You are invited to apply to the upcoming Digital Naturalism Conference (Dinacon 4). It is an experimental conference about exploring new ways of interacting with nature!
For one month, we will be hosting field biologists, interaction designers, engineers, artists, and anyone simply interested in exploring new ways of interacting with nature. To get a feel for the types of projects people make, check out our free books from previous dinacons!
When And Where?
In Les, Island of Bali, Indonesia June 23 – July 22 2025 At Sea Communities! Minimum 7 days, maximum 3 weeks.
How Much?
See our cost calculator here!* Costs include food, lodging, and transportation from the airport (not materials or flights).
*Note these numbers are not final. we are still refining the actual figures, but this will give you a ballpark idea!
How do I attend?
Early Application Deadline: November 3, 2024
Applications Close: Jan 1, 2025
The Rules
Make Something
You must complete something. Figure out something you want to accomplish while you are here. It can be any format you want: sculpture, a biological experiment, a movie, a poem, a robot, a journal article – you just have to finish it!
Document It
You need to document the thing you made, and share it with us and the world! (Everything made here will be open-sourced and available to the public!)
Give Feedback
You need to provide feedback for two other people’s projects.
Emergent Schedule
There are Node Leaders who run public workshops on topics throughout the conference, but the real schedule is up to you. Unlike regular conferences, there are no set tracks or presentation order. Chill out and groove on your own projects, jump into activities with others, propose a presentation, share a skill- whatever you want.
Learn more about the conference’s emergent structure, and other conferences whose ideas it builds off, like pif.camp!
All Disciplines
We target the intersection of interactive design and field biology, but you can be whatever you want! Whether you are a dancer, a chemist, a forager, or you just like nature and want to live and make stuff with cool people, the conference is for you!
Local and International
The key goal of the conference is to share knowledge, so we are looking for a healthy mix of connecting local, asian, and international groups who want to spread their knowledge about hacking and nature.
Diverse Backgrounds
We are big into sharing and want to share this event with a broad spectrum of people. We target a healthy mix of people from different genders, cultures, and background locally and internationally.
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