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## What is SquatConf? It started in Paris Nov 2014 ... |
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Squatconf happened in November 2014 in Paris in a squat, hence the name. |
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It wasn't your typical IT conference because it was mostly Just-in-Time-organized |
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It wasn't your typical IT conference because it was mostly Just-in-Time-organized |
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by all the people who attend. There were no advertisements from Silicon |
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Valley companies (or any others) and several people felt free to give somewhat |
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radical talks on technologies and society, even openly associate with |
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anarchism. There also were a fair share of advanced tech talks on web |
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Crypto, decentralized tech demos, internet of things, automatic garden |
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planting systems and what not. And we had many personal conversations |
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planting systems and what not. And we had many personal conversations |
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among each other which continue to this day. |
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## ... and now we go to Berlin end april 2016! |
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We want to make another Squatconf happening happen around |
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end April 2016 in Berlin. Timing wise it's next to "re:publica" so that |
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researchers and others who are going to this business conference can also |
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researchers and others who are going to this business conference can also |
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drop by at squatconf to participate in a more independent event. |
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Berlin has gotten quite trendy, more expensive and squatting |
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is much less happening than it used to. But there still is lots of life |
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## I want to give a talk! |
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Please see [our talks repository](https://github.com/squatconf/talks) to propose a talk. |
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Please see [our talks repository](https://git.cryto.net/Squatconf/Talks/pulls) to propose a talk. |
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