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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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