SHIFTY
The official 2026 MiniBadge page says the MiniBadge community is led by SHIFTY and distinctm1nd.
SourceSAINTCON 2026 · United States · 2026
SAINTCON 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
Pre-event main badge with 2.54 mm MiniBadge sockets
SAINTCON 2026 is represented by a conservative planned electronic-badge record: official pages state that the 2026 conference badge will have MiniBadge sockets on the standard 2.54 mm grid, while the sponsor prospectus distinguishes Electronic Badge and Non-Electronic sponsor-ticket types. The October event has not happened yet, so this record does not present the artifact as shipped.
EventSAINTCON 2026
SeriesSAINTCON
LocationUtah Valley Convention Center, Provo, Utah
CountryUnited States
People
Authors & Credits
distinctm1nd
The official 2026 MiniBadge page says the MiniBadge community is led by SHIFTY and distinctm1nd.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It updates the Utah lineage from the 2024 MiniBadge trading record with current, first-party evidence that a 2026 main badge is in production and retains the long-running MiniBadge interface—without turning a pre-event teaser into unverified hardware specifications.
Hardware
Official 2026 evidence confirms MiniBadge sockets on the main badge's standard 2.54 mm grid. The linked MiniBadge material describes the ecosystem as small circuit boards and points to an open standard covering footprint, pinout, power, and signaling; no current source identifies the 2026 main-board PCB, MCU, display, battery, connector count, electrical pinout, or final manufacturing details.
Software & Apps
No 2026 main-badge firmware, application, schematic, Gerber, BOM, or programming guide was recovered. The MiniBadge standard is public and provides general interface context, but this pre-event record does not infer 2026 runtime behavior, protocol support, compatibility beyond the stated socket grid, or challenge content.
Lore
SAINTCON is scheduled for October 27-30, 2026 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo. The official venue page lists badge pickup and a MiniBadge trading area; the CFP promises accepted speakers an exclusive Speaker MiniBadge, and the sponsor prospectus differentiates Electronic Badge from Non-Electronic sponsor tickets. Those paths show planned variants and community activity, not universal attendee allocation or a final main-badge specification.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
planned badge interface
pre-event official evidence
2.54 mm MiniBadge sockets
SAINTCON's MiniBadge page says the 2026 conference badge's MiniBadge sockets use the standard 2.54 mm grid.
Source
planned event-specific MiniBadge
pre-event official evidence
Speaker MiniBadge
The 2026 Call for Papers says accepted speakers receive an exclusive Speaker MiniBadge.
Source
planned ticket category
pre-event official evidence
Electronic Badge sponsor-ticket category
The 2026 sponsor prospectus distinguishes sponsor-ticket rows marked Electronic Badge from rows marked Non-Electronic.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
distribution and variant boundary
note
The sponsor prospectus distinguishes Electronic Badge and Non-Electronic sponsor tickets, and the CFP identifies a Speaker MiniBadge, but the public sources do not establish final general-attendee allocation, production quantity, universal badge type, variant inventory, or main-badge designer attribution.
The record preserves documented sponsor and speaker paths without treating them as proof of every attendee's final conference artifact.
- Confidence
- official 2026 sources
- Status
- planned
- Timeframe
- before October 2026 event
- Source note
- SAINTCON 2026 Sponsor Prospectus and Call for Papers.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No SAINTCON 2026 badge image is published because the current event-page graphics and embedded teaser media do not establish a specific physical badge image or official raster's reusable license or permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing record.
The planned record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event graphics, teaser media, or social content without complete provenance.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- pre-event catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy and SAINTCON 2026 official event, venue, MiniBadge, CFP, and sponsor pages.
pre-event specification boundary
note
Official evidence confirms a 2.54 mm MiniBadge-socket interface and electronic sponsor-ticket category, but no final 2026 MCU, PCB, schematic, connector count, electrical pinout, display, battery, firmware, programming workflow, challenge specification, or manufacturing archive was recovered.
The dossier exposes the real planned badge surface while preventing teaser language and generic MiniBadge-standard documentation from becoming unsupported 2026 hardware or software claims.
- Confidence
- official 2026 sources
- Status
- planned
- Timeframe
- before October 2026 event
- Source note
- SAINTCON 2026 MiniBadges page and Sponsor Prospectus.
Resources
SAINTCON 2026 Call for Papers
official call for papers · Official source for the October 27-30 dates and the planned exclusive Speaker MiniBadge.
SAINTCON 2026 MiniBadges
official badge ecosystem page · Primary source for the 2026 conference badge's MiniBadge sockets on the standard 2.54 mm grid, MiniBadge community context, and the linked open standard.
SAINTCON 2026 Sponsor Prospectus
official sponsor prospectus · Official source distinguishing Electronic Badge and Non-Electronic sponsor tickets, plus sponsor MiniBadge options.
SAINTCON 2026 official event page
official event page · Official current source for the October 27-30, 2026 Utah Valley Convention Center event, current production phase, and broader attendee context.
SAINTCON 2026 venue and badge pickup
official venue page · Official current source for the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, registration and badge pickup, and the planned MiniBadge trading area.
Sources
UtahSAINT / SAINTCON: SAINTCON 2026 official event page
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the October 27-30, 2026 Utah Valley Convention Center event, current badge-production phase, and attendee context.
UtahSAINT / SAINTCON: SAINTCON 2026 venue
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the Provo venue, registration and badge pickup, and dedicated MiniBadge trading-area context.
UtahSAINT / SAINTCON: SAINTCON 2026 MiniBadges
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source stating that the 2026 badge has MiniBadge sockets on the standard 2.54 mm grid, and for the public MiniBadge-standard context.
UtahSAINT / SAINTCON: SAINTCON 2026 Call for Papers
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the October 27-30 event date and the exclusive Speaker MiniBadge offer.
UtahSAINT / SAINTCON: SAINTCON 2026 Sponsor Prospectus
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for sponsor-ticket rows labelled Electronic Badge and Non-Electronic, as well as sponsor MiniBadge options.