BornHack

BornHack (a portmanteau of "Bornholm" and "hack") is an annual hacker camp on the Danish island of Funen, near Gelsted. From 2016 to 2018, it was organized on Bornholm.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Token created in UV painting and represented as regex at BornHack 2021 for the annual token hunt

BornHack
Drone photo of BornHack 2021 at night
Genre	Hacker con
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Hylkedam, Funen, Denmark (2019-present) Jarlsgård, Bornholm, Denmark (2016-2018)
Coordinates	55°23′8.16″N 9°56′20.67″E
Years active	5–6
Inaugurated	2016
Previous event	August 2–9, 2023
Next event	July 17–24, 2024
Attendance	222 full week tickets sold in 2022[1]
Website	bornhack.dk

History

In 2021, the BornHack electronic badge was based on a perfboard due to the chip shortage.^[7] The 2021 camp was also captured in Google Maps' aerial pictures.^[8]

In 2022, Thomas Flummer developed a badge based on the RP2040, for which software can be developed in CircuitPython.^[9]

During BornHack there is a field specifically designed for loud noise, with a noise barrier made from soil. A Dutch hacker brought an old civil defense siren for testing purposes. Within a few minutes, four separate phone calls were made to the Danish police from houses located a large distance from BornHack.^[10]

List of camps^[11]

Year	Date	Tagline	Location	Attendance	Badge theme & technology
2024	July 17–24	Feature Creep	Hylkedam, Funen, Denmark	350 full week[12]
2023	August 2–9	make legacy		-	NFC Badges; RP2040, NXP PN7150 & 16 MiB SPI flash (CircuitPython support)[13]
2022	August 3–10	black ~/hack		222 full week tickets, 53 one day tickets[1]	Game On Badge; RP2040, color LCD screen on ST7735S & 16 MiB SPI flash (CircuitPython support)[14][15]
2021	August 19–26	Continuous Delivery		250 full week tickets, 70 one day tickets[16]	DIY Badge; free-hand veroboard[17]
2020	August 11–18	make clean		150 full week tickets[18]	Pixel Scroller; SAMD21, 9x32 LED matrix on IS31FL3731, IR LEDs (CircuitPython support)[19][20]
2019	August 8–15	A new /home		-	Star Wars Light Sabre; EFM32HG322, 240x240 pixel IPS LCD on ST7789,[21] IR LEDs, MicroSD card socket [22][23]
2018	August 16–23	scale it	Jarlsgård, Bornholm, Denmark	-	Bluetooth Radio; EFM32HG322 & nRF51822 BT radio, selection of breakout boards[24][25]
2017	August 22–29	Make Tradition		-	Major Bornholm; EFM32HG322 & 128x64 pixel OLED display on SSD1306[26][27][28]
2016	August 27 - September 3	Initial Commit		-	Minor Bornholm; veroboard with component kit

See also

• EMF Camp
• SHA 2017
• CCCamp

References

1. "Goodbye World". media.ccc.de. BornHack. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
2. Nørmark, Jakob (2019-01-14). "Teknologifestival flytter fra Bornholm, men det bornholmske navn består" [Technology festival moves away from Bornholm, but keeps its name] (in Danish). Bornholms Tidende. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
3. Bussink, Frank. "Twentse Heidi op Deens hackerskamp: 'We maken geen goede systemen stuk, maar 'stukke' systemen beter'". Tubantia.
4. List, Jenny (2020-08-24). "Running A Successful Hacker Camp In A Pandemic: BornHack 2020". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
5. List, Jenny (2019-09-04). "BornHack 2019, A Laid-Back Hacker Camp In A Danish Forest". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
6. Jereminsen, Henrik Kramselund (2021-07-16). "Hacker Camp i August, Bornhack 2021 | PRO". Version2 (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
7. List, Jenny (2021-08-31). "Reporting From BornHack 2021: Hacker Camps Making It Through The Pandemic". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
8. By (2021-02-15). "The First Hacker Camp To Show Up On Google Maps". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
9. List, Jenny (2022-07-08). "Badges Of 2022: BornHack". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
10. Janssen, Gerard (2022). Hackers: over de vrijheidsstrijders van het internet. Amsterdam: Thomas Rap [nl]. ISBN 978-94-004-0838-8. OCLC 1322990652.
11. "Camp List | BornHack". BornHack. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
12. "BornHack 2024 is Over!". BornHack. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
13. "BornHack Badge 2023 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
14. "BornHack Badge 2022 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
15. "Badges Of 2022: BornHack". Hackaday. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
16. BornHack (2021-08-31). "BornHack 2021 Is Over!". Retrieved 2022-03-29.
17. "BornHack Badge 2021 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
18. List, Jenny (2020-08-24). "Running A Successful Hacker Camp In A Pandemic: BornHack 2020". Hackaday. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
19. "BornHack Badge 2020 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
20. "Hands-On: BornHack 2020 Badge Has 9×32 Of Bling Fed By CircuitPython". Hackaday. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
21. "BornHack 2019 Badge Hardware Readme". GitHub. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
22. "BornHack Badge 2019 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
23. "Hands-On: BornHack's Light Sabre Badge". Hackaday. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
24. "BornHack Badge 2018 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
25. "Bornhack Badge 2018 - Breakout boards". GitHub. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
26. "The BornHack 2017 Badge". BornHack. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
27. "BornHack Badge 2017 git repository". BornHack. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
28. "The Latest Hacker Camp Badge Comes From BornHack". 15 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

• Photos on Flickr
• BornHack 2022 (recorded talks: media.ccc.de)
• BornHack 2021 (recorded talks: media.ccc.de and youtube.com)
• BornHack 2020 (recorded talks: youtube.com)
• BornHack 2019 (recorded talks: youtube.com)
• BornHack 2018 (recorded talks: youtube.com)
• BornHack 2017 (recorded talks: youtube.com)
• BornHack 2016 (recorded talks: youtube.com)