Hi, all -- Farm Hack and Public Lab have worked together a number of times on crop monitoring with infrared photography, balloon mapping, etc, and I wanted to extend a special invitation to you all to join us for a hands-on 3-day event next month:
Public Lab invites you to join our 2013 Barnraising, October 4-6 at LUMCON Research Station in Cocodrie, Louisiana. This year's theme is Education, and there is still plenty of room for proposing sessions, un-conference style.
What is a Public Lab barn raising, you ask? This is the closest thing we have to a Public Lab conference -- but with an emphasis on "doing stuff together" rather than just presenting/talking. In the spirit of bringing a community together to collectively raise a structure such as a barn, Public Lab comes together to develop tools, toolkits, supporting materials such as guides and tutorials, test the tools and develop new research directions and projects. Participants represent a wide range of interests from technologists and designers to social scientists and community organizers.
Find more information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-2013, including a fantastic video of our 2012 Barnraising.
There is no fee to attend, only a $20/night lodging cost.
Boating, kite/balloon mapping, hack sessions, fieldwork, etc are all part of the agenda, as is, traditionally, late-night fishing on the dock.
Please contact liz@publiclab.org with any questions.
Hope to see some of you there! Jeff Warren