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== Power==
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We are estimating that the space will consume between 200 and 800 watts of power during the whole time.
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Media]] - Be The Media, general plan and infrastructure
  
That means 200 watts at minimum times running the satellite conx, some wifi, and a couple of laptops for newswire or for the media team in a kind of back office set-up.  And 800 watts on a day of action with lots of public access and lots of people editing and uploading and newswiring.
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Money]] - Budget and spending
  
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Power]] - Power requirements and issues
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!Provider
 
!Type/set-up
 
!Max hours @ 200w
 
!Max hours @ 800w
 
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|Sat Van built-in
 
|12volts x 220Ah, 2 x 85w panels
 
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|Ben
 
|6 x 100Ah 12v batteries, 2 x 80w pv, 2 x 30w pv, 4 x 10w pv, 20amp pv regulator, 600w cont invertor, 300w cont invertor, wind turbine 200w@6m/s plus dump regulator, 
 
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|-|Ray-Mundo
 
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|Sam
 
  
|UNTESTED - Brand new rig, Batteries in a slightly unknown state. 24v/ 240v x 2000ah. 340w panels. 1kw wind turbine. Inverter rated 3kw.
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Policy]] - Camp media policy issues and guidelines
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== Workshops==
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Website]] - Camp website and onsite server
  
Workshops can be run daily from the media space at the camp.  Days of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and/or 9th August.
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Telephony]] - Comms, telephony and ideas
  
Please put your availability in dates when you are putting down details of workshops. Also please only put down workshops that are confirmed when you know for sure that you or the person leading the workshop can definately do them.
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Radio]] - The Camp Radio Project
  
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* [[Camp_for_Climate_Action_2008_Extras]] - Ideas and To Do Lists
  
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= Background - history and now =
  
'''Workshop Times'''
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In previous years the alt media provision was not a climate camp working group at all but simply a bunch of people pitching in under the indymedia 'brand' and quite disconnected from camp process.
  
* 4th Monday 11 am: Security, privacy and encryption.
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After the first climate camp at Drax, elements of indymedia complained of feeling like they were treated like service providers and that people weren't taking on the whole "don't hate the media - be the media" ethos [https://docs.indymedia.org/pub/Local/ImcUkAtClimateCamp/MaquiIMCtextsmall.pdf] (https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352449.html). Others were concerned that indymedia coverage focused on the conflict and spectacle in the same way as the mainstream coverage and rather than documenting all the amazing work that went in to the camp or the issues raised in the workshops. The following year more effort went into covering those aspects [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378480.html?c=on#c179106][http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378693.html][http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378306.html] (and saw the creation of the camp photo pool) but the alt media provision remained very disconnected from other elements of the camp despite a little bit more involvement from indymedia in camp gatherings and other processes.  
* 5th Tuesday 11 am: 12 volt workshop
 
* 6th Wednesday 11 am: Free Space
 
* 7th Thursday 11 am: Digital Photography Workshop
 
* 8th Friday 11am: Putting your Media online and explore alt.media Distribution Channels
 
  
'''Proposed Workshops'''
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This year things have changed quite a bit - and not at all. The camp media(circus)team (which was previously part of the networking working group) is now a working group in its own right and consists of not just the media team but also the alt media provision - this time operating under the banner 'be the media'. Bringing it together should aid communication and the efficient flow of information with less duplication of effort and running back and forth.
  
'''Security, privacy and encryption'''
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''(Speaking of working under the banner 'be the media', the huge banner used at the big green gathering last year is available. [[http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2007/08/377650.jpg photo]] It needs collecting from the chiswick area of west london or it will go up to manchester and can come back down with the manchester neighborhood)
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Facilitator: Mike Harris
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== Previous media provision at similar events ==
  
Length: 60-90 mins
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* [http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/FieldIMCHowTo Stirling Indymedia - Field IMC at Horizon Ecovillage during G8 protests]
 
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* [http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUkG8TechReview Edinburgh Media Centre Tech during G8 protests]
Description: a workshop to cover concepts such as computer security, logins, passwords, mailing lists, wikis and forums, what is and isn't private, how to encrypt your data using GNU Privacy Guard (GPG), secure connections using ssh and SSL. Will focus on Linux, but also consider Windows and Mac.
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* [http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/BcnHOWTOMediaCenter Indymedia: HOWTO Mount a Media Centre]
 
