[Mesh] Fwd: [Battlemesh] Radical Networks Conference NYC - Call for Proposals

[Jenny Ryan]

wut? erm, free as in freedom? what indicates otherwise?

can you point to something problematic to you? sorry i'm travelling so i
may have missed something - just forwarding info sent to one of the most
'free as in freedom' groups of hackers i know of.

Jenny

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On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Seems like this conference has a lot of ideals around the word "free". I'd
> be interested to know- is this free as in freedom, or free as in beer?
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 5:50 AM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Sarah Grant" <lists at chootka.com>
>> Date: Aug 7, 2015 1:51 PM
>> Subject: [Battlemesh] Radical Networks Conference NYC - Call for Proposals
>> To: <battlemesh at ml.ninux.org>
>> Cc:
>>
>> I would like to announce Radical Networks, a 2-day conference taking
>> place the weekend of 10/24-25 in NYC at NYU Poly in partnership with
>> Eyebeam (http://eyebeam.org/)!
>>
>> Join us for two days of speakers, panels and workshops designed to
>> introduce the community to DIY networking. The conference will feature
>> talks and hands-on workshops that will take a critical look at wireless
>> networks and discuss the future of
>> alternative DIY networking.
>>
>> The conference will be organized around the following questions and ideas:
>>
>> *GOALS*
>> To understand how the technology can be used as a method of control and
>> how to subvert that.
>>
>> Teach people how to use networking 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 free expression first.
>>
>> *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
>> commercial use?
>>
>> This conference is for the community! Educators, artists, technologist,
>> students, and anyone interested in learning about how networks work are
>> invited to attend. http://radicalnetworks.org
>>
>> If you would like to participate, the call for proposals is open and due
>> 8/10/15, although we will most likely extend this deadline to 8/15.
>>
>> Please submit if you would like to give a talk, hold a
>> panel discussion, demo some work, or teach a workshop. For more
>> information on how to submit, follow this link:
>> http://radicalnetworks.org/participate/
>>
>> More information will be posted to the site, including a schedule and
>> confirmed speakers over the next few weeks.
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Sarah
>> @woolypixel
>> @RadNetworks
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