33C3

Visiting the 33C3 and wondering what the city has to offer? Try one of our tours! Our goal is to show Hamburg to the visitors of the 33C3 like no other tour guide would. We have selected tours showing the behind the scenes of our most fascinating technology related sites.

Save a seat for a tour on our webpage and follow us on Twitter to get updates about new tours, changes and important updates. We also have a page in the congress wiki to help you find our assembly.

Here’s a list of our tours (English and German):

**Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
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If you’ve ever wanted to stand next to a particle accelerator, DESY is the place for you. One of Europe’s leading accelerator research centers, our tour will give you an idea of how particle physics and a host of other sciences are advancing with the help of scientists from all around the world. No special physics background necessary!

Miniatur Wunderland Backstage

Get an in-depth view of the internal wiring, decoders, computers etc. Explore the details of the ‚intelligent‘ car system and the process behind it. During the tour one of the guides will give you details on concepts, model building, construction and technology. You are encouraged to take photographs any time! Included in the price is a day-pass for the whole exhibition.

Container-Terminal (soon online)

The harbour tour “eye to eye with giants” takes you directly onto the container terminals of the second largest harbour in Europe. You will visit CTA (Container Terminal Altenwerder), with semi-automated container bridges and fully-automated transfer and storage of containers. The on-site container transport is done by fully-automated container transport vehicles. The only drawback is, you have to stay inside the tour bus.

St. Pauli Museum and Kiez Tour

Hamburg is famous for it’s amusement quarter around the Reeperbahn, commonly referred to as the “Kiez”. It is a colourful mix of clubbing and red light district, with a lot of history. Why not get that history told on a guided walk around the area and warm yourself up at the museum afterwards? Typical drinks for Hamburg included.

St. Pauli Museum and Bone Crypt

Would you have guessed that Hamburg has a bone crypt? Even most people living here don’t know about it, but it’s right in the middle of our amusement district St. Pauli, underneath a baroque church. Have a chill go down your spine while looking at those bones and learn about the only bone crypt in northern Germany, which was opened to the public just last year.

“Works for us” is not enough.
“Works for you” is our aspiration.

We will provide to you the best phone infrastructure of all chaos events, combined with the shortest setup time ever. So do not forget to bring your DECT phone with you (and the right charger, maybe even a headset if you have one). In addition to many other features and easter eggs, the stages’ audio and simultaneous translations will be available via telephone. Heck, we might even bring hall H’s soundtrack right to where you are.

If you want to find out if your device is compatible with the POC-PBX, have a look on the DECT Phone Compatibility List in the Eventphone Wiki or send us a tweet (@eventphone). Extensions can be registered in the Generic User Registration Utility (Guru).

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Das diesjährige Motto: “Works for me” ist uns nicht genug. Unser Anspruch ist: Es soll dich glücklich machen.

Wir werden euch die beste Telefon-Infrastruktur zur Verfügung stellen, gepaart mit der kürzesten Aufbauzeit, die es je auf einem Chaos-Event gab. Vergesst also nicht, Euer DECT-Telefon einzupacken (und das passende Ladegerät, ggfs. Headset). Wie gewohnt werden neben zahlreichen Funktionen und easter eggs die Audiostreams der Vorträge sowie die Simultanübersetzungen via Telefon zur Verfügung stehen und vielleicht auch den Sound von Halle H.

Wer wissen möchte, ob sein Gerät kompatibel mit der POC-Telefonanlage ist, kann sich im Eventphone-Wiki informieren oder uns via Twitter (@eventphone) kontaktieren. Nebenstellen können wie immer im Generic User Registration Utility (Guru) registriert werden.

(German version below)

Join the Angels for the best Congress experience

Our Camp and our Chaos Communication Congress would not be possible without the great work of our volunteers, called Angels. Your engagement as an Angel is the perfect opportunity to become a part of Congress and make it even more amazing for everyone involved. Apart from that, volunteering is a great chance to meet new people.

What makes being an Angel so special, you may wonder? Let us answer this with another question: Are you able to run an event with thousands of visitors, creative minds, eager to discuss, explore and most of all: create?

Join the Angels and find out! Doing so, you will join a community as old as the Congress itself. Since the very first Congress in 1984, everything is done by volunteers, later called ‘Angels’. In return, the Angels get some quiet space in the famous ‘Heaven’ including food and drink supply, a Hackcenter exclusively for Angels, and the good feeling of helping out and being part of the Congress experience. If you love crafting and do some construction work we would love if you show up for buildup.

We want to plan the right amount of food and drinks for our build up Angels. Therefore it would be great if you signup right now under engelsystem.de and tell us when you arrive. We will use this to inform you of important dates and the setup schedule. In the near future you can also sign up for your favourite shifts, tasks, and times in the Engelsystem.

