Cyborg Resilience Co-lab — Events

Meshtastic Beginner Workshop

2026-07-19T00:00:00+08:00

Do you often hear people say, “When the internet goes down, you can use that Mesh thing!”? If you have, it means you have been following the question of how to communicate after an internet outage. If you have not, but care deeply about what happens if the internet goes down, this is also an opportunity to start learning.

What Is Mesh?

Mesh literally means a net. The term is commonly used for networks and communications arranged in a mesh structure: instead of relying entirely on a single centralized transmission point, such as a cellular base station, multiple devices connect to one another to form a network that can pass messages among them.

What Is Meshtastic?

Meshtastic is one technical system for mesh networking. It is also an off-grid communications option often discussed by Taiwan’s civil society, with a highly active community building networks and exchanging technical knowledge. Meshtastic uses LoRa radio technology to form a decentralized mesh communications network among devices without relying on cellular networks, Wi-Fi, or the internet.

In this beginner workshop, we will start from scratch and introduce how Meshtastic works, how to choose hardware, how to install the software, and how to complete the basic setup. Beginners encountering Meshtastic for the first time are welcome to bring their own devices. Those without a device are also welcome to come listen, and a small number of devices will be available on site for everyone to try out.

Event Information

Time｜Sunday, July 19, 10:30–12:00
Venue｜Impact Space, 2F, NPO Hub
Space is limited and advance registration is required (registration for this event has closed)

Practicing Survival at the Edge of the Wasteland

2026-06-27T00:00:00+08:00

Time｜Saturday, June 27, 14:00–16:00 Venue｜Co-Space

Taiwan is an island beset by disasters: everyone fears for themselves, yet everyone also trains themselves. Approaching the subject through civil defense, digital resilience, and primary healthcare, this talk discusses how a new kind of organizer outside traditional organizational structures can develop agency in high-risk environments, and how a sense of crisis can be transformed into training, knowledge, and mutual-aid networks.

Speakers

Frontline Democracy Project｜Yi-Cheng Liu (ARTICLE 19 Asia-Pacific Programme Officer)
Cyborg Resilience Co-lab (CRC)｜Lulu Keng
Local Snake Project｜De-Ray Chen

Interpretation

CEO of RC Culture and Arts Foundation, interjector on the podcast Human Zoo, and president of Praxis Society｜Chun-Kai Wang

Digital Resilience Forum: Subsea Cables and Network Infrastructure under Geopolitical Pressure

2026-03-25T00:00:00+08:00

What happens when subsea cables go dark? Are subsea cables a false issue?

The subsea cables that connect the internet have recently become a major focus. Surrounded by sea, Taiwan is especially sensitive and vulnerable to changes affecting subsea cables, and this vulnerability is even more pronounced amid unstable geopolitics.

Registration link: Google Form

Instead of simply worrying, come learn more!! The first { Digital Resilience Forum } will take a close look at every facet of the subsea cable issue. Alongside presentations on two technical projects, the “Taiwan Subsea Cable Dynamic Map” and “Digital Service Resilience Testing,” which will help everyone understand what exactly we should worry about when it comes to subsea cables, the forum will examine their impact from the perspectives of policy, social security, and civic participation.

This is CRC’s first public event. Register now and join us in identifying the problems so that we can find ways to respond.

ℹ️Date: Wednesday, March 25 ℹ️Time: 1:30–17:00 (check-in at 1:00) ℹ️Venue: Impact Hub 2F (No. 2, Section 3, Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City)

Seating is limited; please register here: Google Form