2015/Cambridge
IndieWebCampCambridge 2015 is the second IndieWebCamp hosted March 19-20 by MIT in Cambridge, MA, USA; one of several IndieWebCamps in 2015.
IndieWebCampCambridge 2015
Join us at MIT for two days of a BarCamp-style gathering of web creators building and sharing open web technologies to empower users to own their own identities & content, and advance the state of the indie web!
The IndieWeb movement is a global community that is building an open set of principles and methods that empower people to take back ownership of identity and data instead of relying on 3rd party websites.
At IndieWebCamp you’ll learn about ways to empower yourself to own your data, create and publish content on your own site, and only optionally syndicate to third-party silos. Along the way you’ll get a solid grounding in the history and future of Microformats, domain ownership, IndieAuth, WebMention and more!
Summary
- When
- through at
- Note: IndieWebCampCambridge 2015 is Thursday and Friday of the week.
- Where
- MIT Stata Center, room 32-D463("Star Conference Room"), 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA, US, 02139. http://www.csail.mit.edu/news/stata
- URLs
- http://indiewebcamp.com/2015/Cambridge
- http://aaronparecki.com/events/2015/03/19/1/indiewebcamp
- https://www.facebook.com/events/437461433068146/
- Cost
- No charge for admission. Transportation, housing etc. is up to participants to take care of for themselves.
RSVP
- Guest List - click and add yourself (and optionally an apprentice)
- Lanyrd URL TBD
- Plancast URL TBD
Schedule
| Day 1 Discussion | Day 2 Hacking | |
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Day 1 is about discussing in a BarCamp-like environment. Bring a topic you'd like to discuss or join in on topics as they are added to the board. |
Day 2 is about implementing what we discussed. Work with others or on your own. We'll have demos at the end of the day to see what everyone worked on! | |
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09:00 Organizer setup
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09:00 Organizer setup
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Photos
Photos day 1
Photo by Tim Owens http://timowens.io/2015/indiewebcamp-cambridge-2015
Brightness/contrast adjusted by 
Tantek Çelik
Photo by Tim Owens http://timowens.io/2015/indiewebcamp-dinner-at-cambridge-2015
Photo by 
Ben Roberts https://ben.thatmustbe.me/photo/2015/3/19/5/
Photos day 2
Lots of hackday projects!
Photo by Ben Roberts https://ben.thatmustbe.me/photo/2015/3/20/2/
Photo by Halley Suitt Tucker, framed/cropped/posted by Tantek Çelik
Participating
- Sessions notes are in the top level Etherpad: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/indiewebcamp-cambridge
- Main room live: https://talky.io/indiewebcamp
- Room 312 live: https://talky.io/indiewebcamp-alt
- Schedule Grid - hyperlinked to actual session pages
- Demos
- IRC
- Code of Conduct
- Live Stream
Individual Session wiki pages - Day 1 (transfer from Etherpads as sessions complete)
To Do
Please help with:
Organizers
- Ben Roberts - lead local-ish organizer
Sandro Hawke - host
- Tantek Çelik - helping out as I can with the wiki etc.
David Shanske - Trying to help out as I can and arranging some streaming
- ....
- Want to help organize? Get in touch with us on IRC!
Help out
- Want to help out?
- Contact an organizer or sign-up to Volunteer!
- Check the To Do list below to see if there's something you can help out with.
To Do
Questions for Organizers
- What is the capacity of the venue?
- 60
- How many rooms will we have for sessions at the venue, # of people, projectors? whiteboards?
- Main Room / 60
- Breakout Room 1 / 14
Venue
- MIT - document specific directions/map to building/room (see 2014/Cambridge).
- Rooms
- 32-D463 from 9:00-18:00 each day.
- 32-312 from 12:00-18:00 each day. It's a 14-people-around-a-table room.
Inbox
Put suggestions for IndieWebCamp Cambridge 2015 here.
- ...
Done
Get Your Flights and Hotel!
Getting to MIT
Subway From Logan Airport From any terminal at Logan Airport, take the Silver Line bus to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (inbound toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour and the fare is $2.10 (CharlieCard plastic card, not a paper CharlieTicket) or $2.65 (cash).
Taxi From Logan Airport Taxi fare from the airport is about $35–$40. During non-rush hour, the taxi ride will take about 15 minutes. During rush hour, the ride could take 30 minutes or more.
Car From Logan Airport Leaving the airport, follow the signs to the Sumner Tunnel. Enter the tunnel and stay in the right lane. At the end of the tunnel, continue to stay in the right lane, start down an incline and bear to the right immediately at the sign for Storrow Drive. Take Exit 26 for Cambridge/Somerville. Follow the signs for Back Bay/Cambridge (do not take the exit for Cambridge/Somerville). Stay in the right lane and follow the signs for Storrow Drive Westbound. After you pass under the pedestrian walkbridges, change to the left lane and take the exit on your left for 2A North. Turn right onto the Harvard Bridge (Massachusetts Avenue). MIT's main entrance is 77 Massachusetts Avenue, and it will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights. Lodging:
Travel and Lodging
AirBNB Listings Close to Campus
Hotels near campus
Kendall Hotel
- 350 Main Street
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- http://www.kendallhotel.com/
Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel
- 2 Cambridge Center
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- Phone: (617) 494-6600
- http://www.marriottcambridge.com/
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
- 575 Memorial Drive
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone: (617) 492-1234
- http://cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Le Meridien Cambridge @ MIT
- 20 Sidney Street
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone: (617) 577-0200
- http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/
- Morning local shuttle service; contact hotel for details
Residence Inn at Marriott
- 6 Cambridge Center
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- Phone: (617) 494-1885
- http://www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/BOSCM
Week of
2015-03-17 Tuesday
- ~9:00-18:00 W3C Social Web Working Group f2f day 1 (also at MIT)
- ~18:30 likely Social Web WG dinner (location TBD)
2015-03-18 Wednesday
- ~9:00-18:00 W3C Social Web Working Group f2f day 1 (also at MIT)
- ~18:30-??? after Social Web f2f / pre-IndieWebCampCambridge dinner / drinks (location TBD)
2015-03-19 Thursday
- 9:00-18:00 IndieWebCampCambridge day 1!
- ~18:30-??? IndieWebCampCambridge dinner (location TBD)
2015-03-20 Friday
- 9:00-18:00 IndieWebCampCambridge day 2!
- ~18:30-??? post-IndieWebCampCambridge dinner (location TBD)
2015-03-21 Saturday
libreplanet also at MIT
2015-03-22 Sunday
libreplanet also at MIT
Sponsors
Our thanks to these sponsors for supporting the event!
See Also