Hey all,
Members of the London Hackspace and other groups are organising a large UK
camping festival later this Summer: Electromagnetic Field 2012. Some
initial thoughts on it are at:
http://blog.emfcamp.org/post/22994399565/announcing-electromagnetic-field-2012
We are now searching for contributors to give talks, workshops, and
performances. We’re also inviting communities to participate by forming
camp villages, building installations, etc.
More details on ticket sales will follow soon: follow @emfcamp for updates.
Please get in touch if you have any questions 
Martin Dittus
EMF 2012 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
About the Event
Electromagnetic Field 2012 is a three-day camping festival in the UK for
people with an inquisitive mind and an interest in science, engineering,
DIY, technology, arts, or crafts. It will be a cross between a tech
conference and a music festival, with talks and workshops on a wide range
of subjects. A great opportunity to meet like-minded people, to learn, to
teach, to play, and have a drink with a stranger. A festival for anyone
interested in 3D printing, DIYBio, textiles, electronics, Internet culture,
music hacking, space, lockpicking, homebrewing, computer security, robots,
UAVs, mind hacking, radio, and pretty much anything else you can think
of… in a field!
Talks
A 1h presentation about a topic in science, engineering, DIY, technology,
arts, or crafts. The allocated time includes Q&A, setup, and teardown.
Workshops
A 1h, 2h, or 3h workshop involving practices in science, engineering, DIY,
technology, arts, or crafts. The allocated time includes setup and
teardown.
We hope to have enough desk space and chairs for everyone, but details are
yet to be determined. If you prefer to hold open-ended workshops then we
encourage you to start or join a village: see below for details.
Performances
Musical performances, DJ sets, artistic performances, general evening
entertainment, …
We will provide a stage area in a tent and a basic PA.
Villages
Villages are dedicated camping areas for particular groups, with shared
access to power and Internet. You can form a village for your local
hackerspace, art form, project, or any other community. This makes it
easier for people to get to know each other and encourages collaboration
while at the festival, be it for cooking sessions or to build ambitious
installations.
Villages are not planned through our submissions system. Instead you can
register your village here:
http://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Villages
You may also be interested in our mailing list and IRC channel:
http://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Contact
Venue Details
EMF 2012 is a camping festival in a field. The venue is Pineham Park, near
Milton Keynes in the UK.
We plan to have two event tents with an audience capacity of about 100
each, both with access to power and Internet, each with a projector, and at
least one of the tents will have a PA for larger presentations. We also aim
to have camp-wide wifi, and ethernet ports in key locations.
We will attempt to stream the talks and performances and publish the
recordings after the event.
Budget and Travel expenses
The EMF camp is a non-profit event produced entirely by volunteers, and
speakers are not paid. Unfortunately we can not subsidise your entry
ticket, and we do not have a travel budget for contributors either; due to
the nature of the event we expect that everyone pays. We may be able to
make a few very rare exceptions, but don’t count on it.
Dates and Deadlines
The deadline for submission is Friday 29 June 2012, 23:59 UTC. Notification
of acceptance will be sent by e-mail as early as possible, but on Friday 13
July 2012 the latest.
Electromagnetic Field 2012 is held between Friday 31 August and Sunday 2
September 2012.
Submissions
All proposals for talks, workshops and performances must be submitted
online using our submission system at
http://pentabarf.emfcamp.org/submission/EMF2012. Please follow the
instructions, and state if you have special requirements besides the basics
mentioned there. If you have any questions regarding your submission you
can contact us at events@emfcamp.org
For more details about the event in general see our wiki at
http://wiki.emfcamp.org
Please note that much of this may be subject to changes, in which case we
will make corresponding announcements. To stay up do date follow @emfcamp,
or have a look at our mailing list and IRC channel:
http://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Contact.