Kiwicon 7 Badge
Official pickup-era identity badge
Kiwicon 7's official site documented badge assembly during conference week and tied the event credential to Friday early pickup before the November 9-10, 2013 Wellington conference.
Tag dossier
Oceania
Badge records tagged with Oceania, across Australia, New Zealand.
WAHCKon 2013 Standard Badge
Ticket-included Perth hacker-con identity badge
WAHCKon's official 2013 ticket page says the standard ticket included a WAHCKon 2013 badge, placing the Perth conference in the early Australian hacker-con badge record.
Kiwicon 9 Badge and Lanyard
Cyberwar is Hell visible venue credential
Kiwicon 9's official site told attendees to wear their badge visibly while in the venue and documented early pickup before the December 10-11, 2015 Wellington conference.
Ruxcon 2015 HHV Badge
STM32 Hardware Hacking Village badge
Ruxcon 2015's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved here as an Australian STM32 badge with public KiCad/Gerber files, schematic material, firmware examples, SMD assembly instructions, CR2032 power, and SWD/OpenOCD programming notes.
BSides Canberra 2016 Arduino Running-Order Badge
Home-made Arduino badge with conference schedule display
BSides Canberra 2016 is represented by official event context and a contemporary Register report saying delegates received a home-made Arduino badge that displayed the conference running order.
Kiwicon X Badge and Lanyard
Michael Fowler Centre visible identity credential
Kiwicon X's official site required attendees to wear a Kiwicon X badge and lanyard visibly in the venue and tied that credential to the Michael Fowler Centre pickup workflow.
LCA2016 ESPlant
ESP8266 environmental-sensor board for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2016's Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf produced ESPlant, an ESP8266 WiFi environmental-sensor board with solar-friendly power, onboard sensors, optional external sensors, Arduino firmware, and public hardware files.
Ruxcon 2016 HHV Badge
STM32F030 IR Hardware Hacking Village badge
Ruxcon 2016's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved as an Australian STM32F030K6T6 badge with IR receiver/emitter hardware, eight LEDs, dual CR2032 holders, assembly documentation, and a public firmware archive.
BSides Perth 2017 Wemos Badge
Wemos D1 Mini acrylic badge with OLED and RGB shields
BSides Perth's official 2017 badge blog records a Wemos D1 Mini conference badge with OLED shield, RGB shield, switched AA battery holder, laser-cut and etched acrylic base, Arduino IDE code, and a public GitHub repository.
CrikeyCon 2017 Identity and Speaker Badge
Brisbane pre-registration credential with CFP speaker-badge evidence
CrikeyCon 2017 is represented by official archive evidence for Friday pre-registration badge collection plus CFP evidence that accepted presenters, trainers, and event holders received a special speaker badge.
LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 Board
linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf ESP32 badge board
linux.conf.au 2017's Open Hardware Miniconf centered on IoTuz, an ESP32-based custom board documented by the official schedule, CCHS Melbourne hardware and firmware repositories, workshop setup notes, and attendee driver work.
Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge
ESP8266 NodeMCU Hardware Hacking Village challenge badge
Ruxcon 2017's Hardware Hacking Village badge is preserved as an Australian ESP8266/NodeMCU challenge badge with official HHV schedule evidence, public firmware source, and post-event flag walkthroughs.
BSides Canberra 2018 BUSSide Badge
NodeMCU-based electronic badge and hardware-interface tool
The BUSSide was the BSides Canberra 2018 electronic badge, issued to 2,000 delegates and documented through official BUSSide pages, CSides talk notes, GitHub Pages documentation, and a public source repository.
BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge
Handmade NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi badge with badge-hack contest context
Contemporary Australian Cyber Security Magazine coverage documents BSides Perth 2018 attendees receiving a cool, unique handmade conference badge using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC, with a badge-hack prize promoted before the event.
CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge
Christchurch identity tag with source-backed badge-challenge context
CHCon 2018's official site documents identification tags/badges as part of the event materials and says CTF, badge, and locksport challenges would run throughout the main event.
