Association of Rural Development Workers – Benjamin Linder<br><br>ATDER-BL is a non-profit organization for rural development located in Northern Nicaragua. A local non-governmental organization of engineers, designers, machinists, lines workers, administrators and builders. As Nicaraguans we have been working on our own rural development projects for over twenty years. Our projects have been small-scale hydroelectric plants and micro-turbine hydraulics, drinking water systems, mechanization, technical training, engineering land surveys, watershed conservation and so on.
Radical Networks is a conference that celebrates the free and open Internet,<br><br>with hands-on workshops, speakers, and a gallery exhibiting artworks centered around radio and networking technology. It fosters critical discussion on contemporary issues that include surveillance, the spread of misinformation, ownership of personal data, and the increasing opacity of “The Cloud”.<br><br>Radical Networks is also an arts festival that considers networking technology as an artistic medium, featuring works that run the gamut from ethical hacks to creative experiments to live performances.