stevphen shukaitis on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:27:32 +0100 (CET) |
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
<nettime-ann> [ann] Hacklab: Technology, Creativity, Social Organisation |
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS, INTERVENTIONS AND COLLABORATION: ________________________________________________________ Hacklab: Technology, Creativity, Social Organisation A weekend gathering for collaborative and creative reflection February 3/4/5 =E2=80=93 2006 Institute for Advanced Studies Lancaster University, North West England. http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/knowledgelab http://knowledgelab.pbwiki.com (knowledgelab.org.uk coming soon) (see also http://www.hacklab.org.uk) You are happily invited to the =E2=80=9CHacklab=E2=80=9D, which is a foll= ow-up event to (sadly titled?) =E2=80=9CMaking Global Civil Society=E2=80=9D (the fun= ders liked it) that took place in Lancaster, November 4/5/6. It is hosted at and wit= h the support of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at Lancaster University. Since the gathering will be defined by those who get involved in preparing it, the lists below are merely suggestions. The plan is to experiment with formats and settings, looking for helpful, creative moments. Suggestions so far include smaller groups, wit= h intimate, intense, and longer discussions about a particular topic. For instance, 10-12 people in a room for 3-4 hours, discussing a human rights article in relation to social movements, a question, some concept, whatever - and, for example, write a declaration, compile a CD, or?? based on note taking and audio recordings. The ideal is to go beyond conventions. To play and to experiment there wil also be themed spaces (hacklab setup with alt/DIY media intros/hands-on stuff) - suggest something! We imagine talks and discussions about things like: *technology and social organisation, such as novel =E2=80=9Cmanagement=E2= =80=9D and organisation within free software projects or hacklabs, as well as DIY media *freedom of information & communication and related social, political, or cultural movements *digital divides and tribal connections * nanotechnology and genetic modification: resistance and/or democratisation? * sustainable/renewable/alternative (hippie) technologies * anarchism, cryptography, privacy and identity in cyberspace *free hardware? *the EU Software Patent Directive (swpat.ffii.org) as enclosure *feminism and information technology *primitivism (as a technology?) *organic composition in music and elsewhere? *psychedelic technologies Additionally, we hope to create spaces for hands-on workshops, get in touch if you have skills to share: *how to use Free Software for everyday purposes, like emailing (Thunderbird, Evolution), web surfing (Firefox), text writing (OpenOffice.org) and photo manipulations (GIMP) etc. *installation of GNU/Linux operating systems (to =E2=80=9Cdual-boot=E2=80= =9D with or to replace M$ Windows) *using the command line interface: the basics *learning (to write) code: from sys-admin scripts to wherever your skills may take you *system security, privacy, encryption, set up a =E2=80=9Csafe=E2=80=9D co= mputer network _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann