>Inviting All Women > >The seventh Eclectic Tech Carnival will be held from Sunday the 25th until >Saturday the 31st of May in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. > >The /ETC is a unique tech skill-share that has been held annually since >2002. The emphasis has always been women sharing their experiences, >knowledge and skills around free software, open hardware and universal >interoperability of systems in a fun way. > >We are calling all women who are interested in the Eclectic Tech Carnival >to register via the following form: >https://eclectictechcarnival.org/register > >Registration closes at 23:59 on 1 April 2008. > >Participate! Whether you want to follow the content of the event or >whether you want to present a workshop, lecture, performance, playlab, >intervention, exhibition, you name it (to a certain degree) at the /ETC >you're welcome. > >In addition to the skill-share program, this year the Eclectic Tech >Carnival will be focusing on a number of specific political issues: the >"life cycle" of hardware - from mining, to labour practices in the >manufacturing industry, to waste management. In addition we will explore >why there seems to be so little public interest in Privacy, or lack of, on >the Net. And what can we learn from the Creative Commons movement? > >The participation fee of /ETC 2008 is as follows: >For all seven days: a sliding scale of 30/60/120 Euros (at your own >discretion). >Per single day: 6 Euros. >The evenings will be open to the public and free of charge. > >Our graded, scaled fee system aims to take into account that women are >from varying contexts. This includes income, country of origin and >personal priorities. > >The registration fee is collected from all participants, contributors and >organisers. It covers, among other things, vegan food for all. > >We cannot accept payment on-line so please be prepared to pay cash, in >Euros when you arrive. > >We have reserved a limited number of beds in a Youth Hostel, which will be >filled on a first come, first served basis. If there are more people in >need of accommodation, we will do our best to find a bed among our friends >and acquaintances in Amsterdam. > >There is a discreet amount of money for those who need a travel grant. >Please keep in mind that we do not reimburse flights but only [cheap] 2nd >class train or bus tickets. One condition is that you need to register >before April 1st 2008. We will look at each request individually. > >Please feel free to contact us at any time starting immediately. > >C o n t a c t : >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The /ETC 2008 is organized by the Genderchangers and EYFA. >www.genderchangers.org >www.eyfa.org > >_______________________________________________ >Etc-int mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://eclectictechcarnival.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/etc-int
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