[Scottish] Re: RICHAIR wireless workshop

[Kyle Gordon]

Hi, 

What effort have you made to involve local communities in this event? 

Regards 

Kyle 

Simon Yuill writes: 

> _RICHAIR wireless workshop_
> time: 2pm Monday 10th May, 2004
> venue: CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
> entrance: FREE (places limited) 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> In conjunction with RICHAIR2030's performance at MACHINISTA in Glasgow, 
> TAKE2030  will hold a freenetwork-DIY antenna workshop at Center for 
> Contemporary Arts (CCA) on Monday, May 10, 2pm-5pm. 
> 
> RICHAIR2030 calls for public participation in freenetwork movement -  its 
> ideas of open distributed wireless network and its DIY and open source 
> application in hardware and software construct. Recalling early days of 
> freenetworkers' handmade antenna building session, we will take the 
> opportunity of the workshop get together to review the current state of 
> freenetwork movement. In this time of Telecom's expansion of city hotspots 
> and the accessibility of inexpensive consumer wifi products, RICHAIR2030 
> calls for sustainable local  and self-organized network building - share 
> and consume, be engaged, be involved. 
> 
> We encourage your participation with your laptops and wifi cards. 
> 
> To learn more about freenetwork movement: 
> 
> http://www.consume.net
> http://www.freenetworks.org/
> http://www.free2air.org
> http://www.nycwireless.net
> http://wire.less.dk
> http://www.freifunk.net/ 
> 
> RICHAIR2030 is presented by TAKE2030.  http://richair.waag.org 
> 
> TAKE2030 is a Transmitenti media society that operates in Parallel Net 
> media scheme and shifts the social media mission into hypermedia playing 
> fields. 
> 
>  
> 
> To reserve a place contact the CCA ticket office: 0141 352 4900. 
> 
> Participation in the workshop is FREE, but places are limited to 12 
> people.  Places on the workshop can be reserved through the CCA ticket 
> office.  We ask that you do not reserve a place unless you are definitely 
> able to attend. 
> 
>  
> 
> The workshop is the first in the YOUR MACHINES series of workshops, 
> providing hands-on introductions to the kinds of creative work that can be 
> produced through open source technologies, ranging from wireless 
> networking to programming live audio-visual interactive works. Further 
> workshops will take place later this year. 
> 
> The workshops are organised by Simon Yuill, hosted and co-ordinated by 
> CCA, and supported by the Scottish Arts Council.  CCA is Glasgow's Centre 
> for Contemporary Arts, six flexible arts spaces presenting the very best 
> in contemporary visual art, performance, film, music, club nights and 
> more. 
> 
>  
> 
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> YOUR MACHINES
> http://www.yourmachines.org 
> 
> CCA
> http://www.cca-glasgow.com 
> 
> MACHINISTA
> http://www.machinista.org.uk
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> 
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