[LCA2019 Chat] Register now for the Open Hardware MiniConf and build a self-driving model car

[Jonathan Oxer]

STOP ! Please read this notice before wildly clicking the link !

For Wednesday, 9th January 2019 registration is ONLY open for women and
anyone typically under-represented at LCA. Last year, we had a number of
fully subsidised diversity tickets: we will do the same this year.
However, we want to do even more to address gender imbalance. There is
always a rush of registrations for the OHMC and places sell out quickly. So
this year we are asking that our valued, keen, but highly over-represented
male attendees patiently wait until Thursday, 10th January 2019 before
registering.

Of course, this is a very difficult thing to define, and you may be
wondering if this applies to you. All we’re asking is that if you fall into
the stereotypical “white straight middle-aged male” category, please just
wait one extra day and give other people a chance to participate without
being crowded out.

We’ll send another email on Thursday evening to open up registrations for
everyone.

Because the lead organisers of the OHMC are exactly those stereotypical
straight white middle-aged males, we’re very aware that we don’t
necessarily know the best way to do this. We just want to make this event
as inclusive and friendly as possible. The one day grace time is an
experiment.  If you have any feedback for us about what we could do better,
please let us know.

Thank you ! Now on with the general info:

The Open Hardware MiniConf is a 1-day event at LCA, which provides a fun
introduction to electronics and hardware hacking. It starts with an
assembly session, where you will have the opportunity to learn how to
solder while building your own self-driving model car with a machine
learning vision system.

Places for the assembly session are strictly limited, so registration is
required. Even if you ticked the “Open Hardware MiniConf” box on the LCA
registration form, you still need to register for the miniconf separately
if you wish to participate in the assembly session.

The cost of the assembly session is AUS$130, which includes all the parts
required for you to build your own self-driving model car. Some subsidised
places are also available for those who couldn’t otherwise afford to
attend. The actual value of the parts provided is closer to AUS$260, but
thanks to a generous grant from Linux Australia the cost has been kept low
in order to allow more people to participate.

See http://www.openhardwareconf.org/wiki/OHMC2019 for more information, and
to register for the assembly session go to:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aT3gPhfeMZfaexNkXZ15Glb-NFEIFLBWOEC4vpSy8O0

Thanks!

Jon, Andy and the OHMC2019 team
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