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A bit more background about the Metalab and Paraflows | A bit more background about the Metalab and Paraflows | ||
for our | for our english-speaking guests: | ||
==Metalab== | ==Metalab== | ||
[[Hauptseite|The Metalab]] is a hacker space, an open center for people who do | [[Hauptseite|The Metalab]] is a hacker space, an open center for people who do | ||
creative things with technology. Our main interest | creative things with technology. Our main fields of interest include | ||
things like urban hacking/street art, free public networks, "avant | things like urban hacking/street art, free public networks, "avant | ||
gaming" (augmented reality, etc), hardware hacking, ubiquitous | gaming" (augmented reality, etc), hardware hacking, ubiquitous | ||
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We openend our doors in April of this year, renting a 200 square | We openend our doors in April of this year, renting a 200 square | ||
meter space right behind | meter space right behind the town hall and the houses of parliament. We have | ||
around 80 members at this | around 80 members at this time. Numerous workshops on topics | ||
like | like microcontrollers, the Blender3D software and social | ||
engineering as well as several parties have taken place at the lab | engineering as well as several parties have taken place at the lab | ||
so far, in addition to regular daily operation (ie a couple of nerds | so far, in addition to regular daily operation (ie a couple of nerds | ||
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[http://www.paraflows.at Paraflows] is a net art & net culture festival held for the first time this year as part | [http://www.paraflows.at Paraflows] is a net art & net culture festival held for the first time this year as part | ||
of the annual convention of "[http://www.netznetz.net Netznetz]", a community of artists | of the annual convention of "[http://www.netznetz.net Netznetz]", a community of artists | ||
who successfully petitioned the local municipal government to | |||
let them self-distribute their arts funding in what turned out to be | let them self-distribute their arts funding in what turned out to be | ||
a somewhat broken voting scheme that they came up with | a somewhat broken voting scheme that they came up with | ||
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;Friday, Sept 8: Preparations - please attend | ;Friday, Sept 8: Preparations - please attend | ||
;Saturday, Sept 9: Opening | ;Saturday, Sept 9: Opening | ||
;Tuesday, Sept 12, 9pm: Blinkennight - LED hacking at the Lab, featuring a 3D LED cube, throwies, floaties, microcontrollers etc. | ;Tuesday, Sept 12, 9pm: Blinkennight - LED hacking at the Lab, featuring a 3D LED cube, throwies, floaties, microcontrollers etc. | ||
;Thursday, Sept 14, 11am: Net art brunch - please attend | |||
In addition to this, there are panel discussions and other social | In addition to this, there are panel discussions and other social | ||
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You're obviously welcome to hang around at the lab during the | You're obviously welcome to hang around at the lab during the | ||
exhibition, but that's not an obligation apart from Sunday morning. | exhibition, but that's not an obligation apart from Sunday morning. | ||
Most of the tourist spots are | Most of the tourist spots are nearby thanks to the lab's central | ||
location, so it'd be quite easy to combine keeping an eye on your exhibit and | location, so it'd be quite easy to combine keeping an eye on your exhibit and | ||
going sightseeing. | going sightseeing. | ||
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'''We're looking forward to seeing you at the Metalab!''' | '''We're looking forward to seeing you at the Metalab!''' | ||
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