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    <h1>Mission</h1>
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      HV Open's mission is to create a space for sharing about open
      technologies. Our world is complicated, and software and data
      science becomes a more important part of it every day. Open
      Technologies such as open source, open data, open hardware, and
      others are an important part of empowering users.
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      Open Technologies are also much better for learning. Being able
      to open the hood and see the insides of complex systems helps us
      understand more about the world.
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    <h1>Leadership Team</h1>
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      We're an entirely volunteer organizations. Current the
      leadership team includes: Joe Apuzzo and Matthias
      Johnson. Anyone interested in contributing is welcome to come
      out to our monthly meetings.
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      The best place to get engaged is in
      the <a href="https://hvopen.slack.com/archives/CA3676BJQ">#organizing
      channel</a> on HV Open Slack. We are always looking for more
      help to expand the scope of the group.
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    <h1>History</h1>
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      HV Open started as the Mid Hudson Valley Linux Users Group
      (MHVLUG) in 2003, with our first meeting in March of that
      year. During the early years the focus was on connecting Linux
      users to each other.
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      In 2018, at the 15th Anniversary meeting the group was rebranded
      HV Open.
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