Just the Facts
| Who? | Anyone interested in hardware: engineers, designers, artists, students, teachers... |
| What? | A three-day line up of talks, workshops, demos, installations, and puzzles |
| When? | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
| Where? | PCC Cascade in beautiful Portland, Oregon |
| Why? | Shipping great hardware to you is rewarding, but we miss seeing you in person |
| How? | With lots of help from our friends |
What to Expect
Teardown is about the practice of hardware: prototyping, manufacturing, testing, disassembling, and circumventing, all while having fun. Leave the marketing glitz and talk of venture capital at the door and come prepared to learn and teach.
Teardown 2019 Recap
See the full schedule of last year’s Teardown.
Teardown 2018 Recap
See the full schedule of Teardown 2018.
Talks & Workshops
Teardown will have a few parallel, scheduled tracks of talks and hands-on workshops covering a range of hardware topics and experience levels. Do you have an idea for a talk or workshop? See the Teardown call for proposals.
Demos & Installations
Want to set up something that lasts longer than a talk or workshop? A demo table or installation space may be just the thing. They can be attended or self-serve, and can range from interactive sculpture to a workbench outfitted with tools to hack on a specific project. The call for proposals will open soon. Have a project that would be a good fit for Teardown? See the Teardown call for proposals.
Call for Proposals
Teardown 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. Please consider submitting your proposal for a future Teardown event.
Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, sponsors, organizers, and volunteers at Teardown are required to agree with the following code of conduct. We will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everyone.
Teardown is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of anyone, in any form, for any reason, including for reasons of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion (or lack thereof), technology choices, dietary choices, subject matter expertise, educational background, economic circumstance, family status, or employment status.
Harassment includes offensive verbal or written comments related to any of the above reasons; deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, or recording; sustained disruption of communication and event activities; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.
Sexualized marketing material is not appropriate for Teardown.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of Teardown staff immediately.
Teardown staff will be happy to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all Teardown-related events and venues, both online and offline. Participants violating these rules will be sanctioned at the discretion of the organizers.
This code of conduct was adapted from confcodeofconduct.com and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.