UMass Open Source Hardware Workshop -- July 14th @ UMass Amherst

[Don Blair]

Hi All,

After a slew of scheduling and resource issues, we've *finally* managed to wrangle both a location AND a time for an "Open Hardware Workshop" -- please come if you can! Registration is free; details below.

Aside for PLOTS folks -- would any of you still happen to be available to come out and give a talk, do a few demos, or both?  We've got a lot of flexibility in the schedule, and we'd love to have you present.

(Note: we're going to have to delay the "hands-on" workshop(s) we'd been hoping to run, due to complications re: acquiring kits through the university. I'll be emailing those of you who expressed interest in that format soon so that we can start planning future hands-on workshops.)

Event: UMass Open Hardware Workshop
Time: Saturday, July 14th, 2012, 10 AM to 6 PM
Location: Integrated Sciences Building, Rm 221, UMass Amherst http://goo.gl/maps/vE62

Abstract: The open hardware community has been evolving rapidly in recent years, and there now exists a vast array of easy-to-use, inexpensive, modular and highly flexible hardware designs that are becoming increasingly useful for the rapid prototyping and implementation of cutting edge, accessible scientific instrumentation.  We hope this workshop will serve as an introduction to this ecosystem through several demos, and that it will generate discussion around how to accelerate the adoption of open hardware in research.

Demos:

• Controlling a digital camera remotely
• A temperature feedback control platform
• Automation of laboratory experiments
• Wireless sensing
• Data acquisition and logging
• Breadboarding an Arduino
• … and others ...

Discussion:
- Status quo -- How are open hardware designs currently being used in research?
- The future -- Which research fields are likely to adopt open hardware / data platforms most rapidly? What are the potential barriers to wider adoption?
- Calibration -- What are the best methods for calibrating open hardware instrumentation?
- Community -- Who is a part of the open hardware community now, and how is it changing?
- Data -- What are the advantages and challenges of open data sharing for the scientific community?

Schedule:
9-10: Meet & Greet + Coffee
10-11: Talks I
11-12: Demos I
12-2: Lunch (BYOL -- or dine in scenic, downtown Amherst)
2-3: Demos II
3-4: Talks II
4-6: Discussion

[Jeffrey Warren]

I should be in town for this but am not yet sure. Is anyone else planning to go?

Jeff

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[Fiona Haran Luhrmann]

I was considering, I am trying to pull together a few more people to share a car.  Let me know if there is a group from cambridge/somerville organizing a trip out.

thanks, fiona

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[rjsteinert]

I'm planning on going and I think Louis Thiery is planning on driving.  He'll have 3 more seats if he is in fact going.

-RJ

thanks, fiona

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[Fiona Haran Luhrmann]

Hi- any decisions made on the potential of open seats for the umass workshop?

thanks, f

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[rjsteinert]

Louis Thiery has two more seats available in his car leaving from the Boston area.  If you want in you can call/text me at 802-488-4621.

-RJ

[Don Blair]

Hi All -- hope you can make it to the workshop!  And if you can think of any other related mailing lists / interested folks, please feel free to spread the word by forwarding the text below along .... Cheers! -- Don

UMass Open Hardware Workshop

Please come by tomorrow -- to see some great demos and applications of open hardware in a research setting, and to join the discussion!

When: Saturday, July 14th, 2012), 10 AM to 6 PM
Where: Integrated Sciences Building, Rm 221, UMass Amherst -- http://goo.gl/maps/vE62
Registration (Free):  http://opensciencecollaboration.cc/workshop 

Abstract: The open hardware community has been evolving rapidly in recent years, and there now exists a vast array of easy-to-use, inexpensive, modular and highly flexible hardware designs that are becoming increasingly useful for the rapid prototyping and implementation of cutting edge, accessible scientific instrumentation.  We hope this workshop will serve as an introduction to this ecosystem through several demos, and that it will generate discussion around how to accelerate the adoption of open hardware in research.

Demos:

• Controlling a digital camera remotely
• A temperature feedback control platform
• Automation of laboratory experiments
• Wireless sensing
• Data acquisition and logging
• Breadboarding an Arduino
• … and others ...

Discussion:

- State of the art -- How are open hardware designs currently being used in research?

- The future -- Which research fields are likely to adopt open hardware / data platforms most rapidly? What are the potential barriers to wider adoption?
- Calibration -- What are the best methods for calibrating open hardware instrumentation?
- Community -- Who is a part of the open hardware community now, and how is it changing?
- Data -- What are the advantages and challenges of open data sharing for the scientific community?

Schedule:
9-10: Meet & Greet + Coffee
10-11: Talks I
11-12: Demos I
12-2: Lunch (BYOL -- or dine in scenic, downtown Amherst)
2-3: Demos II
3-4: Talks II
4-6: Discussion

Constantly update itinerary: opensciencecollaboration.cc/workshop

[Chris Fastie]

I am planning to drive down from Middlebury.  See everyone around 10 AM.

[Don Blair]

Great, Chris!

And I just heard from a friend at Tufts that he'll likely be driving from Boston early tomorrow morning.  His name is Badel, and he has a car that will fit around four people.  If you'd like to coordinate with him, his name is Badel, and his email is:  land...@gmail.com -- or you can text him at (330) 474-9270.

Looking forward to seeing whomever can make it!  And we'll hopefully have some good demo videos for anyone who can't ... 

Cheers,

Don