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Pharmacist, experience as a professional school teacher for 18 years and translator since 20+ years. I am basically a trained pharmacist and still work in this field but also have experience as a professional school teacher for 18 years and translator since 20+ years.
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Ubuntero: [[https://launchpad.net/people/myriam]]
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or GPG key and Jabber account, see the Launchpad profile
Ubuntero: [https://launchpad.net/~myriam] (for GPG key and Jabber account, see the Launchpad profile).
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Blog: [http://www.fsfe.org/en/fellows/myriam]
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Board member of the Fribourg based GNU/Linux User Group [www.linuxbourg.ch] since 2001, member since 2000, I help to organise install parties, promote Free Software and give support for Debian and Ubuntu. Various presentations. Board member of the Fribourg based GNU/Linux User Group [http://www.linuxbourg.ch] since 2001, member since 2000, I help to organise install parties, promote Free Software and give support for Debian and Ubuntu. Various presentations.
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=== FSF Europe === === Free Software Foundation Europe ===
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I help FSF Europe at booths at important events in Europe since 2003. My main task are Free Software advocacy, explainig the work of FSF Europe to booth visitors and selling merchandise. I help FSFE [http://www.fsfeurope.org] at booths at important events in Europe since 2003. My main task are Free Software advocacy, explaining the work of FSFE to booth visitors, promoting the Fellowship of FSFE [http://www.fsfe.org] and selling merchandise.
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 * LinuxTag in Karlsruhe 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 in Wiesbaden
* FOSDEM in Brussels 2005 and 2006
 * Linuxtag in Karlsruhe 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 in Wiesbaden and 2007 in Berlin, FOSDEM in Brussels 2005, 2006 and 2007, LWE in Frankfurt 2004 and 2005 and FROSCON in Bonn 2006
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I also try to coordinate work of the FSF Europe Swiss Team since 2004. Planned events:
 * FROSCON 2007 in Bonn-St.Augustin

I also try to coordinate work of the FSFE Swiss Team since 2004 and give a hand in translating and proofreading FSFE documents, newsletters and web pages.
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Founding member of the Swiss Campaign for Free Software [www.wilhelmtux.ch], president 2004-2005 Founding member of the Swiss Campaign for Free Software [http://www.wilhelmtux.ch], president 2004-2005, currently board member
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Events: LOTS! [http://lots.openexpo.ch/2004/index_en.html], presentation: "FSF Europe and Wilhelm Tux as an associate organisation" Past activities:
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Events: LOTS! [http://lots.openexpo.ch/2005/index_en.html], "booth babe", presentation: "FSFE and Wilhelm Tux as an associate organisation"
 * Interview: [http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/digital/hintergrund/513169.html] about Software Patents
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Interview: [http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/digital/hintergrund/513169.html] about Software Patents

Various actions in Switzerland promoting Free Software
Various actions in Switzerland promoting Free Software, mainly trying to coordinate Wilhelm Tux work with FSFE.
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Member of the following groups: For Team membership, see Launchpad profile [https://launchpad.net/~myriam]
 
Activities:
 * Helped to build the [:SwissTeam] and currently active collaboration as admin and moderator
 * Translation and proofreading in German and French, currently member of the French Translation Team
 * Bug reports and squashing
 * helped to organise Dapper Release Party in Zurich, June 5
 * helped to organise Feisty Fawn Release Party in Switzerland
 * gave talk about "how to collaborate in Free Software" at the Feisty Fawn Release Party, presenting the Ubuntu Project
 * Ubuntu presentation and advocacy at Journées du Libre, Geneva, May 14 [http://www.linux-gull.ch/gull/evenements/installconfigparty/]
 * Attended UbuntuDeveloperSummitParis, various contributions
 * active member of [:UbuntuWomen], organised a UbuntuWomen meeting during LinuxTag in Berlin 2007 with others
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 * active: german, french, (english)
 * passive english, italian, (french, german)
 * active: German, French, (English)
 * passive: English, Italian, (French, German)
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I have a limited interpretation experience, mainly helping out at events. My only public interpretation was Richard Stallman speech from english -> french at WSIS phase one in Geneva on December 11 2003 [http://www.wsis-online.net/smsi/classes/smsi/events/smsi-events-85559/event-view] Working as a freelance translator since 20+ years,

I have a limited interpretation experience, mainly helping out at events. My only public simultaneous interpretation was Richard Stallman speech from english -> french at WSIS phase one in Geneva on December 11 2003 [http://www.wsis-online.net/smsi/classes/smsi/events/smsi-events-85559/event-view]

Currently improving my Italian (target: obtain CELI 3 / PLIDA B2 and beyond).
Planed: learn decent Spanish. Next: Japanese, Russian, Portugese, etc.

