Call For Proposals

Call for Proposals
After more than 80 satisfied campers in 2010, the long awaited third iteration of HaxoGreen, in its 2012 edition is finally here! After a very successful start into the forays of international hackcamps and hackerfests, hackerspaces and hackerspace-folks from all over Europe and beyond will meet for an informal exchange of knowledge on the this third iteration of our 4-day outdoors summer-camp.

Still cosy at a maximum of 140 people, still at the same perfect setting that offers commodities for shopping, outdoors for camping and areas filled to the brink with adventure and history at the same time. The camp will take place from Thursday, July 26th till Sunday, July 29th and be bristling with geeks and their innovative ideas.

Talks, workshops, live music in the evenings, geocaching, fresh food and most of all very interesting people make this an event that is not to be missed.

Whether you're hacking on your project, looking for new and exciting ideas or just craving to share 3 midsummer nights outdoors, socialising with other hackers, artists and geeks, HaxoGreen is the place to be. No need to be a 1337 H4X0r, we welcome all inquisitive people from around the globe.

The camp is organized by syn2cat a.s.b.l., the association that brought you the Luxembourgian hackerspace. We appreciate your participation, be it by holding a lecture, tutoring a workshop or presenting your projects and ideas during a 10 min lightning talk.

Location
The camp is located at the scouts' grounds near the city of Dudelange in the southern region of Luxembourg. The camping ground features adequate restrooms and shower facilities. Indoor rooms for lectures and workshops are also available. The nearby town of Dudelange, near the borders to France and Germany, offers access to shops and markets for all of your grocery needs.

Suggested presentation and workshop topics
Participate with your lectures, panel discussions, workshops, or lightning talks. (Though you can give a lightning talk without submitting its topic.) Your lectures and workshops don't have to be centered on or limited to technology. Lectures with a background in society, community, science and art are welcome as well. Here are some examples of the inter-disciplinary fields that our audience would be interested in, but feel free to suggest your own:


 * Green IT and Green Hacks
 * Virtualized Environments
 * Mobile applications and malware
 * Radio and Mobile Communications (GNURadio, etc.)
 * QrCodes and other means of XSRF
 * Cloud Computing
 * Darknets and Hackerspaces
 * Computer Security Incident Response and Mitigation
 * Do-it-yourself Science
 * Molecular Gastronomy
 * Amateur Robotics
 * Electronic Art (vj, dj, interactive installations etc.)
 * Net politics, Net neutrality, Intellectual Property and Privacy Aspects (SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, you name it!)
 * Active/Liquid Democracy and Political Activism
 * Sustainable Housing and eco-friendly Living ...and anything that is not on the list.

Submitting
We invite you to make use of our pentabarf submission system in order to submit your talk, workshop or other event. Please don't hesitate to ask questions via mail (see INQUIRIES) if everything is not clear.

Deadlines
Deadline Abstracts: May 15th, 2012 Acceptance Notification: May 22nd, 2012 Papers are welcomed, but not mandatory. Submitted papers can be published on the camp website/schedule. Please don't forget to mention any hardware or software requirements that your talk or workshop includes. We would be happy for every distributed version of the CfP.

Inquiries
For any questions about this camp, send an email to camp@hackerspace.lu or check out our website.

Disclaimer
HaxoGreen 2012 SummerCamp is a low-budget operation entirely run by We therefore cannot help anyone but those who present or tutor workshops with their food, travel and accommodation expenses. Contact us for more information.