What is Hacking In Progress?

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: What is Hacking In Progress? : ---------------------------- : Hacking In Progress is an open-air hacker convention on a : campsite near Almere in the Netherlands. Visitors will bring : their own computer equipment and tents to build the largest : non-military open-air Ethernet ever. People from all over : the Netherlands and other countries will come together to : learn and discuss the benefits and the risks of new : technologies. They'll listen to lectures, participate in : workshops, enjoy special presentations and - last but not : least - party. All of this in the friendly open-air : environment of a very wired campsite far away from the : civilized world. : HIP will be a place for hackers, artists, activists and : many, many others to network themselves, both in the social : and electronic sense of the word. HIP will deal with the : social and political aspects of information technology, : security, Internet, access to technology, cryptography, and : concerns about spamming and other 'hacker-related' topics. : 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... : Open-air? : --------- : There'll be no hotel rooms or anything like that so you'll : want 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. : What will be the issues at HIP? : ------------------------------- : A lot can and will happen in the coming months, and we'll : keep adding new topics even during the event itself. But : we're definitely going to discuss the legal situation : regarding encryption, as well as the latest technical : developments in this field. The current decay of the Usenet, : copyright issues, censorship as well as many other : legislative, social political and technical issues : surrounding Internet will be discussed. Computer security, : or the lack thereof will also be a hot topic. We'll have : research workshops (i.e. GSM and chipcard security) and you : can also join many `how-to' workshops and lectures where you : can pick up on Linux (Unix you can run at home, not built by : Microsoft), perl (a very powerful computer language) and : many, many other topics. : At this moment we are working on discussions and workshops : about smartcard security, Tempest attacks, the SPAM threat, : virtual communities, cryptography and the law (Trusted Third : Parties and Key Recovery), a tele-presence experiment, : activism on the Net, and much more. : How can I help? : --------------- : 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! : 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. : What will be the entrance fee for HIP? : -------------------------------------- : We don't know yet. There will be two different tickets, for : only one day and an all-in ticket. The all-in ticket will be : somewhere between 100 and 150 guilders ($50 / $75). For : snacks and meals you'll have to pay separate. Information : about the price and how to send your reservation will be on : the website as soon as we have figured out the details. : How do I get to the campsite? : ----------------------------- : If you come to HIP from abroad, whether it is by plane, : train or car, you'll start off in Amsterdam. Campsite : Kotterbos near Almere is about a 30-minute drive from : Amsterdam. We'll put a detailed description of the route on : the website later. : Are there any hotels or restaurants nearby? : ------------------------------------------- : Bring your own tent to HIP, that is the whole point of this : festival. We will provide snacks, meals and drinks at a : reasonable price. There is nothing besides trees and empty : fields around HIP. The city of Almere is about five : kilometers away, but it has few facilities, it is a commuter : town. If you really want to sleep in a hotel (and have only : half the fun) you'll be better off in Amsterdam. But you'll : have quite some trouble getting from Amsterdam to HIP every : day if you have no car. We'll provide a small bus to ride : between HIP and Almere train station (more details as the : festival draws closer) but there will not be a continuous : service. : What if it rains? : ----------------- : The weather in the Netherlands is not very good but August : is the hottest month of the year. And your hardware will not : be standing outside. There will be a few very big tents, : with wooden floors, tables and chairs where you can set up : your computer. You won't be sitting in the grass all the : time (unless you want to). : Isn't there another hacker convention in the same month? : -------------------------------------------------------- : 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. : More info on Beyond Hope can be found at: : http://www.2600.com/beyondhope/ : : Is it worth coming to HIP when I don't know anything about : ---------------------------------------------------------- : computers? : ---------- : HIP will be about information technology and the Internet, : both in technical as in social and political sense. : 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). : : What about some music and bands? : -------------------------------- : We'll throw a party on the last evening of HIP, but HIP : won't be a music festival or a rave. : : How can I get the latest news on HIP? : ------------------------------------- : Just visit our web site at http://www.hip97.nl/ and use the : form to 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

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