linux.conf.au 2022 Open Hardware Miniconf
Online, worldwide
The January 14-16, 2022 linux.conf.au online edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf offered hardware kits, an updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAOs, and Rockling-related badge hardware talks.
Camp lineage
Events
Hacker camp and conference editions represented in the worldwide catalogue, grouped by their event series and badge history.
446 event edition(s)
Kākācon #4
Zealandia, Wellington
The 2022 Kākācon edition whose organizer walkthrough documents the second Kākācon badge challenge, again using the printed sticker backing paper as the challenge entry point.
H2HC 2022
Sao Paulo
A Brazilian H2HC edition represented by a wooden-PCB badge with wrapped wire, an NE555 clock circuit, and blinking LEDs.
BornHack 2021
Funen
A deliberately DIY electronics badge focused on simple components, SAO, and Qwiic/STEMMA QT expansion rather than onboard compute.
Camp++ 2021
Fort Monostor, Komárom, Hungary
The ninth H.A.C.K. outdoor camp in Hungary, source-backed as an identity-artifact record through ticket registration, certificate checksum verification, bring-your-ticket arrival guidance, and Pretalx programme context rather than an electronic badge.
DEF CON 29
Bally's and Paris, Las Vegas, Nevada
The 2021 hybrid DEF CON edition whose official MK Factor electronic badge used a Raspberry Pi RP2040, LCD, D-pad, macro-pad HID behavior, USB-C, SAO connectors, speaker, firmware updates, and a New Normal badge challenge.
SAINTCON 2021
Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo, Utah
The October 18-22, 2021 SAINTCON edition in Provo, Utah, whose official archive, MiniBadges page, venue page, and Sched listing document an in-person MiniBadge collection with status, community, challenge, sponsor/booth, soldering, puzzle, and unofficial trading records.
CarolinaCon Online 2021
Virtual / online
The April 23-25, 2021 online CarolinaCon edition whose official site documents a merch bundle with an all-parts badge kit and later bulk ordering of badge supplies.
THOTCON 0xB
Chicago, Illinois
The October 8-9, 2021 rescheduled Chicago THOTCON edition whose official archive, workshop listing, Fourfold portfolio, and Rob Rehrig project writeup preserve the 0xB electronic badge.
Hackaday Remoticon.2
Virtual / online
The 2021 Remoticon.2 virtual edition represented here by Thomas Flummer's Hackaday.io DIY KiCad badge template and Hackaday coverage rather than a centrally issued attendee badge.
NorthSec 2021
Remote / online
The remote NorthSec 2021 edition whose official badge page and public repository document a North Sectoria ESP32 electronic badge with 240x240 LCD, Wi-Fi, BLE, NeoPixels, buttons, buzzer, game flags, and ESP-IDF firmware.
RVAsec 2021
The Omni Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Virginia
The November 4-5, 2021 RVAsec edition whose InfoconDB schedule preserves Badge Intro context and whose current HackRVA badge page supports the ongoing electronic-badge lineage while year-specific hardware files remain unrecovered.
ROOTCON 15
Zoom Webinar / Discord
The October 13-15, 2021 ROOTCON 15 reboot edition whose official archive, sponsor overview, and media server documented virtual Human Badge sponsorship benefits plus official badge and lanyard artwork directories.
HITB+CyberWeek 2021 Abu Dhabi
ADNEC Hall & ICC, Abu Dhabi
The November 21-25, 2021 HITB+CyberWeek hybrid event in Abu Dhabi whose public event pages document ADNEC context, hardware and software challenges, competitions, and Packet Hack Badge lineage.
KernelCon 2021: Hack Live Virtual
Virtual
The April 30, 2021 Hack Live virtual Kernelcon event, whose public pages and repository document the customizable Hacker HotKey stream-deck badge.
BSides Canberra 2021
Canberra / hybrid
The April 9-10, 2021 BSides Canberra edition whose public source trail documents a community-delivered electronic badge with SAMD21, ESP32, e-paper display, LEDs, firmware binaries, and badge-hacking writeups.
CrikeyCon VII
Events on Oxlade, Brisbane
The March 6, 2021 seventh CrikeyCon edition whose official archive, schedule, and events pages document conference badge pickup plus a CrikeyCon Connect badge used to identify mentoring/connect-corner helpers.
linux.conf.au 2021 Open Hardware Miniconf
Online, worldwide
The January 23-25, 2021 linux.conf.au online edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf centered on the LCA2021 SwagBadge and DagBadge, with hardware, firmware, SAO, testing, and show-and-tell sessions.
Kākācon #3
Zealandia, Wellington
The 2021 Kākācon edition whose organizer walkthrough documents the first Kākācon badge challenge, using a printed sticker backing-paper puzzle as the entry point.
