2015 Open Source Hardware Summit

OHS 2015 Interactive Badge

August 24, 2015

Available for purchase at the Open Hardware Summit Parallax is sponsoring OHS 2015 by providing their new Interactive Badges for all staff and speakers. The badges display your name and store your e-mail address in EEPROM – press the “open source hardware” touch pad in the middle and send your name and e-mail address over […]

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Speed Interview with Tom Igoe

August 14, 2015

What do you plan to do at this years OHS? Mostly listen. I haven’t been to OHS the last couple of years, and I’m interested to hear what people are talking about now. What’s your most used OS electronic or component? Arduino of many flavors. They’re my main building block. Favorite website of the moment? […]

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Speed Interview with Summit Speaker Catarina Mota

August 14, 2015

What do you plan to do at this years OHS? I’ll be speaking about my research into the social aspects of open source hardware, reconnecting with old friends and meeting new open sourcerers. What’s your most used OS electronic or component? My arduino Favorite website of the moment? I live in a farm, […]

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Speed Interview with co-Chair Addie Wagenknecht

July 28, 2015

What do you plan to do at this years OHS? OHS always feels like a family reunion for me (in a good way!) so I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again and many new faces as well. Favorite website of the moment? I read my twitter every morning, does that count? What’s your most used […]

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Speed Interview with OHSummit Keynote AnnMarie Thomas

July 27, 2015

What do you plan to do at this years OHS? Meet amazing people, and tell some stories about unusual collaborations and playful learning. What’s your most used OS electronic or component? Conductive play dough? If we’re truly talking “most used” I’d have to say Lilypad Arduino. Favorite website of the moment? Hard to answer… So […]

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Speed Interview! Co-Chair: Dusytn Roberts

July 27, 2015

Heading up to the final weeks before the Summit, we are doing a ‘speed interview series’ with chairs, speakers, attendees and sponsors! If you are interested in being interviewed for the blog, please reach out to co-chair addie wagenknecht at @wheresaddie What do you plan to do at this years OHS? It’s exciting to have […]

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Ada Fellowship is OPEN!! DEADLINE July 22nd at 12pm Eastern

July 8, 2015

The Ada Lovelace Fellowship was founded in 2013 during the annual Open Hardware Summit at MIT by Summit Chair Addie Wagenknecht and OSHWA Director Alicia Gibb as a way to support and encourage women and female identifying people in open technology and culture to actively participate at the Summit and foster a more diverse community within […]

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Daycare at OHS!

July 2, 2015

We know that for families with kids, a conference on a Saturday can be tricky to navigate. Someone has to stay home to watch them, babysitters are expensive, yada yada – and there are some places you just want to go to without your kid(s). So this year, we’re happy to offer on-site daycare at […]

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Call for Submissions Extended!

July 2, 2015

The call for submissions to the Open Hardware Summit has been extended July 9. Enjoy the fireworks and send us your ideas. We want to hear from you! The OHS brings together an inquisitive and active community of open hardware hackers, manufacturers and theorists for a full day of talks, poster presentations, and after hours […]

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