Hi everyone! I went to this last year, and it was pretty great!
The organization seems quite well funded and has their hearts in a pretty great place
“A limited number of travel awards of up to $1,200 are available to help defray airfare/mileage and accommodation costs. Simple snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided during the event.”
There’s lots of folks from big national laboratories and met tons of groups i would never have encountered and ended up going to Beetlepalooza because of connections through this.
The main caveat I see is that it is happening
May 28-30, 2025
Which means it overlaps with the first day of the Open Hardware Summit in Edinburg. But if you weren’t able to make that anyway, this could be a great other thing to go to!!!