= Battlemesh v15 =

Matrix: https://riot.im/app/#/login Room: #freenode_#battlemesh:matrix.org (connect IRC through Matrix)

Email contact: v15 at battlemesh.org

Public mailing list: https://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/battlemesh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/battlemesh

Mastodon: https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@battlemesh12 (FIXME?)

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The Wireless Battle Mesh is a non-commercial, volunteer-organized annual convention.

The convention features a variety of talks and workshops on technical and political issues related to mesh networking, wireless community networks and Openwrt firmware development.

The purpose of the event is to further topics such as right to connectivity, community-owned infrastructure and related free open source projects.

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== Important dates ==

Tentative Date: '''2023-06-05''' to '''2023-06-11'''.

Deadline for [[#accommodation|accommodation packages]]: --TBA--

Deadline for [[#CFP|event proposal]]: --TBA--

== Where ==

=== Location of the main event ===

=== How to come by train ===

=== How to travel from BCO to Calafou ===

== What ==

In brief: we will have organized talks, workshops and discussion panels on community networks and wireless mesh networks (see [[#CFP|Call for Participation]]).  There will also be more informal activities: cooperative hacking, self-organized projects, and (we hope) delightful conversations!

Full schedule: [[#Talk_Schedule_and_Workshops]]

In addition, there may be a self-organized wireless mesh network, running different routing protocols to compare them.  Please coordinate directly on the battlemesh mailing list to make that happen.

== How to register ==

The event itself is '''free of charge''' and open for all!  However, it makes the
organisation much easier if you tell us in advance that you plan to come.

To register, please send an email to v15 at battlemesh.org with the following
content:

{{{
Subject: Registration

Name and/or Nick

Date of arrival / departure

Accommodation package: [Yes/No; package 1 or 2; room preference (mixed, non-mixed, specific person)]

T-Shirt Size: [S/M/L/none, man/woman/unisex]

Other details you want to share: (e.g. community, country, URLs, twitter/mastodon handle, dietary restrictions, ...)

Do you agree to appear on the public list of participants? [Yes/No]

Are you applying for a travel scholarship? [Yes/No; city; estimated price]
}}}

We will then put your name on the public list of participants: https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV15/Participants

If you apply for an accommodation package or travel scolarship, we will reply to you shortly with more information.

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== Accommodation package ==

TBA

=== Registering ===

TBA

The packages are attributed on a first-come first-serve basis, so register as soon as possible!

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== Travel Scholarships ==

Thanks to our sponsors, we have the opportunity to provide some Travel
Scholarships to cover the costs of a long distance flight to Barcelona and
back. If you want to apply, please explicitly tell us so in the registration
email. Please also provide the location from which you will be coming from,
an estimation of the travel costs (flight to Paris and back), and whether
you absolutely need us to cover the full amount of your ticket to be able
to participate.

You need to prepare a short video (2 to 5 minutes) in which you briefly present yourself,
your community and your interests, especially related to the Battlemesh
event.  It should be in either English or French, but if you are not
fluent enough you can speak in your native language and add English
subtitles.  If you have no easy mean to share large files, tell us in
your email and we will provide a link to upload your video.

'''Deadline: TBA'''

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== Call for participation ==

We invite participants to propose workshops, talks or panel discussions relating to '''network infrastructure''' in general, how it can be built and operated '''as a common''', and how to sustain a '''community''' around networking.

We welcome contributions that broadly address these questions from any of several perspectives:
technical, organisational, economical, regulatory, juridical, political.  Example topics:

 * Wireless Community Networks

 * Community Networks that deploy Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks

 * TV white space as a precious network resource (radio spectrum)

 * 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

 * Public fiber networks: architecture, funding, private actors involved, oversight

 * Internet of Things (IoT) networks and their impact on society

 * 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?

'''Deadline:''' --TBA--

To submit a proposal, send us an email (v15 at battlemesh.org) with the
template below.
All information you give us will be made publicly available in the schedule,
unless explicitely specified otherwise.

