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<h3>Call For Proposals!</h3>

<p>From mass surveillance to the over-commercialization of the World Wide Web, the concept of a free and open Internet is continously threatened by corporate interests and over-reaching governments. Radical Networks is a festival and a conference, designed to foster critical discussions around these issues and to create opportunities to learn more about policy, DIY networking and the future of the Internet.</p>

<p>We invite artists, lawyers, engineers, writers, policy makers, educators, scientists, journalists, community organizers, and more to present ideas in this year’s Radical Networks.</p>

<p>The 2018 Radical Networks call for participation is open to all! Proposals will first be short listed, <strong>prioritizing applications from women, people of color, LGBTSTGNC, immigrants, and disabled folks</strong>, and then passed on to a jury for a double-blind review.</p>

<p>Proposals can be for workshops, panels, talks, performances or to participate in our art exhibition. Not sure what to propose? Check out presentations from <a href="archives/">previous year's</a> Radical Networks, or choose from this list of topics:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Offline networks</li>
	<li>Mesh networks</li>
	<li>Local networks for community</li>
	<li>Experimental application of computer networks</li>
	<li>Networks for political activism</li>
	<li>Network security for ordinary citizens</li>
	<li>Artistic use of computer networks</li>
	<li>Personal networks</li>
	<li>Bringing connectivity to rural areas</li>
	<li>Experimental social networks</li>
	<li>Control and ownership of networks</li>
	<li>Ethical hacking</li>
	<li>...and anything else that takes a fresh or critical look at how networks are used.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Submissions are due by Friday July 31, 2018 at 11:59pm.</h3>
<p>To submit, follow the instructions <a href="participate/">here</a>.</p>