Jon Lebkowsky is cofounder of AssistOrg, a nonprofit organization that does web consulting and development, as well as the for-profit Polycot, an Austin, Texas company focusing on computer networks and software tools for effective collaboration and communication. He's worked as a project manager, technology director, and online community developer, and he's also known for his writing (mostly about technoculture) and various high-visibility Internet social, technical and policy initiatiaves he's been involved with since 1990.
He was cofounder and CEO of one of one of the first virtual corporations, FringeWare, Inc. He's hosted several conferences on the WELL, worked as a writer and host at Howard Rheingold's Electric Minds, and and moderated chat events at HotWired. In 1997 he joined Whole Foods Market to help coordinate the development of their Internet, intranet, and e-commerce initiatives. He's written for publications such as Wired Magazine, Mondo 2000, 21C, Whole Earth Review, Fringe Ware Review, and the Austin Chronicle. His popular weblog is at http://www.weblogsky.com. Jon is President of EFF-Austin, Vice President of Austin Wireless, a member of the Digital Convergence Initiative Board of Directors, the Solar Austin Board of Directors, and the Advisory Board for the annual South by Southwest Interactive conference. He led a research project on the economic impact of wireless telecommunications for IC², an Austin, Texas think tank associated with the University of Texas.
He's currently developing a global blog network for WorldChanging.com.
E-mail Jon at jonl@worldchanging.com.