{{{
Subject: Event proposal

Name and/or nick
Optional affiliation: community, country, employer...
Event title
Type of event [talk / workshop / recurring workshop / panel discussion / other]
Duration [30 min or 1h for talks, anything you want otherwise]
Frequency [for recurring event]
Preferred date / constraint
Any required equipment (other than a projector)

Summary (about 200 words)
}}}


== Talk Schedule and Workshops ==

'''This schedule is subject to major adjustments.'''

[[attachment:battlemeshv15.ics|Download ICS calendar file|&do=get]] of the whole schedule (on Android, use [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.icsdroid/|ICSx⁵]])


=== Monday - June 5th ===

||<rowstyle="background-color: #DADADA;">'''Time''' || '''Type''' || '''Title''' ||<style="width: 18%"> '''Speaker(s)''' ||<style="width: 10%"> '''Location''' ||
||<style="white-space: nowrap;" > 09:00-12:30 ||  || '''Collaborative set-up of the space''' ||  || ||
||<style="white-space: nowrap;" rowstyle="background-color: #DDFFDD;"> 12:30-14:00 ||  || '''Lunch''' ||  || ||
||<style="white-space: nowrap;" > 14:00-19:00 ||  || '''Informal welcome''' ||  || ||
||<style="white-space: nowrap;" rowstyle="background-color: #DDFFDD;"> 18:30-23:00 || Social event || ||  || ||






== Live streaming and video recordings ==

All talks and panels are live-streamed and recorded!

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNZfMF6AQoPvRL1Nc1kol5g/|Access the stream]]

== Sponsors ==

[[https://www.internetsociety.org/|{{attachment:ISOC-Dark-RGB_Logo_400px.png||height=100,align="middle"}}]]
[[https://www.apc.org/|{{attachment:APCLogoVectorEN.svg||height=100,align="middle"}}]]
[[https://exo.cat/|{{attachment:Exo.cat-logo.png||height=100,align="middle"}}]]

== Endorsements ==

== Misc ==

=== Battlemesh Coversongs ===

TODO

=== Hardware ===

Please add any hardware that you will bring (and are willing to lend out!) to this table:

|| '''Name or handle''' || '''Quantity''' || '''Type of hardware''' ||
|| ... || ... || ... ||
|| ... || ... || ... ||
|| ... || ... || ... ||

=== Impressions from previous Battlemesh events ===

 * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL23SZAHh0GAmT_BEmBb3TL1mXKxQrvV76|Battlemesh v9 Presentations]]
 * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL23SZAHh0GAnL-KwAttHX8pINAjwN1lHs|Battlemesh v9 Social Moments]]
 * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3bvPCw5QCLJXM4kqZlc_tgP1LrI8B2Dh|Battlemesh v8 Presentations]]
 * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjdaTaDJvaVzotzdFSpblCVegRpHgGPLG|Battlemesh V7 Video]]
 * [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=P2Aqeqy9pw4|Video clip from the mesh testbed installation for WBMv6 at Aalborg University Campus]]
 * [[https://vimeo.com/87030048|Another WBMv6 clip]]
 * [[https://vimeo.com/39412090|Video clip made at WBMv5 to give you a feeling what this event is like]]
 * [[https://vimeo.com/21953373|Video clip made at WBMv4]]
 * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFz6QdfgP8|{{https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/MXFz6QdfgP8/maxresdefault.jpg|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFz6QdfgP8|width="250px"}}]]

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TODO / NOT DECIDED YET:

Thanks to our sponsors we will be able to offer a few travel scholarships (flight tickets) for non-EU residents.

If you want to apply for a travel scholarship (compensating the costs of a long distance flight to Paris and back) please explicitly tell us so in the registration mail.
We will then ask you to '''prepare a short video message''' in which you are giving a brief introduction to yourself and your interests:

 * Where are you from?
 * Why would you like to attend Battlemesh?
 * What impact in your local environment do you expect from your participation?
 * Would you be able to attend without the travel scholarship?