CrikeyCon V 2018 Identity and Speaker Badge
Brisbane pre-registration credential with special speaker-badge evidence
CrikeyCon V is represented by official archive evidence for Friday pre-registration badge collection plus call-for-participation benefits that promised special speaker badges to presenters, trainers, and event or workshop holders.
Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
Official identity badge and afterparty credential
Kiwicon 2038's official site required attendees to wear a Kiwicon2038 badge and lanyard visibly during the conference and to bring the badge to the afterparty.
Kiwicon 2038 Intro to Badge Hacking Training Badge
One-day soldering and Arduino conference-badge workshop artifact
Kiwicon 2038's official Intro to Badge Hacking training page documents a one-day workshop where attendees built and hacked their own conference badge from supplied electrical components and tools.
LCA2018 LoliBot
ESP32 soccer-robot kit for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2018's Open Hardware Miniconf used LoliBot, an ESP32 two-wheel robot kit with MicroPython workshop material, public example software, USB serial setup, WiFi/MQTT configuration, sensors, motors, neopixels, and a front kicker servo.
OzSecCon 2018 Speaker Badge
Australian physical-security conference speaker credential
A first-hand MOS & BOO wrap-up documents special speaker badges for OzSecCon 2018 and shows one as a green PCB-form speaker credential, so the record is seeded as a source-backed speaker badge without broader attendee or electronics claims.
Purplecon 2018 Glow Star Badge
Official lanyard and glow-in-the-dark star identity badge
Purplecon's official 2018 diary says attendees received a lanyard with the official purplecon badge, a glow-in-the-dark star, when entering the Kiwicon-adjacent Wellington event.
BSides Canberra 2019 Nopia 1337 Badge
Australian electronic badge firmware and Hardware Hacking Village record
BSides Canberra 2019 is preserved as a source-backed electronic-badge record because the official ticketing page included an electronic badge, the Hardware Hacking Village page offered badge firmware reflashing and direct discussion with hardware badge makers, and the later official speaker export names the 2019 firmware line as Nopia 1337.
CHCon 2019 Identity Tags and Badges
Arts Centre identity-badge materials with electronic challenge context
CHCon 2019's official sponsorship page documents identification tags/badges and printed materials, while the official about page documents a two-day CTF with cyber, physical, and electronic challenges.
CrikeyCon VI 2019 Identity and Support Badge
Brisbane attendee, staff, Friendly Bear, and speaker badge markers
CrikeyCon VI is represented by official archive evidence for attendee badge pickup plus badge-mediated event roles: event staff identified by badge, Friendly Bear volunteers visible by name badge, and accepted speakers/trainers/event holders receiving special speaker badges.
LCA2019 Donkey Car
Raspberry Pi and TensorFlow self-driving car kit for the Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2019's Open Hardware Miniconf included a Donkey Car self-driving car kit designed by the Open Hardware Miniconf team, assembled by participants, and used for TensorFlow-based driving experiments.
LCA2019 E-ALE Floral Bonnet
Raspberry Pi Zero sensor-bonnet hardware kit for Apprentice Linux Engineer labs
linux.conf.au 2019 hosted the Apprentice Linux Engineer tutorial track in Christchurch, where lab participation required a purchased Floral Bonnet board for Raspberry Pi Zero hands-on embedded-Linux exercises.
BSides Melbourne 2020 Lanyard and Registration Artifact
Docklands registration flow with sponsored lanyard evidence
BSides Melbourne 2020 is represented by official schedule evidence for early conference registrations plus the official sponsor page naming CyberSec People as sponsor of the BSides Melbourne 2020 lanyards.
LCA2020 DingoCar
Small self-driving car kit for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2020's Open Hardware Miniconf in Gold Coast included DingoCar, a small self-driving car hardware kit and machine-learning platform assembled, driven, trained, and tested by participants.
