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About Us
We ask new travellers five questions:
- Who are you?
- How did you get here?
- What can you do for Milliways?
- What can Milliways do for you?
- What are you good in which is not computers?
What is Milliways?
Milliways is a group of information security specialists, which has appeared at several hacker camps in Europe and North America since 2003. We plan and build large installations and infrastructure, where we feed and host hundreds of hackers, providing a space for discussions and networking.
How did we get here?
A happy little accident, nobody quite remembers, but we're still here.
What can we do for you?
Milliways can offer a space for discussions, networking, and talks. All over a nice beer, hot coffee, or fine whisky.
What can you do for us?
Milliways is volunteer-run and always welcomes another helping hand. We do a lot of things, whether you can cook, build-up, tear-down, clean-up, give a talk...
What are we good at that is not computers?
Travellers of Milliways are experienced in all walks of life, from baking to photography, woodwork, and everything in between.
Now it's your turn, head over to communications to contact us - don't forget your five answers.
Events
Future
| Name | Type | When | Location | Link to event page | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38c3 | Con | 27-30. 12. 2024 | Hamburg, Germany | https://events.ccc.de | this is a thing that year. |
| WHY2025 | Camp | 08 - 12 August 2025 | Geestmerambacht, Netherlands | https://why2025.org/ | Tickets are available now! |
| emfcamp 2026 | Camp | May / June 2026 | Maybe Eastnor, UK | https://www.emfcamp.org/ | emfcamp 2026. |
| ToorCamp 2026 | Camp | July 2026 | Maybe San Juan Islands, WA, USA | https://toorcamp.toorcon.net/ | toorcamp 2026 |
| 39c3 | Con | 27-30. 12. 2026 | Hamburg, Germany? | https://events.ccc.de | Chaos Communication Congress 2026 |
| CCCamp 2027 | Camp | August 2027 | Brandenburg, Germany....? | hahaha. We'll see beginning of 2027 | Chaos Communuication Camp 2027. Very likely new location. Needs a new milliways concept. |
Present
| Name | Type | When | Location | Link to event page | Notes |
|---|
Past
| Name | Type | When | Location | Link to event page | Notes | Travelers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToorCamp 2024 | Camp | 26-30 June 2024 | San Juan Islands, WA, USA | https://toorcamp.toorcon.net/ | |||
| GPN Karlsruhe (GPN 22) | Con | 30.05 bis 02.06 2024 | HFG Karlsruhe | https://entropia.de/GPN22 | |||
| emfcamp 2024 | Camp | May 30th–June 2nd 2024 | Eastnor, UK | https://www.emfcamp.org/ | emfcamp 2024. UK. Awesome. Workshop Tent, Dome and Kitchen. | 80 | |
| 37c3 | Con | 27-30. 12. 2023 | Hamburg, Germany | https://events.ccc.de | this is a thing this year | 120 | |
| CCCamp 2023 | Camp | 15-19 August 2023 | Mildenberg | https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/infos | 500+ | ||
| GPN Karlsruhe (GPN 21) | Con | 8-11 June 2023 | HFG Karlsruhe | https://entropia.de/GPN21 | 16 | ||
| Easterhegg Hamburg (EH20) | Con | 7-10 April 2023 | https://www.kampnagel.de/ Hamburg | https://eh20.easterhegg.eu | 20 | ||
| HiP-Berlin | Con | 27-31 December 2022 | ETI above C-BASE. Berlin | https://hip-berlin.de | Collaboration with lot's of hackspaces in Berlin, Freeside, Digitale Gesellschaft and more | 35 | |
| Bornhack 2022 | Camp | 3-10 August 2022 | Funen, Denmark | https://bornhack.dk/bornhack-2022/ | 8? | ||
| MCH 2022 | Camp | 22 - 26 July 2022 | Scoutinglandgoed in Zeewolde, 55km east of Amsterdam | https://wiki.mch2022.org/Main_Page | 70 | ||
| TOORCAMP 2022 | Camp | 13 - 17 July 2022 | San Juan Islands, WA, USA | https://toorcamp.toorcon.net/ | unknown | ||
| EMFCAMP 2022 | Camp | 2022 | Eastnor, UK | https://emfcamp.org | 100+ | ||
| GPN 2022 | Con | 2022 | ZKM, Karlsruhe, DE | https://entropia.de/GPN | 12 | ||
| Toorcamp 2020 | Camp | 2020 | USA | This event was cancelled due to obvious reasons. | |||
| EMFCAMP 2020 | Camp | 2020 | UK | This event was cancelled due to obvious reasons. | |||
| 36c3 | Con | 2019 | CCL, Leipzig, DE | 200 | |||
| CCCamp 2019 | Camp | 2019 | Ziegeleipark Mildenberg near Zehdenick, DE | ca 500 | |||
| 35c3 | Con | 2018 | CCL, Leipzig, DE | 220 | |||
| EMFCAMP 2018 | Camp | 2018 | Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire | ca 100 | |||
| TOORCAMP 2018 | Camp | 2018 | Doe Bay, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA | unknown | |||
| 34c3 | Con | 2017 | CCL, Leipzig, DE | ca 170 | |||
| SHA 2017 | Camp | 2017 | Scoutinglandgoed Zeewolde, NL | The Dutch Hacker Camp Still Hacking Anyway 2017 | ca 100 | ||
| 33c3 | Con | 2016 | CCH, Hamburg, DE | 120 | |||
| TOORCAMP 2016 | Camp | 2016 | Doe Bay, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA | ca 50 | |||
| EMFCAMP 2016 | Camp | 2016 | Loseley Park, Guildford | 45 | |||
| 32c3 | Con | 2015 | CCH, Hamburg, DE | ca 150 | |||
| CCCamp 2015 | Camp | 2015 | Ziegeleipark Mildenberg near Zehdenick | 350 | |||
| 31c3 | Con | 2014 | CCH, Hamburg, DE | 90 | |||
| TOORCAMP 2014 | Camp | 2014 | Hobuck Beach Resort, Neah Bay, WA, US | 50 | |||
| EMFCAMP 2014 | Camp | 2014 | Newton Longville, Milton Keynes | Milliways radio | 25 | ||
