Mitch
Mitch Altman is an international hacker, inventor, entrepreneur, author, mentor, best known for starting Noisebridge hackerspace and inventing TV-B-Gone, which turns off TVs in public places.
Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman
TEDxBrussels talk: "The Hackerspace Movement":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkiX7R1-kaY
Sessions
Anyone can learn to solder!
It is useful and fun.
This workshop is for kids of all ages (and anyone of any age).
Learn to solder by making a cool badge that you can wear and blink wherever you go.
The "I Can Solder!" Badge kit is a very simple open hardware kit that anyone can use for learning to solder.
This workshop is for total newbies to learn to solder. All ages.
Learn Arduino using TV-B-Gone as an example project
You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.
Anyone can learn to solder!
And anyone can learn to make music, sound (and noise!) with computer chips!
All participants will easily learn all of this by making an ArduTouch music synthesizer from a kit.
Fireside Talk about the birth, life, death and rebirth of Hackerspaces
Anyone can learn to solder!
It is useful and fun.
This workshop is for kids of all ages (and anyone of any age).
Learn to solder by making a cool badge that you can wear and blink wherever you go.
The "I Can Solder!" Badge kit is a very simple open hardware kit that anyone can use for learning to solder.
This workshop is for total newbies to learn to solder. All ages.
Learn how to program LED strips.
It's super easy and fun to make your life trippy and beautiful.
For total beginners -- no knowledge needed at all.
Let's get together and geek out over music synthesizers. Demo one (of more), talk about one (or more), play one (or more), or just hang out and soak up the synth vibes.