Re: [ox-en] Fwd: Chaos Computer Club SIGINT 2010 Call for Participation

Hi list!

Last week (9 days ago) Stefan Meretz wrote:
> Attached you will find the SIGINT 2010 Call for Participation [5] which 
> outlines what SIGINT 2010 will be about and what to do if you want to 
> apply
> for a lecture to be included in the program. Please note our official 
> deadline is March 26, 2010, 23:59 CET. There are only three weeks left!
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I wonder whether they do this on purpose to have a special selection
or whether they are just so disorganized...

> The world of atoms and the world of bits operate on completely different 
> levels. Where they come together (and that happens more often lately), 
> there are tensions in society, opportunity and chaos that must be 
> explored.
> 
> The importance of intangible things is growing while reducing production 
> costs. Traditional markets expand in the virtual space, the music 
> industry makes its money off ringtones and ideas materialize in physical 
> form out of the 3D printer while popular modern sociological concepts 
> such as the working class are completely exported to China. Identities 
> are constructed in social networks regardless of nationality or gender, 
> and yet there is still the world of things and the Internet printouts as 
> contemporary counterparts. It is precisely this loss of barriers which 
> on one hand breeds the total surveillance state and on the other allows 
> the individuals offering hitherto unknown possibilities of development, 
> to the horizon and much more.

Though these very topics are not part of their wish list I'm thinking
about preparing a quick talk describing the *connection* between the
world of atoms and bits - i.e. the difference is that for bits
meanwhile we have means of productions which are so ubiquitous we even
don't recognize them as such. However, I have no idea whether I'm able
to meet the deadline...


						Grüße

						Stefan

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