FreedomHEC: a hardware conference for liberty

FreedomHEC is an alternative to the annual Microsoft "WinHEC" conference. At WinHEC, Microsoft explains how you need to suck up to them and screw your users if you want your stuff to work in a Trusted Computing world. FreedomHEC (timed to follow WinHEC, also set in Seattle) explains how to use GNU/Linux to set your users free and make better programs.
Who: Hardware engineers and driver developers

What: High-intensity learning, networking and taking-back-the-PC-industry unconference

Where: Seattle, Washington, USA

When: May 26-27, 2006

Why: Take control of your own destiny and make your hardware valuable to the growing Linux market.

Link (via Vitanova)