{"id":62181,"date":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2015\/11\/09\/mozfest-2015-connecting-leaders-and-rallying-communities-for-the-open-web\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T17:23:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:23:37","slug":"mozfest-2015-connecting-leaders-and-rallying-communities-for-the-open-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozfest-2015-connecting-leaders-and-rallying-communities-for-the-open-web\/","title":{"rendered":"MozFest 2015: Connecting Leaders and Rallying Communities for the Open Web"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, the sixth-annual MozFest \u2014 Mozilla\u2019s celebration of the open Web \u2014 convened hackers, teachers and organizers from across the globe to address some of the most pressing issues facing the Web today. Together, we explored how we can act as leaders in the tech, policy and social spheres to create a better Web for everyone.<\/p>\n

Participants from diverse fields like journalism, education, science, advocacy, hardware and the internet of things worked in collaborative, self-organized sessions to shape the future of the Web. With 1,700 attendees from almost every corner of the Earth in attendance, 300 volunteer-hosted sessions and 50 learning pathways, the weekend was a joyful, thought-provoking celebration \u2014 and a reminder that all of us have the ability to mobilize others and fuel the movement for the open Web.<\/p>\n

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Kicking off with a science fair and ending with a demo party showcasing the creations that were collaboratively hacked, the weekend was a tremendous, cacophonous celebration of inventing, building and forging bonds with new allies from around the world. View photos of the weekend here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Participant-proposed sessions allowed us to dig into the issues that are most important to the open web community. In the Digital Citizenship Space, participants explored the state of online privacy, surveillance and digital rights \u2014 and hacked on building a more secure Web. Mozilla Senior Policy Manager Raegan MacDonald outlined current threats to a secure Web, like the UK\u2019s Investigatory Powers Bill, which collects, analyzes and stores users\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

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MacDonald also touched on bright spots: the makers, thinkers and engineers dedicating time and energy to solutions. \u201cIn my ideal world, privacy and security are the default setting,\u201d MacDonald said.<\/p>\n

Throughout MozFest, youth learners and leaders showed off their projects. George, a 12-year-old from Kent, England, constructed \u201cThe Gauntlet\u201d \u2014 an interactive race course powered by Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, Bluetooth, motion sensors and Python. George taught coding and electronics basics to more than 100 fellow kids over the weekend. Next door, eight-year-old Otis showed off his latest Unity creation: a virtual reality flight simulator game.<\/p>\n

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Nearby, participants took on topics like open hardware and the internet of things. The team at Wevolver<\/a> displayed an open-source robotics project that will help sick children remotely visit the London Zoo. Youngsters will be able to put on a virtual reality headset and experience the zoo through a robot\u2019s eyes, interacting with animals and exhibits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to show people that the open hardware movement exists,\u201d said Wevolver\u2019s Bram Geenen. \u201cWhat happened in software can happen in hardware.\u201d<\/p>\n

Down the hall, participants discussed an internet of things Design Manifesto<\/a>, which seeks to inspire engineers to create devices that are secure, private and useful.<\/p>\n

So, what comes next? How do we carry the momentum from MozFest into endeavors that are productive, creative and built using the open ethos that is so integral to the Web? At Mozilla, we\u2019ll supercharge what we\u2019ve done over the past few days \u2014 and learned over the past few years \u2014 by building more communities and events around the globe. We\u2019ll introduce more opportunities to cultivate leaders. And we\u2019ll allow everyone, from young leaders to executives, to further fuel the movement.<\/p>\n

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What about you? The ideas generated at MozFest 2015 demonstrate that together, we\u2019re a formidable force, and we\u2019re only getting stronger. The solutions to pressing issues related to privacy and surveillance, digital inclusion, the internet of things and more are within our grasp. Let\u2019s keep making noise, and rally more people around these causes. This is how we defend the Web. Join us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Blog post from David Bryant, VP of Platform Engineering and Interim CTO:
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