Born in British Hong Kong in the 70s, with 20+ years of working experience in the Information Technology industry, Sammy Fung is always passionate about promoting the development of Open Source technologies, Open Data and Open Source AI.
When Sammy was a teenager, he learned computing and coding on his own, he tried free (no cost to use & redistribute and freedom) and open source Linux software, and he was deeply moved by a huge number of open source developers, he formed a local Linux User Group.
Later on, Sammy continued his community contribution to establish a few open source communities – Open Source Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open Source Conference, and PyCon HK, and co-organize some Asia Open Source conferences. Sammy also participated in open source conferences in Hong Kong and other countries and became a speaker to share his technical experiences. At the same time, he joined some entrepreneur events and became a judge of some awards and hackathons.
Besides establishing organizations & events, Sammy joins some professional societies and NGOs to be a member. In 2022, Sammy became a Fellow Member of the Python Software Foundation and was elected as a board member of the GNOME Foundation (2022-2024).
Sammy was invited to feature in some media interviews to share his experiences and opinions on some technology topics. Sammy also wrote a hundred of articles to some Chinese I.T. magazines, and then he become a blogger to share his experience in open soiurce, technology, travel and life, and attended some blogger events.