The Open Hardware Summit is currently seeking submissions for talks, posters, and demos, to be presented at the third annual event on September 27th in New York City. This year’s summit is chaired by Catarina Mota and Dustyn Roberts and happening under the direction of the newly-formed Open Source Hardware Association.

From the call:

The Open Hardware Summit is a venue to present, discuss, and learn about open hardware of all kinds. The summit examines open hardware and its relation to other issues, such as software, design, business, law, and education. Submissions are due by May 31, 2012 BY 11:59pm (EST). Notification of accepted proposals will happen by July 8th, 2012.

As with last year, I’m going to be coordinating the review process for the talks. So, please, if you’re interested in presenting at the Open Hardware Summit, check out the call and send us a proposal!

Tomorrow afternoon, I’m going to be part of OH/DC: Open Source Hardware Comes to DC, organized by Public Knowledge. This public event is bringing practitioners and experts to Washington D.C. to explain what open-source hardware is, how it’s being used, and how it can work as a business. If you’re in the area, please stop by the Rayburn House Office Building from 1 to 5 pm and check it out!

Here are some highlights from the schedule:

1:25-2:40 – Panel 1: What is Open Source Hardware? (Rayburn House Office Building Room 2322)

• David A. Mellis, PhD Candidate, MIT Media Lab; Co-Founder Arduino
• Catarina Mota, Co-chair, Open Hardware Summit
• AnnMarie Thomas, Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas; co-creator, Squishy Circuits
• Moderated by Alicia Gibb, President, Open Source Hardware Association

2:40-3:30 – Panel 2: Open Source Hardware for Fun and Profit (Rayburn House Office Building Room 2322)

• Ayah Bdeir, Founder, littleBits; TED Fellow
• Leah Buechley, Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab; creator, LilyPad Arduino
• Andrew “bunnie” Huang, owner bunniestudios LLC
• Nathan Seidle, CEO, SparkFun Electronics
• Moderated by Michael Weinberg, Senior Staff Attorney and Innovation Evangelist, Public Knowledge

3:30-5:00 – Hands-on Demonstration: Experience Open Source Hardware First Hand (Rayburn Foyer)

I hope to meet some of you tomorrow at OH/DC!

Per il secondo anno Discienza organizza l’Arduino Day, un giorno di incontri e scambio su progetti, pratiche, e smanettamenti vari fatti con Arduino. Alle 17:00 il nostro speech mostrerà alcuni prodotti e progetti su cui Arduino sta lavorando.

Arduino Day 2012 è una giornata dedicata a Arduino e alla community dei suoi utilizzatori, un evento in cui verranno presentate le novità
2012 più importanti del settore, e dove un grande open space raccoglierà i migliori progetti di appassionati e professionisti.
Nella sezione dedicata alle scuole e alla didattica sarà possibile richiedere informazioni per l’attivazione di corsi di formazione su Arduino.
La mattina sarà aperta con una conferenza dedicata a studenti e docenti per discutere insieme dei progetti di didattica della robotica e stimolare un confronto attivo.
Per tutta la giornata sarà attivo uno spazio aperto con esposizione libera di una selezione di progetti di istituti e appassionati e nel contempo sarà
possibile assistere ad una serie di Mini, brevi speech di circa 15 minuti in cui verranno presentati alcuni progetti Arduino based

prenota e partecipa, e porta a vedere il tuo progetto!