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["Graham Burnett" <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>]

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From: "Jon@ or Marta" <jon@activedistribution.org>
To: <activeinterest@genspec.dsvr.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:36 PM
Subject: WTF.2 on Sat, 29th May @ 491 Gallery from 11am onwards


> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The Brief : http://wtfcon.org
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >The next WTF (WTF's The Future) will be taking place from:
> >
> > 11am, Saturday, 29th May (This Saturday!)
> >
> >WTF is an open space gathering/conference of the various
> >grassroots projects, people and organisations working
> >together to create the worlds we want.
> >
> >Including:
> >
> > social progressives, thinkers, doers, visionaries,
> > hackers, activists, artists, musicians, academics,
> >  scientists, professors, engineers, philosophers,
> > performers, anyone-who-is-doing-cool-projects.
> >
> >As an incentive to get up so early on a saturday morning,
> >we'll be serving everyone who arrives early with a free,
> >delicious meal.
> >
> >And, to top if off, after the conference, there'll be a
> >party-till-dawn with 6 live bands in the main gallery and
> >film screenings in the cinema next door!
> >
> >-/-
> >
> >WTF is based upon open space, and is thus self-organising
> >(everyone proposes sessions at the start of the day, and
> >people go to whichever ones they like), and pretty fun,
> >thanks to the law of 2 feet (which states that if you are
> >at any point, neither benefiting others nor yourself,
> >then, use your two 2 feet to get the hell out of there..)
> >
> >There'll be a virtual linkup through the web-chat (IRC)
> >with one wall dedicated to IRC projection; and wireless
> >(wi-fi) access; each session will be summarised live onto
> >a wiki; a printed magazine will be produced in the evening
> >from the various summaries...
> >
> >And, most importantly, there'll be lots and lots of
> >interesting people/ideas/projects.
> >
> >Venue:
> >
> > 491 Gallery, 491 Grove Green Rd
> > Leytonstone, London E11, UK
> >
> > Leytonstone Tube : Eastbound central line (red one)
> > Grove Green exit, 50 yrds left.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/268xu (streetmap.co.uk map)
> >
> > For those of you who cannot make it to London, there
> > will also be a live "virtual" linkup to the event.
> >
> > Just point your browser @ http://webirc.espnow.net
> > and join in the fun!
> >
> > For those of you that know IRC, the above is
> > equivalent to: irc.freenode.net, #esp
> >
> > And, on the day itself, you can also listen to an
> > audio stream from: http://radio.wtfcon.org
> >
> >Cost:
> >
> > Pay what you like. Really.
> >
> >Small Request:
> >
> > Please add your name to the WTF site @
> > http://wtfcon.org/coming_to_wtf2
> >
> > This will allow us to prepare enough food/drinks =)
> >
> >Info:
> >
> > http://wtfcon.org | +44 (0) 7719 615 413
> >
> > Join in and help us organise via the live web-based
> > chat @ http://webirc.espnow.net
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># What is WTF?! : The hype
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >WTF is many things to many people.
> >
> >Some have described it as "yet another good excuse to get
> >drunk on a saturday afternoon". (And, yes, we will have
> >good cheap beer to go with the free food and the cake).
> >
> >Others have described it as "a conference of emerging memes
> >(foafy-crypto-socio-semantic-economic-media-activist-style)
> >empowered with technology (wi-fi, wikis, audio feeds, irc)".
> >
> >And, some nutcase described it as "a mental orgy with lots
> >of passionate, bright, talented, and friendly young things
> >working towards affecting real, positive change".
> >
> >But, don't believe the hype. Come find out for yourself.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Who comes to WTFs?
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >It's pretty hard to nail down the type of people who
> >come to WTF.
> >
> >But, if you are interested in just talking, then do not
> >come. If you are interested in doing something based on
> >the talk, then, do.
> >
> >Some of those who have come to our last 2 gatherings
> >include members of:
> >
> >- Access for Broadband <http://www.abccampaign.org>
> >   Taking on the telecommunications industry to close
> >   the growing digital divide.
> >
> >- BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk>
> >
> >- Chaordic Commons <http://www.chaordiciniatives.org>
> >
> >- Colombia Solidarity <http://colombiasolidarity.org.uk>
> >
> >- Dekspace / Consume <http://consume.net>
> >
> >- Espians <http://www.espians.com>
> >
> >- European Creative Forum <http://europeancreativeforum.org>
> >
> >- Free2Air <http://www.free2air.org>
> >   Creating open community wireless networks.
