Series

Dutch Hacker Camps

The Netherlands' long-running outdoor hacker camp lineage from GHP through WHY, with badges that became social and technical centerpieces.

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Lineage Notes

The Netherlands' long-running outdoor hacker camp lineage from GHP through WHY, with badges that became social and technical centerpieces.

Use the badge cards below for sourced hardware, software, lore, issues, add-ons, and author credits.

Badges

Seeded records

Galactic Hacker Party 1989 · 1989

GHP1989 Identity Pass

Dutch hacker-camp origin artifact

A conservative identity-pass record for the Galactic Hacker Party, the 1989 Amsterdam event that WHY2025 history identifies as the start of the Dutch hacker camp lineage.

Hacking at the End of the Universe 1993 · 1993

HEU1993 Identity Badge

Hitchhiker-era Dutch camp artifact

A historical identity-badge record for Hacking at the End of the Universe, the 1993 Dutch camp remembered as a formative outdoor hacker gathering.

Hacking in Progress 1997 · 1997

HIP97 Photo Badge

Dutch camp on-site printed photo ID badge

A personalized black-and-white photo badge produced on site at Hacking in Progress 1997 using then-rare digital photography and field printing.

Hackers At Large 2001 · 2001

HAL2001 Simple Badge

Early Dutch camp identity artifact

A conservative historical record for the simple identity-badge era around Hackers At Large 2001, where public badge histories do not describe a hackable electronic PCB badge.

What The Hack 2005 · 2005

What The Hack 2005 Badge

Simple pre-electronic Dutch camp badge

A record for What The Hack 2005's simple camp identity-badge era, before the Dutch camp badge became an expected open-hardware device.

Hacking at Random 2009 · 2009

HAR2009 Identity Badge

Bridge-era Dutch camp badge record

A bridge-era Dutch camp badge record for Hacking at Random 2009, kept separate from later open-hardware badge entries until primary badge details are recovered.

Observe. Hack. Make. 2013 · 2013

OHM2013 Patch / Hat Identity

Dutch camp non-PCB identity artifact

A non-electronic identity-artifact entry for OHM2013, modeled as the camp's patch/hat style rather than as a programmable PCB badge.

SHA2017 · 2017

SHA2017 Badge

Dutch camp Badge.Team milestone

A Badge.Team-supported Dutch camp badge with ESP32, e-paper, WiFi, Hatchery apps, WebUSB install paths, production lore, and a lasting role in European badge culture.

May Contain Hackers 2022 · 2022

MCH2022 Badge

ESP32, RP2040, FPGA game-console badge

A game-console-shaped badge with ESP32, RP2040 board management, iCE40 FPGA graphics, Bosch sensors, BadgePython, Hatchery apps, SAO/Qwiic/PMOD expansion, and WebUSB FPGA workflows.

What Hackers Yearn 2025 · 2025

WHY2025 Badge

Capable hardware, difficult camp history

The Dutch 2025 camp badge mixed ambitious hardware with late distribution, LoRa caveats, battery-safety controversy, and a documented pre-event team conflict.