Just incase someone was interested...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Koen Martens</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gmc@ohm2013.org">gmc@ohm2013.org</a>></span><br>
Date: 25 November 2012 19:42<br>Subject: [OHM2013] Call for participation<br>To: <a href="mailto:news@lists.ohm2013.org">news@lists.ohm2013.org</a><br><br><br><br>
OHM2013 Call for Participation<br>
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July 31 to August 4, 2013 – Geestmerambacht, The Netherlands<br>
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See <a href="https://gis.ohm2013.org" target="_blank">https://gis.ohm2013.org</a>, <a href="http://osm.org/go/0E59AxSEh-" target="_blank">http://osm.org/go/0E59AxSEh-</a> or<br>
<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/8SmBU" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/8SmBU</a><br>
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PLEASE CIRCULATE FREELY:<br>
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About OHM2013<br>
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OHM2013 – Observe. Hack. Make. is a 5-day international outdoor technology and<br>
security conference. OHM2013 is currently requesting proposals for content.<br>
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A motley bunch of around 3000 hackers, free-thinkers, philosophers, activists,<br>
geeks, scientists, artists, creative minds and others will convene from all<br>
over the world for this informal meeting of minds to contemplate, reflect,<br>
share, criticize, look ahead, code, build, and more.<br>
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An otherwise unassuming stretch of land, just 30km (20mi) North of Amsterdam,<br>
will be transformed into a colourful oasis of light providing a backdrop for<br>
this unique event. It is an immersive experience, with an emphasis on<br>
interaction.<br>
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The four-yearly Dutch hacker camps provide a very open, friendly and relaxed<br>
atmosphere, with a high level of knowledge. The campsite is buzzing with<br>
energy, ideas and projects, not least because people from various backgrounds<br>
are interacting. It is a non-commercial community event where every visitor is<br>
also a volunteer.<br>
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Background<br>
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OHM 2013 is the 7th edition in this line of events. The seed for these events<br>
sprouted in the late 80’s hacker community embodied by ‘Hippies from Hell’ and<br>
the journal for techno-anarchists ‘Hack-tic’.<br>
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In 1989 the Galactic Hacker Party was held at Paradiso, a public forum in<br>
Amsterdam. This indoor event brought together pioneers at the frontiers of the<br>
internet to revel in the upcoming revolution, but also to be critical of the<br>
power structures governing the then infant internet and its impact on society.<br>
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In 1993, four years later, Hacking at the End of the Universe was the first<br>
open-air event in the series. Several hundred hackers set up camp in the<br>
outdoors. While the internet was still not something many people had at home,<br>
the whole campsite was already connected.<br>
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The landscape has changed much since 1989. New trends raise questions of<br>
security, governance, sustainability and identity. The notion of hacking – to<br>
use something in a creative way, not thought of when it was first invented –<br>
has long spread to fields outside of Information Technology. The concepts of<br>
open source and open standards are now commonplace.<br>
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At the same time, society is more and more dependent on technology. Blind faith<br>
in ICT in particular leads to erosion of democratic principles and human<br>
rights. Society increasingly depends on hackers to act as its conscience on<br>
these matters.<br>
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Now nearly every household has a connection to the internet, it is also<br>
becoming a conduit for click-to-manufacture designs. Hackers expand their focus<br>
towards “manufacturing at home” collaboration projects using home-built 3D<br>
printers, CNC-machines and laser cutters. A necessity as current economic<br>
models are collapsing, both on the macro as well as the micro scale. The<br>
post-industrial global society is on the verge of depleting both its financial<br>
capital as well as its natural resources. Logistic chains feeding the factories<br>
that produce all our gadgets and even our food span multiple continents.<br>
Despite the global scale, those chains are fragile. When energy is becoming<br>
sparse, the global transport routes will fail to be economically feasible.<br>
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Hackers can apply their critical curiosity and creativity to bring about<br>
methods to cope with the upcoming changes. By building, for example, resilient<br>
means of electronic communication to ease the transition to an era where cheap<br>
