I'm actually with the Inkscape project and we're looking for local
people who are interested in inkscape and future development etc.
Inkscape has really come on with the last few releases, so
congratulations on that. I haven't even scratched the surface of the
newer features.
Not sure I'd be much use to your group, as all I'd do is fulminate
about font handling. fontconfig is a great idea, except it now has
layer upon layer of substitutions which typically result in
something egregious happening. No, evince: Liberation Sans is not
a suitable substitute for ZapfDingbats, and never was …