| 30c3 | Con | 2013 | CCH, Hamburg, DE | 75 | |||
| OHM 2013 | Camp | 2013 | Geestmerambacht, Oudkarspel, NL | The Dutch Hacker Camp Observe Make Hack 2013 | 100+ | ||
| 29c3 | Con | 2012 | CCH, Hamburg, DE | First milliways on a Chaos Communication Congress | 90+ | ||
| TOORCAMP 2012 | Camp | 2012 | Hobuck Beach Resort, Neah Bay, WA, US | 35 | |||
| CCCamp 2011 | Camp | 2011 | Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt | First "modern" Milliways, First Challenge coins, First Whiskyleaks | 300 | ||
| HAR 2009 | Camp | 2009 | Paasheuvel, Vierhouten, NL | The Dutch Hacker Camp Hacking at Random 2009. Radio Show together with C-RaDaR, Shardy+ certifications. | 60 | ||
| TOORCAMP 2009 | Camp | 2009 | Titan 1 missile Silo, Moses Lake, WA, US | First American Hacker Camp | 30 | ||
| CCCamp 2007 | Camp | 2007 | Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt | The Village was called milliways, Internationalisation of milliways started. | maybe 75 | ||
| WTH 2005 | Camp | 2005 | Veldersbos, Liempde | The Dutch Hacker Camp What The Hack 2005. Millways was part of the W00tstock Village, Radio Show together with C-RaDaR. | 30 | ||
| CCCamp 2003 | Camp | 2003 | Freizeithof Paulshof near Altlandsberg | First usage of the Name Milliways, part of the FireLounge | 18 | ||
| HAL 2001 | Camp | 2001 | University of Twente, Enschede, NL | pre-milliways events: Hackers at Large 2001. pre-milliways events | 6 | ||
| CCCamp 1999 | Camp | 1999 | Freizeithof Paulshof near Altlandsberg | pre-milliways events: People starting milliways traveled to the CCC Camp 1999 together. | 5 |
Creating a new event
- Think of a simple, yet unique name for the event that will be used everywhere, `38c3` works well for congress, `cccamp23` for camp, `emf24`, `why25`, ...
- Add Page `Template:<eventname>` (copy template from `Template:cccamp23` or so)
- After having copied the template, insert `Property:38c3 arrival` and `Property:38c3 departure` by clicking on the red property in the rendered template and insert [[Has type::Date]], `Property:38c3 PlusX` and `Property:38c3 DECT` get [[Has type::Number]]
- Click on the "Category" named after the event at the bottom of the Template page and create it
- Update the `Form:Person` page accordingly, replacing the last event with the new one
- Update the event page with the information needed, possibly by just copying the queries used on past events, such as CCCamp2023-participants
- Inform people that they should edit their wiki page using the "edit with form" option
Saturday Jitsi
Jitsi Saturday is almost here, fellow sufferers! Join us as we navigate small talk, awkward pauses, and the occasional moment of forced positivity. See you there!
Jitsi link: if empty, contact via communications plz: https://jitsi.milliways.info/milliways-meet
Drinkups
None public currently anymore
Projects
WOPR
One and only, coming soon since 2006.
Whiskyleaks
Self organizing, repeating, turned into a legend. Many bottles arrive, none leave. Bring a bottle of your favourite whisky (or other spirits) and share it with other passionate drinkers. If you can’t bring a bottle, come along - bring one next time!
mail2jail
Write letters to fellow hackers currently declaring jail as their primary place of residence.
Challenge coins
Milliways creates challenge coins associated with every event we make an appearance at.
Domes
Done first for the american toorcamp 2009. Today there's several americans domes and a bigger european one in our storage. There's likely a british dome incoming.
Infrastructure
camp constructions infrastructure
tents
Tents - Blue and Green Tent
dome
EMF EDIT;
A new tarp can be ruined after several strong gusts of wind.
We need ground ankers and 200m of high tensile rope for each dome to prevent this from happening again + improved plans on setting up the dome and adding a tarp so it's clear for newbies.
2 Domes; 1 in Weeze_Storage, 1 in UK Storage (unclear where - ask EMF people)
Both domes are the same spec. Slightly egg shaped depending on how they're setup.
Radius; 4.75m
THE DOME MAN
Storage
Storage - Milliways has a storage. Its a mess
milliways cloud
Lenticular Cloud - Milliways Cloud System
Communications - you can contact Milliways using those methods
wishlists for Infrastructure
Milliways has some infrastructure. To keep this infrastructure up and running we need spare parts and every other year a replacement server. We have therefore created 3 wishlists on amazon.
spare parts for the server in vienna
managed by User:Tuxcoder
at this moment no needs, the wishlist is empty
spare parts for the backup server in rotterdam
managed by User:Mc.fly
Wishlist for the Backup server
parts for a new replacement server in Hamburg
managed by no_maam
Wishlist for the Hamburg server
Swag
We do coins and stickers. If you want to make some - look in the milliways Seafile for SVG files.
Camping plates with Milliways logo (and Camp motto/year) Idea: McFly, nina
allbranded.at has a relatively cheap offer and could deliver within 3 weeks!
We could use them for the kitchen and/or "sell" them for a little sponsoring money.
link: https://www.allbranded.at/Bar-Gastronomie/Geschirr/Teller-Barbecue.html
Logo
Want to know more about our logo?