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### Julien Deswaef

Julien Deswaef is a designer and versatile artist. Active both in visual art as well as in coding, he has the ability to transform "plastic ideas" into digital realities. He regularly collaborates with artists in the world of entertainment, music, plastic and digital arts. Engaged in Open Source and Free Softwares as an ethical principle, Julien relevantly provides the connection between the visual arts, the world of contemporary images and the most advanced aspects in digital research. He was also a member of "Reseau Citoyen", the community owned mesh network of Brussels, Belgium.

## Presenting with Dan Grinkevich and Brian Hall

### NYC Mesh, a community owned Wi-Fi network

NYC Mesh is a community-owned resilient Wi-Fi mesh network, started by a group of passionate volunteers in New York City.

The aim is to create a free, resilient, stand-alone communication system that serves both for daily use and also for emergencies — be it power outages or Internet disruption — running software that helps our community with hyperlocal maps and events.

During this talk, Brian, Dan and Julien will present the status of the network, how it works, how to get involved and why this could be useful for artists, technologists and the people of New York. There will also be some prepared nodes that you can buy ($28) and bring home to get yourself immediately on board.