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Organization for the Open Hardware Miniconf at [http://linux.conf.au LCA2015] is in full swing. Preparation for the special project build during the morning session is on-track. Time in the afternoon has been set aside for Open Hardware presentations and lightning talks.

The presentation time is 20 minutes. This is a friendly environment in which to make a low-stress presentation, so it’s a great opportunity if you haven’t done conference presentations before.

The plan is to follow a similar format to the Arduino Miniconf which has run in previous years, with a hardware assembly project in the morning (for registered attendees) and a variety of presentations in the afternoon.  These talks can cover just about anything related to Open Hardware, such as:

 * A show-and-tell for one of your projects
 * Design techniques
 * Basic electronics for software developers
 * Interfacing with hardware, e.g sensors, actuators, displays, motors, geiger counters
 * Driver or library development for embedded systems
 * Development environments
 * Working within microcontroller limitations
 * Internet of Things, wearable computing, vehicle telemetry
 * Licensing for hardware

The audience is likely to consist primarily of software developers, since this event takes place as an adjunct to [http://linux.conf.au linux.conf.au]. What the Open Hardware Miniconf does is give the hard-core devs who typically attend linux.conf.au an opportunity to experience the joy of hardware hacking (http://jon.oxer.com.au/blog/id/358).

So if you are attending [http://linux.conf.au LCA2015] (Auckland) in January and would like to present, please email [mailto:jon@oxer.com.au jon@oxer.com.au] with:

 * Your name
 * Brief biography (noting any previous speaking experience)
 * Talk title
 * Brief outline of your proposed talk
 * Notes of any special equipment / facilities you may require