WVS-HoGent stands for "Werkgroep Vrije Software @ Hogeschool Gent". This means "Open Source Software Workgroup @ University College of Ghent."

2006-2008

WVS@HoGent was founded by Erik De Rijcke, Pieter Baele, Stijn Bouchier, Dieter Vanderfaeillie and Batist Leman (myself) in april 2007. First meetings took place on IRC. Initial goals were :

• 'Opening up' our University College of Ghent by 'advertising':
  • Open Formats
  • OpenOffice in HoGent pc-classes
  • Firefox
  • .. and other Open Source tools
• Founding a Linux User Group, so people who use linux could help eachother out.
• Organising activities relating to Open Source software
• Making our own website.

First months weren't easy. We had no real activities and things didn't go very smooth. Mainly we were just searching for members, and our place in the 'system' - Should we become a part of HGSR or a organisation of Sovoreg?

As time passed, we founded our website wvs.hgsr.be. Thanks to the help of Wouter De Jonghe of HGSR. We made a deal with HGSR. By becoming part of them, we could count on their financial and logistic support. In return we would help them by making websites for each Participation Commission. (Students are represented by such a commission in each departement of our UC.) 

Meetings and activities passed...

2008-2009

In the mean time, we're doing quite good. We're organising successful Ubuntu activities - in cooperation with WVS-UGent. (University of Ghent) And we meet on a regular basis to talk about future activities and fun stuff.

We're still a part of HGSR, we have a president (Erik), a vice-president (Pieter), a secretery (Stijn), and much more... They are present on each GA of HGSR and report about our activities. (I'm also present on these General Assemblies, but I'm there to represent my departement, not as a part of WVS.)

Second semester of 2008-2009 we're planning something quite new. An Aruidno Workshop. A very famous peace of Open Hardware technology - I'm sure you know it.
Because I'm interested in robotics, electronics and automation, I'll be giving the workshop myself. I think it's very interesting to look at Open Source from a hardware perspective.

If I'm finished with my RepRap, who knows even a RepRap workshop. 

Future

I can't predict the future ofcource. Unfortunately a lot of members will be graduated in 2008-2009. We have to find a lot of new members. Or else... we're doomed!