Hey, here some drafts/minutes of the SHE is in NY for Saturday and Friday.
You can also find them at http://sharewiki.org/en/She_nyc/minutes

Friday:

Expectation from base:

Jamie: radically self reliant, radically self expressive, relatively sober, leave no trace. No references, no requirements. Nomad can pay fear amount. no free loader. legally run. division guest/host.

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Saturday, 5th
Introduction (3pm)

-Distinction between Tourist, Traveler, & Nomad
-Nomads want to create (art, etc.)

-Berlin Conference re-cap:

-Nomad base goal, creating places where nomads can find a place to rest, sense of home
-What are our expectations and hopes from a nomad base?

-Participation & Contribution as essential values

As a follow up of the Berlin unconference, a group of burning man and woman, people living in intentional communities, nomads, radical hosts, train-hoppers, hit-hikers and facilitators are meeting in NY to discuss abot nomad bases and sustainable nomadism.

Here the program:

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Friday, 4th:

19 pm Pre-meeting at Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary (Bergen
Street. Walking distance from train station C, B,Q, 2, 3): Park
Slope.)

Participants of the gathering get to know each other: tea, and
dumpster diving.

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Saturday, 5th 12.00 pm:

meeting Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary (778 Bergen St: map here)

Nomads and long term hosts get to

Clothes

• Wear layers (you only need to wash what's in contact with your skin)
• Quick drying synthetic fabric allow to take less stuff (because it dries overnight).

Synthetics are not biodegradable. Underwear in particular have shorter lifespan so should be more eco-friendly.

• Merino wool is a good alternative for synthetic garments in terms of smelling, drying and weight.

I highly recommend wool as it is "self cleaning" and a great insulator and durable. Silk, hemp and linen are also great materials to wear for their durability, weight and insulation/breath-ability factors.

These elements were collected during a "What's a nomad" discussion at the 2009 S.H.E.

Neonomads are people travelling as a lifestyle, staying a few days to a few months in a place.

Neonomads value freedom and take freedom from simplicity. Hitchhiking, gift economy, dumpster diving are commonly practiced by nomads. They are likely to be trusting strangers, willing to share, according their needs and resources. They feel home in the place they visit.

A nomad goes beyond the concept of traveling to visit places. Traveling becomes a destination itself. They travel to learn (about others and about themselves) and to experience life.