BarnCamp 2010

A Barn Camp in the beautiful Wye Valley from Thursday 11th till Sunday 14th June 2009.

Wye Valley, 11-13 June 2010*

The 3rd edition of our summer camp at Highbury Farm in the beautiful Wye valley taking place between the 11th and 13th June* and this year entitled BarnCamp, it'll feature two days of workshops, discussions and practical looking at how technology can be useful (and dangerous) for campaigners, community activists and general trouble makers. Come along if you are interested in...

• 12v power for beginners - running tech in the field, or from your vehicle
• Multimedia and music - Share how to Communicate messages and media in our peer to peer learning workshops
• Free software and security - ever wanted to communicate securely (come one everyone has a secret or two!)
• Food foraging, rocket stove and other outdoor-like workshops.
• Free Network Services - How communication can be more ethical and autonomous in the days of the Corporate information services

In the evening there will be both indoor and fireside entertainment, and plenty of time to meet people, and chill.

More details to are available on our organising website. http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab

There's about the (small) fee we need to run the event, you'll need to sign-up, there's info about transport, and what workshops to expect or how to offer a workshop in our Barn Camp knowledge extravaganza.

In the meantime, if you're interested in coming or getting involved in the running, Get in touch via our mailing list. http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab or email one of the organisers to book your place here --- email needed

What is a Barn Camp

Well we just made it up cos it sounds cool. But the name has it's roots in the Bar Camp concept. What is a Bar Camp - well go to barcamp.org and it'll tell you

• is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment.
• It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.

So, it's the same - only it's happening in a Barn - yes a real Barn - on a farm. No shit. Well apart from ... you know. Anyway the focus is on a healthy take on technology, a mix of computer, hardware and general fun in the sun workshops. If that sounds good then get in touch with one of the organisers on .. email needed.