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Our Networks
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The past, present and future of p2p, local and decentralized infrastructures 🌻 🎛 🛠 📡

IRL: July 27, 2024 in Vancouver, BC
online, distributed: https://ournetworks.ca
A little behind on this announcement but recorded talks from the event are available online, you can view them at --

Our website: ournetworks.ca/recorded-tal...
On Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
On Internet Archive 🖤: archive.org/details/ourn...
Our Networks
Conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures.
ournetworks.ca
October 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
We have so many people to thank for making the event possible:
First, thank you to our presenters for so generously sharing your knowledge and expertise with us 🌌
July 28, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Our Networks is over! Yesterday was full of amazing talks and new friends so we stayed off our socials. We'll have videos from the event to share soon 🌻 🎛 🛠 📡
July 28, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Next up is @expede.wtf talking about #LocalFirstSoftware Check her out on the live “security feed”

www.youtube.com/live/Ps17XZL...
July 27, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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OurNetworks 2024 has started just as IETF120 has wrapped up. We are currently talking about alternative historical networks. Check out the livestream!
July 27, 2024 at 5:23 PM
We're almost ready to start! 💫
July 27, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Had some fun testing our streaming setup at our final venue walkthrough earlier today.
July 27, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Esther Han Beol Jang will share her experiences with community networks 🕸️ to reflect on how communities of practice can build and sustain technical infrastructures in the future
July 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Michelle Kaczmarek will guide a discussion on computing repair and reuse cultures through the perspective of the 🌿 permacomputing principles 🌿
July 25, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Bring a device because Joni Schinkel of https://smallfile.ca/ will host an interactive workshop on how to create your own small footprint and small-file web art! 🖼️
Small File Media Festival
The Cinematheque | Simon Fraser University
smallfile.ca
July 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Brooklyn Zelenka @expede.wtf will explore the state of local-first software today, what we can learn from successes, and what comes next
July 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Staying up late to sort out final details of our stream set-up. We're rolling with eight shades of black and grey at less than a frame per second (learning all the ffmpeg flags along the way).
July 24, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Lori Emerson @loriemerson.bsky.social will share the breadth of wired and wireless networks that preceded the internet: from packet radio networks, videophone, telex, and more 📡🛰️
July 23, 2024 at 10:42 PM
To get you as excited as we are for #ournetworks on Saturday here are the sessions and workshops we have lined up 🌻🌞
July 23, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Ahh, Our Networks is only a few days away! 🌄 LOCALHOST started tapping that Vancouver energy yesterday and you can catch @garrying.com and @deasea.bsky.social at some of those events this week before Saturday 🌻🌞
July 23, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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🌲 DWeb Virtual Meetup: Everything You Need to Know About Camp 🌲

WHEN: Thurs July 25 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET

Our organizers will share what we have in store for Camp, and how you can be prepared to make the most of your experience.

www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
DWeb Meetup — Everything You Need to Know About Camp
Join us for this virtual meetup where we'll discuss everything you need to know about DWeb Camp taking place this August.
www.eventbrite.com
July 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Many thanks to Holochain (@Holochain and holochain.org elsewhere), one of our Tier 1 Network sponsors! 🎉🎉🎉

Their support allows us to offer low cost registration and scholarships, both of which are still available!
Holochain | Distributed app framework with P2P networking
Holochain delivers beyond the promises of blockchain by providing a lightweight, secure and versatile framework for everyday distributed apps.
www.holochain.org
July 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Huge thanks to our friend ✨ Boris Mann ✨ @bmann.ca, for being a Tier 1 Network sponsor and overall amazing collaborator who helps make events like ours possible.
July 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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🌻🌞 We will be joined by:
- @loriemerson.bsky.social, CU Boulder and @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social
- Joni Schinkel, Small File Media Festival
- @expede.wtf, Indie Researcher
- Michelle Kaczmarek, Share Reuse Repair
- Esther Han Beol Jang, Local Connectivity Lab / Seattle Community Network / UW 📡🛰️
Our Networks
Conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures.
ournetworks.ca
July 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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Great interview with @ournetworks.ca organizers Dawn & Garry

The theme for this year is "Does not (cloud) compute", drawing on practices of local-first , solar-powered servers, folk software , and permacomputing.

Thanks @chadkoh for the great write up! writing.dwebyvr.org/...
July 3, 2024 at 10:28 PM
🌻🌞 Excited that the full #ournetworks program is up! ournetworks.ca/program/
Our Networks
Conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures.
ournetworks.ca
July 3, 2024 at 9:48 PM
This year #ournetworks 🌻 takes place during LOCALHOST, a week of events organized by The DWebYVR community between July 21 - 28, you can follow the feed below on bsky and see all the events: lu.ma/LOCALHOST_va...
June 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Over the course of a day we will cover the PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE of our networks, and we are excited to announce a couple of the presenters guiding us through each period
June 15, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Announcing LOCALHOST: a week of tech, media, and other explorations of how to create things we can own together writing.dwebyvr.org/...

July 20th - 28th in Vancouver, community events around the #IETF120 meetings

#LOCALHOSTVan
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Announcing LOCALHOST Vancouver
A kick off announcement for LOCALHOST: a week of tech, media, & other explorations of how to create things we can own together, alongside IETF120
writing.dwebyvr.org
June 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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The big event is @ournetworks.ca — registration is open now for Our Networks 2024 edition: Does not (cloud) compute https://ournetworks.ca/ local-first , solar-powered servers , folk software , and permacomputing

Check the calendar for more, or host your own

#LOCALHOSTVan
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Our Networks
Conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures.
ournetworks.ca
June 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM