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2nd Convention on Open Source Hardware, Electronics and Robotics, organized by Synusia.

-= Open Source Hardware Convention 2012 =-

21 to 23 September, at C.F. Padre Piquer, Madrid, Spain

1.- Presentation and Objectives

2.- Topics of interest

Any topic related to Open Source Hardware,Electronics in general or Robotics is admissible at this Convention. Nevertheless, papers on propietary technology will not be accepted unless there is provable evidence of interaction with open or similar technologies.

This is a list of Topics of Interest to be discussed at the Convention, but you may always suggest a subject for debate or an activity not included on this list.:

Wired/Wireless Communication Systems and modules
Microcontrollers
Real Time Operating Systems
3D printers
Laser cutters and other CNC machinery
Low power devices and technics
Programming
Arduino
Electronics History
Open Source Hardware Philosophy
GSM
GPS
USB
Reverse engineering
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Biometrics
Retro electronics
Sound
Automatisms
FPGA
Sensor technology
Engines
Electronic simulation
Personal projects presentation
Openmoko
RepRap
OpenSCAD, FreeCAD
gEDA
KiCAD

3.- Kinds of Conference

Speakers can choose from any of the following:

Lecture
Workshop
Round table
Personal Project presentation

4.- Terms and Conditions of Participation

Speakers and organizers of activities taking place at this Convention must register at http://oshwcon.org/en/suggestyourtalk, filling in all the sections of the form.The speaker likewise accepts the audio and video recording of the activity for its subsequent broadcasting by means of appropriate telematic procedures, thus guaranteeing the free and unrestricted broadcasting of the same.

Registration must take place within the stipulated dates.See section 7.

All the documents relevant to the activity to be pursued (detailed data, documentation of activity,etc.) must be sent within a month of its having been presented. In the event of our not receiving the said documents, the activity will be rejected.

Except for the name or alias,no information presented for inscription will be made public,unless otherwise specified by the speaker.

TRANSLATOR’S NOTE

Please, bear in mind that if your talk is in English, an interpreter will be translating it consecutively.

To guarantee the success of your talk, try to speak in shot thought groups, and pause for your interpreter to catch up. If you do not, you may force the interpreter to omit some of your words. Be concise and deliberate in you speech pattern, enunciate clearly, and agree in advance with the interpreter on the pace and pause intervals you will use --we sugest you to plan stops every 2 to 4 minutes (or after every change of slide of the PowerPoint presentation, for example) to allow the interpreter reproduce your speach in Spanish. Please, refrain from using pedantic vocabulary, acronyms, idioms, slang and jargon.

We also ask you to provide written text and/or supporting documents in advance of the interpreting session (this will futher allow the interpreter to become familiar with your manner of speech): If you have an outline of you speech or even the transcription of it, it will be very useful for the intepreter. Also, if you’re going to have a PowerPoint presentation, please, send it to the translator/interpreter as soon as possible to translate it.

Remember that getting in touch with the translator/interpreter before your talk is advisable. Please, send anything you might consider useful for the interpreter/translator at interpreter@oshwcon.org