##What is a Public Lab barn raising?

This is the closest thing we have to a Public Lab conference -- but with an emphasis on "doing stuff together" rather than just presenting/talking. In the spirit of bringing a community together to collectively raise a structure such as a barn, Public Lab comes together to develop tools, toolkits, supporting materials such as guides and tutorials, test the tools and develop new research directions and projects. Participants represent a wide range of interests from technologists and designers to social ""scientists"" and community organizers.

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###Quick links

* [Chatroom](/chat) - live coverage, also a place to ask questions!
* [Chatroom log](http://meeting.treehouse.su/publiclab/today)
* [Communal note-taking pad](http://pad.publiclab.org/p/barnraising)
* [Barnraising mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/plots-barnraising)

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##2014 Barnraising

We are just getting started planning the next annual Barnraising, which will be in Cocodrie, LA on **November 14-16, 2014**.

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##Registration

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###Upcoming Barnraisings

Read more on the [Barnraising Planning page](/wiki/barnraising-planning)

###Past Barnraisings:
* [2014 Northeast Regional Barnraising: Plymouth, Massachusetts](http://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-northeast-2014)
* [2013 Barnraising: New Orleans, Louisiana](http://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-2013)
* [2012 Barnraising: Cocodrie, Louisiana](http://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-2012)
* [2011 Barnraising: Asheville, North Carolina](http://publiclab.org/wiki/barnraising-2011)