from Eventbrite
A chance for mastodon users to meetup in the flesh. the inspiration from the event came from this video of a twitter event in its early growth days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb2lfY8-iRY
Social networking, back in your hands The worldโs largest free, open-source, decentralized microblogging network
Mastodon isnโt one place and one set of rules: itโs thousands of unique, interconnected communities to choose from, filled with different people, interests, languages, and needs. Donโt like the rules? Youโre free to join any community you like, or better yet: you can host your own, on your own terms!
Putting the user first. Youโre a person, not a product. Mastodon is a free, open-source development that has been crowdfunded, not financed. All instances are independently owned, operated, and moderated. There is no monopoly by a single commercial company, no ads, and no tracking. Mastodon works for you, and not the other way around.
The are over 1 million users and growing fast this stepping outside the โwalled gardensโ
It's time to take a step away and mastodon is right in many ways for this step.
list of instances with a physical presents at the event:
https://campaign.openworlds.info https://joinmastodon.org