FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [lca-announce] lca2014 keynote - Jon Oxer - ArduSat Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:36:47 +0800 From: linux.conf.au Announcements &lt;lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au&gt; Reply-To: lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au To: lca-announce(a)lists.linux.org.au, chat(a)lists.lca2013.linux.org.au, &quot;plug(a)plug.org.au&quot; &lt;plug(a)plug.org.au&gt; 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 -- Kind Regards Luke Woollard luke.john(a)osmahi.com <mailto:luke.john@osmahi.com>