This mail by Geert Lovink might be interesting to some of you:
“What are alternatives to an increasingly centralized and privatized internet landscape as cultivated by Google and Facebook? At the conference „Digital Backyards“ (Berlin, Oct. 18-20) 50 experts from all over Europe are looking for answers. The conference is partitioned into a semi-open „Networking Lounge“ and „Public Talks“ that are accessible to a broad audience.
The barcamp-style „Networking Lounge“ takes place on October 18th and 19th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Journalists, activists, bloggers, researchers, entrepreneurs, cultural workers and programmers define their own issues and questions.
For the „Networking Lounge“ please register until September 30th with a short letter of motivation here: info(at)berlinergazette.de Registration fee is 20 Euro.
Further info here:
http://berlinergazette.de/digital-backyards/“