[LCA2016-Announce] Call for Presentations: Open Hardware MiniConf

[Andy Gelme]

    OHMC 2016 Call For Presentations

*Note: Deadline for submissions is Sunday, January 10th, 2016*


      Presentation Types

The Open Hardware Miniconf will follow a similar format to the Arduino
Miniconf which has run in previous years, with a hardware assembly
project in the morning (for registered attendees) and a variety of
presentations in the afternoon that can be attended by any LCA2016
attendees. Time in the afternoon has been structured to allow for both
full presentations and lightning talks:

Full presentations are *20 minutes*.
Lightning talks are *5 minutes*.

This is a friendly environment in which to make an informal low-stress
presentation, so it’s a great opportunity if you haven’t done conference
presentations before.


      Topics

Your talk can cover just about anything related to Open Hardware, such as:

* A show-and-tell for one of your projects
* Design techniques
* Basic electronics for software developers
* Interfacing with hardware, e.g sensors, actuators, displays, motors, geiger counters
* Driver or library development for embedded systems
* Development environments, software, and tools
* Working within microcontroller limitations
* Internet of Things, wearable computing, vehicle telemetry
* Licensing for hardware
* The business aspects of Open Hardware

The audience will consist primarily of software developers, since this
event takes place as an adjunct to linux.conf.au.  What the Open
Hardware Miniconf does is give the hard-core devs who typically attend
linux.conf.au an opportunity to experience the joy of hardware hacking
(http://jon.oxer.com.au/blog/id/358).


      Submitting a Proposal

So if you are attending LCA2016 (Geelong) in February and would like to
present, please email Andy Gelme andyg at geekscape.org with ...

* Your name
* Brief biography (noting any previous speaking experience)
* Talk title
* Brief outline of your proposed talk
* Notes of any special equipment / facilities you may require
* Talk type (20 minute presentation or 5 minute lightning talk)

This only needs to be a few sentences: don't spend days on your
proposal, just put it down in a quick email. We can always discuss
details later if required.



      Other information

The Open Hardware MiniConf website at http://www.openhardwareconf.org

Please contact the miniconf organisers if you have any questions about the miniconf.

Feel free to forward this Call For Presentations to anyone who might be interested in participating in the Open Hardware MiniConf.

Angus Gratton, John Spencer, Andy Gelme
(Open Hardware MiniConf organisers)


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