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Primary official source for BSides Tampa 2026 participant-package language identifying badge and lanyard materials as included with admission, plus USF Marshall Student Center event context.
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Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
Primary official source for BSides Tampa 2026 participant-package language identifying badge and lanyard materials as included with admission, plus USF Marshall Student Center event context.
Primary official source for Uber Badge lifetime-admission award context and public registry model; not treated as reusable image permission and not used to claim a 2026 awardee.
Official event-context source for the USF Marshall Student Center venue, 4103 USF Cedar Circle address, Tampa location, parking, and venue map.
Current official site source for the Vancouver BSides lineage and location context; this pass does not treat the current page as detailed 2019 badge documentation.
Primary official source for the June 3-4, 2026 Lithuanian Security BSides edition, Kablys venue, and Vilnius location context.
Primary documentation source for NodeMCU v2 parts, v1/v2 layout caveat, Arduino IDE programming, Python controller, command surface, UART/JTAG/SPI/I2C behavior, and Linux controller requirement.
Official event source for BSidesKC 2019 dates, Plexpod Westport venue, Kansas City location, and event context.
Primary official source for the 2025 Lisbon edition's electronic badge wording, talks, networking, CTF, community-organized framing, and 12th-edition context.
Official source for the CTF boundary; it explicitly says there were no physical challenges in 2025, so the badge record does not infer a hardware challenge path.
Primary badge-specific source: the official sponsors page lists a Badge Sponsor section and names BitSight under it.
Official team source naming Pedro Umbelino under the Badge section.
Primary official speaker-page source for Ox-Vox, naming Rob Rehrig and describing the talk as an add-on for that year's unreleased BSides PDX badge.
Primary official speaker-page source for the BSidesPDX 101 panel, panelist handles, and wording that it discussed the thing around attendees' necks.
Official talk-schedule source placing Nisha Kumar's Making of the Banglet talk at BSidesPDX 2018.
Official lineage index for BSidesPDX past events; its 2016 date line is retained as source context but conflicts with schedule and Calagator evidence.
Official lineage index for the October 23-24, 2020 BSidesPDX all-digital edition.
Primary official event source for the October 16, 2015 BSidesPDX date and the Electronic Taxidermy: Badger Hacking workshop slot with Michael Leibowitz.
Primary official schedule source for the Friday October 14, 2016 program and surrounding hardware-security talk context.
Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2017 dates, the Friday BSidesPDX 101 schedule slot that explicitly includes badges, and Rob Rehrig's Saturday Ox-Vox badge-add-on talk placement.
Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2018 dates and the Friday BSidesPDX 101 schedule slot that explicitly includes badges.
Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2019 dates and the Friday BSidesPDX 101 schedule slot that explicitly includes badges.
Primary official event source for the 2020 all-digital schedule, YouTube-linked program, workshop track, and walkthrough track context.
Primary official event source for BSidesPDX 2024 dates and the Friday 13:30 Badge Talk schedule slot.
Primary official event source for surrounding BSidesPDX 2015 speaker and hardware-security context; used for event context rather than image reuse.
Primary official speaker-page source naming Joe FitzPatrick and stating that the BSidesPDX badge was based on an open-source badge design customized for BSidesPDX, with design process, gameplay, and badge-hacking discussion.
Official speaker-page source describing the DC503 badge as a Bluetooth LE controlled bangle rather than a neck badge and naming Nisha Kumar as presenter.
Primary official venue source for Oregon Convention Center, Lobby F, and Portland address context.
Primary official venue source for Oregon Convention Center, Lobby F, and Portland address context.
Primary official venue source for Oregon Convention Center, Lobby D, and Portland address context.
Primary official venue source documenting that BSidesPDX 2020 was all-digital, with streaming and conferencing-application participation.
Primary official venue source for the Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon event context.
Official operations source listing CTF Proctor and Badge wrangler roles around the March 22-23, 2019 setup and conference dates.
Primary badge source documenting the fully working reprogrammable electronic badge, about 200 assembled units, PCB fallback, dual Shitty Add-Ons ports, ATTINY85 pins, programming connectors, and best hacked badge contest.
Official event archive source for March 23, 2019 RIT Inn event context and the Badge Hacking navigation entry.
Primary official schedule source for the BSidesSF 2024 specially designed HCV badge, electronics tinkering, competitive badge CTF contest, date, venue, and BuddoBot / Hackerwares attribution.
Primary official schedule source for the BSidesSF 2025 badge designed specifically for Hardware Challenge Village, electronic tinkering, programming, competitive CTF context, date, venue, and Pacific Hackers / Hackerwares attribution.
Primary official schedule source for the BSidesSF 2022 village-distributed pre-assembled badge, Arduino IDE programming path, automated-keystroke behavior, harmless rubber-ducky script scope, limited supply, date, venue, and Hackerwares attribution.
Primary official source for the 2025 E-Badge claim, LilyGO T-Deck S3 base, keyboard, trackball, 25 LEDs, ESP32-S3, LoRa support, Meshtastic readiness, customization language, remaining-badge price, and 2026 pickup instructions.
Official event-context source for the April 9-10, 2026 Sandy, Utah BSidesSLC event where remaining 2025 E-Badges could be picked up.
Primary badge source for the Infinity Glove electronic badge, limited pre-order model, 50 NIS price, on-site pickup, custom hardware CTF, hidden puzzles, and badge-holder-only stages.
Primary event-context source for the BSidesTLV 2025 programme and Tel Aviv conference framing.
Official current event-home source for the planned November 11, 2026 Alice in AI Land edition at Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University.
Official source for Security BSides lineage, volunteer-run non-profit framing, and participation context.
Official source for Security BSides lineage, volunteer-run non-profit framing, and participation context.
Primary current 2026 badge source for Badge CTF Challenge framing around secrets hidden in the event's electronic badge, with detailed session material still pending.
Primary badge-maker source for ESP8266 badge hardware, six reverse-mount LEDs, badge variants, Jr Hacker badge, Wi-Fi beacon game, production quantities, contests, and battery-life lessons.
Primary production source for the 250 fully assembled ESP32 badges, 3.2 inch touch screens, Wi-Fi, SD card slots, PCBWay assembly, customs inspection, and tariff impact.
Primary fulfillment source for BSidesKC 2025 badge orders, customs hold status, and pickup or shipping plan.
Badge-maker technical source for the ESP32-S2 WROOM controller, Wi-Fi, LED/button/OLED/GPIO surfaces, CH340N serial path, wireless firmware behavior, PCBWay production, and supply-chain caveat.
Primary source for the external battery extension.