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== Invitation == | == Invitation == | ||
| − | + | A weekend of talks, discussions and workshops for Bitcoin contributors, domain experts from a wide range of fields, enthusiasts, and everyone curious about Bitcoin. | |
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| − | ** | + | We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. This is a great chance for everyone to meet new people and learn new things. |
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| − | * | + | The event will happen over a weekend: |
| − | * | + | * On '''Saturday, 24 Sept 2011''' from 2pm we will have talks and discussions |
| − | + | * On '''Sunday, 25 Sept 2011''' from 2pm we will have a few more talks, but mostly workshops | |
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| + | Check out [[Laboratory 24/Getting There|Getting There]] for info on how to find the London Hackspace. | ||
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| + | === About Bitcoin === | ||
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| + | Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Peer-to-peer means that no central authority issues new money or manages transactions—these tasks are carried out collectively by the network. It is also the name of the open source software designed in order to use this currency. The software is a community-driven open source project, released under the MIT license. | ||
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| + | Learn more about it here: | ||
| + | * [http://www.weusecoins.com/ WeUseCoins.com] | ||
| + | * [http://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org] | ||
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| + | === Schedule === | ||
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| + | TODO | ||
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| + | === Domain Experts === | ||
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| + | We're getting contributions to this event by an incredible group of domain experts, and the list keeps growing. Here are a few of them: | ||
| + | * ... | ||
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| + | === Contact Us === | ||
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| + | You can reach the org team in the #bitcoinweekend channel on Freenode. | ||
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| + | === About the London Hackspace === | ||
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| + | The '''London Hackspace''' is a non-profit hackerspace in North-East London. It was founded in January 2009 and grew incredibly quickly; we now have more than 300 paying members and supporters, even more people visiting casually, a highly active IRC channel and mailing list, a decent amount of manufacturing kit (3D printers, laser cutter, lathes, milling machine etc), and host frequent workshops and talks that are open to the public. | ||
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| + | * [http://london.hackspace.org.uk/ http://london.hackspace.org.uk/] | ||
| + | * [http://flickr.com/groups/londonhackspace/pool/ Flickr Pool] | ||
| + | * [http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Laboratory_24/Getting_There Getting There] | ||
| + | * @londonhackspace | ||
== Invitees == | == Invitees == | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 11 September 2011
Crew
- find video person
- find someone who can trade Bitcoins ("we should limit it to below 10 GBP or 2 BTC exchanges".) Potentially: lewis bowker who runs http://londonbitcoinexchange.com/
- find merchants (e.g. layer1gfx' Club Mate trade)
- find 2-5 people to help run the event: crowd control, Q&A aides, projector, misc org
- would be nice to find people who can organise dinner for all contributors (15-20 people)
Invitation
A weekend of talks, discussions and workshops for Bitcoin contributors, domain experts from a wide range of fields, enthusiasts, and everyone curious about Bitcoin.
We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. This is a great chance for everyone to meet new people and learn new things.
The event will happen over a weekend:
- On Saturday, 24 Sept 2011 from 2pm we will have talks and discussions
- On Sunday, 25 Sept 2011 from 2pm we will have a few more talks, but mostly workshops
Check out Getting There for info on how to find the London Hackspace.
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Peer-to-peer means that no central authority issues new money or manages transactions—these tasks are carried out collectively by the network. It is also the name of the open source software designed in order to use this currency. The software is a community-driven open source project, released under the MIT license.
Learn more about it here:
Schedule
TODO
Domain Experts
We're getting contributions to this event by an incredible group of domain experts, and the list keeps growing. Here are a few of them:
- ...
Contact Us
You can reach the org team in the #bitcoinweekend channel on Freenode.
About the London Hackspace
The London Hackspace is a non-profit hackerspace in North-East London. It was founded in January 2009 and grew incredibly quickly; we now have more than 300 paying members and supporters, even more people visiting casually, a highly active IRC channel and mailing list, a decent amount of manufacturing kit (3D printers, laser cutter, lathes, milling machine etc), and host frequent workshops and talks that are open to the public.
- http://london.hackspace.org.uk/
- Flickr Pool
- Getting There
- @londonhackspace
Invitees
I also have a long list of domain experts, people and orgs I'll personally contact. Martind 21:41, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
The following groups are either directly involved with Bitcoin, or have members that might be interested:
- LHS list & twitter account
- UK Hackspaces list
- bitcointalk, Bitcoin Forum, r/Bitcoin, #bitcoin, #bitcoin-dev, #bitcoinconsultancy
- UK Pirate Party
- Open Knowledge Foundation
- Dorkbot London
- London 2600?
- any local merchants accepting Bitcoin, cf. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade
- ...