BSides Canberra 2021 SAMD/ESP32 E-paper Badge
Hybrid-year badge with SAMD21, ESP32, e-paper, LEDs, and firmware restoration flow
BSides Canberra 2021 is source-backed by the official event page, an attendee production note, public firmware repository, schematic mirror, and Mos & Boo badge-hacking writeups documenting a shipped electronic badge with SAMD21, ESP32-PICO-D4, e-paper display, LEDs, capacitive touch, and firmware reflashing workflow.
CrikeyCon VII 2021 Identity and Connect Badge
Brisbane conference badge pickup and Connect-corner helper marker
CrikeyCon VII is represented by official archive, schedule, and event-page evidence for attendee badge pickup plus a CrikeyCon Connect badge that identified people available for informal information-security career conversations.
Kākācon 2021 Sticker Badge Challenge
First sticker-backed Kākācon puzzle trail
The organizer walkthrough for Kākācon 2021 documents the first Kākācon badge challenge, with the entry point printed on the backing paper of a Pepper Raccoon-designed sticker.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
Online linux.conf.au ESP32-era SwagBadge and DagBadge hardware programme
linux.conf.au 2021's Open Hardware Miniconf is represented by a source-backed SwagBadge and DagBadge programme: badges were built and mailed to delegates, then covered by official software, hardware, SAO, test-jig, firmware, and show-and-tell sessions.
CrikeyCon 8 Badge
Simple LED and SAO-header soldering badge
A CrikeyCon 8 conference badge with a documented simple LED circuit, soldering workflow, three blue 1206 LEDs, current-limiting resistors, optional coin-cell holder, and 2x3 Simple Add-On header power path.
Kākācon 2022 Sticker Badge Challenge
Second sticker-backed Kākācon puzzle trail
The organizer walkthrough for Kākācon 2022 documents the second Kākācon badge challenge, again using the back of the event sticker as the puzzle entry point.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
Updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAOs, and Rockling hardware-kit trail
linux.conf.au 2022's Open Hardware Miniconf publicly documented hardware kits, an updated LCA2022 SwagBadge, two SAOs, a Rockling FPGA audio processor, Theremin and Party Button SAOs, and a hardware-design session for the OHMC2022 Rockling and Swag Badge.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
ESP32-S2 colour-screen badge with touch controls, games, and hardware tools
The 2023 BSides Canberra bPod badge is source-backed by the official BSides archive, schedule material, and public GitLab repository containing KiCad hardware, firmware, updater, and server code.
BSides Melbourne 2023 Identity Badge
Melbourne badge and lanyard credential with photo-consent and interaction-protocol markers
BSides Melbourne 2023 is represented by an official attendee-communications record proving badge and lanyard use for identity, access, photo-consent signalling, and personal interaction-protocol stickers.
BSides Adelaide 2024 Wombat Badge
First Adelaide Wombat CTF badge with MS51FB9AE, LEDs, micro-USB, and soldering village
BSides Adelaide 2024's first Wombat badge is preserved through creator-published Hackerware and Hackster sources as a full-colour UV-printed CTF hardware badge with Nuvoton MS51FB9AE controller, CH340G USB serial, RGB LED, six challenge LEDs, CR2032 power, and attendee LED soldering.
BSides Canberra 2024 Orc Blinky Badge
Middle-earth themed 555-timer LED soldering badge
BSides Canberra 2024's public ticketing page promised an electronic badge, and an attendee writeup describes the shipped badge as an orc-shaped soldering badge built around a 555 timer, LEDs, diode, resistor, capacitor, and 9V battery power.
BSides Melbourne 2024 Identity Badge
Cremorne badge and lanyard credential with pronoun, photo, and interaction preference signals
BSides Melbourne 2024 is represented by the official sponsorship prospectus documenting conference badges with preferred pronouns, photo permissions, and interaction preferences plus a sold lanyard sponsorship item.
