Euskal Encounter celebrates its 25th birthday with its most successful edition

The oldest and biggest meeting of computer professionals and enthusiasts, taking place in Bilbao between the 22 and 25 of July, has gathered 5.024 computers and thousands of visitors in a surface of 50.600 square metres. They have navigated at a speed of 40 Gbps and moved up to 80 million Gb of information



In its 25th anniversary, the event has offered four days of non-stop activities, including 50 conferences and workshops and 200 competitions in which thousands of people have taken part



Euskal Encounter has streamed 30 hours of video game matches gathering an audience of more than 50.000 viewers


Euskal Encounter, the oldest and biggest computer party in Spain, and one of the fastest in the world, with a connection of 40 Gbps, has celebrated its 25th anniversary with four days of workshops, conferences and competitions regarding a variety of technology related topics such as computer hardware and software, digital art, video games, robotics and virtual reality. The meeting of computer professionals and enthusiasts, which has taken place in Bilbao between the 22 and 25 of July, has gathered 5.024 computers in 50.600 square metres.


Thousands of visitors have taken part in the dozens of events organized, including 50 conferences and workshops and 200 competitions. Apart from the public attending the event, Euskal Encounter has streamed 30 hours of video game matches gathering an audience of more than 50.000 viewers. Apart from navigating at a very high connection speed, the participants of the computer meeting have moved up to 80 million Gb of information on the Internet.

Organisers:

Euskaltel Konekta

Coordinates:

Asociación Euskalamiga

Voice:

943-533696 (9:00-13:30 y 15:30-19:30 CET, de lunes a jueves y 9:00-13:30 viernes)

Fax:

943-533697

IRC oficial channels:

IRC-Hispano
#euskal
QuakeNet
#euskal

E-mail

olatz@euskalencounter.org

Press officer:

Aitor Ubarretxena. Infotres Comunicación.
943 22 45 30 / 609 12 16 66
E-mail: press@euskalencounter.org

 

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