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Events

NYCwireless June Meeting – Everyone is Invited!

This is an especially important meeting.

Please post this notice to all interested friends and related lists.

When: TONIGHT!! Wed. June 29th, 2005 at 7:15 PM
Where: Bway.net, 459 Broadway at Grand St., 2nd Floor.

Agenda

  • NYCwireless Connected Neighborhoods by Dana Spiegel & Joe Plotkin
  • WifiDog demo: a tool for managing wireless networks, by Rob Kelley (and friends)
  • WirelessLondon: A software toolkit by Jo Walsh (no, not that Joe Walsh)
  • Breakout sessions: small group discussions follow the presentations, from Novice to Advanced.

Announcing: NYCwireless Connected Neighborhood Initiative

Presentation by Dana Spiegel (Executive Director) and Joe Plotkin (Board member)

We will present NYCwireless’ plans to help under-served communities by building Open Community Networks. Expanding on the success of the three Community Access projects over the last 2 years., this will be a much more ambitious effort, and require substantial financial support thru donations.

The NYCwireless Connected Neighborhood initiative will serve to demonstrate that we all benefit when all citizens are connected. Consequently, we intend Connected Neighborhoods to act as a model and catalyst for widespread participation by government, community groups and citizens of all ages.

NYCwireless will introduce our Inaugural Open Community Network, and outline the deployment plans as well as the tools and training that will be part of this project.

Topics covered will include:

  • Technology choices
  • Site survey
  • Installation
  • Training
  • Fund-raising
  • Volunteers
  • Timetable

    • Jo Walsh:

    http://map.wirelesslondon.info is the thing we’ve just built which has wifidog-client support and provides a fair bit to look at…
    http://mappinghacks.com has a pile of links to the geospatial oriented stuff we’ve done lately

    Rob Kelley:

    A chance to review WiFiDog in action–client and server–and then test out creating your own WiFiDog hotspot. There’s a five minute demo and then a working session after the presentations.

    Events, Policy

    Gale A. Brewer will talk about NYC Broadband initiatives at ISOC Meeting

    NYC Council Member and Chair of New York City Council’s Committee on Technology in Government, Gale A. Brewer will talk about NYC Broadband initiatives at the next Internet Society of New York (ISOC-NY) meeting

    When

    Thursday June 16, 2005 (3rd Thursday of the month)
    7-9 pm

    Where

    New York University
    5th floor conference room
    Pless Hall
    82 Washington Square East

    All meetings are free and open to the public

    Pless Hall is across from Washington Square Park, at corner of Washington Square East and Washington Place (between Waverly and West 4th). Entrance is on Washington Place.

    About the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology in Government

    The primary goals of the Committee on Technology in Government are (1) to expand digital equality by increasing access to broadband in underserved communities of New York City (2) to increase the strategic use of technology in government, thereby, increasing efficiency in government and enhancing the quality of public services, and (3) to promote the openness and transparency of government by making sure that public information is accessible to every New York City resident. Through its ability to hold oversight hearings over City agencies and introduce and hear legislation, the Committee on Technology in Government works to achieve its goals in partnership with the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

    More information about the Committee and the Chair of the Committee, Council Member Gale A. Brewer, can be found at the following link:

    http://nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106&ltsbdkey=5121

    All Committee briefing papers from the current session (beginning in January 2004) are also available at this link.

    Events

    NYCwireless Monthly Meeting – Wed. May 25th 7:15 PM

    NYCwireless Meetings have something for everybody, whether you’re a novice or a wireless industry technologist. NYCw meetings feature a cutting-edge technology presentation that will expand your knowledge, followed by breakout sessions where beginners can learn the basics. Need a question answered? You’ll probably find the answer at the NYCwireless monthly meeting.

    Meeting is free and located at Bway.net, 459 Broadway in Manhattan. Details below.

    The May Meeting is on Wed, May 25th at 7:15pm.
    Free wireless internet is provided, of course.
    Date/Time: Wednesday, May 25th @ 7:15pm

    Meeting Cost: Free!

    Agenda (times are approximate):
    7:15 Intro to NYCw & Announcements
    7:30 Presentation: HDTV via wifi!
    8:45 Mixing – break-out groups by topic, and informal schmoozing

    Presentation: “The history of bringing HDTV to an Access Point” by Brian Walden.
    Brian, a longtime NYCwireless member, is an excellent speaker. His presentation will cover:

    • how we went from UHV to HDTV to 802.11g
    • why 802.11g should be able to handle a lot traffic
    • why the new HDTV standard is the future but isn’t backward compatible to RV owners (no HDTV for RVers),
    • and much more.

    Following presentation:

    • Hands-on Breakout Sessions – divide into various focus groups: (e.g. Intro to Beginners, Antennas and Access Points, Volunteerism, Soekris Development, Network Security)
    • Other miscellaneous updates.
    • SIG Updates

    Meeting Location: Bway.net, 459 Broadway, 2nd Floor.
    About 2 blocks north of Canal, near the SW corner of Grand St. On the west side of the street, then up one flight of stairs. Via subway (Canal Street stop): the J,M,N,Q,R,W,Z, and a bit further, but still on Canal is A,C,E,1,6,9.

    Events

    Monthly Meeting Wed March 30 – A complete & embeddable Captive Portal Solution

    Date

    Wednesday, March 30th @ 7:15pm
    Meeting is free and open to the public

    Agenda

    7:00 Networking
    7:15 Introduction to NYCwireless and Speakers
    7:30 Main Presentation: Presentation on IleSansFil’s hotspot program and the Open-Source project WifiDog. Speakers: Benoit Grégoire, Michael Lenczner, and Michelle Kasprzak of IleSansFil
    8:45 Discussion and Breakout Sessions

    Meeting Location

    Bway.net
    459 Broadway, 2nd Floor.
    About 2 blocks north of Canal, near the corner of Grand St. On the west side of the street, then up one flight of stairs. Via subway (Canal Street stop): the J,M,N,Q,R,W,Z, and a bit further, but still on Canal is A,C,E,1,6,9.
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    Events

    Allied Media Conference, June 17-19, 2005 in Bowling Green, Ohio

    The Allied Media Conference is one of the largest gatherings of alternative media in the country and a great chance to make new connections. Everyone from zinesters to podcasters–including community wireless advocates–will be there: June 17-19, 2005, in Bowling Green, Ohio.

    NYCwireless will be there, and will be talking about how Community Wireless can help alternative media producers.