International HackerSpace Conference

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International HackerSpace Conference
International HackerSpaces Conference
Type of Conference
Start August 22 (iCal)
End August 26
Homepage: International HackerSpaces Conference
Location
City: Lima & Cusco
State: Lima & Cusco
Country: Peru
Costs
Min Cost: 0.0 USD0 EUR <br />0 GBP <br />0 BTC <br />0 INR <br />
Max Cost: 0.0 USD0 EUR <br />0 GBP <br />0 BTC <br />0 INR <br />
Important dates
Workshops due: July 31
Tutorial due: July 31
Submissions due: July 31

International HackerSpaces Conference - Lima and Cusco - Peru[edit]

An International conference for hackers, fabbers, makers and diyers

The International FabLab Conference organized by MIT's Center for Bits & Atoms will take place in Lima, Peru from August 15th to 20th, 2011.

Our hackerspace "Yachachiq" is going to organize an International HackerSpace Conference which will take place, after the FabLab Conference (from August 22th to 26th), in Lima and Cusco. The spoken language will be english.

Topics

- Hardware

- Software

- Bio Hacking

- DIWO

- Business Models & Funding

- Art, Design & Technology

- Hands-on workshops

- Education


Dates and Location

August 22 & 23 (Conference)

Cultural Center - San Isidro - Lima

Catholic University of Peru


August 24 (Hands-on workshops)

Escuelab.org


August 26

Cultural Center - Pisac - Cusco (Unconference)

Catholic University of Peru


Conference fee

The conference fee will be $0.0. A limited number of grants can be available to cover participants´ attendance. Travel costs can be also covered by the funding.


Our HackerSpace

We are a group of active inventors and developers. Currently, we are working in two projects: A DIYBio project for the BIOMOD Competition with a group of undergraduate students and a household water treatment system for rural zones.