Latest (Thursday July 7th, 2005):

2005's "NotCon" now has the new name of Open Tech 2005 (and takes place in Hammersmith on Saturday 23rd July 2005) - please click the link for further details.

(July 20th, 2007: Submissions form deactivated due to spam/ the event having taken place 3 years ago :)

* NOTCON '04 Call for Participation - Please Redistribute Freely *

NotCon '04, Sunday 6th June 2004, Imperial College Union, London
http://www.notcon04.com/
Proposals due by: Friday 14th May 2004

Have you coded, created, or discovered an interesting application of
technology? Then why not come and talk about it at NOTCON '04? 

NOTCON '04 is an informal, low-cost, one-day conference looking at things
that technologies were perhaps not intended to do. 

It takes place on Sunday 6th June 2004 from 11am to 6pm at Imperial College
Union, London (in South Kensington, next to the Science Museum and the Royal
Albert Hall). 

And yes, there will be wi-fi. And a bar. And the kind of people who actually
ask for them in that order. 


* What We're Looking For *

We're looking for a mix of talks, demonstrations and panel discussions
covering all the usual areas - but with a bit more of an edge than you'd get
from just reading about them online. 

In short, we'd like proposals for any of these sorts of sessions -
especially if they fit into the following categories:

Geolocation services
Social software
Hardware hacking
Usability issues
Actual impacts of blogging
Alternative media
Politics on the net
Politics *of* the net

- and also especially if they don't. There'll be the usual 45-minute (+
questions) slots for longer talks, plus plenty of shorter 5-minute
"lightning presentations", so you don't need to write a complete lecture or
anything. 

Proposals should be submitted via the web form at:

http://www.xcom2002.com/nc04/submit.php

And if you try to get them to us before midnight UK time on Friday 14th May
2004, then we can work out - and let you know - the line-up before the end
of May.


* Staying In Touch *

Even if you don't want to suggest a talk, you can stay informed about the
event by subscribing to our low-traffic announcement-only mailing list –
send a blank email to:

notcon-subscribe@socialswirl.com

(your address will only be used to contact you about the event and will not
be passed onto third parties).


* Further Info *

NOTCON '04 is organised by some of the people behind UK tech newsletter NTK, 
socially-minded net charity mysociety.org, the unofficial "Emerging Technology"
recap ConCon UK, and 2002's "Extreme Computing" show - please feel free to
help out!

We'll be attempting to answer any other questions that arise on the event
Wiki:

http://www.symbianwiki.com/ConConUK/Questions

- or you can email info@notcon04.com
if it's not covered already. 


NotCon '04, Sunday 6th June 2004, Imperial College Union, London
http://www.notcon04.com/

See you there!