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?