I "Hacked" for China

Presented at The Eleventh HOPE (2016), July 22, 2016, 11 a.m. (60 minutes).

For six months, Zimmer was hacker-in-residence for a top Chinese engineering university, tasked with mentoring students and building projects. He encountered brilliant Chinese hackers and incredible startups and built several projects aimed at reducing air pollution in Beijing. After his residency, he stayed in Beijing for four months and helped to cofound Q Space, Beijing's first feminist makerspace which now holds regular workshops and events, and has over 300 members in their group chat. If you've ever wanted to travel to China as a hacker, Zimmer will be happy to share everything he wishes he knew before he went.

Presenters:

• Zimmer Barnes
  Zimmer Barnes served as hacker-in-residence at Tsinghua University in Beijing for six months, and went on to cofound Beijing's first feminist makerspace, Q Space. His previous projects include a wearable solar generator, a hydroponic system that cleans the air, his own recipe of chewing gum that makes you smarter, and segmented Kevlar rescue armor.

Links:

• https://xi.hope.net/schedule.html#-i-hacked-for-china- (Conference Schedule)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) - I Hacked for China.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4jNC1_bQH0

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