Reminder: Tomorrow July 3—DWeb Virtual Meetup
DWeb Camp Sessions Preview Meetup Happening Tomorrow Wednesday, July 3
Join us at our Virtual Meetup tomorrow July 3 at 5pm PT / 8am CST / Midnight UTC. Come hear from some of the projects that are coming to Camp to lead sessions and showcase their tools at the Demo Night Market. Following the presentation of the hour, we will meet in Gather.town for an informal hang out where you can meet friends old and new.
Speakers include Billion Lee of Cofacts; Eric Harris-Braun of Holochain; Sinu of TLS Notary / Ethereum Foundation; Aaron Kumavis of Metamask, and Lia Holland of Fight for the Future.
July DWeb Virtual MeetupWednesday, July 3, 2024: 5pm - 6pm PT (main presentation)
DWEB NODE TIMES: Wednesday, July 3, 2024: SF, Phoenix, Seattle: 5pm / Austin: 7pm / NYC, Boston: 8pm / Thursday, July 4, 2024: Berlin, Prague: 2am / Perm: 5am / Bangalore: 5:30am / Shanghai, Singapore: 8am
DWeb Camp Proposals:
What Comes Next?
Thank you to everyone who sent in a proposal. We’re aiming to get back to everyone about their proposals by July 26. We hope to accommodate as many sessions as possible but with limited time slots available, it might be necessary to merge proposals.
To streamline the process and create a more impactful event, we strongly encourage facilitators with similar ideas to collaborate with each other. After your proposed talk or workshop is confirmed, we will be in touch to make sure we can accommodate your space and logistical requirements then it will be listed in the schedule. If you have any questions, attend one of our pre-camp meetups or email us at dwebcamp@archive.org.
Support Access to Knowledge: Call on Publishers to Let Readers Read
More than 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive’s library due to the Hachette v. Internet Archive publishers’ lawsuit. The Internet Archive is fighting to restore access to knowledge by appealing the district court’s decision. The goal of the appeal is simply to: let readers continue to access the information they want and need; to bring us closer to a world where libraries can serve their communities online with collections financed through public investment; and above all, where library patrons are free to read without fear of corporate or government surveillance. Find out more about the lawsuit and its impact here.
Your voice matters—support the fight by signing the open letter to publishers calling on them to restore readers’ access to knowledge.
COMMUNITY UPDATES
- Contribute to Sutty's Fediverse Integration Usability Process: Sutty, the Cooperative that makes the Sutty.nl system is working on the CMS usability and its connection to the Fediverse. Sutty makes sovereign, resilient and ecological websites for activists, social organizations and Human Rights Defenders. If you are a Fediverse user, you can learn more and contribute to the fediverse integration process here. None of the information collected will be published or shared with anyone and all information will be anonymized.
- Check out Earth Defenders’ Community Networks Guides: Check out Earth Defenders’ Community Networks Guides: Earth Defenders has released two different but complementary community network guides to support Earth Defenders and their communities nterested in starting their own community networks. The Community Network Guide compiles suggested steps, resources, and questions to support a collective process to deploy and maintain community networks. It also features guidance on using free hardware/software tools specifically designed to empower communities to manage their own networks. Check out the guides here.
- Sunday, July 21 at the Internet Archive, SF: okTurtles Foundation invites you to join the launch of Group Income on July 21, 2024, at the Internet Archive. After 9 years, okTurtles is releasing a new kind of software into the world. At this event, you’ll learn about Group Income, learn about the future of end-to-end encrypted, federated software, enjoy free food and drinks, meet the team behind Group Income. Come celebrate the launch of decentralized end-to-end encrypted basic income for you and your friends. Register here.
- Saturday, July 27 in Vancouver, BC: Our Networks 2024 will explores transitional technologies and forms of computing that break from always-on connectivity. It is a conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures. The event brings together enthusiasts, hardware and software hackers, researchers, organizers and more to collectively explore creative and critical engagements with the Internet and alternative infrastructures. Over the course of the event, participants will investigate histories, tools, and approaches that allow us to reframe what computing could mean when the internet, and the cloud, are optional. Find out more and register here.
- September 19-22 in Berlin, Germany: Submit a proposal and sign up for the first ever Matrix Conference. The conference will take place at Mitosis LAB in the vibrant neighbourhood of Berlin-Neukölln, Germany. The four-day conference is meant to be the place where hackers, volunteers, vendors and consumer organizations meet, share their interests, and start working together. This is a place to learn, show, hack, hire and contribute to Matrix projects. Register and learn more about the conference here.
Sponsor a Table at our Demo Night Market
At DWeb Camp, we are keen to highlight some of the decentralized tech that is ready to use and test. So Thursday night we're hosting a Demo Night Market, with a limited number of tables featuring the latest tools and protocols that you can incorporate in your life and work. Become a table sponsor and shine a light on your work. More details here.
JULY 6, 2024: LAST DAY FOR DWEB CAMP TICKET REFUNDS
Don’t forget to secure your tickets to DWeb Camp 🎟️
There’s still time to grab your tickets for DWeb Camp. At DWeb Camp 2024, we’ll explore the theme of migration and how we can move together toward the Web we want and deserve. We’ll tackle real-world challenges that technology may address: can we bring tools to migrate people and data onto the Decentralized Web? We’ll share fundraising knowledge to help everyone find sustainable resources for their journeys. Musicians will perform new music about migration & climate change, while campers share their migration stories using the open source platform, Terrastories. Come build bridges and community while you hack, hike, converse, and create a better society together amidst the giant redwoods. See you there! Thanks for reading!Questions? Write to dweb@archive.orgStay in touch via our Matrix Channel, Discord, Bluesky, Mastodon, or X. Our mailing address is:300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118Want to change how you receive these emails?You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.