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

Sun May 9 23:28:21 CEST 2010

Lol, sounds as good as any other suggestion I have heard ;)

Thinking about it for a bit, here is my goal for Defcon: Have some
kind of forum for people to learn more about hackerspaces, discuss
some of the current issues/problems, new projects, etc.  Also, give
n00bs a chance to learn more about hackerspaces and how to start them.

Perhaps a talk isn't the right way to do this?  Maybe have a more
informal meet-up or room for this?  I know that one year some
hackerspace peps setup a room at Defcon...though I am not sure how
that went.

My concern is that I have not heard of anything hackerspace related
going down at Defcon.  Seriously folks, this is cool shit, lets get
the word out to some new recruits!

-Matt

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Paul Bohm <paul at boehm.org> wrote:
> 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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