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Cover Image for Our Networks 2024: Does not (cloud) compute

Our Networks 2024: Does not (cloud) compute

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Drawing on practices of local-first , solar-powered servers , folk software , and permacomputing , Our Networks 2024 explores transitional technologies and forms of computing that break from always-on connectivity. Together we will investigate histories, tools, and approaches like these that allow us to reframe what computing could mean when the internet, and the cloud, are optional.

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Announced Presenters

Over the course of a day we will cover the past, present, and future with short keynote talks, workshops, and activities on the local network. Presenters include:

  • Lori Emerson, Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder / Director, Media Archaeology Lab will share work on other networks

  • Joni Schinkel, from Small File Media Festival will workshop approaches to small footprint web art

  • Indie Researcher Brooklyn Zelenka will talk to us about the present state of local-first computing

  • Michelle Kaczmarek from the Share Reuse Repair Initiative will lead a conversation into computing repair culture

  • Esther Jang from Seattle Community Network will talk about the possibilities of community-run cellular

View the program on our site. The conference has a Code of Conduct.

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LOCALHOST, July 20-28

Our friends at DWeb Vancouver are organizing a week of tech, media, & other explorations of how to create things we can
own together that will take place across the city leading up
to Our Networks.

Ticket holders can attend Vancouver Hack Day on Sunday July 28 for free (closer to the event you will receive a code to register).

Jul
28
LOCALHOST Vancouver Hack Day
Sun, Jul 28, 9:30 AM PDT
Location
312 Main St
Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2, Canada