[Festival] IFF Weekly | May 22 - 26

[IFF Team]

Dear friends,

Have you been enjoying the IFF Weekly? Perhaps you’ve noticed we’ve been
making some tweaks and changes here and there to help make this the best
resource for you.

Please let us know your thoughts & suggestions with a reply, tweeting at
us (@InternetFF) or on Mattermost!

Go to:
https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/signup_user_complete/?id=71jwiewte7bb9rqq85s3d8to5w
to request a Mattermost invite!

Here are the updates for May 22 – 26:


### News and Updates ###

** ARTICLE 19 Continues Examining Internet Freedom in Iran **

ARTICLE 19 follows up their previous work on Internet Freedom in Iran,
with a profile of the gains and concerns for Internet rights under the
moderate administration of Rouhani ahead of last week’s Presidential
elections in Iran.  It covers Internet freedom in Iran from January to
mid-April 2017.

https://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/38743/en/tightening-the-net:-online-freedoms-in-iran-ahead-of-the-2017-presidential-elections

** CJFE’s Arabic translation of Journalists in Distress: Securing Your
Digital Life **

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has translated their
guide to digital security in emergency assistance situations into
Arabic. It provides tips and resources for Journalists to protect
themselves and others against State and non-State actors while seeking
help under adverse conditions.

ARABIC: http://www.cjfe.org/digitalsecurity-ar
FRENCH: http://www.cjfe.org/digitalsecurity-fr
ENGLISH: http://www.cjfe.org/digitalsecurity

** Job Board **
We're two weeks in and we’ve already posted 30 jobs to:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

Please spread the word to all those in the market for a new candidate or
job opportunity. Submit there and we’ll include your job here in the
weekly too!


### Community Stories ###

David Huerta (@huertanix) shares his experiences organizing
CryptoParties in NYC, from the very first event right after Hurricane
Sandy through to the present:

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/cryptoparty-the-good-parts-252b491e7173

Please share your story with the community! We hope the publication will
help is to help build connections from within and inspire those who need
to know more about the work we do. We’re looking for work that covers:

+ Our Tools: Stories, Starting Points & Successes
+ Diversity & Inclusion in our Community
+ Community Profiles

More details in our intro post at:
https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/share-your-internet-freedom-story-35408bf885f7


### Upcoming Events ###

* Open Source Bridge *
+ When: June 20-23, 2017
+ Where: Portland, OR
+ Website: http://opensourcebridge.org/

Open Source Bridge is an annual conference focused on building open
source community and citizenship through four days of technical talks,
hacking sessions, and collaboration opportunities. Participants include
developers, hardware hackers, community organizers, and people involved
in the business of open source.

* Allied Media Conference *
+ When: June 15-18, 2017
+ Where: Detroit (MI), USA
+ Website: https://www.alliedmedia.org/amc

A collaborative laboratory of media-based organizing strategies. The
Allied Media Conference is a collaboratively designed event. Conference
content is curated with care every year by 100+ volunteer coordinators
of tracks, practice spaces, and network gatherings. We define "media" as
anything you use to communicate with the world. You are a media-maker!

* Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) *
+ When: July 18-21, 2017
+ Where: Minneapolis (MN), USA
+ Website: https://petsymposium.org/

The annual Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) brings
together privacy experts from around the world to present and discuss
recent advances and new perspectives on research in privacy technologies.

Stipends for assistance are available! The deadline for application is
May 31: https://petsymposium.org/2017/stipends.php

* SHA2017 *
+ When: August 4-8, 2017
+ Where: Scoutinglandgoed in Zeewolde, Netherlands
+ Website: https://sha2017.org/

SHA2017 is an international non-profit outdoor hacker camp/conference.
The camp is organized for and by volunteers from and around all facets
of the international hacker community.

!! IFF is in the planning stages of helping out with a “Net Freedom”
village at SHA2017. Please reply if you’re interested in supporting or
joining the village !!

* MyData 2017 *
+ When: August 30-Sep 1
+ Where: Tallinn (Estonia) & and (Helsinki, Finland)
+ Website: https://mydata2017.org/

MyData is a human centred approach in personal data management that
combines industry need to data with digital human rights. MyData 2017
conference brings together businesses, the research community, civil
society and government to shape the fundamentals on how personal data is
managed globally.


### Community Spotlights ###

Looking for new adventures? Drop us line with your profile and we will
feature it here to help you connect with your next great team :)

* Steph Alarcon, Technologist  *
We’re proud to feature Steph Alarcon in our first community spotlight!
Steph is an experienced technologist with deep roots in media justice,
diversity in hacker/maker/tech spaces and sustainability:

+ Availability: Full-time and part-time, starting mid-June;
+ Location: Berlin, Philadelphia, Remote;
+ Ideal positions: Project Lead, Data Engineer;
+ Skills: manage servers, fix the docs, research, write, teach, and
create novel solutions;
+ Areas of interest: open projects, creativity, feminism,
community-driven initiatives, climate change, privacy, social justice
+ Featured project: Measurement Lab Visualizations
(http://www.measurementlab.net/)
recent project.
+ Resume: http://www.stephalarcon.org/resume/
+ Contact: steph at stephalarcon.org

### Job Opportunities ###

See all opportunities at: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ * Technologist, Open Internet DevOps – Open Technology Institute *
+ Location: Flexible
+
http://newamerica.jazz.co/apply/Z8gozjfgo8/Technologist-Open-Internet-DevOps

✎ * Web Applications Engineer – Internews *
+ Location: London, UK
+ https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6519204/web-application-engineer/

✎ * Positions with Tactical Tech *
+ Location: London, UK
+ Project Lead Data and Civil Liberties
https://tacticaltech.org/project-lead-data-and-civil-liberties
+ Consultancy Call : Facilitators
https://tacticaltech.org/jobs/facilitator
+ Digital Security Coordinator
https://tacticaltech.org/digital-security-coordinator

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Peace and love,
The IFF Team