[Ninux-Wireless] Fwd: [FOSDEM] [CFP] Decentralized Internet & Privacy devroom

[Claudio Pisa]

Non so se hanno cambiato ma non ci sono ne' biglietti ne' registrazione
per FOSDEM :)

Clauz

On 10/17/2017 11:33 AM, Gio wrote:
> Io compro i biglietti al piu' presto ;)
> 
> On Tuesday, 17 October 2017 10:56:55 CEST Claudio Pisa wrote:
>> FYI
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: [FOSDEM] [CFP] Decentralized Internet & Privacy devroom
>> Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 15:28:26 +0200
>> From: Julien Rabier <jrabier a ilico.org>
>> To: fosdem a lists.fosdem.org
>>
>> Welcome to Decentralized Internet & Privacy at FOSDEM 2018
>> (Brussels, Belgium, February 4th).
>>
>> Open Source and Free Software initial promises were to empower individuals
>> when it came to computing. Three decades later, computing practices are
>> tightly coupled to the Internet ecosystem. PCs are less and less used
>> while smartphones are soaring and data is collected and stored on servers
>> on which we have very limited control as users. What happened to user's
>> freedom and privacy in the meantime? The outlook is not so great: we
>> have less and less control over our digital environment. Network neutrality
>> is heavily attacked and mainstream software products are usually proprietary
>> or run on servers we don't have control over. Modern technology has given
>> the powerful new abilities to eavesdrop and collect data on people - with
>> critical social and political consequences.
>>
>> FOSDEM is a free software event that offers free software communities a
>> place to meet, share ideas and collaborate. It is renown for being highly
>> developer- oriented and brings together 8000+ participants from all over
>> the world.  It is held in the city of Brussels (Belgium). In 2018, FOSDEM
>> will take place during the weekend of February 3rd-4th 2018. More details
>> about the event can be found at http://fosdem.org/.
>>
>> On Sunday, February 4th, the Decentralized Internet & Privacy devroom
>> will be a place for development teams to present the state of their project
>> and future directions, answer questions from the audience and followup in
>> the hacking rooms nearby afterwards.
>>
>>
>> Call For Participation
>> ======================
>>
>> There is a bright future ahead of us if we unite our efforts toward
>> decentralized services and Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD as defined by
>> EFF). This devroom welcomes all technical projects and initiatives, to
>> share their progress and inspire others.
>>
>> Presentation topics could include:
>>
>> Technologies and initiatives focused on decentralization:
>>
>> - Community-driven networks
>> - Community based around self-hosting or local hosting
>> - Self-hosting solutions
>> - Ethical hosting providers / alternatives to GAFAM (Google, Apple,
>> Facebook,  Amazon and Microsoft) - Decentralized / federated network
>> protocols and platforms
>> - Decentralized / distributed instant messaging, file sharing and content
>> storage
>>
>> Technologies and initiatives focused on privacy:
>>
>> - Anonymous overlay networks
>> - Whistleblower platforms
>> - Privacy oriented Operating Systems
>> - Infrastructure supporting anonymous browsing
>> - Operational security: how to minimize the amount of information someone
>> can  collect about you online and on the streets - Basic threat modeling:
>> what sort of paranoia do you realistically need tohave? - Steps to minimize
>> damage in the event of a breach
>>
>> Talks are expected to be technical as it is FOSDEM.
>>
>> ** Important dates
>>
>> - 26 Nov 2017:  submission deadline for talk proposals
>> - 15 Dec 2017:  announcement of the final schedule
>> -  4 Feb 2018:  Decentralized Internet & Privacy (Sunday)
>>
>> Talk proposals will be reviewed by a steering committee:
>> - heartsucker (SecureDrop // Freedom of the Press Foundation Volunteer)
>> - Loïc Dachary (SecureDrop // Artisan Logiciel Libre)
>> - Tristan Nitot (Cozy Cloud // Chief Product Officer)
>> - Julien Rabier (Ilico)
>> - Bram (YunoHost // Neutrinet)
>>
>> Use the FOSDEM 'pentabarf' tool to submit your proposal:
>> https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM18
>>
>> - If necessary, create a Pentabarf account and activate it.
>>  Please reuse your account from previous years if you have
>>  already created it.
>>
>> - In the "Person" section, provide First name, Last name
>>  (in the "General" tab), Email (in the "Contact" tab)
>>  and Bio ("Abstract" field in the "Description" tab).
>>
>> - Submit a proposal by clicking on "Create event".
>>
>> - Important! Select the "Decentralized Internet & Privacy" track
>>  (on the "General" tab).
>>
>> - Provide the title of your talk ("Event title" in the "General" tab).
>>
>> - Provide a description of the subject of the talk and the
>>  intended audience (in the "Abstract" field of the "Description" tab)
>>
>> - Provide a rough outline of the talk or goals of the session (a short
>>  list of bullet points covering topics that will be discussed) in the
>>  "Full description" field in the "Description" tab
>>
>> - Provide an expected length of your talk in the "Duration" field. Please
>>  count at least 10 minutes of discussion into your proposal.
>>
>> Suggested talk length is 20 minutes and 10 minutes for questions.
>>
>> Recording of talks
>> ==================
>>
>> The FOSDEM organizers plan to have live streaming and recording fully
>> working, both for remote/later viewing of talks, and so that people can
>> watch streams in the hallways when rooms are full. This requires speakers
>> to consent to being recorded and streamed. If you plan to be a speaker,
>> please understand that by doing so you implicitly give consent for your
>> talk to be recorded and streamed. The recordings will be published under
>> the same license as all FOSDEM content (CC-BY).
>>
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