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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]].
 
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]].
  
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We aim to keep half of the space for the weekend free so that people can turn up and arrange a workshop. This follows in the traditions of BarCamps and unconferences. However this is a hybrid event where there are also some planned workshops, this allows people time to prepare and lets other attendees know what kind of workshops are likely to happen.  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:10, 31 March 2011

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.

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We aim to keep half of the space for the weekend free so that people can turn up and arrange a workshop. This follows in the traditions of BarCamps and unconferences. However this is a hybrid event where there are also some planned workshops, this allows people time to prepare and lets other attendees know what kind of workshops are likely to happen.

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. 45 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.

Help! - would be great to talk to a aktivik person about this workshop.

TAILS

Proposed by
Ben Green
Number of people
0-40
Duration
15
Required space
indoor - poss laptops outdoors in the shade
Facilities
one computer with USB boot facility, a projector if lots of people want to see
Description
A look at the potential of the TAILS distribution - it goes on a USB key and doesn't tell anyone what you are doing: https://amnesia.boum.org/

Low/Non-Tech

Wool Technology

Proposed by
Juley
Number of people
Duration
Required space
Facilities
Description

Wild Food Walk

Proposed by
Ben Green
Number of people
40
Duration
120
Required space
40acres of woods and fields
Facilities
none
Description
I'm sure you can guess.