Ekoparty 2021
Argentina
The 2021 Ekoparty edition represented by official Ekoparty media attachments titled as 2021 badge artwork for attendee, speaker, workshop, ACFT placement, ICFT player, and Lado B variants.
BornHack 2020
Funen
A SAMD21 CircuitPython badge with a charlieplexed LED matrix, IR communication, buttons, SAO header, and exposed pads.
Camp++ 2020
Fort Monostor, Komárom, Hungary
The eighth H.A.C.K. outdoor camp in Hungary, source-backed as an identity-artifact record through ticket registration, certificate checksum verification, bring-your-ticket arrival guidance, and Pretalx programme context rather than an electronic badge.
NoNameCon 2020
Online
The September 3, 2020 online NoNameCon cybersecurity edition whose TechMaker source trail documented a scratch-designed ESP32 NoNameBadge 2020 for air-quality monitoring, CTF play, and hardware hacking.
DEF CON 28 Safe Mode
Virtual / online
The 2020 remote Safe Mode edition whose official support badge was a LosT / 1o57 cassette-tape puzzle artifact spanning the tape, lanyard, printed liner notes, audio contents, and forum/media-server collaboration.
SAINTCON 2020
Virtual / online
The October 27-30, 2020 virtual SAINTCON edition whose official archive identifies 2020 as virtual, InfoconDB records the dates, and first-hand DC540 coverage documents a shipped badge package with a badge, included MiniBadge, custom-MiniBadge coupon, and Hackers Challenge CTF badge context.
BSidesPDX 2020
Virtual / online
The October 23-24, 2020 all-digital Portland Security BSides edition whose official pages preserve the online schedule, speaker list, and virtual venue context, while PDX Badgers preserves a talking LED mask repository described as a BSides 2020 presenter artifact.
The Diana Initiative 2020
Virtual / online
The August 21-22, 2020 online Diana Initiative edition whose Sched archive documents a virtual conference and a `Basic Arduino coding using virtual Badge` Village Workshop by @TechGirlMN, while TechGirlMN's Maker Village archive preserves the off-the-shelf Arduino badge build materials.
Hackaday Remoticon 2020
Virtual / online
The November 6-8, 2020 virtual Remoticon edition whose official Hackaday.io start page documents a distributed hardware-creation event and whose discussion thread explicitly pushed badge work into unofficial community builds.
RVAsec 2020
Richmond, Virginia / pandemic-era source gap
The pandemic-era RVAsec 2020 badge archive whose HackRVA firmware repository documents LCD, buttons, IR, LED, audio, USB bootloader tooling, app framework, and interpreter behavior while distribution and final event context remain caveated.
ROOTCON 14 Recovery Mode
Virtual / ROOTCON Discord
The October 9-10, 2020 ROOTCON Recovery Mode virtual edition whose official quick guide documented a paid-attendee ROOTCON Survival Kit with conference badge, lanyard, and sticker set.
Kernelcon 2020 Virtual
Virtual / Omaha, Nebraska
The March 25-28, 2020 Kernelcon virtual edition whose Hack-Master badge was documented through public repository, talk, and ZonkSec writeup sources after the conference moved online.
BSides Melbourne 2020
Victorian Innovation Hub, Docklands, Melbourne
The March 13-15, 2020 BSides Melbourne edition whose official schedule documents early and Saturday registration while the official sponsor page documents BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
linux.conf.au 2020 Open Hardware Miniconf
Gold Coast, Queensland
The January 13-17, 2020 Gold Coast linux.conf.au edition whose Open Hardware Miniconf included an assembly workshop, DingoCar machine-learning and perception sessions, and small-scale self-driving car experimentation.
HackerHotel 2020
Garderen
A challenge badge framed as a mixed-reality hotel escape room with story, puzzles, SAO, and field errata.
Disobey 2020
Helsinki
A Disobey badge with touch-button navigation, serial shell, Hatchery app installation, WiFi configuration, and text input.
CampZone 2020
Netherlands
A CampZone Badge.Team firmware badge documented through its Python API module surface and team notes.
Chaos Communication Camp 2019
Ziegeleipark Mildenberg
The edition whose card10 badge explored wearable sensing and app distribution.
36th Chaos Communication Congress
Leipzig
The 2019 Chaos Communication Congress in Leipzig, where Thomas Flummer produced an unofficial bring-your-own-controller LED badge kit for hallway badgelife hacking.
BornHack 2019
Funen
The 2019 BornHack badge added a 240x240 color display, MicroSD card, and IR communication.
Camp++ 2019
Fort Monostor, Komárom, Hungary
The seventh H.A.C.K. outdoor camp in Hungary, source-backed as an identity-artifact record through ticket registration, certificate checksum verification, bring-your-ticket arrival guidance, and Pretalx programme context rather than an electronic badge.