[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: [OH Updates] Open Hardware Summit 2011 - Call for Submissions

Tue Jun 7 02:04:31 UTC 2011

This looks like a real interesting conference. Wish it was in SF.

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:11 AM, rachel lyra hospodar <rachelyra at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From: "ayah bdeir" <ayah at littlebits.cc>
> Date: Jun 6, 2011 6:31 AM
> Subject: [OH Updates] Open Hardware Summit 2011 - Call for Submissions
> To: <updates at lists.openhardwaresummit.org>, <
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> The Open Hardware Summit Call for submissions is open. Deadline is June
> 24th. Please RT, forward and blog!
> This post is also available on the open hardware summit website<http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/>
>
> Thanks !
>
> Open Hardware Summit 2011 – Call for Submissions
> Posted on June 6, 2011<http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/>
>  by ayah <http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/author/ayah/>
>  * * * Please Redistribute * * *
>
> The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) invites submissions for the second annual
> summit, to be held on*September 15, 2011* in New York City. The Open
> Hardware Summit <http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/> is a venue to
> present, discuss, and learn about open hardware of all kinds. The summit
> examines open hardware and its relation to other issues, such as software,
> design, business, and law. We are seeking submissions for talks, breakout
> sessions, and demos from individuals and groups working with open hardware
> and related areas. Submissions are due *by June 24, 2011*. Notification of
> accepted proposals will happen *by August 1st*.
>
> Since the first Open Hardware Summit in 2010, we have seen the open
> hardware movement continue to flourish. The Open-Source Hardware
> Definition was announced <http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW>, the OSHW logo
> was selected by a popular vote<http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/04/07/oshw-logo-selected/>,
> an open source oil spill cleaning robot got more than $33,000 in crowd
> funding<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cesarminoru/protei-open-hardware-oil-spill-cleaning-sailing-ro>,
> Google adopted the open hardware movement’s biggest success story, Arduino,
> as its platform<http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/05/google-picks-arduino-for-android-open-accessory-kit.html> and
> our very own keynote speaker, Limor Fried, was featured on the front page
> of Wired Magazine<http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2011/03/16/thank-you-makers/> –
> to name a few. Needless to say, open hardware is getting BIG.
>  Submission topics
>
> Topics of interest for the summit include, but are not limited to:
>
>    - Lessons learned from past projects
>    - Legal and intellectual property implications of open-source hardware
>    - Means of supporting collaboration and community interaction
>    - Manufacturing
>    - Distributed development and its relationship to physical goods
>    - Digital fabrication (e.g. laser cutters and 3D printers)
>    - Software design tools (CAD / CAM)
>    - DIY technology
>    - Ways to share information about hardware that’s not captured in
>    source files
>    - Business models
>    - Manufacturing on demand
>    - Competition and collaboration
>    - Sustainability of open hardware products (e.g. how to unmake things)
>    - Industrial design
>    - “open-washing” (green washing for open source)
>    - Open-hardware in the enterprise
>    - Specific product domains: e.g. science, agriculture, communications,
>    medicine
>
> And any other topic you think relates to openness and hardware. We want to
> hear all about it!
> Types of submissions
>
> You may submit proposals for one or more of the following formats:
> Talk
>
>    - Expected duration for talks is between 5 and 20 minutes, depending on
>    the number and quality of submissions.
>    - We expect all talks to be plenary (i.e. presented to the entire
>    summit audience).
>    - Talk submissions primarily containing marketing for a product will
>    not be accepted. However, talks that share knowledge and insight derived
>    from work on commercial products are welcome.
>
> Breakout session
>
>    - Depending on submissions, there may be an opportunity to organize
>    breakout sessions with smaller groups (5-40) to discuss a particular topic
>    - We expect breakout sessions to occur during a single time-slot of
>    approximately 1 to 2 hours.
>    - Breakout session submissions should include an overview of the
>    content and plan for the session.
>    - You are encouraged to co-author breakout session submissions with
>    other interested parties but sessions will be open to general summit
>    attendees.
>
> Project Demo
>
>    - This is a casual show and tell session that will take place during
>    the end-of-day drinks.
>    - You are encouraged to include pictures as part of your demo
>    submissions.
>    - Please include all demo requirements: amount and type of space (e.g.
>    “one 3×3 foot table and one chair” or “a 5 × 5 section of wall with at least
>    10 feet in front of it”), power requirements (note: we cannot provide any
>    power adaptors). Please keep in mind this is an informal project demo, and
>    complex requirements/constraints (internet, light/sound conditions etc) will
>    be difficult to accommodate.
>    - It will be your responsibility to carry/assemble/set up/disassemble
>    your demo. We cannot provide any support for the receiving, storing, or
>    shipping of demos.
>    - Note: If submitting a project demo, Your project MUST be working by
>    the time of the summit.
>
> Submission format
>
>    - Submissions should be formatted as plain text of no more than 1,000
>    words in length and include ALLof the following:
>    - The type of submission (talk, breakout session, or demo)
>    - A title
>    - A bio of the speaker(s) (That’s you!)
>    - What you intend to talk about, the topic for your breakout session,
>    or a description of your demo
>    - An explanation the importance of your submission to the open-hardware
>    community
>    - A maximum of TWO photos that help explain your topic of submission
>    (optional)
>
> Submissions should be emailed to *proposals [AT] openhardwaresummit.org* with
> the subject line “Open Hardware Summit submission” followed by the type of
> submission in parentheses (e.g. “Open Hardware Summit submission (breakout
> session)”). *Deadline is JUNE 24th, 2011 BY 11:59pm (EST)*. Accepted
> submissions WILL BE PUBLISHED on the OHS website.
>  For more information
>
> For more details about the Open Hardware Summit, see the website at
> openhardwaresummit.org <http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/>Please direct
> questions about submissions to the *Review Chair, David Mellis*, at
>
> mellis [AT] media.mit.edu.
>
> Please direct other questions about the summit to *General Chairs Alicia
> Gibb and Ayah Bdeir* at
>
> info [AT] openhardwaresummit.org
>
> Thank you and we hope to see you in September!
>
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