Hacklab at the sea July 12-18

Call for proposals deadline is 26 June!!!

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M.A.R.I.N. invites short proposals to attend Hacklab at the Sea, an informal workshop on an island in the Finnish archipelago combining tinkering and brainstorming of ideas. The workshop explores sensory experience of marine environment and ecologies. Participants should all do hands-on tinkering with the likes of but not limited to, sensors, sensor networks, DIY electronics, low power computing, and alternative energy production.

web flyer: http://www.translocal.net/drop/MARIN_SEAHACKLAB_web.pdf

12.-18.7.2010 Hacklab at the sea location:
a small island in Naantali, Turku Archipelago, Finland
(35 min from Turku by car + 10 min by boat)

Possible approaches for tinkering:
- circuit bending for floating structures
(radio controlled boats, subs, floating sensor stations, wireless units)
- DIY microscopy
- Solar panels, water kinetic energy
- Sensor networks
- Non-conventional locating and mapping

>> http://marin.cc/seahacklab