Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The official first-timer guide says students should bring valid student ID to registration and do not need to preregister.
Badge context
Official first-timer guidance repeating that student admission includes a paper badge rather than an electronic badge, with valid-ID and no-preregistration instructions.
Official source for the May 15-17, 2026 Durham event and its explicit student paper-badge, no-electronic-badge admission wording.
Official schedule source corroborating the May 15-17, 2026 dates and Durham venue context.
Ticketing page that records the completed event, separately markets an electronic badge, and calls the student artifact a paper ticket; it supplies no 2026 electronic-badge specification or allocation detail.
Organizer-provided Sessionize CFP that distinguishes the student paper badge from selected speakers' speaker-colored electronic badges and paper-badge guest admissions.
Source trail
Primary attendee-guide source stating that student admission includes a paper badge, not an electronic badge, with valid student ID at registration and no preregistration required.
Primary source for the May 15-17, 2026 Durham event and the statement that students attend with a paper badge, no electronic badge.
Official schedule source corroborating the May 15-17 date range and Durham venue context.
Organizer-linked ticketing page marked ended that separately markets an electronic badge and describes student entry as a paper ticket, without badge-specific technical, delivery, or distribution detail.
Organizer-provided CFP source proving that accepted speakers receive a speaker-colored electronic badge, while the included guest admission is paper and a guest seeking an electronic badge must purchase a ticket.