Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The record preserves the documented speaker and guest paths without claiming a universal attendee eBadge, a known variant inventory, or a visual color treatment.
Evidence
Public LinkedIn activity from Jeff Shouse says he helped make the 2026 badge and describes an active badge team; it does not provide a reproducible technical archive.
Official student-admission guidance used to preserve the paper-versus-electronic allocation boundary.
Official event context that explicitly distinguishes student paper-badge access from electronic badges.
The official company feed reposts a post-event report describing a smooth 2026 badge handout, engaged badge use, and a badge-virus breakout, without publishing technical details or image rights.
Completed-event ticketing page that markets another 2026 electronic badge but supplies no component, firmware, final-form, or allocation specification.
Primary allocation source: accepted speakers receive a speaker-colored electronic badge and free admission, while the included guest admission is paper and guests seeking an electronic badge must purchase a ticket.
Source trail
Official organizer feed that reposts a post-event 2026 account of smooth badge handout, badge engagement, a badge-virus breakout, and badge-team work.
First-hand public account stating that Shouse helped make the Cackalackycon 2026 badge and that it had an active badge team, without component-level or source-release documentation.
Official attendee guide that repeatedly identifies free student admission as a paper badge, not an electronic badge.
Official event source used to distinguish student paper-badge access from the separate electronic-badge paths.
Organizer-linked completed-event listing that markets a 2026 electronic badge while leaving the hardware, software, final physical form, and allocation unspecified.
Organizer-provided CFP source proving the selected-speaker speaker-colored electronic badge, free speaker admission, paper-badge guest admission, and the paid-ticket condition for a guest electronic badge.