<div>Public Release.</div><div><br></div><div>For immediate Release.</div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> 2014 team are excited to announce our first keynote speaker - Jonathan Oxer. Jon has agreed to come and present a keynote discussing ArduSat.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jon has been hacking on both hardware and software since he was a little tacker. Most recently he's been focusing more on the Open Hardware side, co-founding Freetronics as a direct result of organising the first Arduino Miniconf at LCA2010. His books include "Ubuntu Hacks" and "Practical Arduino".</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jon has been variously referred to as Australia's geekiest man and as a cyborg-in-progress. As part of his “SuperHouse” home automation series, Jon has taken keyless entry to an all new level by embedding an RFID tag into his arm using a vet's chipping tool. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Recently he has been working on ArduSat, a satellite that aims to give hobbyists, students and space enthusiasts an opportunity to design and run their own experiments in space. By choosing a standardised platform based on the hugely popular Arduino hardware design, ArduSat allows anyone to develop and prototype experiments at home using readily accessible parts and all based on a simple open source software environment.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jon will be presenting an overview of the latest developments to the ArduSat project as part of his keynote presentation during <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> 2014 in Perth, Western Australia.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> is an annual open source conference organised by Linux Australia. In 2014 the conference will be held in Perth, Western Australia from the 6th January to the 10th.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://linux.conf.au">http://linux.conf.au</a></div><div><br></div><div>#lca2014<span></span></div><div><br></div><br><br>-- <br>Kind Regards<br>Luke Woollard<p><a href="mailto:luke.john@osmahi.com">luke.john@osmahi.com</a><br>
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