Many of the tasks do not need any knowledge besides showing up on time but are nonetheless vital for the Congress. Other tasks may need an introduction with which you will be provided in time at the Congress. Please read the Angel wiki page for basic information. If you are not sure about the whole Angel-stuff or have any questions, just show up in Heaven and ask. Heaven will also announce tasks to be done and short notice tasks. For all new angels out there, there will be special introduction meetings for you the first few days of Congress, in addition to the daily general angel meetings.

So if you have two or more hours to spare, sign up for a shift! We will be waiting for you in Heaven! If you don’t want to participate in making the Congress work, at least take your time and thank at least three Angels every day to show your gratitude. :)

(english version above)

Werde ein Engel!

Das Camp und auch der Congress würden ohne die Hilfe unserer ehrenamtlichen Helfer, den Engeln, nicht möglich sein. Auf dem Congress zu “engeln” ist die perfekte Gelegenheit, die Veranstaltung mitzugestalten und neue Leute kennen zu lernen.

Was macht das Engeln so besonders? Das lässt sich am besten mit einer Gegenfrage beantworten: Bist du bereit, ein Event mit tausenden von Besuchern, die entdecken, diskutieren, hacken und vor allem erschaffen wollen, am Laufen zu halten?

Werde ein Engel und finde es heraus! Engel sind eine großartige Community, so alt wie der Congress. Seit dem ersten Chaos Communication Congress 1984 wird jede Veranstaltung von Freiwilligen organisiert und durchgeführt. Als kleines Dankeschön haben Engel Zutritt zu einem speziellen Rückzugsort, dem berühmten Himmel. Dort gibt es auch Getränke, etwas zu Essen, ein Hackcenter nur für Engel und das gute Gefühl, in einer coolen Gemeinschaft eine großartige Veranstaltung gewuppt zu haben.

Wir brauchen tatkräftige Unterstützung. Du bist gerne gesehen, es gibt sehr viel zu tun. Wir wollen die richtige Menge Essen und Getränke für unsere Aufbau-Engel planen. Darum registriert euch bitte bald unter engelsystem.de und gebt an, wann ihr ankommt. Im Engelsystem findet ihr aktuelle Informationen und Zeitpläne für den Aufbau und die Veranstaltung. Ab demnächst könnt ihr euch auch für Schichten, Aufgaben und Zeiten im Engelsystem eintragen.

Viele der Aufgaben erfordern kein besonderes Wissen, nur pünktliches Erscheinen, aber sind dennoch wichtig für den Congress. Für andere Aufgaben gibt es eine Einführung, die ihr auf dem Congress vorher mitmachen könnt. Bitte lest die Engel-Wikiseite für grundlegende Informationen. Wenn du dir unsicher bist, oder Fragen zu den Engeln hast, und dich fragst, wie du ein Engel werden kannst, komme doch einfach in den Himmel. Wir erklären dir gerne, wie alles funktioniert. Weiterhin wird es tägliche Engel-Meetings geben auf denen die wichtigsten Sachen besprochen werden. Für Interessierte und Neu-Engel wird es auch in den ersten Tagen Einführungs-Meetings geben. Wann die Engelmeetings stattfinden, erfährst du im Himmel oder direkt im Engelsystem.

Wenn du also 2-3 Stunden Zeit hast und helfen willst, diese Veranstaltung so grandios werden zu lassen wie die bisherigen, melde dich einfach im Himmel. Wir freuen uns auf dich! Wenn du nicht beim Congress helfen willst, nimm dir doch stattdessen Zeit und danke mindestens drei Engeln jeden Tag, um deine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen. :)

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If you are multilingual and fluent in German and English, please consider joining the translation team.

We interpret ALL THE talks in the four main halls live. German talks are interpreted into English, and vice versa. Our work is transmitted via the internal phone network, streamed to the Internet, and recordings are published on CCC sites and YouTube. Also, this year we are expanding: for the two large halls (Saal 1 & 2) we have a second translations channel that will be broadcast in the same way.

That is a lot of stuff to translate, and for that we need YOU. At Saal 1 & 2, you have the chance to contribute in an even more special way if you can interpret into another interesting language (from English or German). The first language we would like to add so far is French, but if your interest is elsewhere just let us know – especially if you can bring a few interpreters for the same target language along.

Don’t be shy. If you are uncertain whether you’re good enough, chances are that you’ll do just fine. If we believe you might be struggling, we will talk it over, no harm done.

Simply send an email to “translate-subscribe(at)lists.ccc.de” and write a quick intro to the mailing list after you’ve completed subscribing. Also sign up as a translation angel at the Engelsystem a few days before 33C3.

So please, take this chance and help us bring C3 to an even wider international audience.

For more information, you can contact us on Twitter at @c3lingo and #c3t, or via mail to translate(at)lists.ccc.de (after subscribing).

See (and possibly hear) you at 33C3!

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? English version

Wenn du mehrsprachig bist und flüssig in Deutsch und Englisch, dann würden wir dich gerne in unserem Übersetzungsteam begrüßen.

