Call for participation
We invite participants to propose workshops, talks, or panel discussions related to network infrastructure in general: how it can be built and operated as a common good, and how to sustain a community around networking.
We welcome contributions that broadly address these questions from various perspectives: technical, organisational, economical, regulatory, juridical, or political. Example topics:
- 🌍 Wireless Community Networks
- 🏡 Community Networks that deploy Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks
- 🛠️ Free hardware and free software for Community Networks
- 🤝 How to organize a durable community structure?
- 🧑🤝🧑 How to involve non-technical people? To "digital stewardship" and beyond?
- 📢 How to disseminate the spirit of community networks, knowledge, etc.?
- 🌾 Connecting rural areas: challenges and solutions
- 🚀 How to take advantage of a community network in ways otherwise not possible? What are the applications?
- 🔗 Local Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) as a common infrastructure
- 🌐 DNS as a common infrastructure?
- 🔒 Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) testbeds
Deadline: --TBA--
We will provide a dedicated submission platform in due time. Until then, we invite you to add your ideas to the following table:
Title |
Name |
Duration |
Short Description |
Example Talk |
Alice |
30 min |
A talk about XYZ |
Feel free to add your proposal and join us in shaping Battlemesh v17!