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* [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352449.html Indymedia at the Camp for Climate Action 2006: Report & Personal View]
'''Taking, editing & publishing better direct action photographs.'''
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* [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378427.html Indymedia centre at Climate Camp (Sipson 2007)]
 
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* [http://www.escapegoat.org/2007/9/22/noborders-indymedia-center-tech-review No Borders Mobile tech set up]
Facilitator: John Kriptic
 
 
 
Length 2 hours
 
 
 
Description: Improving the quality of DA pics for Indymedia & other DIY sites & publications. How pics of even tame actions can, with more thought to composition, viewpoint, framing & technical camera knowledge can be turned into interesting & dynamic pics, avoiding common faults. Many examples of good & bad pics.
 
 
 
'''Putting your Camcorder video online - a basic guide'''
 
 
 
Faciliator: mickfuzz
 
 
 
Length: 60 mins
 
 
 
Description: A short guide to capturing and getting your video online. Using Avidemux and other appropriate capturing tools.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Creating a Video Channel'''
 
 
 
Faciliator: mickfuzz
 
 
 
Length: 45 mins
 
 
 
Description: A short guide to distributing your video work with a Video podcast. Looking at the Miro player and Channel guide, RSS2 (with enclosures), Wordpress.com, Blip.tv, and Archive.org. We'll look at these free online resources and talk about strategy for getting video work more audience.
 
 
 
'''12 volt and renewables workshop/walkabout'''
 
 
 
Facilitator: Ray-Mundo
 
 
 
Length: 1 hour approx
 
 
 
Description: Ray will talk about solar panels, wind generators, different types of batteries, accessories, strategies for getting the charge-storage-usage equation right (e.g. how many panels, how many batteries, how much supply for how long). This workshop may well involve a short introduction at the Be The Media tent followed by a walkaround site to look at the various installations from a practical viewpoint.
 
 
 
==Space==
 
 
 
Currently we have access to two 6m x 4m tents that could be buttressed together with some form of guttering kit. We are looking at obtaining a 10m x 10m space for the event.
 
 
 
For the Be The Media / Media space, we were hoping to have a single public space, sufficient the following to be inside (this is just an idea here, not actual consensus):
 
 
 
* public internet space
 
* photo/video/news desk for grass roots media groups
 
* contact point for camp media
 
* meeting space / daily news papers
 
 
 
To do this, we discussed that a marquee about 30' by 30' or 20' x 40' in size would be ideal.
 
 
 
Then one of those party tents that is 6m x 4m and which we used last year and was thinking of putting this up effectively behind the main tent to use as the 'back stage', private area for media meetings, interviews, and escaping.
 
 
 
At the end of the day if it's really not possible to get a big enough marquee, we could go back to using two tents again, not ideal, but not the end of the world I think.
 
 
 
==CCA Web portal==
 
 
 
The CCA web portal will be served out on site from a web server running on the BW LTSP server laptop.  It should contain the following information skinned to match the CCA website itself:
 
 
 
* Indymedia UK newswire CCA 2008 feed
 
* Feed of recent photos from the camp
 
* Feed of recent videos from the camp
 
* Usual set of useful links: CCA website, Indymedia UK, BW, other IMC sites and portals relating to climate change etc.
 
* Google search box
 
* Important camp information feed
 
* Camp press releases
 
* Lastest share price ticker of E.ON
 
 
 
[http://ir1.euroinvestor.com/irstaticcharts/eon_xetra.png]
 
 
 
== Comms ==
 
 
 
= public phone lines =
 
 
 
== Info line number ==
 
Mostly used in early days with recorded info such as directions to camp, shuttle bus locations and times, tide info etc. It is unlikely that this would be updated much as the sms systems are better for dynamic up-to-date info. Additionally there would also be the option to be forwarded from this number to the others mentioned below.
 
 
 
The caller would pay their standard call rate for making these calls. There would be no cost incurred by the camp.
 
