[Battlemesh] Last call for participation - Wireless Battle of the Mesh v12 - 8-14 July, 2019 in Paris

Wed Jun 26 15:40:25 CEST 2019

Hi Battlemeshers,

We are less than 2 weeks for the v12 Wireless Battle of the Mesh, in Paris!

We have a very enthusiastic local team, a great venue and 50+ registered
participants so far from all around the globe. In order to organize
everything accordingly, we need your help: to register yourself the event
(you can choose not to appear on the website if you wish).

Registration is free and can be done easily [1]. Please check if your name
is on the participants' list [2]; if we've missed it, let us know. The
schedule is being finalized and looks very interesting already. You can
check the latest version here [3].

Please help us spread the word! See you in Paris!

Best Regards,
Filipe Teixeira

[1] https://www.battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV12#How_to_register
[2] https://www.battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV12/Participants
[3] https://www.battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV12#Talk_Schedule_and_Workshops

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The Wireless Battle Mesh v12
Building community networks for fun and non-profit
8th - 14th of July 2019, Paris, France
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The upcoming 'Wireless Battle of the Mesh' event will take place from
Mon 8th - Sun 14th of July in "Le 6B" in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

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 Access
Providers, and more generally how to create and maintain a thriving
community of people involved in building their own networks.

This year, we would like to expand the topics beyond wireless, with a
dual focus on fiber and community.

We envision 7 days full of expert presentations, practical workshops,
late-night hacking sessions, 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/BattleMeshV12

Location
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Our location for the main event is "Le 6B", 6-10 quai de Seine, 93200
Saint-Denis, France.

GPS: geo:48.93835,2.34259
Map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.93835&mlon=2.34259#map=18/48.93835/2.34259
Web: https://www.le6b.fr/

The location is at a 5-10 minutes walk from the "Saint-Denis" railway
station on the "RER D" line or "Train H",
easily accessible from the center of Paris. Make sure to buy a ticket
for "zone 3".

The closest airports are "Paris Charles de Gaulle" and "Paris Orly",
both 45 minutes away by public transportation.
Another option is the "Paris Beauvais" airport, located 2h15 away from
the event by public transportation.

Accommodation Offering
======================

For those of you who are looking for a convenient and low cost
accommodation option: we jave negotiated a special group reservation.
Please check our wiki or sign-up for the mailing list for further
details.

Registration
============

The event is *free of charge* and registration is optional - but it
makes the organisation much easier if you tell us in advance that you
plan to come.

To register, please send an email to v12 at battlemesh.org with the
following content:

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Subject: Registration

Name and/or Nick
Date of arrival / departure
Accommodation package: [Yes/No]
T-Shirt Size: [S/M/L/none, man/woman]
Other details you want to share: (e.g. community, country, URLs, twitter
or mastodon handle, dietary restrictions, ...)
Do you agree to appear on the public list of participants?
Are you applying for a travel scholarship? (see below)
########

We will then put your name (if you agree) on the public participants
list: http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV12/Participants

Travel Scholarships
===================

Thanks to our sponsors, we had the opportunity to provide some Travel
Scholarships to compensate the costs of a long distance flight to Paris
and back. If you want to apply,please explicitly tell us soin the
registration mail. We will then ask you to prepare a short video message
in which you are giving a brief introduction to yourself andyour interests.
Please also provide the location from which you will be coming from, and
an estimation of the travel costs (flight to Paris and back).

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, organisational, 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?

  * Local Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) as a common infrastructure

  * DNS as a common infrastructure?

To submit a proposal, send us an email (v12 at battlemesh.org) with the
template below.
All information you give us will be made publicly available in the
schedule, unless explicitely specified otherwise.

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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 / recurring workshop / panel discussion /
other]
Duration [30 min or 1h for talks, anything you want otherwise]
Frequency [for recurring event]
Preferred date / constraint
Any required equipment (other than a projector)

Summary (about 200 words)
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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/BattleMeshV12

The Local Organization Team
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Aube
Daniele
Baptiste
Vi

Contact
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* Web: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV12
* Contact email: v12 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/@battlemesh12
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