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'''Please note''': EMF planning has moved to http://wiki.emfcamp.org - please edit there. The pages on this wiki are for historical interest only.
There's been talk for far too long about a hacker camp in the UK; let's make it happen. Europe has a great history of camps: Hacking At Random 2009. Chaos Communication Camp 2011.  


Let's have one in the UK. Sod the Olympics, let's make this the event of 2012.
==Planning==


==*Very* Provisional Plans==
=== Meeting Minutes ===


* '''Date''': Saturday 25th - Monday 27th August 2012 (Bank Holiday Weekend)
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-03-05|2012-03-05]]
* '''Capacity''': 500 people
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-02-27|2012-02-27]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-02-13|2012-02-13]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-02-06|2012-02-06]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-01-30|2012-01-30]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2012-01-16|2012-01-16]]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/uk-hack-camp/browse_thread/thread/60a99b3a8a65bbe7 2012-01-09]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2011-12-19|2011-12-19]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2011-12-12|2011-12-12]] (IRC)
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Minutes/2011-12-05|2011-12-05]]


==What we Need==
=== Event Search ===


The biggest challenge is to find a decent site with the ability to get hold of a good (at least 100meg) internet connection.
The biggest challenge is to find a decent site with the ability to get hold of a good (at least 100meg) internet connection. Please add discussion and suggestions to [[Project:UK Hack Camp/Candidate sites|the list of candidate sites]].


* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Candidate_sites|Candidate sites]]
* [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/letter|Sample letter to possible sites]]


*it's possible to rent a connection via satellite for a reasonable price. An event I recently attended had a commercial video photographer using one, and it wasn't a big-bucks setup by any means. Afaicr he had at least 10meg but more may be possible - he considered it feasible for connecting communities, not just for single temporary use. Site equipment included a smallish dish on a trailer. Artag.
=== Event Planning ===
** Satellite Internet has high latency, 10-20x that of a normal connection. [[User:Robert|Robert]] 07:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
<s>[[Project:UK_Hack_Camp/Planning|See here]]</s> [http://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Planning See here]
** I thought that was the case, but the connection was made available for use and I didn't find it a problem. Perhaps I wasn't very demanding and put any delays down to the shared use, but it was by no means as bad as I expected.
** The Multiplay events manage it (though they're held at a racecourse, but they have camping.). tomwardill.
*** Something like a racecouse/track or airbase that's geared up for events already would be a good place to start looking [[User:Ms7821|Ms7821]] 08:02, 17 August 2011 (UTC)


Please add suggestions to [[Project:UK Hack Camp/Candidate Sites]]
Here's some random stuff we picked up from [[CCC_Camp_2011/StuffWotWeGotLernd|CCC]] - maybe handy for the survival guide.
 
==Mailing List==
 
Join the UK hack camp mailing list [http://groups.google.com/group/uk-hack-camp/subscribe here]
 
==Interested==
 
* [[User:Crypt|Martin (Crypt)]]
* [[User:Nigle|Nigle]]
* [[User:Martind|martind]]
* [[User:Robert|roberthl]]
* [[User:Russ|Russ]]
* [[User:amx109|Amran]]
* TheHypnotist
* [[User:SpikeUK|Spike]]
* [[User:Ms7821|Mark]]
* [[User:earthshine|Mike (Earthshine)]]

Latest revision as of 19:57, 14 April 2012

Please note: EMF planning has moved to http://wiki.emfcamp.org - please edit there. The pages on this wiki are for historical interest only.

Planning

Meeting Minutes

Event Search

The biggest challenge is to find a decent site with the ability to get hold of a good (at least 100meg) internet connection. Please add discussion and suggestions to the list of candidate sites.

Event Planning

See here See here

Here's some random stuff we picked up from CCC - maybe handy for the survival guide.