Chinese gadgets and Japanese electronics can no longer be taken for granted and<br>
by arming society against authorities taking mobile telephony and the internet<br>
offline in times of crisis. But perhaps even more important is going back to<br>
the basics of production itself. Traditional crafts may become a matter of<br>
survival when factories sourcing raw materials from far away are a thing of the<br>
past.<br>
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Content matter(s)<br>
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The scope of this call for participation is not limited to the form of<br>
traditional lectures. Specifically requested are workshops (either bound in<br>
time or continuously running), presentations / demonstrations, films,<br>
performances engaging the audience and even art installations.<br>
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Topics may include, but are certainly not limited to the following fields:<br>
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- Security Attacks: Malware, A.P.T., SCADA, Mobile Security, Social Engineering,<br>
Russian Cyber Crime, etc.<br>
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- Defense: (Post-) (Quantum) Crypto, Responsible Disclosure, Emergency Response,<br>
Warfare in the Virtual Domain, etc.<br>
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- Hardware: Hacking, Making, Electronics, Welding, Blacksmithing, gnireenignE<br>
esreveR, Lock Picking, A/V hacking, etc.<br>
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- Software: Programming, Neural Networks / A.I., Standards, F.O.S.S., Browser<br>
hacking, Demo’s, etc.<br>
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- Networks / Telecommunication: Internet, Alternative networks, GSM, Cloud<br>
Hacking, Journalism, Radio/TV/Media, Big Data, Quantum entanglement &<br>
teleportation, etc.<br>
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- Privacy: T.O.R., Darknets, Certificate Authorities, Alternative Identities,<br>
Post Privacy, etc.<br>
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- Legal: Hacker Ethics, Forensics, Law Enforcement, D.R.M., Software Patents,<br>
etc.<br>
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- Science / Research: DIY Space Flight, Bio-tech, DNA, Energy, Particle Physics,<br>
Sustainability, Nano-technology, Bionics, Robots, Swarms, Exo-skeletons,<br>
Quantum computing, etc.<br>
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- People & Society: Censorship, Politics, Future Visions, New Economic & Monetary<br>
Models, Life Hacking, Fair Globalization, Communities/Hackerspaces, Psychology,<br>
Mental Disorders, Ethical Norms, Trans-humanism, Body Hacking, Mind Reading<br>
Hardware, etc.<br>
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- Rebooting civilization: Preserving (Technological) Knowledge, Artisan Crafts,<br>
Decentralised Technologies for food/energy/housing/security, Practical<br>
Steampunk, etc.<br>
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- Art: Topology, Folding, Fractals, Demo Scene, Wearable Electronics, Circuit<br>
Bending, Video Art, Pyrotechnics, etc.<br>
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- Phun: Food Hacking, Car Hacking, Meditation, Medication, Art, Anecdotes, Retro<br>
Gaming, Entertainment, etc.<br>
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Again, these ideas are by no means restrictive. Any content that might interest<br>
the audience of technophiles at OHM2013 is welcome. Surprise and inspire the<br>
world!<br>
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Content for kids<br>
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At previous events, activities for children were organised by parents on an<br>
ad-hoc basis – OHM2013 strives to bring content specifically aimed at children<br>
and adolescents. Initiatives targeting this new generation of hackers are<br>
encouraged. Not only ‘hacky’ crafts and games, but also introductions to more<br>
advanced topics, like the complexities of the internet, privacy, programming,<br>
security, et cetera are to be expected.<br>
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Submitting content<br>
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Help make OHM2013 become the exciting, inspiring and awesome community-driven<br>
event everyone is looking forward to. Submit your content now!<br>
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Also, if you know of someone whom you think should be present at OHM2013, ask<br>
them to submit an abstract.<br>
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Submissions can be entered through the OHM2013 content submission website:<br>
<a href="https://cfp.ohm2013.org/" target="_blank">https://cfp.ohm2013.org/</a><br>
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The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2013.<br>
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All proposals will be reviewed. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be<br>
sent out before April 30, 2013.<br>
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The program will be made available incrementally starting May 1, 2013.<br>
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