Emilio Velis

My work

I work and research subjects that bring together the Internet, open source licenses, sustainability and international development. These are some of the organizations that I am currently working with or supporting:

• Appropedia: Appropedia is the largest wiki in the world for sustainability and international development. I'm currently the Executive Director for its parent organization, The Appropedia Foundation.
• Insitu Global: I am a core team member of Insitu, an initiative that explores how communities can participate to create and improve public spaces by including digital and analog fabrication techniques.
• Reacción: Reacción is a Salvadoran startup that helps develop community resilience through participatory methodologies, data and open hardware design.
• Internet Society El Salvador: I am part of the board of the Salvadoran Chapter of Internet Society.
• Creative Commons El Salvador: Creative Commons is an organization focused on open licenses around the world. I am currently serving as the Chapter Lead for its Chapter in El Salvador.
• Open Know-How: Open Know-How is a standard that supports the discovery and manufacture of open source hardware.