Video by FOSSASIA via YouTube
Discover how hackerspaces can become thriving hubs for learning, repair, and small-scale open hardware production. In this FOSSASIA Summit 2026 workshop, Mitch Altman shares decades of experience helping communities around the world build inclusive spaces where anyone—even complete beginners—can learn electronics, create meaningful projects, and develop sustainable local businesses.
Learn practical strategies for starting or growing a hackerspace, designing beginner-friendly open hardware, fostering collaborative communities, and creating local repair networks. Participants will leave with a step-by-step action plan to build a hackerspace that supports education, innovation, and open-source hardware in their own community.
FOSSASIA Summit 2026 held in Bangkok, is Asia’s leading Open Source tech conference featuring sessions on #AI, #Cloud, #DevOps, #Open Hardware, #Security, #Web #Mobile Technologies, #Web3, and #Databases. Learn more: http://summit.fossasia.org
Session slides: https://eventyay.com/ev/88882f3e/talk/CNU85GUL7ULY/
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