HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program
| HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program | |
|---|---|
| Name | HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program |
| Location | NDSM |
| Date | 2026/07/13-2026/07/23 |
| Time | [[]] |
| PeopleOrganisations | |
| Type | HDSC2026 |
| Web | Yes |
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“Cloud computing” has become the key component of today’s digital landscape. "The Cloud" suggests something immaterial, light, abstract, and placeless: data floating through the air. But this image overshadows the material reality of our digital habits: deep-sea internet cables, resource guzzling server farms, precious metals mined to produce chips and more “stuff” to make up what we now call “the cloud”. The tangible “stuff” that connects computing to everyday reality is largely owned, governed and designed by corporate big tech companies that make their decisions based on profit maximisation.
How can we bring sustainability, social equity, and democracy to the center of how these everyday infrastructures are built, developed, and maintained? Can we make self-hosting more accessible? Can we imagine alternative internet structures? Can we bring "the Cloud" back down to earth?
These questions are at the heart of the HDSC2026 Public Program: Clouds to Commons!
HDSC2026 runs from July 13 to 23 with an intensive hands-on program together with a group of 30+ participants. The public program aims to contextualise the Summer Camp and open up the reflection and processes of its hands-on trajectory to a wider audience. If you are curious about H&D's activities but never joined any, this is a great starting point. Join us for talks, performances, a field trip, a meal, and more, let's connect, start conversations, deconstruct and re-imagine "the Cloud"!
Accessibility:
- The various events are taking place in NDSM, at the H&D Studio and NDSM Theatre.
- Some events can only accomodate a few extra participants so make sure to RSVP in time.
- The program is held in English.
- If you would like to join any of the events but cannot pay for it, reach out to us at info@hackersanddesigners.nl