> >
> >- Green Angels Social Centre
> >
> >- Greenpeace <http://www.greenpeace.org.uk>
> >
> >- Guerrilla News Network (GNN) <http://www.gnn.tv>
> >
> >- Indymedia <http://www.indymedia.org.uk>
> >
> >- Kendra Initiative <http://www.kendra.org.uk>
> >   Semantic web media application
> >
> >- Libby Miller  <http://ilrt.org/people/libby/>
> >   FOAF Goddess
> >
> >- London Social Forum <http://www.londonsocialforum.org>
> >
> >- Media/Freedom Hacklab set up by the Wombles
> >
> >- Michael Linton and Open Money <http://openmoney.org>
> >   Founder of LETs and working to create effective
> >   community currency systems.
> >
> >- Minciu Sodas Laboratory <http://www.ms.lt>
> >
> >- New Economics Foundation <http://neweconomics.org>
> >   One of the few forward-thinking think tanks in the UK.
> >
> >- Romek Szczesnia <http://www.spikyblackcat.co.uk>
> >   Cryptographer, Music Label, and much more besides.
> >
> >- Swhack Collective <http://www.swhack.com>
> >
> >- The uniteddiversity open organisation <http://udoo.org>
> >   Walking the talk, and working towards a better future.
> >
> >- World Future Council <http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org>
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Why WTF?!
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >There are many individuals and organisations that are
> >working away in their own way to have a positive impact
> >on the world. However, too often, these people are on
> >their own, and believe that they are alone.
> >
> >But truth is, over the course of the last few years,
> >there has been a substantial increase in the number of
> >people who understand the key issues and have taken the
> >leap from merely talking about them to actually doing
> >something about them.
> >
> >Some very powerful things can happen if all these people
> >are brought together and given a chance to interact
> >and (hopefully) work together.
> >
> >On a practical level, what this means is an opportunity
> >to not only spread the good ideas between ourselves, but
> >to also find good collaborators, supporters and critics.
> >Together, we have everything we need.
> >
> >And, most importantly of all, we should be having fun
> >doing this.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The day : an overview
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Here is what the day of WTF 2 will look like:
> >
> >[Times are in current London Time -- British Summer Time]
> >
> > 11:00 WTF starts
> >
> > Brunch served to all early arrivals
> > People are given a tour of the venue
> >
> > 11:30 Wiki/Wifi Wonderland Workshop
> >
> > 12:00 Introductions and exchange of gifts
> >
> > The WTF Radio will commence broadcasting too
> >
> > 12:30 Session proposals and creation
> >
> > 13:00 (Half hour buffer period for usual delays)
> >
> > 13:30 1st sessions start
> >
> > 14:15 2nd sessions start
> >
> > 15:00 Break
> >
> > 15:15 3rd sessions start
> >
> > 16:00 4th sessions start
> >
> > 16:45 Break (Move to Vertigo Cinema next door)
> >
> > Magazine production starts
> >
> > 17:00 Keynote and closing session
> >
> > 18:00 Film screenings start
> >
> > 20:00 Party starts! Live bands! DJs! Dancing!
> >
> >With the exception of the brief wiki/wifi workshop, which
> >we feel needs to be done to get those new to the game up
> >to speed, the rest of the WTF is defined entirely by its
> >participants.
> >
> >The various sessions and even the movies shown at the film
> >screenings are all defined by those that are there.
> >
> >The event itself is to simply act as a support structure
> >that provides the necessary facilitation to maximise the
> >effectiveness of people interacting and working together.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Remember the Gift!
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >We believe that a real gift culture/economy can have a
> >beneficial impact on our society.
> >
> >So we ask that you bring, if you want, a gift to give to
> >others at WTF. It can be anything. A book, a sculpture,
> >some food, a hard drive, a poem, a peanut.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># WTF.2 sessions
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >At the last WTF, we had the sessions being proposed for
> >the first time at the event itself. This time, it would
> >be good to have the sessions proposed beforehand on the
> >wiki.
> >
> >Then people will be able to read up on the relevant
> >materials before the event, and make better use of their
> >time at WTF.
> >
> >We could also have have some good discussion on the
> >session topics too.