Send a link to your video to the organizers' mailing list, v15 at battlemesh dot org

'''Application Deadline:''' The scholarship application window closes on '''TODO''', so that we can confirm successful applications well ahead of the travel. Make sure to contact the organizers in time!
}}}


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== Accommodation and Food Supply ==

Block reservation in a hostel? Camping?

Cheap / free places to stay?

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== Sponsors ==

/* We would like to thank the following for making this event possible: */
Please help us keep the attendance to BattleMeshV15 affordable for all participants! The [[BattleMeshV15/SponsorInfo|Sponsor Info page]] has more details.

For inquiries, please contact the Battlemesh organizers' team.




== Endorsements ==
'''Do you want to help promoting Battlemesh? Please check the EndorsementTemplate!'''



== Blog Ping-Backs and Media Coverage ==
TBD

== What to Bring ==
 * Access Points
 * Ethernet Cables
 * switches and hubs
 * your laptop

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== Task List ==
This task list is kept here to track who is responsible for certain things. Please notify on mailing list before you add yourself here. Local team will be inserted here as well, tasks may be added/merged on the go.
||'''Task Name''' ||'''Local? Remote?''' ||'''Priority''' ||'''Deadline''' ||'''Description''' ||'''Responsible Person''' ||
||Mentor Team ||L, R ||*** ||6M ||Done: Annnouncement, Mentoring Organizers || ||
||-> Recon mission: visit the place, find Date ||L, R ||* ||6M || || ||
||Accommodation ||L ||*** ||5M || ||  ||
||Venue Location ||L ||*** ||5M || || ||
||Financial Handling (Bank Account) ||L ||*** ||5M || || ||
||-> Invoice Handling ||L ||** ||5M ||- ||  ||
||Public Relations ||L, R ||*** ||4M ||- ||- ||
||-> Webpage ||R ||*** ||4M ||- || ||
||-> Logo ||L, R ||* ||4M || || ||
||-> Endorsements ||L, R ||* ||4M ||- ||- ||
||-> Poster ||L, R ||* ||3M ||- ||  ||
||-> Press Communication ||L, R ||* ||3M ||- ||- ||
||-> Merchandise (T-Shirts, Flags) ||L, R ||* ||1M ||- ||  ||
||Attendence List/SignUps (DEADLINE!!) ||L, R ||*** ||4M ||- ||- ||
||Local Community, Sponsorship ||L ||* ||4M ||Find sponsors for the event || ||
||Agenda ||R ||** ||3M ||Call for talks, review proposals, create schedule ||  ||
||Sponsored Travel Grants ||L, R ||* ||3M ||Organize the travel grants program and announce the results ||  ||
||Test Manager ||R ||** ||2M ||- ||- ||
||Firmware Preparation ||R ||** ||2M ||- ||- ||
||Hardware for Testing ||R ||** ||2M ||- ||- ||
||Test Documentation ||L, R ||* ||1M ||Document test, publish results, correct english grammar and typos ||- ||
||Transport (from/to airport) ||L ||** ||1M ||  ||  ||
||Transport (from/to venue) ||L ||** ||1M ||  ||   ||
||Venue Equipment ||L ||*** ||1M ||Get a mic/speaker and projector for the talks ||   ||
||Internet Connection ||L ||*** ||1M ||Wired/wireless connectivity to the Internet || Baptiste ||
||Food Supply ||L ||* ||1M ||Negotiating a food package ||   ||
||Attendence Certification ||L ||** ||1M ||Print/sign certificates of attendance ||- ||
||Social Events ||L ||* ||1M ||Organize a social events agenda ||   ||
||Recording and Streaming ||R ||* ||1M ||Record and stream the talks ||   ||


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