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       Boris builds community locally and globally, scaling them to tens of thousands of contributors, as well as numerous event series and conferences. He has a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Victoria.

     

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       Boris has venture experience from creating the first startup accelerator in Canada, running a small seed fund, supporting angel investing in Canada, and as an advisor and supporter of many founders.

     

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       Boris’s technology career has spanned from web1 to web3. He is currently focused on DWeb, open social protocols, and local first movements.

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       ## Emergent Day 2024

     

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       Boris is a technologist, company founder, and community builder. He helped organize the second Barcamp in Amsterdam, right after the first one in the Bay Area, and has since helped spark unconference experiences in different communities and around the world.

     

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       Boris is based in Vancouver, Canada, and is currently exploring DWeb, open social protocols, and local first movements. You can browse his digital garden at https://bmannconsulting.com to find out more.

     

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       ## Open Source Week Vancouver

     

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       Boris builds community locally and globally, scaling them to tens of thousands of contributors, as well as numerous event series and conferences. He has a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Victoria.

     

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       Boris has venture experience from creating the first startup accelerator in Canada, running a small seed fund, supporting angel investing in Canada, and as an advisor and supporter of many founders.

     

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       Boris’s technology career has spanned from web1 to web3. He is currently focused on DWeb, open social protocols, and local first movements.

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       I'm interested in [[Open Source]], community, and [[co-op|co-operative]] models.

     

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        In Canada I help run the [[CoSocial]] Community Co-op. In Vancouver, I'm one of the organizers of [[DWebYVR]].

     

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        In Canada I help run the [[CoSocial]] Community Co-op. In Vancouver, I'm one of the organizers of [[DWebYVR]] and help run the [[Z-Space]] non-profit society.

     

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       I've been exploring [[Cohousing]]. I like to cook & eat and have a [[FoodWiki]].

     

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       I'm happy to [meet in person in Vancouver](https://cal.commonscomputer.com/boris/vancouver) or do an [intro video call](https://cal.commonscomputer.com/boris/30min).[^caldotcom] I'm working out of [[Z-Space]] most days.

     

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       [^caldotcom]: [[Commons Computer]] self-hosted [[Cal.com]] instance.

     

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       ## Bio

     

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       An ever growing list of [[Bio]] notes of various lengths.

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       Annual event for [[DWeb]] adjacent people to gather from around the world and camp together

     

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       ## 2024

     

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       August 7th - 11th, Campo Navarro, CA

     
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       The [[unconference]] final day of [[DWeb Camp]], on Saturday, August 10th, 2024.

     

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       You may have heard that I'm [winding down](https://fission.codes/blog/farewell-from-fission/) [[Fission]] as of April 2024.

     

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