> >
> >Please comment on/propose sessions @
> >
> > http://wtfcon.org/wtf2_sessions
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The day : in detail
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >As you can see from the plan above, the day kicks off @
> >11am with brunch being served and people being given
> >tours of the venue.
> >
> >There are 4 important areas to bear in mind:
> >
> >- Gallery (the main area where we convene)
> >
> >- Side gallery
> >
> >- Vertigo cinema
> >
> >- Oak (upstairs in Vertigo)
> >
> >Then, the Wiki/Wifi workshop will take place in the main
> >Gallery whilst everyone arrives. If you already know about
> >wikis and wifi, then please feel free to do whatever you
> >please like chatting to the others or perhaps exploring the
> >venue.
> >
> >After the workshop, everyone introduces themselves very
> >briefly and passes on any gift they've brought. There
> >were about 100 people at the last WTF, so please keep
> >the introductions short (ideally less than 20 seconds).
> >
> >Everyone then goes off to chat and come up with session
> >proposals. And, depending on the response to their
> >proposal, pick an appropriate slot and room for it.
> >
> >There are 4 session slots during the day, and upto 4
> >simultaneous sessions happening in the aforementioned
> >areas. Giving a total of 16 sessions for the day.
> >
> >The sessions will be named after the initial letter of
> >the room/area and the session slot, e.g. S1, S2, S3, S4
> >for the 4 sessions that will be taking place in the Side
> >Gallery.
> >
> >Recommendation:
> >
> > Many sessions have a lot of overlap, so session
> > mergers are strongly encouraged.
> >
> >Once the sessions are agreed upon, everyone goes off to
> >the various sessions.
> >
> >Whoever proposed the session normally acts as the session
> >host, and different hosts use different approaches in
> >how they do their session. Some do presentations, some
> >don't. And, most encourage open discussion and a
> >pro-active focus on the solutions.
> >
> >Each session will last up to 40 minutes. Feel free to move
> >around between sessions. There are often lots of very
> >interesting things being said.
> >
> >After each session slot, everyone will be reconvened into
> >the main Gallery area, where the hosts of the next round
> >of sessions will remind everyone of where their session
> >will be happening.
> >
> >Although most sessions are fascinating, there are some
> >which are very dull. If you find yourself in one, please
> >don't sit there getting bored out of your mind. Move
> >elsewhere!
> >
> >Depending on the number of volunteer session shailars
> >(summary writers) that we have got, we'll do live write
> >ups of the various sessions onto the wiki/irc chat.
> >These summaries will then be edited into a magazine
> >for everyone to take away at the end of the day.
> >
> >After the fourth round of sessions, we will fully move
> >to the Vertigo Cinema next door, whilst preparations for
> >the party start in the main Gallery.
> >
> >There, we'll hold a closing circle with a review of
> >the key points of the day by everyone before the
> >amazing film screenings start with coverage of various
> >social/political/technical/fun issues.
> >
> >After that, everyone can get totally drunk and party
> >till late at night, or dawn the next morning (depending
> >on how hardcore they want to be).
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># How much does it cost?
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >It's pay what you like.
> >
> >And, given that we do have a lot of costs to cover (food,
> >drinks, venue, technical equipment, etc.), you are
> >encouraged to give as much as you can afford and believe
> >is reasonable.
> >
> >One added benefit is that when you come for the WTF, you
> >don't have to pay entry to the party afterwards.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># How to get there?
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >The address:
> >
> > 491 Gallery, 491 Grove Green Rd
> > Leytonstone, London E11, UK
> >
> >It's in London. If you cannot make it to London, then
> >consider attending via the virtual link-up @
> >
> > http://webirc.espnow.net
> >
> >If you are coming in person, then, hop on the Central
> >Line (the big red one); head east; and, get off @ the
> >Leytonstone tube station.
> >
> >Once at the tube station, turn right towards the
> >Grove Green Road exit which will take you onto the
> >main road. Take the left and head about 50 yards down
> >and you will be at 491 Gallery.
> >
> >See http://tinyurl.com/268xu for a streetmap.co.uk
> >map.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The Law of what?
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >The Law of Two Feet.
> >
> >Just in case you missed it in the waffle above, we would
> >like to remind you of this very important law.
> >
> >It simply states that:
> >
> > If you are ever in a WTF session where you are
> > neither benefiting yourself (e.g. learning) nor
> > benefiting others (e.g. teaching), then use your
> > two feet to get the hell out of there to either
> > another session or to the sunshine outside.
