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== http://OFF.NETWORK Content Hackathon == | == http://OFF.NETWORK Content Hackathon == | ||
Four ''full'' days of hacking Aug 14, 15, 16, 17 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam,_New_York Potsdam, NY], right after | What is it? Four ''full'' days of hacking Aug 14, 15, 16, 17 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam,_New_York Potsdam, NY], right after Wikipedia's annual conference in nearby Montreal, towards the "offlining" aims [[#Agenda|outlined below]]! We are graciously being hosted by the State University of New York at Potsdam ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Potsdam SUNY Potsdam]). This will be similar to Kiwix's [[Hackathon_Wikimania_2016|Wikimania 2016 Hackathon]] in Esino Lario, Italy and the [[Hackathon_Spring_2017|Spring 2017 Hackathon]] in Lyon, France but with more '''"meducational"''' packagers/implementers represented (Internet-in-a-Box, diverse medical/health publishers, in addition to Wikipedia technical architects etc!) | ||
KEYWORDS: alternative publishing, offline cloud, developing world education, medical health informatics, web scraping, Sneakernet, mesh networking, peer-to-peer file sharing, peer production, mass collaboration, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, ZIM files, zines, Samizdat, community publishing, library rights, creative commons, copyright, copyleft, open access, free press, freedom of speech, FOIA, DRM, intellectual property, fair use, hacktivism, underground press, citizen journalism, civic resilience, grassroots democracy. | KEYWORDS: alternative publishing, offline cloud, developing world education, medical health informatics, web scraping, Sneakernet, mesh networking, peer-to-peer file sharing, peer production, mass collaboration, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, ZIM files, zines, Samizdat, community publishing, library rights, creative commons, copyright, copyleft, open access, free press, freedom of speech, FOIA, CDN, CMS, DRM, intellectual property, fair use, hacktivism, underground press, citizen journalism, civic resilience, grassroots democracy. | ||
'''We ask that everyone spend all 5 nights in Potsdam, NY, immediately following [https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme Wikimania 2017] in Montreal (Wikimania is Aug 9-13 2017) so that each and all of our 4 hack days and evening hospitality plans are relaxed & productive! In short: [[#Transportation|arrive in Potsdam, NY late Sunday Aug 13, and leave Potsdam, NY Friday Aug 18 (2+ hour drive to Montreal's airport).]] | '''We welcome backend engineers as well as UX designers, content matter experts as well as experienced open access publishers. We just ask that everyone spend all 5 nights in Potsdam, NY, immediately following [https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme Wikimania 2017] in Montreal (Wikimania is Aug 9-13 2017) so that each and all of our 4 hack days and evening hospitality plans are relaxed & productive! In short: [[#Transportation|arrive in Potsdam, NY late Sunday Aug 13, and leave Potsdam, NY Friday Aug 18 (2+ hour drive to Montreal's airport).]] | ||
Your departing flight should leave Friday afternoon or evening (Aug 18) from Montreal's airport (YUL). <u>Flights departing morning will generally NOT be possible, given the van/vehicle's 2+ hour drive from Potsdam to Montreal's airport, with delays being common while entering Canada by road!</u> | Your departing flight should leave Friday afternoon or evening (Aug 18) from Montreal's airport (YUL). <u>Flights departing morning will generally NOT be possible, given the van/vehicle's 2+ hour drive from Potsdam to Montreal's airport, with delays being common while entering Canada by road!</u> | ||