BarnCamp is a low-cost rural DIY skillsharing event open to everyone, including UK activists, campaigners, people involved in social and community groups, and anybody else with an interest in technology and how to subvert it to put it to good use. All skill levels are invited and we promise that workshops are not too geeky due to our infamous nerd gag (though sometimes things slip under the radar).

BarnCamp 2015 last took place on the 19th, 20th and 21st June. The next event will be in June 2017 For more info, visit the web site.

BarnCamp 2015 low-down

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Dates: Fri 19th, Sat 20th and Sun 21st June 2015
(staying on site available between 17th to 22nd, production crew from Wednesday 17th)
Venue and how to get there: BarnCamp is at Highbury Farm, Redbrook, Monmouth, NP25 4LX in the Lower Wye Valley. Visit this page for details of how to get there. For finding lift-shares you this Riseup Pad
Cost: £40 (on the gate), £35 (in advance if you pay book and pay before 15th June 2015), concessions available upon request and via pre-booking - go here to register and find out how to pay.
Camping: four nights camping included
Food: breakfast, lunch and dinner from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon included (9 meals). Food is primarily vegan with some dairy as optional extras. Highbury Farm is a vegetarian farm and the owners request that meat is not brought or cooked on site. There are two pubs in the village for those who really can't cope.
Booking: Register to come and find out how to pay at the BarnCamp on-line booking web site.
Contact: If you're coming, then check out the BarnCamp 2015 Contact page for useful contact information.
Access: buses from Chepstow and Monmouth, parking in Redbrook village, and on-site for live-in vehicles, hiking. Lots more information on our page about Highbury Farm.
Excitement Factor: High
Value-for-Money: High
Workshops: Top Notch. Go here for more info on workshops and please add your notes here.
Planning: To get involved in planning and organising drop us an email at barncamp2015 [at] hacktionlab [dot] order. We're looking for site crew, facilitators, meeters and greeters, kitchen help, ents organisations and performers
Views: marvellous

BarnCamp 2015 Programme

More in-depth details and notes about the current proposed workshops can be found at BarnCamp 2015 ideas scratchpad page. Workshop planning for BarnCamp 2015 is organic and done on-site based on the current workshops proposed at this page . If you've got an idea for a workshop for BarnCamp 2015 drop us an email at barncamp2015 [at] hacktionlab [dot] org.

Wednesday 17th June

Forward crew arrive on site and begin to set site up. Get involved in the set-up by turning up early. This page details the task ahead.

Thursday 18th June

Continue setting site up.
Arrive in the afternoon/evening (see getting to Highbury Farm) for evening meal and campfire gathering and plenary. The bar will also be open.
9pm - Evening Plenary
Campfire

Friday 19th June

09.30-10.30 breakfast
10.30-11.00 morning plenary
11.15-13.30 workshops
13.30-14.45 lunch
15.00-19.00 workshops
19.30-21.00 dinner
22.00 evening film screenings and more time around the camp fire.

Saturday 20th June

09.30-10.30 breakfast
10.30-11.00 morning plenary
11.15-13.30 workshops
13.30-14.45 lunch
15.00-19.00 workshops
19.30-21.00 dinner
22.00-late party - open mic, DJs, films, camp fire, shananigans

Sunday 21st June

10.30-11.00 breakfast
11.00 morning circle
11.15-13.30 workshops
13.30-14.45 lunch
15.00-17.00 workshops
17.00 onwards taking down equipment and tents and finishing cider.

Monday 22nd June

Infrastructure crew: site take-down and leave (by around lunchtime)

Evolution of the Workshop Timetable

Because the schedule was constantly being improved, we've recorded what it looked like each day:

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Notes and other records

Please take notes and share them here

Here is the feedback we recorded

Here is the jargon we busted

Write-ups and blog posts about BarnCamp 2015

Pictures and video about BarnCamp 2015

Barncamp 2015 videos by Valentina Messeri
Barncamp 2015 pics by Ludwig Van Standard Lamp
A selection of ShamanicLaptopMassagePics from nor's Laptop Massage session.

Previous BarnCamps

There have been five BarnCamps so far:

BarnCamp 2013 - the fifth BarnCamp took place between 5 - 7 June 2013 in the Wye Valley. Check out the Barncamp 2013 Media Page to find out what happened. Here's some further documentation from the event:

BarnCamp 2013 organising : task list, includes equipment.
BarnCamp 2013 roles : review of roles ideally needed to run a BarnCamp.
BarnCamp 2013 ideas scratchpad : workshop proposals and other ideas used to get 2013's BarnCamp together.

BarnCamp 2011 - the fourth edition of our summer outing took place between 9 - 12 June 2011 in the Wye Valley. We built upon the success of the previous year, keeping the tech turned down, but also consolidating some of the new projects that hacktionlabbers are involved in, such as Be The Media and Network23.org. This year incorporated more off-grid technology with a repeat of the Wild Food Walk, a workshop of knot making and tools for open collaboration. Here's some photos from the event.

BarnCamp 2010 - the third edition of our summer outing took place between 11 - 13 June 2010 in the Wye Valley. Retitled BarnCamp we focused on a turning down the tech to make it an event accessible to all with workshops including how to forage for food, how to make a slingshot and the ubiquitous how to encrypt your life. Photos, video and audio from BarnCamp 2010.

BarnCamp 2009 took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border.

BarnCamp 2008 took place between 13 - 15 June 2008, click here to view a slide-show of photos from the weekend. There are more photos posted here (now missing) and this exciting short video too (also now missing).

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