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Area41 2026

The June 18-19, 2026 Swiss Area41 edition at TheHall Zürich/Stettbach whose official event page says every attendee receives an ESP-based blinking electronic badge and invites attendees to bring Shitty Add-Ons (SAOs).

TheHall Zürich/Stettbach, Switzerland · Switzerland · 2026

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge

A source-backed Area41 2026 attendee electronic-badge record. The official event page said each attendee would receive an ESP-based blinking electronic badge and invited badge owners to bring Shitty Add-Ons (SAOs). The organizer's post-event recap identifies Technische Fachschule Bern as the badge designer and assembler, while the school's own update says it developed and manufactured the hardware; the recap also reports attendees soldered more than 300 SAO badge extensions.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge 2026 event context

add-on ecosystem invitation

Attendee-supplied SAO invitation

Area41's official participation notice asks attendees who have a Shitty Add-On for a badge to bring it along.

Compatibility: Area41 2026 attendee badge; public source does not specify the electrical connector or compatibility standard.

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge official post-event organizer report

onsite add-on activity

Post-event SAO extension soldering activity

Area41's organizer recap says attendees soldered more than 300 SAO badge extensions during the completed 2026 event.

Compatibility: Area41 2026 badge ecosystem; the source does not say whether extensions were supplied, which boards they fitted, their connector or electrical standard, their distribution, or the number per attendee.

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge note

distribution-detail gap · official event page and organizer recap · event complete; badge allocation detail remains absent

The official page promised a badge for each attendee, while the recap reports 600 attendees and more than 300 SAO extension solderings. Neither source supplies a badge-specific production or handoff ledger, variant inventory, extension distribution, or individual contributor list.

The record preserves documented event outcome and maker credit without converting aggregate event activity into an exact main-badge count, universal add-on allocation, or complete authorship roster.

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge note

hardware and firmware archive gap · official organizer and credited maker posts · maker identified; technical archive still absent

The organizer identifies Technische Fachschule Bern as designer and assembler, and the school says it developed and manufactured the hardware. Those sources still disclose no named MCU, schematic, PCB, pinout, power specification, firmware, challenge documentation, or technical release.

The dossier can credit the institutional hardware contribution without implying a particular ESP family, SAO wiring standard, or technical behavior beyond the public wording.

Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No Area41 2026 badge image is published because the official event page, organizer recap, and credited maker update do not establish a specific badge image's reusable license or permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing record.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event-page or social-media imagery without complete provenance.

Resources

Technische Fachschule Bern Area41 hardware update maker self-report · Technische Fachschule Bern's public update says it developed and manufactured the hardware for Area41's electronic badges. It does not publish a board, component, firmware, or image-reuse archive. Area41 Conference 2026 official event page · Official Area41 source for June 18-19, 2026 dates, TheHall Zürich/Stettbach venue, attendee badge pickup in the schedule, the ESP-based blinking electronic badge statement, and the SAO invitation. Area41 2026 organizer post-event recap official organizer post · The official Area41 organizer recap says the completed event welcomed 600 attendees, identifies Technische Fachschule Bern as the electronic badge's designer and assembler, and reports more than 300 SAO badge extensions soldered by attendees.

Sources

Area41 / DC4131: Area41 Conference 2026 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official event source for the 2026 dates and venue, the statement that every attendee receives an ESP-based blinking electronic badge, the SAO invitation, and schedule wording that attendees receive their badge at registration. Technische Fachschule Bern: Technische Fachschule Bern AREA41 badge hardware update Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Maker self-report stating Technische Fachschule Bern developed and manufactured the Area41 electronic-badge hardware. It does not disclose technical specifications, production quantity, or image-reuse terms. area41 security conference: AREA41 Conference 2026 post-event recap Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official organizer post confirming the completed event and identifying Technische Fachschule Bern as the electronic badge's designer and assembler; it also reports attendees soldered more than 300 SAO badge extensions.