The National Center for Open Source and Education (NCOSE)

Donna Benjamin, of Melbourne Australia, runs Creative Contingencies that specialises in customised web application services, research and facilitating meetings and events. A passionate advocate of Free and Open Source Software solutions for small business and education, Donna contributes to the FOSS community by organising great events.

Lucie deLaBruere is currently working as Tech Integration Specialist at St. Albans City School Vermont. She has 25 years of teaching experience in Career and Technical Education, Business Education, Teacher Professional Development, K-12 Technology Integration and is a Google Certified Educator.

Jon "maddog" Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, a non-profit organization of computer users who wish to support and promote Linux-based operating systems. maddog travels all over the world from his home in New Hampshire promoting the use of Free Software.

Steve Hargadon is the director of the K12 Open Technologies Initiative at the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and is the founder of the Classroom 2.0 social network. Based in California, he blogs, speaks, and consults on educational technology, and is particularly passionate about Web 2.0, social networking, Free and Open Source Software, computer reuse, and computing for low-income populations

Edward Holcroft is currently the IT facilitator for Madsen, Kneppers & Associates Inc in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Holcroft formerly was the Executive Director of NetDay South Africa, an NGO focused on the deployment of free and open ICT solutions in Africa. He is passionate about ICT4D and sees FOSS as an enabling technology in diverse contexts.

Daniel Howard is a systems architect for Motorola, but is also the founder and CEO of the Georgia Open Source Education Foundation (GOSEF), a non-profit group dedicated to promoting and sustaining the use of Open Source Software. He has been a dedicated Linux evangelist and supporter since 2004.

Alex Inman currently serves as the Director of Technology at Whitfield School. During his time there, Whitfield has been named a Computerworld Honor's Program Laureate and one of IBM's Top Innovators. In 1999, he started one of the earliest 1:1 laptop programs at University Lake School in Hartland, Wisconsin.

Steve Kossakoski is the Chief Executive Officer of the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, adjunct faculty at the University of New Hampshire, and an independent consultant. During his 28 year career in education, Dr. Kossakoski has has held positions as Assistant Superintendent (Exeter, NH), Director of the the Seacoast Professional Development Center (also in Exeter, NH), director of technology, and teacher. He is a strong advocate for Open Source in education.

Ian Lynch lives in Tamworth, England and is responsible for developing and managing a new and innovative family of FOSS qualifications in the United Kingdom called The INGOTs. Used all over the world, INGOTs were recently accepted by the U.K. government as part of their national accreditation system.  In addition to being Chief assessor for the INGOTs, he has been the education lead for the openoffice.org community.

Kathryn Moyle is an Associate Professor on the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra, Australia and Director of the Secretariat of the Australian ICT in Education Committee. Dr. Moyle has written extensively about the use of Open Source software in education. Her current research interests include professional learning, content and pedagogy issues and educational infracstructure in schools.

Randy Orwin is currently the Director of Technology with Bainbridge Island School District in Washington State. Randy has been involved in k12 education for 23 years. Randy has also spent 22 years providing technology professional development for teachers. On the Technology side he has a masters degree in Instructional Technology and holds numerous technology certifications. He is passionate about Open Source software and open content.

Lauren Morando Rhim is a senior consultant with Public Impact. Her research and evaluation work spans a wide range of pressing education issues, including charter schools, school turnarounds, and special education. Prior to joining Public Impact, Dr. Rhim was a Faculty Research Associate in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she conducted both research and external consulting and evaluations.

Robert Sargent is a technology integration specialist in Waits River, Vermont. He has been an elementary school teacher for over twenty years and he is currently the Vice President of VITA-Learn, the Vermont organization of technology educators.

David Trask has been a teacher and technology director for over 20 years. He is currently the Technology Director/Teacher at Vassalboro Community School in Vassalboro Maine USA. He has been a champion and pioneer in the use of Linux and Open Source in the classroom. David is also the founder of the highly successful FOSSED conference held each year in the Northeast. In 2007, David was named the Maine Technology Educator of the Year.

Knut Yrvin is a Norwegian program developer. He currently works as a community manager for Trolltech and has been one of the leaders of the Skolelinux project. He is also one of the board members of Elektronisk Forpost Norge, a Norwegian version of EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation).