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| Xine - issue #2 - Phile 006 |
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News and events
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There has been many cool news and events from the release of the first
issue of Xine. Since i don't have time to put up a list of the cool thigs
that succeded or have to be done in a short time i would like just to
focus your attention to two GREAT events that will be this summer in
the first days of august. The events are HIP'97 (in The Netherlands) and
Beyond HOPE (in New York City). This two are two big convention, the first
organized by Hack-Tic guys, the second by the guys of 2600.
Well i will just include in this article the two mainpages (quite recent,
but i saw the HIP'97 page already changed a little) about these
two events, so maybe someone may found it interesting and partecipate.
If you would like to know more give a look to:
http://www.hip97.nl for HIP'97
http://www.2600.com and follow the links for Beyond HOPE
well, that's all for now :)
b0z0
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HIP '97
HIP is a place for hackers, artists, activists and many, many others
to network themselves, both in the social and electronic sense of the
word. HIP is a do-it-yourself event. We, the organizers, will provide
the infrastructure, such as large tents, showers, toilets and large
amounts of reliable electrical power and network connectivity. We'll
also arrange for a basic set of workshops and lectures, mainly dealing
with the social and political aspects of information technology,
security, Internet, access to technology, new developments,
cryptography and other 'hacker-related' topics that come to mind. We
are open to suggestions for other fields of interest.
At this moment we are working on discussions and workshops about
smartcard security, Tempest attacks, the SPAM threat, Windows 95
security, "practical" PGP attacks, "legal" hacking, virtual
communities, cryptography and the law (Trusted Third Parties and Key
Recovery), a tele-presence experiment, activism on the Net, and much
more.
HIP will take place on the Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of
August 1997 at campsite Kotterbos, Aakweg, Almere in The Netherlands.
The campsite is about a 30 minutes drive from Amsterdam.
Remember 'Hacking at the End of the Universe' (HEU) in 1993? The
people that published Hack-Tic, a computer underground magazine in The
Netherlands, organized it. Hundreds of hackers, phone phreaks,
programmers, computer haters, data travellers, electro-wizards,
networkers, hardwarefreaks, techno-anarchists, communications junkies,
cyber- and cypherpunks, system managers, stupid users, paranoid
androids, Unix gurus, whizz kids and warez dudes spent three days
building their own network between their tents in the middle of
nowhere, located in the Flevopolder in The Netherlands.
HIP will be the sequel to HEU. A campsite full of PCs, laptops, and
Unix machines, all connected via an intertent Ethernet that is
connected to the Internet. People from all over The Netherlands and
other countries will come together to learn and discuss the benefits,
as well as the risks of new technologies. They'll listen to lectures,
join workshops, enjoy special presentations and, last but not least,
party, all of this in a friendly open-air environment of a very wired
campsite far away from the civilized world.
HIP will happen on the same days as Beyond HOPE, a hacker convention
in New York, organized by the people of 2600 Magazine. There will be
audio and video links between both events, and we're working on cool
gadgets to further enhance your sense of 'grassroots telepresence'.
This will be a twin-event in the true sense of the word.
A do-it-yourself event?
We will absolutely need your help setting up everything once we're
there. HIPcamp will open on August 5th, three days before HIP starts.
If you decide to join in that early expect some pretty primitive
circumstances. If you don't care about that, or think that's the best
part, you can help build HIPnet and all other facilities.
We also urgently need you to think now about what it is you would like
to see and do at HIP. Just like Hacking at the End of the Universe in
1993, we need lots of people that have ideas for organizing their own
small part of HIP and the organizational talent to do this without too
much help from us.
One of the proven recipes for fun:
* GET a group of friends together in an early stage; arrange how
you're going to get there if you're far away.
* THINK: Is there something you and your friends would like to show
others, discuss or do there?
* If so: TELL us about it, so we can coordinate, help or announce
things.
* BRING lots of computers and other electronics, maybe your own army
surplus tent.
* HOOK it all up once you get there.
* Check out what others have been doing and MEET nice people, hang
out, have fun!
Of course you can also come alone and have lots of fun, and there will
be a huge exhibition tent to set up computers in. In another big tent
there will be near to a thousand chairs where you can listen to and
participate with panel discussions.
This event will be big, and as said, in this stage we're looking for
people to organize their own chaotic little part of it. So don't mail
us saying "put me on the list, I want to be a volunteer" when you
could say "I'm xxx and I'd like to do yyy." Tell us what you need us
to do. We could put your workshop or whatever it is you'd like to do
in one of our announcements and on the website, so people can
communicate with you beforehand. We could make sure there is enough
room if your project requires a lot of space. You name it.
We dream of an event with thousands of creators and no audience.
You can use the newsgroup alt.hacking.in.progress to find people to
work with at HIP. Or you can use the notice board at the website to
search for someone to travel with to HIP. Use it to ask for help or
offer some.
This isn't going to be passive entertainment, we all work together to
make it work. Also: HIP is not the event to buy a computer or get
advice on buying one, and there're not going to be any beginner
courses on using the Internet. If you're not into networking of some
sort, you'll think it's boring.
But if you're very technically inclined, part of some remote community
on the edge of the net, or if the politics surrounding information
technology are just your thing, HIP is definitely made for you (and by
you, we hope).
Who is organizing HIP?
Once there was a little magazine in The Netherlands called 'Hack-Tic',
and it published wild ways to play tricks on the information
infrastructure of the world. The magazine doesn't exist anymore, but
most of the people that wrote articles for the magazine or helped
organize Hacking at the End of the Universe (1993) and even some of
the people that helped put up the Galactic Hacker Party (1989) are
still in touch with each other. The every-four-year-itch has gotten to
us again...
HIPcamp and HIPnet
There'll be no hotel rooms or anything like that so you'll have to
bring at least a tent and a sleeping bag to HIP, even if this means
you can't bring the paper-tape unit that came with your VAX 11/780.
We'll supply a campground, toilets, showers, good food and electrical
power (as close to 220V/50Hz as possible) and we'll do our best to
supply everyone who wants it with an Ethernet connection. You will
probably be able to trade wiring, extra outlets, Ethernet cards, and
the use of modular crimping tools for almost anything.
HIPcamp will open on August 5th, three days before HIP starts. If you
decide to join in that early expect pretty primitive circumstances. If
you don't care about that, or think that's the best part, you can help
build HIPnet and all other facilities.
No audience?
We'll try to offer different ways for the Internet population to truly
interact with the events at HIP. Please get in touch if you'll have
some friends at your house and you want to have CU-SeeMe or other
connections to us. We'll also be broadcasting live and buffered feeds
of audio and video on the net. Mass-media coverage will be provided
for the interactively challenged.
Press
All press is welcome to visit HIP, but there will be a few strict
rules. All members of the press will pay the entrance fee, no
discussion about this. There will be a part of the campsite that is
off-limits to all press. No filming, photographing or recording is to
take place there. Some people like to have a press-free moment, some
have employment-related reason for shunning media attention.
What else?
Many more things could be said but it is still a bit early. The main
networking tent and the bar will be open 24 hours a day and we'll have
a depository to stash your laptops, backpacks and other valuables. We
haven't figures out the exact entrance fee, but, just like HEU, HIP is
going to be a non-profit event. And if you haven't guessed it yet: all
workshops and plenary events will take place in English.
I want to be HIP too!
Don't worry: you can be! Subscribe to the announcement mailing list.
It's spam-free and will only carry HIP announcements written by us.
You can also participate in the ongoing, yet slightly messy debate in
the newsgroup alt.hacking.in.progress. If you can't find the newsgroup
don't contact us. Refresh the grouplist in your newsreader or ask your
access provider to check their newsfeed.
Heavily sponsored by
XS4ALL
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Beyond HOPE
The "Follow On" Conference to
Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE)
New York City
1997 August 8, 9, & 10
* About Beyond HOPE
Beyond HOPE is a conference of hackers, phreaks, and netizens.
Anyone is welcome, but we ask that you be prepared to listen at
least half as much as you talk.
* Where is Beyond HOPE being held?
The Puck Building is in New York City on Houston Street between
Lafayette and Mulberry. It is just south of Greenwich Village,
and on the border of the Soho district. There is a floor plan
available.
* Where to stay
Details on which hotels will be linked to the conference will
be announced soon in this space. In the meantime, here are some
nifty hotel links in New York City to give you an idea of what
to expect.
* Directions
Subway: Take the Number 1 Local to Houston St and walk east.
Take the Number 6 Local to Bleecker St and walk a block south.
Take the A, C, or E train to Spring St and walk two blocks
north. You're looking for the large building that says "The
Puck Building" on it in large, friendly letters. Scholars of
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will recognize the
statue of Puck.
Taxi: Tell the cabbie to go to Houston St and Lafayette.
Note: There will be a special 2600 meeting on Friday, August
8th from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Citicorp Center on 53rd and
Lexington. To get to the conference from there, just hop on a
downtown Number 6 train and get off at Bleecker Street.
* How to get involved
Get involved by e-mailing us. Be sure to include what you wish
to do at the conference.
* Planned events and other details
Lectures, Seminars, and "hands-on" demonstrations of various
techno-topics. What do you plan to do? (expect a hyper link
here when we have a schedule planned - it's not ready yet).
* Suggestions
Please suggest things yourself. E-mail us, and they may wind up
here. Suggestions received so far:
+ A seminar on "low bandwidth" access to the Internet from text
based terminals such as those at public libraries.
+ A local area network on-site!! And hooked up to the Internet.
+ Internet Links to the HIP Conference in The Netherlands being
held at the same time. Voice, data, and video links are
"in-work".
* About the Puck building
As everyone who really knows New York City agrees, the Puck
Building is one of our most exceptional landmarks.
Listed on the National Historic Register, this grand Romanesque
Revival structure was designed by Albert Wagner and built in
1885 for the J. Ottman Lithographic Company. Originally, the
land on which the building stands was farmland owned by
Nicholas Bayard. During the mid 1800's, the property held a
house occupied by the Sisters of Charity, which was purchased
and demolished in 1885 when construction of the current
building began.
The building's style reflects the Chicago School of
architecture which was known for steel frame construction,
horizontal bands of windows, and the skillful use of brick. In
the case of the Puck, an unusual type of thin-line English
brick was chosen for the facade. The building's exterior
projects a feeling of strength balanced by lightness and
graceful simplicity.
more on the Puck Building....
* About NYC
What more needs be said? It's New York City, after all. The
Bronx is up, and The Battery's down. Here's the Official New
York City Web Site to help you. You'll also want to get tourist
maps , brochures (if you have a high speed Internet link) from
the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau Home Page.
* BeyondHope FAQ
E-mail questions, and they will be answered, and might show up
here.
* How to Pre-register
Haven't gotten that far yet, but as you can see, we're thinking
about it.
* The Network
We will have at the very least a T1 connection to the outside
world. This promises to be one of the best network connections
ever at a hacker conference. Again, to get involved, e-mail us.
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