exchanges with fellow creator Susan Crean on copyright policy.
• Spoke to artists/musicians in Almonte and Farmers in Ottawa about digital copyright at two events on the weekend of January 17.
• (Sept/Oct 2003) submissions relating to competition and copyright policy.
• Hosted "Birds of a Feather" session at the 2003 Ottawa Linux Symposium
• (2003) A Review of Software Patent Issues (Commissioned by ICT branch of Industry Canada)

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