When:     25.02.2010 - 25.02.2010 11.30 h - 13.00 h
Where:    Fifth Avenue Place; West Tower,+15 Conference Room

Most people will look at you blankly if you ask them about Zigbee or DECT, but these technologies are already rolled into our consumer electronics and enterprise systems. We'll explore what these 2 new wireless technologies are, how they work, and where you'll find them. We'll cover the state of security for these technologies, and what you should be worried about when implementing these at home or at work. Wireless goes beyond the walls of your home and business; make sure you know what you're exposing to your neighbors.

Paul Brodeur is a founder of Protospace, Calgary's first hackerspace. Paul had found that the hacker community in Calgary had grown somewhat stagnant and scattered, and envisioned a place where the community could gather likeminded individuals together, work on shared projects, and teach or learn skills. Driven by a passion for community, he traveled the world visiting existing hackerspaces to learn what he could by participating in their culture. His efforts paid off early this year when Paul and a small group opened the doors of Protospace. Since opening, Protospace has grown its membership and hosted several open house nights and social events, including a group trip to Toorcamp, hosted in an abandoned missile silo in a desert in Washington State. Paul's current focus includes educational nights where the general public is invited to the space to learn, and the acquisition of an open source 3D printer for the space. When not at Protospace, Paul is the Information Security Officer for iStockphoto.com.