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*it's possible to rent a connection on a LEO 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. Artag.
*it's possible to rent a connection on a LEO 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. Artag.
* Satellite Internet has high latency, 10-20x that of a normal connection. [[User:Robert|Robert]] 07:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)


==Mailing List==
==Mailing List==

Revision as of 07:22, 17 August 2011

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.

*Very* Provisional Plans

  • Date: Saturday 25th - Monday 27th August 2012 (Bank Holiday Weekend)
  • Capacity: 500 people

What we Need

The biggest challenge is to find a decent site with the ability to get hold of a good (at least 100meg) internet connection.


  • it's possible to rent a connection on a LEO 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. Artag.
  • Satellite Internet has high latency, 10-20x that of a normal connection. Robert 07:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Mailing List

Join the UK hack camp mailing list here

Interested