 Every life form at the chaos communication. Oh, happy you found your way here to the western spiral arm of the galaxy to this relatively unimportant small beautiful place you like Park Minberg and I'm just as excited as you are and I'm so much looking forward to meet my old friends to meet new friends to learn your stuff To discover the campsite and to drink one two or 23 chunks together with you And I'm here since several days. I think since day minus four and I already had the chance to see The impossible made possible by a group of incredibly dedicated volunteers that have brought us power Water and the internet a big applause for this group of volunteers that have brought us them Big applause for the internet and you weren't really gonna clap for the power and the water But when she said internet you just went wired That's the spirit Yeah, but you save your energy for later Yeah, the thing is with every camp I mean I've been on a couple of camps and the camp the thing after the camp is always people ask, you know Why only every four years, right? I mean if you have been before at the camp you have this question before and it's always like yeah It's in the summer. There's no Christmas. We don't have to go to family We can't just all go and have a great time in the summer on the camp, right? Why only every four years? Can we just switch it around and make the Congress every four years, maybe? but I Know I know I know I would love that too But the thing is like Fiona just said it is a lot of work They've been volunteers involved for a year months and weeks on this camp ground to make all of this possible And even like you know this tent was just built as we finished preparing So if you find somebody from the Orga team around the campsite Buy them a drink give them a smile talk to them and probably they will tell you why the camp is only happening every four years So and now if you are here for the first time, of course, you know, it's always the thing I try to convince colleagues to come here and friends. Yeah, you have to go you have to go and then they're like Yeah, okay, maybe I buy a ticket then they don't then they see the pictures and hear my stories and they're like When is the next time and I have to say? Every four years So everyone who made it here for the first time because they listen to a friend They were convinced to come to this weird kind of hacker festival Congratulations, you made the right choice We're happy you made it Well, thanks for the warm welcome But the camp is never complete especially not without you You know, you saw just before you enter the tent that the tent was just finished and the camp never stops to be built up Even until the very last day people will be there building up Tents or installations soldering some LEDs together to make some nice blinking lights assembling robots or Vehicles whatever it is it always happens and if you walk around the campsite and you have nothing to do And you don't know what to do and you see these people that still try to figure something out and make this camp even more Awesome, just go there. Don't ignore them. Don't walk by go there and ask them if you if they need some help and make this camp even more awesome well, thanks for welcoming the people that are here for the very first time because It's kind of weird to do this opening for this camp because it's my first camp. I've never been to a camp before That's why I'm really really honored to be standing here on stage and but the thing in fact So yeah things escalated kind of quickly But in fact my first encounter with the CCC lies back several years I was in 2010 when I first visited Congress for the very first time And I'm pretty sure that every one of you has ever been to a CCC event Still has this first encounter as a very very vivid memory and I remember the day fairly well when I was back in Berlin It was cold. It wasn't a BCC and I only dared buying a day pass and I remember when I entered When I entered the BCC I entered basically into darkness and I was totally overwhelmed by flashing blinking colors and lights I then barely escaped death at the drone area Which was still a big thing back then and then I discovered the huge hack center And I think I've never seen so many people on their computer and once in my entire life And I had no idea what they are doing actually still not really know what they are doing But I'm sure it's very very clandestine and computation-intensive and then after that I had to take a rest in the in the ball pit where I joined some nerds that were already sorting the balls according to the colors and took a deep breath and help them and Since then I've visited numerous CCC events and I've seen things. I've seen people sending a signal to the moon back in force because they can I've seen a pancake robot. I saw a stormtrooper on an escalator. I saw people partying hard on a water cannon I saw an entire Congress being spilled from scratch just because thousands of volunteers wanted to contribute something and In all those years for years There's this one feeling or this one thought that is really never really left my mind and that is you might know it Some of you this very particular thought and that is What the heck did I just see there? What I I don't even I What and This is something that is warmly invite every one of you even those that are used to all crazy kinds of shit happening around them Embrace that feeling take day one as a chance to wander the campsite and be basically like a puppy Be amazed by everything that you see and devour all the impressions. I guarantee you it is worth it Now I really want to sort the balls in the ball pit too by color Yeah, I mean I definitely have also this what the heck feeling still I mean I'm in the CCC for about 15 years I just realized and I have another feeling that is also kind of strange because recently a colleague at the company asked me Where did I grow up and I kind of out of reflex set in the chaos computer club? And My parents would disagree I'm sure but there is some truth to it because you know I spent there like 15 years and I came there because a friend took me there and I was back then a graphic designer with maybe above average interest in computers But not really that you know far out and I came and I felt like a total alien because everybody was