Volker Mische is a software engineer and proponent of open source, open data and transparency. He contributed to various OSGeo projects over the past 10 years and is probably best known for his work on GeoCouch. Since 2009 he has been involved in several global FOSS4G conference committees, most recently as Program Chair of the FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn. He’s an OSGeo Charter Member since 2013.