July 19-21, 2013
Hilton Chicago Hotel
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Preconference Courses: July 18-19, 2013
Professional Members’ Forum: July 22, 2013
The Hackerspace Movement: Hacking the Future
Mitch Altman (@maltman23) is a hacker and inventor best known for inventing the TV-B-Gone remote control, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He was also a co-founder of 3ware and of Noisebridge, a San Francisco hacker space, and president and CEO of Cornfield Electronics, San Francisco, California, USA
In 2007 there were a handful of hackerspaces. Now there are more than 1,100 existing or forming throughout the world. All this has happened without a central organization, and with very little money. This growing movement has exploded because individuals started these supportive communities where people can explore and do what they love. We all need community, and we all need to express ourselves creatively. Hackerspaces provide a physical space for exploring and supporting these two powerful, deep, inner needs. Hackerspaces also provide a very real alternative to the failed education systems in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Highlights
Participants will leave this session with an understanding of:
• How anyone can benefit from a hackerspace, as well as how to start a hackerspace anywhere.
• How the future of humanity rests on the ability of individuals creating opportunities for themselves and those around them to live lives that we, individually and collectively, want to live.
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