looking their computers And I have weird discussions, but then after still continuing to go there I realized everyone is an alien and being an alien is kind of the norm And we just live in a like happy society and exchange ideas, right? And everybody outside is kind of strange and his uniforms and ties and everything so That was really why I said I grew up there also I mean now I'm a programmer and network stuff, you know all these nerd topics Coming from the graphic design side and it's just because kind of I asked the hackers all these kinds of questions Like how does this work and how does that work and often enough or maybe all the time? I got like more answers than I could ever imagine In a kind of detail level that I could even process, you know But after 15 years it kind of said a little bit so now I'm good And it's kind of an honor also to be standing here because many of these people who taught me all these things in these 15 years are actually sitting in the audience here somewhere So it's quite touching to be actually opening this crazy event where you can all do all these kinds of things at once And that is something that I always tell people that are visiting Congress for the very first time Never never hesitate to ask we are here to share our knowledge and knowledge should be free and open and shared so confront people Yeah It's a given so confront people up front go and ask them and I guarantee you you might find yourself in a nightly five hour discussion about How propane fueled camping fridges work that could happen to you? That's exactly and one nice thing about this whole CCC Organization and camp and congress events. It's that hacking is not just about computers I mean if you already wanted around the campsite if you wanted around the Congress you will see people with Doing guerrilla knitting people bake and making pancake robot us. Okay. There is some computer involved I admit it You know, there's like it has a political dimension a social dimension Hacking is more mindset and just like bits and bytes and everything right so You know one example for that would be that People would you know buy a furniture from IKEA and it comes with a manual and says like okay This is how you build your billy bookshelf and then they build it and they're happy ever after where the hacker goes like Well, isn't that just the part like some pieces of woods and can we not just combine them or maybe modify them? You know or you have this idea that you want to make a show Chocolat, but the recipe says you need a mixer for that and you don't have a mixer some people in this world They would actually go like well, then I might not have a mousse or chocolate where the hacker mind said, you know We go for this stuff This is just brilliant really love that one and Another thing that I really like and this is really a thing for me Why I like the CCC and all these events is even though the CCC has a kind of an agenda, you know, like Privacy also in a political field a lot like this fighting against voting machines all these kind of very important things We have that as an agenda, but it's not like this is a bootcamp join our revolution. We want you kind of deal It's more like, you know It's not necessarily about a revolution But it could be and this is the place where you could potentially find the right people to start a revolution But if you don't it's just as fine and building a pancake robot as like your achievement from the camp is just as cool as the Other one and that's what I really like. It's just this kind of you know, very liberal feeling and to further Illustrate the point that we have such a variety of topics especially on the camp is first of all of course the official Program, I hope you check that out alright already because there are such a big variety of talks many lovely speakers And it's I think the slots are all like spaced out so you don't cook in this tent I hope right because I imagine it gets hot We have also something that is Formally known as workshops now it's self organized sessions and it's workshops But what it is check out the wiki it there's a ton of really amazing workshops self-organized We have also lightning talks happening if you want to present your ideas basically Prepare some slides look up on the wiki where to send them put them there Because this camp is not only about learning stuff It's also about getting your ideas out and maybe finding the right people that give you the final push to get your project Or your idea on the right way We have also, you know like a little podcast studio where you could record your own podcast to tell it to the world And I heard I don't know if it's available actually for everybody like this radio station and digital TV station I mean there's definitely plenty of stuff to broadcast your ideas or tell the people about your ideas and Just to give you an example of like three of these self organized sessions I went through this yesterday and three of them really caught my attention There are many great others, but just to illustrate the point. It's not about computers only First one basic structure of meta super gravitation unified theory. I have no idea what that is about Absolutely not, but I will check it out and Maybe afterwards. I will change my field of expertise the next one Model rockets for kids. So there's one for adults as well. Don't worry Apparently there's a workshop where you build model rockets with gunpowder and everything and you let them go So I assume since it's for kids They maybe have like the baby version or something But you know just to illustrate the point and then lastly for the connoisseurs of us there is a workshop called whiskey leaks and You know if you're all done with the processing of information and you just want to sit and relax and you know Let's let your CPU do the cycles to Digest everything then you could go maybe there and bring your favorite bottle of whiskey if you happen to have Brought it and exchange it and take some leaks of whiskey Yes Okay, last thing that I want to say for now until if you want to get the mic back Is that since the last four years? I have the feeling that there is a lot There's basically an explosion of all kinds of projects and groups that try to bring all kinds of people into it Of course, there's a big movement to bring women in it, but