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Project "free tech conference 2026/2027": + bullshit free, no sponsors, no commercial stands, no VIP tickets/zones + no fucking halls on the outskirts of town, want something friendly + comfy hackerspaces with various tools located throughout the venue for spontaneous debate and hacking + radical privacy, prohibition of taking photos and filming people + assemblies, open community kitchens -> cook it + website and app that can handle Nostr, AT Protocol, Activity Pub, Ethereum identity + mesh networks coordinating whole space, reticulum ftw + meet anna and her library IRL + open-source everything ? retroactive funding - attendees pay after based on value received ? "I work for evil institution" badges - optional but encouraged if you're at government/Google/Meta/whatever and wanna make clear you're here as a human ? speaker lottery - submit talk proposals, random selection prevents "known name" bias and commercial gaming just thinking, any other ideas?

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Would a better funding model be something like an "assurance contract"? I.e. depending on how many people donate / sign on, that allows for X amounts of attendees... A few different tiers could gate the size of the venue, overflow could support "charity" tickets, etc....?
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The retroactive funding was more for future years, when it is established. For a start, it is necessary to count on donations, especially from organizations - and they need a bigger and more comprehensive vision to give money. So making some tiers with the number of participants and different venue sizes doesn't make much sense to me, it will only complicate everything