Entropy Summer Camp is back, but this year we're gonna do things a bit differently! While co-creating, we're going to be following burner inspired principles. Please familiarise yourself with the principles found below. This year the volunteer shifts aren't mandatory, but we highly encourage you to take shifts. Otherwise this event can't happen :)
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Radical Inclusion - Anyone can be a part of this event. We welcome and respect strangers, no prerequisits exist to be a part of this community.
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Gifting - Gift giving is a core principle in the burning man community. Entropy Summer Camp encourages all participants to give gifts. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
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Decomodification - In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. Restaurants/Stalls are encouraged, but are expected to keep the prices to a minimum so as to cover the cost only.
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Radical Self-Reliance - Entropy encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on the resources available.
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Radical Self-Expression - Radical self-expression is born from the distinct abilities and vision of each individual. Its form and meaning can only be defined by that person. When shared, it is given freely as a gift, and with that gift comes the responsibility to respect the recipient’s rights and autonomy.
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Communal Effort - Entropy embraces creativity through cooperation and collaboration. We aim to build, encourage, and safeguard social connections, shared spaces, artistic expression, and communication tools that foster meaningful interaction.
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Civic Responsibility - Members of the community should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants.
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Leaving No Trace - Our community resepects the environment. We are committed to leaving no trace of our presence wherever we gather.
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Participation - Entropy adapts the principle of participation. Transformative change, individually or socially could only be achieved through deeply personal particpation. Members of the community are expected to take part in play and responsibility alike, sharing joy and lessening the burden.
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Immediacy - Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers.
Entropy Summer Camp is a three days long event where we all are actively participating in the creating and maintaining of the camp. All who share the mindset of co-creating safer, expressions liberating environment for the limitless community of all of us, are invited to join make and enjoy the one-of-a-kind Entropy Summer Camp.
The event starts already on Thursday, but that mainly means that you can arrive to the camping and we can start building the forest stage. Friday around noon we can start using all the other facilities.
Everyone can help by doing tasks, be it setting up, decoration, cleaning, cooking, warming up the sauna, filling inflatable rafts or carrying bottles of bubbly to Skumppakellunta. And you can of course help out any friend in need! :)
The Summer Camp will be held at a lake around 50 km from Helsinki, it should take around an hour to travel there by car. To help you get there, Entropy will be organising a few buses and facilitates car pools. You can also get there by your own car, bike or even public transportation, though the travel time might be a bit longer.
Multiple stages will be available for you, day and night, to explore and enjoy.
You can sleep in a bunk bed in a quiet building in a 4-6 person room or you can camp outside in the camp ground. However, bunk beds are limited in number and distributed on a first come, first served principle, so be prepared for camping nonetheless. If you sign up to be a team lead, an inside bunk bed is guaranteed for you and your avec! You can also enjoy two saunas, a small one with a wood stove and a larger one with an electric stove.
How do we pull this off communication wise?
Entropy Summer Camp planning is done on Mattermost collaboration platform. Using Mattermost will give you information about your work task, you can ask questions or transfer your ticket and it's the fastest and it's the way for you to receive notifications.
Steps to get in Mattermost:
- If you have used Mattermost during another event, DON'T create new account. Just login to the channel with the invite link and you're DONE. Do not follow steps 2 & 3. :)
- If you create a new account please use the same email address you used for the Entropy profile. This way it's easy to use Entropy website as there will be no need to enter login information in the future.
- Verify your email address.
- Check your inbox for an email.
You can install Mattermost application from you App Store. Set the server as https://chat.entropy.fi. Having Mattermost in your phone get you most up-to-date information and will help working with your team during the event.
Nakkis
Taking volunteer shifts this year is not mandatory, but it's higly encouraged that all participants take at least one shift, without your volunteer effort this event can't happen. Nakkis are also a great chance to meet new friends. :) Nakkis are performed in teams. Every team has a teamleader. As a nakki-person, please take care that you know your duties and tasks before the event, during the event and possibly after the event. More info and nakkis will be added on this site soon.
Check your team: members and contact info.
Ticket inspection on arrival
The status of your ticket will be inspected on arrival by showing the ticket info seen after pressing the button above. You will then receive a wristband.
Please check in advance, that you can log in to Entropy website and to navigate to the ticket info page, so the ticket inspection will go smooth and fast.
Tickets
Artist Sign Up
When you've bought the ticket, you can apply to perform at the event. The artists will be chosen one week before the event so the sign up closes on 9.8.
Create you own event!
You can create events inside this event. Let people know where it's happening, how many people can (possibly) sign up, does it cost something, possible payment details and set an inviting picture to get people hyped! If you need a friend to admin the event let us know in Mattermost.
If you fancy hosting a workshop, you can signup after this event list!
Accommodation
Indoors
Accommodation indoors is possible with your own sleeping bag or bedlinen in Kassu-house where there are rooms with bunkbeds for 4-6 people. There are about 100 bunks. The rooms/beds are not reserved in advance but are instead chosen as first come, first serve -basis. The beds have mattresses but no pillows or blankets, so bring those with you if are planning to sleep inside. Team leads have a guaranteed bed space, should they choose to use them.
Camping area
The camping area contains water outlets and wooden platforms for tents. You can use either the lower camping area near the parking or the upper area above the Sani building.
Please note: Open fire is prohibited during a forest fire warning.