 
 
== Press enquires number ==
 
For mainstream media press enquires which forward to the mobiles of the media team. It will allow multiple simultaneous incoming calls to the single number and ring whichever phones are not already engaged, one of which will hopefully be answered.
 
 
 
Ideally, the number would be a premium rate number so that the caller (the corporate media) cover the cost of forwarding the call and the camp doesn't pick up any of the cost.
 
 
 
== Reporting line number ==
 
Used by activists in the field to report or update on actions/incidents. This incoming info is used by alt media coverage, sms alerts and keeping the media team informed etc. Callers have the option to leave a recorded message for publication on indymedia and use by the radio team etc. ie. audio reports/interviews. Callers may also hop across to the options provided by the info line. Additionally there would be the option to be forwarded to the legal support number for reporting arrests etc.
 
 
 
The caller would pay their standard call rate for making these calls. Any calls forwarded to mobile phones would incur call charges to the camp amounting to roughly 10 pence per minute.
 
 
 
= open SMS alerts =
 
(using twitter.com)
 
 
 
== camp bulletins ==
 
 
 
People sign up to this to receive bulletins relating to on site news such as changes to programme, emergency meetings, call outs for volunteers by working groups, etc.
 
 
 
== action alerts ==
 
 
 
People sign up to this to receive bulletins about actions / incidents taking place (mostly) outside of the camp. It would be useful to anyone needing to stay informed about the big picture during actions days, be it people on the media team, legal support, journalists, or anyone else to whom up-to-date information would be useful or desirable.
 
 
 
= working group sms systems =
 
(probably using twitter)
 
 
 
== legal support ==
 
An sms group for the legal support team which would enable them to effectively contact each other with things like requests for help/replacements etc.
 
 
 
== media team ==
 
An sms group for the media team which would enable them to effectively contact each other with things like requests for somebody to speak to a camera crew at the main gate for example.
 
 
 
== police liaison ==
 
An sms group for the police liaison team which would enable them to effectively contact each other with things like requests for liaison at an emerging confrontation/incident.
 
 
 
= On site phone system =
 
 
 
A system of hard wired phones will be installed in key spaces to compliment the onsite two way radio system. This will consist of phone extensions located in key central infrastructure spaces; comms, the gate, media space, legal support, and the site office etc Use of this system will reduce clutter and traffic on the two way radio which means less stuff for the cops to listen with and less crap the people with radios need to listen to which is irrelevant to them.
 
 
 
There are no costs involved in using the on site radio unless we choose to provide facilities to dial an outside line in which case calls would be the same as whatever the cheapest pay as you go mobile phone tariff available.
 
 
 
==Other Resources==
 
 
 
* [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2008/climatecamp/ Indymedia UK Climate Camp 2008 newswire]
 
* [[Camp for Climate Action 2008 News Links]]
 

Latest revision as of 13:56, 23 July 2008

Pages now broken up into other pages:

Background - history and now

In previous years the alt media provision was not a climate camp working group at all but simply a bunch of people pitching in under the indymedia 'brand' and quite disconnected from camp process.

After the first climate camp at Drax, elements of indymedia complained of feeling like they were treated like service providers and that people weren't taking on the whole "don't hate the media - be the media" ethos [1] (https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352449.html). Others were concerned that indymedia coverage focused on the conflict and spectacle in the same way as the mainstream coverage and rather than documenting all the amazing work that went in to the camp or the issues raised in the workshops. The following year more effort went into covering those aspects [2][3][4] (and saw the creation of the camp photo pool) but the alt media provision remained very disconnected from other elements of the camp despite a little bit more involvement from indymedia in camp gatherings and other processes.

This year things have changed quite a bit - and not at all. The camp media(circus)team (which was previously part of the networking working group) is now a working group in its own right and consists of not just the media team but also the alt media provision - this time operating under the banner 'be the media'. Bringing it together should aid communication and the efficient flow of information with less duplication of effort and running back and forth.

(Speaking of working under the banner 'be the media', the huge banner used at the big green gathering last year is available. [photo] It needs collecting from the chiswick area of west london or it will go up to manchester and can come back down with the manchester neighborhood)

Previous media provision at similar events