@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ These conferences are run with huge contributions from volunteers, and financial
But even then, they're not affordable for everyone.
But even then, they're not affordable for everyone.
We're building an alternative model: SquatConf.
these are the intentions behind first squatconf, why would we want to pay expensive venue when we can organise this in a squat, creating a beneficial synergy in the process
This is almost what happened , but it did not ended as a more than a 'tech' conference ...
This is why squatconf will be on donation, because we belive that no one should ask for diversity tickets, and that Information wants to be free.
SquatConf won't be your everyday conference, but we'll have good talks from amazing people. It'll be donation-based, and you'll get to contribute if you want to.
SquatConf won't be your everyday conference, but we'll have good talks from amazing people. It'll be donation-based, and you'll get to contribute if you want to.
@ -18,37 +22,20 @@ Fancy venues, transportation, hotels and food are really nice perks to have, but
If you hold a conference in a squat…
If you hold a conference in a squat…
the speakers advance their travel expenses…
the speakers advance their travel expenses…
tell people to bring some food…
and the wifi will be dodgy for sure…
You'll have a zero-cost conference made with love, but a little rougher around the edges.
## Where and when?
If you work with the available infrastructure and local community as much as possible, with a little help of everyone you'll have a zero-cost conference made with love, but a little rougher around the edges.
November 15th 2014. A squat in Paris. For obvious reasons, we can't yet disclose where.
## The Plan
## The Plan
We are a bunch of crazy programmers that believe in anarchy and decentralised systems, conferences included.
We are a bunch of crazy programmers that believe in decentralised systems, conferences included.
We will provide a space, we will provide a context, some talks, and the rest will be up to you…
We will provide a space, we will provide a context, some talks, and the rest will be up to you…
## Who is behind this?
## Who is behind this
The inception of SquatConf was at [LXJS](http://2014.lxjs.org/). It was a great conference, and the organisation did an amazing job, and after the final day of the event we ended up with [dominictarr](https://github.com/dominictarr), [joates](https://github.com/joates) and [I](https://github.com/gorhgorh) talking about autonomous self-driving boats when this idea came to life. Now the idea matured and some folks ([mmalecki](https://github.com/mmalecki), [nathan7](https://github.com/nathan7), [no9](https://github.com/no9), [substack](https://github.com/substack), ...) are in the loop now.
## Okay, so you're a bunch of idealists, running a 10-people conference in a dump.
a bunch of ppl that had fun at the first one, or knew each others before, coming from loads of different horizons.
What you'll get out of SquatConf is in the end exactly what you put into SquatConf.
- Tickets will be donation-based. You want a cheap conference? Give us nothing. You want food? Contribute.
- This won't be a 400-people event, but do you *need* that many people?
- We already have speakers lined up you're probably prepared to pay for :)
- You have ideas for improvements? Suggestions are always welcome.
- We plan to make SquatConf zero-sum. We'll split any profits with attendees — ROI on a conference!
## I want to give a talk!
## I want to give a talk!
Please see [our talks repository](https://github.com/squatconf/talks) to propose a talk.
Please see [our talks repository](https://github.com/squatconf/talks) to propose a talk.
gorhgorh
9 years ago