BarnCamp 2011 Workshop Proposals

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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.

Low/Non-Tech

Wool Technology

Proposed by
Juley
Number of people
Duration
Required space
Facilities
Description