Wir dolmetschen ALLE Talks in den vier Sälen live. Deutsche Talks werden nach Englisch übersetzt und umgekehrt. Unsere Arbeit wird über das interne Telefonnetz übertragen, ins Internet gestreamt, und Aufzeichnungen werden auf CCC-Servern sowie auf YouTube veröffentlicht. Und dieses Jahr gibt es eine Erweiterung: in den zwei großen Sälen (Saal 1 und 2) haben wir einen zweiten Übersetzungskanal, der auf die gleiche Weise verbreitet wird.

Es gibt also viel zu übersetzen, und dafür brauchen wir DICH. In Saal 1 und 2 hast du die Gelegenheit, einen ganz besonderen Beitrag zu leisten, wenn du in eine andere interessante Sprache übersetzen kannst (von Englisch oder Deutsch). Die erste Sprache, die wir momentan dazunehmen wollen, ist Französisch, aber wenn du andere Interessen hast, sag einfach Bescheid – besonders dann, wenn du einige Dolmetscher·innen für die gleiche Zielsprache mitbringen kannst.

Trau dich. Wenn du dich fragst, ob du gut genug bist, wirst du wahrscheinlich gut klarkommen. Wenn wir glauben, dass du Schwierigkeiten hast, dann reden wir darüber, aber das ist nicht schlimm.

Schicke einfach eine E-Mail an „translate-subscribe(at)lists.ccc.de“ und schreibe eine kurze Vorstellungsmail an die Liste, wenn du fertig eingetragen bist. Registriere dich außerdem als Übersetzungsengel im Engelsystem einige Tage vor dem 33C3.

Also, ergreife bitte diese Chance und hilf uns, C3 für ein noch größeres internationales Publikum zugänglich zu machen.

Für mehr Informationen erreichst du uns auf Twitter über @c3lingo und #c3t, und per E-Mail an translate(at)lists.ccc.de (nachdem du dich eingetragen hast).

Wir sehen (und, vielleicht, hören) uns beim 33C3!

works for me
A commonly used phrase by software developers to indicate that the bug reported by a user is not repeatable on their machine, and will therefore receive no more attention. Usually connotes a dismissive approach, where anything that is not visible immediately to the developer is „someone else’s problem“ and is therefore not worth fixing.

Like no other, the year 2016 pointed out how well „works for me“ works for us.
It does not. Mutual hate, envy, insensibility and exclusion have driven us apart.

Feeling isolated and threatened, we turn further against each other, take less care of each other and worry even more about ourselves. And yet, we are never alone: Excessive surveillance is now politically normalized, if not for all then at least for those who are different, intractable, foreign.

Let’s break this vicious circle.
Let’s get together and live our utopia.
Let’s strive for something that works for all of us.

And let’s fight those, who will not let us!

Welcome to the party! :-)

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PS: You can also make the Design work for you…

 

The Call-For-Participation to submit a talk for the main halls is long over – but congress wouldn’t be congress if there weren’t many more options to get on a stage to tell a crowd of curious listeners what you have to say!

Two of those options are waiting for your entries:

Lightning Talks:

These fast paced sessions are perfect for pitching new software or hardware projects, exploits, creative pranks or strange ideas you need to get out to a global audience. Even if you don’t have an awesome idea or project to share, a Lightning Talk is perfect for pitching your Assembly, your workshop or even a longer talk you’ll give as a Self-Organized Session.

Did you think that the thrill of sharing your ideas in front of a huge audience at a C3 was something you’d never experience? Do you work on a cool project and want to get the word out? Was your talk one of the hundreds that got rejected? Did you come up with an awesome hack that you need to share? Go ahead and enter your Lightning Talk now!

Self-Organized Session:

Self-Organized Sessions used to be called “workshops”, but we changed the name to include everything – even if it’s not hands-on or about making things – as long as it’s done by you for all of us!

It doesn’t matter whether you want to give an introduction to your favorite programming language or want to make new friends with similar interests, if you want to screen a movie or if you want to organize a follow-up from a presentation on the big stages: All you have to do is use the wiki to create a Self-Organized Session and choose a free space and time to get going!

As usual both options come with the first-come-first-serve principle, please check the calendar carefully to see what rooms and slots are still available.

The Chaos Communication Congress lives off your participation and engagement. It is an event for the community by the community. In the long and colorful tradition of utter chaos, we foster decentralization and self-organization. In an attempt to offer some orientation and coordination, we keep a wiki.

The wiki works for you (and everyone else, we hope!) to find information about congress, but its main purpose is enabling you to contribute and make congress work for everyone.

The 33c3 Wiki is now online, you can enter Assemblies and share useful information.
(Registration for self-organized sessions will open in some time)

If you just want to have a look around for now, the FAQ page is a good entry point.
Also, the startpage lists and links to lots of relevant info.

We are trying to organize each C3-Conference as decentralized as possible, so this is one of the multiple bits where everyone can participate and contribute. Please go ahead, it’s a wiki!

Please note that the deadline for submitting your Assembly is (as usual) the 1st of December at 23:59 CET.