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

[Paul Bohm]

Hackerspaces Mudwrestling!

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Matthew McCabe <matt at mrmccabe.com> wrote:
> 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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