Wouter Tebbens

Wouter Tebbens is the founder and general coordinator of the SELF Project, and president of the Free Knowledge Institute. He achieved a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente. He has worked in project management functions in various organisations and has more than ten years experience in ICT projects and Free Software in the Netherlands, Spain and Latin America. In 2002 he founded the company xlocal.com (services on Free Software). In 2005 he initiated the FP6-funded SELF Platform to facilitate the collaborative creation of educational materials. He has participated in many initiatives to promote the use of free technologies. He is the founder of the expert group on Free Software in ISOC.nl and in September 2005 he headed the committee to hand over a petition to the Dutch Parliament to demand the use of Free Software and Open Standards. He aims to bring together interested parties to make a self-sustainable, long-lasting effort out of this. He finds it especially motivating to work together with inspiring people that have inspiring ideas and that make inspiring initiatives happen by worldwide collaboration.