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Subject: [lca-announce] lca2014 keynote - Jon Oxer - ArduSat
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:36:47 +0800
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Public Release.
For immediate Release.
The linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au> 2014 team are excited to
announce our first keynote speaker - Jonathan Oxer. Jon has agreed to
come and present a keynote discussing ArduSat.
Jon has been hacking on both hardware and software since he was a little
tacker. Most recently he's been focusing more on the Open Hardware side,
co-founding Freetronics as a direct result of organising the first
Arduino Miniconf at LCA2010. His books include "Ubuntu Hacks" and
"Practical Arduino".
Jon has been variously referred to as Australia's geekiest man and as a
cyborg-in-progress. As part of his ?SuperHouse? home automation series,
Jon has taken keyless entry to an all new level by embedding an RFID tag
into his arm using a vet's chipping tool.
Recently he has been working on ArduSat, a satellite that aims to give
hobbyists, students and space enthusiasts an opportunity to design and
run their own experiments in space. By choosing a standardised platform
based on the hugely popular Arduino hardware design, ArduSat allows
anyone to develop and prototype experiments at home using readily
accessible parts and all based on a simple open source software environment.
Jon will be presenting an overview of the latest developments to the
ArduSat project as part of his keynote presentation during linux.conf.au
<http://linux.conf.au> 2014 in Perth, Western Australia.
linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au> is an annual open source conference
organised by Linux Australia. In 2014 the conference will be held in
Perth, Western Australia from the 6th January to the 10th.
http://linux.conf.au
#lca2014
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Kind Regards
Luke Woollard
luke.john(a)osmahi.com <mailto:luke.john@osmahi.com>