From mass surveillance to the over-commercialization of the Internet, the technology that we depend upon for community and connection is being compromised. The recent accessibility of networking technology through devices such as the Raspberry Pi and software such as BATMAN Adv has made it affordable and possible for everyday citizens to learn how to design their own web servers and networks.
Join us for two days of speakers, panels and workshops designed to introduce the community to DIY networking. Learn how to create your own offline networks, portable web servers, mesh networks or internet gateways in hands on workshops. Attend panels where you can discuss your visions for how a localized network could support your school, your community, or your cause. Listen to speakers talk about the future of computer networks and why it’s important to understand how networks work in this age of hyper-connectivity.
_QUESTIONS_
What would you do with your own network?
Why does it matter to understand how networks work?
Why do community networks matter?
How could free, open local networks benefit people?
What can networks be used for other than social networking and commerical use?
_THEMES_
Community
Education
Activism
Art
_GOALS_
To understand how the technology can be used as a method of control
and how to subvert that.
Teach people how to use the technology for themselves.
Encourage creative and social exploration with computer networks.
_IDEALS_
Promoting free and open networks built with free and open hardware and software.
Decentralizing the control of where networks exist and what and whom are served by them.
Maintaining control of our own content, hardware, and means of deployment.
Community and education first.