*The topics are always the most interesting parts of these conference announcements. Open source hardware is in favor of "beauty in the world," who knew?
http://2016.oshwa.org/speak/
The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) invites submissions for the seventh annual summit, to be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2016 at the Crystal Ballroom in beautiful Portland Oregon. The Open Hardware Summit 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, law, and education. We are seeking submissions for talks from individuals and groups working with open hardware and related areas. Submissions are due by July 1 11:59pm (ET). Notification of accepted proposals will happen by August 5th, 2016.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest for the summit include, but are not limited to Using, Building, and Growing Open Hardware:
• Digital fabrication and design tools (CAD / CAM)
• Business models that support open hardware.
• Sustainability of open hardware products (e.g. how to unmake things)
• On demand and low volume manufacturing
Legal and intellectual property implications of open-source hardware
Technology For The People
• Individual autonomy, privacy, and security in the face of surveillance and oppression.
• Distributed development and its relationship to physical goods
• Open Agriculture Systems
• Open Medical Devices and Technology
• Opening the means of production
Science and Research
• Open science
• Open source scientific apparati
• Collaborative and distributed research
• Robotics research and robots for research
• Open environmental monitoring
Open cultures: fostering harmony, openness, and beauty in the world.
• Open hardware in government
• Open hardware in education
• Open hardware in music and the arts.
• Addressing gender, race and class issues in open hardware and beyond.
• Performative art pieces that involve a significant open hardware component (e.g. music, dance, and performance art).
Details
• Expected duration for talks is between 5 and 40 minutes, depending on the number and quality of submissions
• All talks are plenary (i.e. presented to the entire summit audience)...
