Pia Waugh

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name = Pia Waugh


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birth_name = Pia Smith
birth_date = Birth year and age|1979
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nationality = Australian
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known_for = Leadership in Australian and international Free Software community
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employer = Waugh Partners
occupation = Consultant [cite web|last=Waugh|first=Pia|url=http://pipka.org/standard-bio/|title=Standard bio|accessdate=2008-07-08]
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religion = Chan Buddhism [cite web|last=Waugh|first=Pia|title=Eyes wide open|url=http://pipka.org/blog/2008/06/06/eyes-wide-open/|date=2008-06-28|accessdate=2008-07-20]
spouse = Jeff Waugh (2005–present)
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website = [http://pipka.org/ what are we doing today, brain?]
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Pia Waugh (née Smith, born 1979) is an Australian free software advocate, currently the president of the organisation that runs Software Freedom Day and a former president and vice-president of Linux Australia. She is married to Jeff Waugh, a fellow Australian advocate of free software.

Career

Waugh was employed by IT services company Volante for several years.cite news|last=Karena|first=Cynthia|title=May the source be with you|date=2006-05-09|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/may-the-source-be-with-you/2006/05/08/1146940440959.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=2008-05-08] In 2005 Waugh was appointed Research Co-ordinator of the Australian Service for Knowledge of Open Source Software (ASK-OSS) project. [cite web|date=2005-12|title=ASK-OSS December 2005 Newsletter|url=http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/index.php?option=com_letterman&task=view&Itemid=58&id=1|accessdate=2008-05-08] Since 2006 Waugh, with her husband, is a director of Waugh Partners, an Australian Open Source consultancy. [cite news|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;765011692|title=Waugh Partners to open up IT industry|date=2006-11-23|accessdate=2008-04-27|last=Gedda|first=Rodney|publisher=Computerworld] Waugh Partners won the 2007 NSW State Pearcey Award for Young Achievers for their work promoting Free Software to the Australian ICT industry [cite news|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1630780103;fp;16;fpid;1|title=Waugh Partners win 2007 NSW Pearcey Award|last=Gedda|first=Rodney|date=2007-12-07|accessdate=2008-05-07|work=Computerworld] . She is the project leader and a member of the Board of Directors of the One Laptop Per Child Australia program, launched in 2008. [cite news|last=Tindal|first=Suzanne|url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/OLPC-laptops-set-to-hit-Australia-/0,130061702,339285656,00.htm|title=OLPC laptops set to hit Australia|date=2008-02-05|accessdate=2008-05-08|publisher=ZDNet|work=ZDNet Australia] [cite web|title=Board of Directors, OLPC Australia|url=http://www.olpc.org.au/about/board/|publisher=OLPC Australia|accessdate=2008-05-09]

Waugh is a self-taught computer specialist, and has also studied politics at a tertiary level. She has been involved in several projects and events promoting ICT careers to children and women. [cite news|last=Tay|first=Liz|title=An interview with Linux Australia's cover girl|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1585810409;pp;1;fp;2;fpid;4|work=Computerworld|date=2006-11-13|accessdate=2008-05-08]

Free software community and volunteer positions

Waugh has held several positions in the Free Software community:
* Judge at the inaugural New Zealand Open Source Awards, 17 October2007 [cite web|title=Judges Profile|url=http://www.nzosa.org.nz/judges|publisher=New Zealand Open Source Awards|accessdate=2008-07-08]
* President, Software Freedom International, the organising body of Software Freedom Day, 2006–present [cite news|url=http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1013352087;fp;16;fpid;0|title=Australia to celebrate Software Freedom Day 2006|date=2006-08-16|accessdate=2008-05-08|last=Tay|first=Liz|work=LinuxWorld.com.au] [cite web|title=Software Freedom International (SFI)|url=http://softwarefreedomday.org/sfi|accessdate=2008-05-08]
* Member, organising committee for linux.conf.au 2007 [cite web|url=http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/Contact.html|title=Contact - linux.conf.au 2007|accessdate=2008-05-08|publisher=Linux Australia]
* Recipient of the second annual Rusty Wrench award for service to the free software community at linux.conf.au 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.linux.org.au/projects/awards|title=Linux Australia Awards|accessdate=2008-05-08|publisher=Linux Australia]
* Vice-president of Linux Australia, 2005–2007cite web|title=Committee|publisher=Linux Australia|url=http://www.linux.org.au/About/Committee|accessdate=2008-05-08]
* President of Linux Australia, 2003–2004

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