@jamesbelchamber the lore at ccc is ever evolving, everything is up for change. New initiatives and infrastructure just shows up. Topical sub communities form like #c3tactile or #c3nav and are adopted as sort-of official in a short span of time.
Chaos Communication Congress is a really fitting name. It is loud, artsy, colorful, diverse, anarchistic, democratic, nerdy and beautiful. There are also talks but you can watch them later thanks to #c3voc