=== Social ===

Experience in teamleading (mainly in public pharmacy), moderation and conflict management (pharmacy and professional school).
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 * Good knowledge about various licenses
 * more than 6 years experience with Free Software, Linux advanced user (I really should pass LPI exams one day...)
 * some 10+ years of teaching experience for various software, mainly Office applications. Teaching OpenOffice since 4+ years.
 * Good knowledge about various licenses, especially GPL, LGPL and other Free Software licenses
 * more than 6 years experience with Free Software, GNU/Linux advanced user (I really should pass LPI exams one day...)
 * some 10+ years of teaching experience for various software, mainly Office applications. Teaching Open Office since 4+ years.
 * Free Software Advocacy since 2000
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  * Scheme (beginner)
* C (beginner)
  *
Java (beginner)
* Python (learning !)
  * Scheme (beginner), Assembler for x86 (beginner), C (beginner), Java (beginner), Pascal (didn't touch it since 15+ years), Python (learning), used to build web pages using HTML, PHP and Perl
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I really would love to learn coding on a more regular basis, but there are not enough hours in a day...
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=== Various ===
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Booth work, marketing and sales.
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Name, Personal and Contact information

Myriam Rita Schweingruber

I am basically a trained pharmacist and still work in this field but also have experience as a professional school teacher for 18 years and translator since 20+ years.

Ubuntero: [https://launchpad.net/~myriam] (for GPG key and Jabber account, see the Launchpad profile).

Email: MailTo(schweingruber AT SPAMFREE pharma-traduction DOT ch)

Blog: [http://www.fsfe.org/en/fellows/myriam]

Involment in Free Software

Linuxbourg

Board member of the Fribourg based GNU/Linux User Group [http://www.linuxbourg.ch] since 2001, member since 2000, I help to organise install parties, promote Free Software and give support for Debian and Ubuntu. Various presentations.

Free Software Foundation Europe

I help FSFE [http://www.fsfeurope.org] at booths at important events in Europe since 2003. My main task are Free Software advocacy, explaining the work of FSFE to booth visitors, promoting the Fellowship of FSFE [http://www.fsfe.org] and selling merchandise. Past events:

  • Linuxtag in Karlsruhe 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 in Wiesbaden and 2007 in Berlin, FOSDEM in Brussels 2005, 2006 and 2007, LWE in Frankfurt 2004 and 2005 and FROSCON in Bonn 2006

Planned events:

  • FROSCON 2007 in Bonn-St.Augustin

I also try to coordinate work of the FSFE Swiss Team since 2004 and give a hand in translating and proofreading FSFE documents, newsletters and web pages.

Wilhelm Tux

Founding member of the Swiss Campaign for Free Software [http://www.wilhelmtux.ch], president 2004-2005, currently board member

Past activities:

Various actions in Switzerland promoting Free Software, mainly trying to coordinate Wilhelm Tux work with FSFE.

Ubuntu

For Team membership, see Launchpad profile [https://launchpad.net/~myriam]

Activities:

  • Helped to build the [:SwissTeam] and currently active collaboration as admin and moderator

  • Translation and proofreading in German and French, currently member of the French Translation Team
  • Bug reports and squashing
  • helped to organise Dapper Release Party in Zurich, June 5
  • helped to organise Feisty Fawn Release Party in Switzerland
  • gave talk about "how to collaborate in Free Software" at the Feisty Fawn Release Party, presenting the Ubuntu Project
  • Ubuntu presentation and advocacy at Journées du Libre, Geneva, May 14 [http://www.linux-gull.ch/gull/evenements/installconfigparty/]

  • Attended UbuntuDeveloperSummitParis, various contributions

  • active member of [:UbuntuWomen], organised a UbuntuWomen meeting during LinuxTag in Berlin 2007 with others

Skills

Translation

Languages:

  • active: German, French, (English)
  • passive: English, Italian, (French, German)

Working as a freelance translator since 20+ years,

I have a limited interpretation experience, mainly helping out at events. My only public simultaneous interpretation was Richard Stallman speech from english -> french at WSIS phase one in Geneva on December 11 2003 [http://www.wsis-online.net/smsi/classes/smsi/events/smsi-events-85559/event-view]

Currently improving my Italian (target: obtain CELI 3 / PLIDA B2 and beyond). Planed: learn decent Spanish. Next: Japanese, Russian, Portugese, etc.

Social

Experience in teamleading (mainly in public pharmacy), moderation and conflict management (pharmacy and professional school).

Software

  • Good knowledge about various licenses, especially GPL, LGPL and other Free Software licenses
  • more than 6 years experience with Free Software, GNU/Linux advanced user (I really should pass LPI exams one day...)
  • some 10+ years of teaching experience for various software, mainly Office applications. Teaching Open Office since 4+ years.
  • Free Software Advocacy since 2000
  • very basic hacking knowledge:
    • Scheme (beginner), Assembler for x86 (beginner), C (beginner), Java (beginner), Pascal (didn't touch it since 15+ years), Python (learning), used to build web pages using HTML, PHP and Perl

I really would love to learn coding on a more regular basis, but there are not enough hours in a day...

Various

Booth work, marketing and sales.


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