CrikeyCon IX 2024 Identity and Accessibility Badge
Brisbane badge-pickup credential with custom accessibility pins
CrikeyCon IX is represented by official schedule and ticketing evidence for early conference badge pickup plus an accessibility-badge station where TinkerInk helped attendees make custom pins that signalled approach preferences.
BSides Adelaide 2025 Wombat-2 CTF Badge
Standalone binary-entry CTF badge with tactile buttons, LEDs, and hidden hardware challenge
BSides Adelaide 2025's second Wombat badge is source-backed by Hackerware, Hackster, and attendee challenge analysis: it kept the MS51FB9AE/CR2032 LED badge line but added onboard CTF controls, seven official challenge LEDs, binary flag entry, and an unannounced hardware challenge.
BSides Brisbane 2025 Cool Badge
Queensland ticket-included badge with electronic-badge prospectus evidence
BSides Brisbane 2025 ticketing documented a cool badge for Standard and VIP attendees, while the sponsorship prospectus offered electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates as a separate supporter item.
CHCon 2025 Badge
ESP32-C3 pukeko badge with OLED, RGB LEDs, Rust VM, and Minecraft server
CHCon 2025's attendee badge was a custom circuit-board badge with an ESP32-C3, SSD1306 128x64 OLED, 24 WS2812 RGB LEDs, USB Serial JTAG shell access, bare-metal Rust firmware, a stack-based pattern VM, and a Minecraft 1.21.4 challenge server.
CrikeyCon X 2025 Identity Badge
Tenth-anniversary Brisbane conference credential
CrikeyCon X is represented as an Australian identity-badge record because the official schedule told attendees they could pick up their badge early before Saturday entry, while the Humanitix and archive pages establish the March 22, 2025 Brisbane event context.
Kawaiicon 2025 Seed-Paper Badge
Laser-etched recycled paper badge with wildflower seed mixture
Kawaiicon 2025's official badge page documents the Kawaiicon 3 badge as a laser-etched and cut recycled-paper identity artifact made with a wildflower seed mixture and handmade by the Papermill in Whangarei.
BSides Adelaide 2026 Identity Lanyard Badge
Pre-event South Australian attendee badge and lanyard support record
BSides Adelaide 2026 is represented here as a conservative pre-event identity/lanyard badge record: the CFP establishes the July 27-28, 2026 Amora/Hilton Adelaide edition, while the sponsor brief lists printing, lanyards, and badges as supporter-fundable event costs.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
Interactive ESP32 conference badge with screen, controls, badge-to-badge comms, and SAO support
BSides Ballarat 2026's public event page documents an Underground interactive conference badge designed and produced by Firnsy at Ballarat Hackerspace, with ESP32 processing, a screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, SAO support, and a limited BSides SAO add-on; a public maker writeup also documents a third-party WS2812B Simple Add-On for the badge.
BSides Brisbane 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
Pre-event electronic badge design/build record for 500 delegates
BSides Brisbane 2026 is represented here as a planned pre-event electronic badge record: the official prospectus offers an Electronic Badge item for design and build for 500 delegates, while ticketing lists conference badge pickup and a VIP special badge tier.
BSides Canberra 2026 Planned Electronic Badge
Pre-event Canberra electronic-badge and speaker-credential record
BSides Canberra 2026 is represented as a planned/pre-event record because its public Humanitix ticketing page says general and student entry include a t-shirt and electronic badge, while the official CFP says accepted talks or events receive a speaker/event-host badge.
BSides Melbourne 2026 Lanyard Badge
Cremorne participant badge and lanyard credential
BSides Melbourne 2026 is represented by the official 2026 event page and sponsorship package, which document the May 15-17 Seek HQ event and a lanyard sponsorship item whose lanyards hang participant badges and include the badge for about 600 items.
BSides Perth 2026 Participant Badge
Planned Western Australian conference swag badge
BSides Perth 2026 is represented as a planned participant-badge record because the official event page says the weekend participant ticket includes conference swag: t-shirt, badge, and stickers.