Amazing event ahead! -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Battlemesh] Battlemesh v13 Virtual Global Editions -- 14-15 November 2020 (Battlemesh Digest, Vol 126, Issue 5) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 10:25:02 +0100 From: Filipe Borges Teixeira <filipebteixeira(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: battlemesh(a)ml.ninux.org To: Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlemesh(a)ml.ninux.org> Dear mesh enthusiasts, We can now officially announce it, Wireless Battle of the Mesh is going virtual! According to the poll [1], WBMv13 will take place between 14th and 15th November 2020! After some months of reconsideration, we have concluded that it would be kinda difficult to do the WBMv13 in person this year :..( But our mission can't be shutdown by a mere 7.5 kilobytes of RNA - there will be a dedicated mesh developer/community event in 2020! The rough idea, for now, is to put together a schedule of around 10 interesting presentations, via BigBlueButton (streamcopied to Peertube/YouTube) and a set of topic-based rooms on a voice chat server (mumble). For now, things are still flexible - we can change this model according to the expected number of participants. We could also use this event to try running distributed experiments. Please SPREAD this link (or the announcement text below this email) wide and far: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13/Announcement Your help is appreciated :) + info is being updated at the WBMv13 wiki at https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13 We are looking forward to meeting the whole community in November! All the best, The WBMv13 "Virtual Global Edition" orga team [1] https://framadate.org/oqWwMrU4EKJdy1Sl ========================================================== The Wireless Battle Mesh v13 Virtual Global Edition 14th - 15h of Nov 2020, Anywhere on Earth ========================================================== The upcoming 'Wireless Battle of the Mesh' event will take place from Sat 14th - Sun 15th of November, in a virtual room. The event aims to bring together people from across the globe who are interested in community networks, including wireless mesh network technologies, fiber infrastructure, Do-It-Yourself Internet Service Providers, OpenWrt community, and more generally how to create and maintain a thriving community of people involved in building their own networks. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be a full virtual event. We envision 2 days of expert presentations, workshops, and fruitful discussions: whether you are a mesh networking enthusiast, community networking activist, protocol developer, or have an interest in networking in general, come and join us! Continuously updated information about the event: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13 Location ======== The links to the virtual rooms will be available on the wiki at https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13 Registration ============ The event is *free of charge* and registration is optional - but it would be nice to have an idea of the number of participants, to be able to plan the infrastructure. To register, please fill in your name on the wiki at http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13/Participants If you have any trouble, send us an e-mail at v13 at battlemesh.org Call for talks / workshops ====================== We invite participants to propose workshops, talks, or other events. We welcome contributions that broadly address the question of community networks from any of several perspectives: technical, organizational, economical, regulatory, juridical. Example topics: Wireless Community Networks Community Networks that deploy Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks TV white space as a precious network resource (radio spectrum) Free hardware and free software for Community Networks How to organize a durable community structure? How to involve non-technical people? To "digital stewardship" and beyond? How to disseminate the spirit of community networks, knowledge etc? Connecting rural areas: challenges and solutions Public fiber networks: architecture, funding, private actors involved, oversight Internet of Things (IoT) networks and their impact on society How to take advantage of a community network in ways otherwise not possible? What are the applications? OpenWrt features, existing or upcoming OpenWrt community Technologies that work during the COVID-19 and that are friendly for community networks Deadline for submitting a proposal: 30th October. To submit a proposal, please add it to the wiki at http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13/Talk_proposals or send us an email (v13 at battlemesh.org) with the template below. All information you give us will be made publicly available in the schedule unless explicitly specified otherwise. ######## Subject: Event proposal [e.g. conference, workshop, panel discussion, ...] Name and/or nick Optional affiliation: community, country, employer... Event title Type of event [talk / workshop / workshop / panel discussion / other] Duration [5 min, 25 min or 55 min for talks, anything you want otherwise] Preferred date / constraint Summary (about 200 words) ######## The Local Organization Team =========================== The virtual local team is composed of Albert, Filipe, Hauke, Marek, Paul, and Pedro Contact ======= * Web: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13 * Contact email: v13 at battlemesh.org * Mailing list: https://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/battlemesh * IRC: irc.freenode.net #battlemesh * Twitter: https://twitter.com/battlemesh/ * Mastodon: https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@battlemesh13 @battlemesh@toot.auilenet.fr Spread the Word =============== Please help us spreading the word by forwarding this announcement to all lists and people that might be interested. Blogging about it is also very appreciated, and if you do so, please add a ping-back to the wiki page: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV13