##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. ###Upcoming Barnraisings ####2014 Annual barnraising We are just getting started planning the next annual Barnraising, which will be in Cocodrie, LA November 14-16, 2014. Read more on the [Barnraising Planning page](/wiki/barnraising-planning) ####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) ###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)