Over the Air Events Ltd Information

OVER THE AIR EVENTS LTD is the legal entity through which we organise the annual Over the Air un-conference event. What is the Event Structure? 1 Keynote Speaker, 1 Hack Day Show & Tell, 10 Lightning Talks, 12 Hack Day Award Categories, 36 hours of Hacking, 40 Workshops, and 500+ participants. What are we Hacking? Mobile apps, mobile web, mobile devices, prototyping platforms such as Arduino, mBed & Raspberry Pi, wearable technology, robotics, LEGO Mindstorms …everything and anything, with a focus on connected devices and “things.” How did it all Start? Over the Air was developed as a concept between a group of like-minded people off the back of the first highly successful Hack Days in 2007 and 2008, and the clear need in the mobile industry calendar for an event that was by developers for developers. Instigated by Daniel Appelquist – Over the Air is the creation of Dan, Margaret Gold and Ian Forrester. Our very first event was held at Imperial College London in September 2009. Matthew Cashmore of Hack London fame joined the pioneering team at the last minute to save our hides and has been part of the core team ever since. Ian has since moved on to be a cheerleader from afar, and a number of people have played key organising roles over the years.