there's many many more and The nice Absolutely and What what is really? Hard-warming for me is to see that since the last camp all the all these kind of groups kind of made it to the camp as well And they haven't been there or not I mean not all of them have been last year and just to see them here in the village also Organizing workshops also telling people about their ideas their projects is just really lovely And I invite you all to also check out these groups that just kind of got started and try to get something new going and maybe help them out And there are of course further ways to contribute something to the to the camp And that is our tradition of the angels join the heavenly workforce Go to the heaven register and pick one of those many many ships that we have There have been so many angels already contributing the last days Let's join the effort and contribute something something as well And actually it's a never-ending tale of fun and breakfast And it's probably the best way to onboard yourself to the camp. You can meet new cool people You can be very important people you can be very important people and you can find new friends Learn new stuff as well You can choose a shift that you in a thing that you can that you're particularly good in but also things that you just Want to learn and I strong I strongly recommend every one of us to be to do at least one angel shift and to further you know, yeah a Bit less motivation applause than for the internet I say here But there is rumor has it that we're in the middle of a astronomical phenomenon There's a meteor shower just above us and also it happened to be the case that Angels or the heaven looks for people for night shifts So that means if you're the romantic kind of person, you know and you want to contribute You can take one of those night shifts take your best friend or somebody who wants to be your best friend or somebody You know just go by your own by yourself And then you know have a lovely night shift on the parking lot watching shooting stars together, you know doesn't you know That sounds great doesn't it come on do it really it's cool and The thing is I've been on the parking lot on the official one and it's super dark there, you know here in the campsite. You won't see it Yeah, this guy is amazing at night Speaking of beauty who of you has your radio batch already show it Not that many yet. Whoo. Yeah, I know that will be another transit day to get your radio batch the Munich CCC hacker space has started to build it half a year ago and The last weeks and month basically the entire heck space turned into a radio batch Assembling factory they've been putting so much effort in it to produce more than five or four thousand radio batches for us and With magic and social engineering they managed to make all the hardware components So cheap that every one of us can afford to have one and I'm really really fun of this idea because I guess Maybe even a majority of us would have never in their entire life put hands on a software defined radio and be become an amateur radio operator and In case you have no idea what that actually means. It's totally fine Or me there are plenty of resources to get started Of course, there's a village of the Munich Hacker space that can support you But since they have only limited resources check out the wiki when you have your batch There's a link to the wiki in there and you can look up most of the information and if you feel like there's something missing just edit and Help to fill up the wiki so that every question is being answered and we have a good documentation and I'm really really excited about all the projects that are going to come out of it and particularly because they basically opened up a huge playground that will Open up a lot of possibilities on cam but also after cam. That's a github repository and there are already some programs in it And I'm sure they are more and more going to come after cam So a huge huge. Thank you to the Munich space for putting up the radio It's funny I talked to the people from the Munich Hacker space yesterday and they told me that for this photo You've probably seen it. They deliberately shows a person with the biggest hands So they'll know what you would realize how big it actually is And it's kind of absurd as a necklace, but it's still really really pretty Okay After like all this program Official program and learning and teaching and helping and everything There's also art and beauty because no ccc event would be a ccc event without the art and the beauty so as you already probably saw there's different You know party floors I would call it with bars with food with music with light installations You've probably seen this beautiful if you have been already here last night this beautiful little forest birch forest with a disco ball in there You know, there's a lot of Party happening in some of the villages even there are small stages The Berlin village for example has a nice dome with projections with DJ sets So check that out at night as well Especially also all the beautiful light installations that we have and there's a really a special Party tip for you now if you don't know already apparently We have you seen these little trains running around right? Apparently some people decided to make a party train out of it and not only it has a DJ not only it has a bar It apparently to according to rumors it has a ball pit as well on the train so, you know Last information I had it's running every night So be sure to catch one of those hilarious rides on this hilarious event The next kind of cultural program advice is that see like like this whole area because this was a Facility to make bricks that helped to build basically Berlin up So all the bricks of the houses came from here because it happens to be around a lot of lakes, right? We have for example the second clearest lake of Germany just next by If you want to go swimming Go out take a car take a bicycle take some friends and really check out One of those many lakes around but also these lakes had you know clay and all the other things that you need to make bricks So they started to do the brick factory here and they have a museum You might have seen the flyers on the campground. They offer tours through the two kinds of museum and Yeah, they also have a train ride that