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Our Networks is a conference about the past, present, and future of building our own network infrastructures. The event brings together enthusiasts, hardware and software hackers, researchers, organizers and more to collectively explore creative and critical engagements with the Internet and alternative infrastructures.
The event has a Code of Conduct in order to foster an environment we can all be in together. During the event if you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, we ask you to contact an organizer immediately. Those who wish to do so but don’t feel comfortable talking to the organizers in-person can email coc@ournetworks.ca.
In previous years we have hosted this event in Tkaronto (Toronto), in territory subject to the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant and the land of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River.
After two years of hosting the conference remotely we will be hosting the event in so-called Vancouver, British Columbia.
We would like to acknowledge the land on which Our Networks will take place. Vancouver is the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.
The term unceded acknowledges the dispossession of the land and the inherent rights that Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh hold to the territory. The term serves as a reminder that Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh have never left their territories and will always retain their jurisdiction and relationships with the territory. We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather on this territory.
We credit The City of Vancouver for the language acknowledging the unceded territories.
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With special thanks to E.L. Guerrero and Mauve for their involvement in early ideation of Our Networks 2024. Previous co-organizers are Sarah Friend, Benedict Lau, Patrick Connolly, E.L. Guerrero, and Mauve and our previous A/V team includes Elon Li, Henry Wilkinson, and Yurko.
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Logo by Marlo Yarlo.
ASCII drawings adapted from original work by Joan G. Stark (a.k.a. jgs, Spunk) and Adel Faure.
Headings: Hershey-Futural, a typeface designed by Dr. A.V. Hershey in the late 60s. Originally designed to be rendered using vectors on early cathode ray tube displays. SIL Open Font License.
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