Hi all,
It was great to see so many people at the Christmas drinks.
Since then, Omer and I have been chatting about how to get something going
in London again.
We'd like to solicit some feedback on our proposed format (below) and also
to invite you to submit your proposals for talks on this Google Form:
https://forms.gle/rBQopohr6UHWNRcq9
Our goals are to do in person meetups in/around Central London because we
received a lot of feedback where people said that it was the personal
community feel that was most valuable. Online events of talks don't seem to
be much better than pre-recorded talks that you can consume in your own
time.
We'd like to propose a similar but slightly different format to the old
one.
2 or 3 slots per session of no more than 30 minutes each, with plenty of
time for questions.
We'd like to have a larger social aspect to the evening, including time
during the event for 5->10 minute lightning talks or show and tell
sessions.
There are a lot of people doing lots of interesting things but who can't
commit to a big talk. This could also be a channel for periodic updates on
ongoing projects from people who are working on something and who would
like input or who do not feel they are finished enough to present a longer
talk.
The evening would start with a meet-and-greet at the venue, but perhaps
with food or snacks, depending on the host.
After the talks we would retire to the pub, but hopefully early enough that
people can stay for at least one drink before leaving for trains.
For now we'd like to solicit some feedback on this format and also to
invite you to submit your proposals for talks on this Google Form:
https://forms.gle/rBQopohr6UHWNRcq9
We're aiming to set up a pipeline of events so that when we launch we can
be sure to have events regularly.
Best wishes,
@ndy
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Hello,
Please find details below of the call for participation for Open Source
Hardware Camp 2024.
Tickets are not on sale yet, but these will be £12/day and this includes
lunch, plus tea/coffee. Those presenting and running workshops will
receive free tickets. Budget accommodation is available at Hebden Bridge
Hostel, which adjoins the venue, and there are plenty of B&Bs, plus a
number of small hotels in the area.
OSHCamp will once again be hosted as part of the Wuthering Bytes
technology festival, which this year is celebrating its 11th
anniversary, with the launch “Festival Day” on Friday 23rd August.
Further details will be made available via the website in due course:
https://wutheringbytes.com/
Any questions don't hesitate to get in touch!
Cheers,
Andrew
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-+- Open Source Hardware Camp 2024 -+-
This year Open Source Hardware Camp will take place over the weekend of
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August, at The Birchcliffe Centre,
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8DG.
Proposals for talks and workshops for OSHCamp 2024 are invited!
There is no theme and topics may include, for example:
* Open source hardware projects
* Open development practices and principles
* Novel/interesting/fun projects built using open source hardware
* Tools (hardware and software)
* Skills and techniques, e.g. PCB fab, DIY SMT assembly
* Relevant technologies, e.g. SPI/I2C bus programming
* ...something else relevant to the community
If you would like to give a talk on the Saturday and/or run a workshop
on the Sunday, please submit details via the form at:
https://forms.gle/v1mauARqgd9kWYy16
Any questions can either be sent to myself.
A social event is planned for Saturday evening.
**** Note that the deadline for submitting titles and abstracts is
Tuesday 30th April at 17:00. If you would like to discuss ideas etc.
please get in touch sooner, rather than later. ****
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Andrew Back
http://abopen.com