[Linux-aus] Open Hardware Miniconf to be at Linux.conf.au 2015

[Simon Lyall]

Linux.conf.au is pleased to announce that an Open Hardware Miniconf will be
run the Linux.conf.au 2015 conference in Auckland, New Zealander during
January 2015 .

The concept of Free / Open Source Software, already well understood by LCA
attendees, is complemented by a rapidly growing community focused around
Open Hardware and "maker culture". One of the drivers of the popularity of
the Open Hardware community is easy access to cheap devices such as
Arduino, which is a microcontroller development board originally intended
for classroom use but now a popular building block in all sorts of weird
and wonderful hobbyist and professional projects.

Interest in Open Hardware is high among FOSS enthusiasts but there is also
a barrier to entry with the perceived difficulty and dangers of dealing
with hot soldering irons, unknown components and unfamiliar naming schemes.
The Miniconf will use the Arduino microcontroller board as a stepping stone
to help ease software developers into dealing with Open Hardware. Topics
will cover both software and hardware issues, starting with simpler
sessions suitable for Open Hardware beginners and progressing through to
more advanced topics.

The day will run in two distinct halves. The first part of the day will be
a hands-on assembly session where participants will have the chance to
solder together a special hardware project developed for the miniconf.
Instructors will be on hand to assist with soldering and the other
mysteries of hardware assembly. The second part of the day will be
presentations about Open Hardware topics, including information on software
to run on the hardware project built earlier in the day.

Please see www.openhardwareconf.org for more info.
Miniconf organiser Jon Oxer Jon Oxer 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 result of
organising the first Arduino Miniconf at LCA2010 and designing the
Arduino-based payloads that were sent into orbit in 2013 on board
satellites ArduSat-X and ArduSat-1. His books include "Ubuntu Hacks" and
"Practical Arduino".

 Linux.conf.au

linux.conf.au is one of the foremost open source conferences in the world,
and is considered the most prestigious in the Southern Hemisphere. The next
conference, LCA2015, will be held on 12 - 16 January 2015 at the University
of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand.
Linux.conf.au Miniconfs

Miniconfs are one day miniature conferences, within the main LCA2015
conference, which are targeted towards specific communities of interest and
offer delegates an opportunity to network with other enthusiasts while
immersing themselves in a specific topic or project.

LCA2015 miniconfs will be run on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of January
2015. Each miniconf's schedule is organised by the miniconf's organiser and
will be published ahead of time, listing speakers and sessions for the day.
Linux.conf.au 2015 Date: 12 - 16 January 2015
Venue: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, Grafton Road,
Auckland.
City: Auckland, New Zealand
Web: http://linux.conf.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015
Twitter: @linuxconfau
Hashtag: #lca2015
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