There's a cool event based in Uganda, but designed for remote participation, this weekend.

"Outernet" is a project to repurpose satellites to "broadcast" free information, that can be picked up by inexpensive receivers, for free, and then reshared for free over local networks/WiFi. A way to get information to remote and underserved parts of the world. It's one-way communication, so certainly not a replacement for the Internet or a total solution to the Digital Divide -- but a very cool project nonetheless. They are also developing democratic processes for deciding what content to share.

They are having an edit-a-thon this weekend. It runs for 36 continuous hours: 10am Saturday to 10pm Sunday, local time in Uganda.

Event link/signup: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outernet-edit-a-thon-tickets-17702656121

And see their blog post: http://blog.outernet.is/please-steal-this-blog-post/?utm_source=Outernet+Updates&utm_campaign=d99dfd9717-Edit_a_thon_Announcement7_13_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0d5b37bd52-d99dfd9717-171493853&mc_cid=d99dfd9717&mc_eid=63f6a5eb84

-Pete

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