Difference between revisions of "BarnCamp 2011 Workshop Proposals"
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;Description: say something about your workshop in this space, write as much or as little as you like at this present time. | ;Description: say something about your workshop in this space, write as much or as little as you like at this present time. | ||
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| + | ==How to run your own activist radio station== | ||
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| + | ;Proposed by: adeladye | ||
| + | ;Number of people: 5-15 | ||
| + | ;Duration: 60-90 mins (90 required for good practical) | ||
| + | ;Required space: indoor | ||
| + | ;Facilities: projector, audio mixer, microphones, computer | ||
| + | ;Description: this workshop will look at how to set up and run a small internet radio station using low-cost off-the-shelf equipment and free software. It will look at what audio kit to have, how to use a simple audio mixer, microphones and techniques, different types of audio connectors, headphones, compressors and what help they can be, the pros and cons of external vs internal sound cards, software for streaming running under Linux/FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Windows, and the Icecast streaming server. It will also introduce several streaming platform projects (such as [http://giss.tv G.I.S.S]) and look at how existing radio projects operate. | ||
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==Email accounts & lists - non-corporate options== | ==Email accounts & lists - non-corporate options== | ||
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Revision as of 19:45, 14 October 2010
This page is for adding workshop proposal for future BarnCamp-style events and will most likely be used to develop the workshops to be run during BarnCamp 2011.
Template
Copy and use the following template to describe your workshop idea:
Title of Workshop
- Proposed by
- put your name or alias here
- Number of people
- put min and max here, e.g. 5-20
- Duration
- put time in minutes, e.g. 90 mins
- Required space
- e.g. indoor, outdoor, field, barn, river
- Facilities
- say whether you need computers, a projector, a sledge hammer, etc.
- Description
- say something about your workshop in this space, write as much or as little as you like at this present time.
Audio, video & media
How to run your own activist radio station
- Proposed by
- adeladye
- Number of people
- 5-15
- Duration
- 60-90 mins (90 required for good practical)
- Required space
- indoor
- Facilities
- projector, audio mixer, microphones, computer
- Description
- this workshop will look at how to set up and run a small internet radio station using low-cost off-the-shelf equipment and free software. It will look at what audio kit to have, how to use a simple audio mixer, microphones and techniques, different types of audio connectors, headphones, compressors and what help they can be, the pros and cons of external vs internal sound cards, software for streaming running under Linux/FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Windows, and the Icecast streaming server. It will also introduce several streaming platform projects (such as G.I.S.S) and look at how existing radio projects operate.
Other tech
Email accounts & lists - non-corporate options
- Proposed by
- penguin
- Number of people
- 5-20
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Required space
- indoor
- Facilities
- projector
- Description
- Why and how to use activists providers instead of Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. Vague agenda is
1) What's wrong with corporate providers? 2) What are the alternatives? 3) How to set up email accounts and lists on non-corporate providers. 4) Social (i.e. non-tech) considerations in setting up & managing email lists.
Low/Non-Tech
Wool Technology
- Proposed by
- Juley
- Number of people
- Duration
- Required space
- Facilities
- Description