reSync joined the ‘New Babylon Revisited‘ conference in Athens and our 2 day workshop ‘reStreet’ was one of five group events that took place over a 4 day period. 6-9th November 2014.

In the run up to the Friday workshop we spent many hours walking in Athens and working at Space Under preparing reSync systems.

reStreet sets out to expose the free information infrastructures of AWMN into the social labyrinth of Athens streets by presenting techniques for data exchange and experimenting with easily available syncronisation tools and DIY signage. In our travel bag for this trip we carried; DIY piratebox, reSync relay, wireless router, 19dbi parabolic antenna and 38mm badge press!

We also worked at rooftop level to build links with AWMN, connecting to the network infrastructure and met with President of the association, Joseph Bonicioli, who talked with us all about many aspects of AWMN and reflected on issues of public communication and network development in progress around Athens and across Greece. In particular we were keen to help identify where information presented at street level could inform and illuminate on the infrastructure development in place at roof level and how to utilise it.

 

 

Enclosures and reStreet sessions shared Space Under and to start with we addressed everyone present (36) with an introduction to proposals for both workshops and key activity schedule. Once each participant installed BTsync app on phones and laptops we activated the Space Under reSync to hold the workshop notes, some images from the session and views from the rooftop to illustrate a range of materials and techniques to test.

AWMN.net maps the community network infrastructure and describes services available to network users. Five groups each picked a network node location to visit and capture impressions, consider the environment and prepare media files to represent each one.

By Saturday we also activated a reSync for each New Babylon event ; Octo-Apps, Athens  Conference for Utopian Technologies etc. Enclosures of new Athens / Glossary of Subsumption and Babylon Radio. We prepared a range of print media artworks to promote all ten reSync locations pressing out button badges and printing small posters and flyers for distribution.

Both groups reconvened before the end of the day to share experiences and prepare for Sunday’s  Athens Drift, sharing out QRcode badges and producing a city map with points marked for AWMN, Enclosure and New Babylon revisited.

Thanks to all who attended and special thanks to our hosts Space Under and event organisers Gothe Institute Athen for their support.