actually goes out of the campsite to a separate location There's timetables there somewhere on these bungalows out there and also apparently according to those flyers Every morning at 10. There's a regional food market outside of the camp Did I read that correct? Can somebody confirm it raise your hand if you've seen that? Wow, okay So, yeah, if you don't want to go to the supermarket and you don't want to eat your shitty Wet cookies that you left outside the tent last night Maybe you know, we just go to the regional food market and they buy some vegetables Yeah And I just couldn't resist to put a principle discordia slide in here because now we have to talk Yes We have to talk about the order and the chaos, you know outside of this Area the order is the dominant force right people wear ties They walk weird and they behave weird in here We definitely like make the balance more right, but we have to be careful to get the balance right You know if the chaos gets the dominant force then it's also not really enjoyable as well So that's what the whole sacred shower is about right if you don't know it order and chaos in balance So that means we have to talk a little bit about all the things you shouldn't do or pay attention to so for example These train tracks as I just mentioned they're actually used for trains So, please don't put your bicycles your tents your cables your water bottles or whatever you might else could put on train tracks don't put them there because Basically The train would have to stop every five meters to get the stuff away to continue to and that would be bad for everybody Also, make sure that you keep enough distance between tracks and your stuff I know that yeah exactly the the camping space gets tight, but don't do it very close to the train tracks Also, be careful about you know where you put your cables don't put them over the pathways Don't put your tent into escape routes Also, don't connect two different power grids together first of all don't operate your own power generator very Serious question, please don't do that if you still haven't running stop it now And also don't connect to power grids by for example putting two machines and one wreck and then powering them from two different grids Or something because that could fry a switch for could fry your equipment and Everybody else right you and everybody else. Yeah, we don't want that Also very important Thing and that is really like one of the most important ones is if you have your car parked next to the cash desk Like there's a green field on the opposite side of the cash desk Remove it as soon as this event ends because otherwise the auger team will be really really sad And maybe angry and we don't want that right we want to make them happy because that's a Emergency area. I don't know what it's called in English really, but please remove your cars And pay attention to potential signs where you could park your car and you know When in doubt ask We don't know everything You don't know everything But there's somebody that knows something and that leads maybe to another person that knows more and when in doubt Go to the info desk. That's really the best source. Maybe if you cannot answer any questions And when in doubt when they're in doubt they will actually call the right people to know the definite answer so do that and Lastly for this very boring and dry topic of organizational things is water You hopefully realize we do have water for showers wink wink and Toilets and everything else, but it's a crazy infrastructural effort I heard we use three times more water than all the village No, we use more water than the three villages around this campground And you know, it's it's quite an effort this this area is not made for that amount of water consumption So be really mindful when you take a shower you wash your dishes and everything You know rather maybe go to a lake to do a swim and then shower just quickly instead of doing like a three-hour long Shower while we are doing the opening event or something Yeah, so that's really really important and maybe just a little addition to that for the next camp You realize we have these generators everywhere, right? Because the power grid is also not suitable for this kind of event So we need them and they're loud and they're annoying and the organizers already said to me or to us It would be really nice if we could get a more self-sufficient camp in the next four years So if we know we had this drone topic, everybody went crazy with drones. We master drones We have octodrones hexa drones all the drones Now maybe for the next year think about how we can get rid of those stupid Generators and how we can make maybe say a sufficient camp So one of the last and probably Advices that probably covers a lot of others is be excellent to each other the Yes, be respectful Be helpful Supportive at any given moment so that we can together make sure that anybody Everybody no matter what their galactical background is can enjoy cam music and technology Just as we would like to and also it deserves applause and also Not only on camp be excellent here But also consider or think about how you can take the spirit that you experience here Back home to your everyday life and the things that you are doing We are a couple thousand of people with very powerful knowledge and skills. Let's use them for something excellent and I hope And I hope that the camp will be a great source of inspiration for you And that you will be able to connect to learn and to share ideas and strategies and how we can Tackle the many many challenges that are ahead of us because there are still a lot of broken systems to fix We're not done yet As the last thing to say I have the honor to once of course Thanks to the light pack million back for offering us their beautiful space a big applause for that because it's not a given that we can camp Yeah, I think I can speak for myself for hookah and every one of us by saying Thank you so much Organizational team and volunteers for making this camp possible for us and letting us have a great time yet. Thank you so much Yeah, and with that there's only One more thing to say, you know, we hope you have an excellent adventure. We see you around the campsite Enjoy camp. Enjoy camp. Have a great time. Thank you so much a huge applause for Fiona and huckle