Our Networks 2024: Does not (cloud) compute
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).