[hackerspaces] Fwd: [austin-hacker-space] Speaking at Defcon

[Matthew McCabe]

So what exactly do you propose, Matt?

Thanks,
Matt

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
> Most conferences have begged no one to submit a hackerspaces how to talk.
>
> There's a reason for this.  It's repetitive.  No conference wants the same
> talk given as it was given elsewhere.
>
> That's the whole point of conferences... to see what "NEW" stuff people are
> working on.  In fact if you check most request for proposal pages they
> specifically ask people not to submit talks that have been given elsewhere.
>
> From DEFCON 18 RFP:
>
> "We are looking for and give preference to: unique research, new tool
> releases, Ø-day attacks (with responsible disclosure), highly technical
> material, social commentaries, and ground breaking material of any kind.
> Want to screen a new hacking documentary or release research? Consider DEF
> CON."
>
> What I am saying is... the "this is how you start a hackerspace!"
> presentation has been given before.  Design Patterns, Hope, Notacon... and a
> bunch of other conferences... probably defcon too ( too drunk to remember
> much of that con ).
>
> It's not unique, and it's not groundbreaking.  If you want to spread the
> word about hackerspaces do something UNIQUE and GROUNDBREAKING.  Get people
> to say "hey what's a hackerspace!?"  then they will see the large amount of
> material already on the internet concerning them... including the plethora
> of fine presentations on how to start one up.
>
> I am not saying I am opposed to the thrust of your goal... just the
> execution.
>
> Regards,
>
>    Matt
>
> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Matthew McCabe <matt at mrmccabe.com> wrote:
>>
>> In the interest of beating this dead horse a bit less, I will keep this
>> short ;)
>>
>> Matt - hackerspaces are a new thing to 99% of the population...lets
>> educate them!
>>
>> I think it is important to have a hackerspace talk ever year at Defcon
>> to educate newbies on what a hackerspace is, how to start one,
>> problems, solutions, etc.  I would have loved to hear something like
>> this when I was thinking about starting a space rather than walking
>> into it more-or-less blindly.
>>
>> Again, I propose a 15-20 minute talk about how one hackerspace, AHS,
>> started as an example of the good, bad, and ugly of starting a space.
>> Then open up the floor to questions from people on problems they are
>> experiencing starting a space, where to get more info, general
>> hackerspace issues that have come up in the last year, etc.  That is
>> where you all come in - I would like to get a few more experienced
>> founders/members on the panel so that we can give good answers to some
>> of the more difficult or controversial questions/problems.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt
>>
>> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
>> > This talk has been done to death.  I suggest finding a more original
>> > topic.
>> >
>> > On May 9, 2010 12:05 PM, "Bryan Bishop" <kanzure at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Matthew McCabe <matt at mrmccabe.com>
>> > Date: Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:58 AM
>> > Subject: [austin-hacker-space] Speaking at Defcon
>> > To: austin-hacker-space at googlegroups.com
>> >
>> >
>> > I am going to submit a proposal for a talk at Defcon on starting a
>> > hackerspace.  Specifically, I would like to give a short presentation
>> > (15-20 minutes) on how we built the Austin Hackerspace and then leave
>> > the remainder of the hour (50 minutes actually) open for questions to
>> > the panel.  The panel will hopefully consist of a couple members of
>> > AHS as well as members from other hackerspaces around the world.  That
>> > way, we will have the combined expertise to answer any "how-to"
>> > questions from the audience.
>> >
>> > If you are interested in participating, please e-mail me your bio:
>> > "This text will be used for the website and printed materials. Cover
>> > any professional history that is relevant to the presentation,
>> > including past jobs, tools that you have written, etc. Let people know
>> > who you are and why you are qualified to speak on your topic.
>> > Presentations that are submitted without biographies will not be
>> > considered."
>> >
>> > Also, please tell me how you plan to contribute to the panel.  You
>> > must be willing to field questions from the audience if you are going
>> > to sit on the panel.  Also, you need to be 100% certain that you are
>> > going to be in Vegas July 30th - August 1st.  The talk may be
>> > scheduled on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday so you need to be available
>> > all three days to speak.
>> >
>> > The deadline is June 1st - all of the details are here:
>> > http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-18/dc-18-cfp-form.html
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Matt
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > - Bryan
>> > http://heybryan.org/
>> > 1 512 203 0507
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