M17 Foundation was established to provide a legal entity to represent all the activities and endeavors directly linked with M17 Protocol development. With the growing number of the Protocol’s implementations on the market, there is a strong need to control the development process. We stand for the rejection of black-box technology and increasing technical awareness through popularization of open-source ideology in amateur radio.
The Foundation’s existence is also crucial for protecting our existing and future assets, including intellectual property.
The Foundation is registered in Warsaw, Poland.
KRS: 0001150996
TIN (NIP): 5311726003
Postal address:
M17 Foundation
ul. Partyzantów 16/13
05-100 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Poland
Board members:
Olha Makarchuk (President of the Board)
Wojciech Kaczmarski, SP5WWP
Advisory Committee:
Bruce Perens, K6BP
Steven Stroh, N8GNJ
James Ancona, N1ADJ
Thomas Early, N7TAE
Silvano Seva, IU2KWO
M17 Ambassadors:
Australia: Antony Langdon, VK3JED
China & HK SAR: Amo Xu, BD4VOW
Japan: Yatsuyoshi Yamamoto, JA3QWG