> >
> >In other words, don't sit there feeling bored and don't
> >feel embarrased to move around.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># What's the party gonna be like?
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >A night of amazing live music, D.J.s, art and film
> >by Kings of a Beatless Empire:
> >
> >Live bands:
> >
> > Ludo; Mr Burnty Lips; Crayon
> > Nice White Adults; Motel Hero
> >
> >D.J.s:
> >
> > Stefan (Beatz and Breakz)
> > Eden (Drum & Bass)
> > Hackney (Indie and Hip Hop)
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Help Wanted
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Please edit http://wtfcon.org/wtf2_help_offered if
> >you can help in some way.
> >
> >We can always do with more help =)
> >
> >In particular, we need:
> >
> >- Volunteers to do live write-ups of the various sessions.
> >
> >- Volunteers to film the day.
> >
> >- Projectors (would be nice =)
> >
> >And, if you have a laptop, then bring it. We'll provide
> >juice and connectivity.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Pedipeace Soho Summit
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Democracy at crossroads.
> >
> >For more info, see:
> >
> > http://wtfcon.org/soho_summit
> >
> > http://tav.espians.com/pedipeace/1
> >
> > http://tav.espians.com/pedipeace/2
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Sister Events
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >NotCon '04
> ><http://www.notcon04.com>
> >
> >Sunday 6th June 2004, Imperial College Union
> >All day, starting from 11am.
> >
> >-'-
> >
> >European Creative Forum 3.
> ><http://www.europeancreativeforum.org>
> >
> >Saturday 12th of June, 142 Lea Bridge Road, London
> >All day, starting from 1pm.
> >
> >-'-
> >
> >Wizards of OS 3
> ><http://www.wizards-of-os.org>
> >
> >10th-12th of June, Berlin
> >Three day full on conferences about the digital commons.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># Virtual Linkup
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >The most interesting conferences/gatherings always
> >seemingly end up happening in the furthest part of the
> >world.
> >
> >And, most of us don't always have the budget to jet
> >around at leisure.
> >
> >(Although, Erol Ziya of Access for Broadband Campaign
> >and Gregor of the Lena Project/OSCOM did manage to
> >surprise us for the last WTF by descending from Cyprus
> >and Switzerland.)
> >
> >In recognition of this, we've setup a virtual link-up
> >to make it easy for those not attending in person to
> >participate and attend via the internet.
> >
> >This takes the form of a web-based chat system and an
> >audio stream.
> >
> >It's pretty easy to get onto. Just point your web
> >browser at:
> >
> > http://webirc.espnow.net
> >
> > (or, if you know it -- irc.freenode.net #esp)
> >
> >For example, during the sessions, people could relay
> >the session details to you, and you could relay your
> >thoughts and comments back to the session via anyone
> >who is relaying.
> >
> >Please note that as part of our transparent and open
> >practise, the webchat is everyday publically archived
> >in real time to:
> >
> > http://irclogs.espnow.net/esp/index
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The Shailas and the Magazine
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >One of the other key things that we have observed about
> >conferences/gatherings is that they are not truly open,
> >if people are not able to participate before, during and
> >after the day of the event itself.
> >
> >Consequently, we strive to get the sessions documented in
> >the form of shailas (summaries) in real-time as they
> >happen.
> >
> >At the last WTF, we had the sessions written up into:
> >http://wtfcon.org/wtf1_sessions
> >
> >We are trying to go beyond that with this WTF, and
> >actually print a full on magazine at the end of the day,
> >with edited summaries of the day's sessions.
> >
> >If you have a laptop, and are willing to document the
> >sessions as they happen, then, please bring your laptop
> >and add your name to:
> >
> > http://wtfcon.org/wtf2_help_offered
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># The mystery of the cake
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >If you were at the last WTF, and know who brought the
> >cake, we'd like to know!
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------
> ># And, finally...
> >-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >If you've read everything so far, then thank you!
> >
> >If you like the general vibe from what you've read, then
> >you should definitely join in @ http://webirc.espnow.net
> >
> >And, finally, don't forget to add your name to the list @
> >
> > http://wtfcon.org/coming_to_wtf2
> >
> >We need to know how many people to cook for!
> >
> >See you soon.
> >
> >--
> >with love, tav      \    founder and producer
> >tav@espians.com     /    wtf : http://wtfcon.org
> >
> >#/#
> >
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> >
> >#/#
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