2007 Summit Documentation:
Official Summit Tag: IS4CWN -- the list is growing!
Send Documentation Links (to photos, videos, presentations, etc.) to: summit@cuwin.net.
Photos:
- Dan Blah's Gallery: COMMONS Strategy Workshop, Friday evening Sushifest, Saturday evening 4am "Field Trip" (and other debauchery), Sunday post-Summit pictures of the stalwarts.
- Alexis Cornellier's Gallery: OLPC pix and miscellaneous participant pix.
- Peter Fleck's Gallery: Various & sundry pictures from the Summit, the Holistic Planning & Deployment panel, and surrounds.
- Steven Mansour's Gallery: Loads of pictures of various participants, Saturday Sushi, the Bush Doll, & zillions of crazy Canadians.
- Faith Swords & Sascha Meinrath's Gallery: Pre-Summit Sushifest, Nottingham social, and lots & lots of candid shots of Summit participants.
- Matt Westervelt's Gallery: Zillions of photos from the Summit and many, many, many of the folks who participated.
- Marco Figueiredo's Gallery
- Francois Proulx's Gallery
- Nemanja Topovic's Gallery
- Kristijan Fabina's Gallery
- Everything on Flickr Tagged IS4CWN
Videos:
Google Videos Uploaded by Marco Figueiredo
- Pete Tridish Keynote at the 2007 Community WIreless Network Summit
- Sascha Meinrath Welcome at the 2007 Community Wireless Network Summit
- Steve Walker Keynote at the 2007 Community Wireless Network Summit
- Bogdan Tancic on Serbia Wireless
- .zip files of interviews from international Summit participants
- Phil Shapiro's interviews from the summit
Blogs:
- Sascha Meinrath: Summit announcement (he promises more just as soon as his brain recovers).
- Matt Westervelt: reflections on the Summit.
- Wolfgang Nagele: more reflections on the Summit.
- Ramon Roca: thoughts and ideas after the Summit.
- Jeff Buderer: report on the summit on oneVillage Foundation's Open Digital Village blog
Audio:
- Bryan Hayes's audio of the closing plenary (he says it's a little noisy, but completely comprehensible).
NETWORK DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS WILL GATHER AT LOYOLA COLLEGE IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, MAY 18-20, 2007 TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND.
The CUWiN Foundation and the Center for Community Informatics (CCI) will host the International Summit for Community Wireless Networks from May 18-20, 2007 at Loyola College in Columbia, Maryland.
The summit is the largest gathering of wireless network developers, technology and policy experts, and community organizers working to build universal, low-cost broadband networks around the world. "We are proud to host an event that brings together technologists and activists committed to universal access to informatics," said Marco Figueiredo, CCI Director.
"The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks explores the opportunities and challenges facing the growing movement to build nonprofit, open-source, community and municipal broadband networks," said Sascha Meinrath, co-founder and Executive Director of CUWiN. "This event showcases cutting-edge technologies and develops political strategies to increase digital inclusion."
Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in 2004, over 300 Community Internet and municipal broadband projects have sprung up in the United States alone. The summit will focus on how these networks can better serve their target populations, the policies needed to support broader deployment of community wireless systems, and the latest technological and software innovations.
Presenters at previous summits have included Jim Baller of the Baller Herbst Law Group, Annie Collins of Fiber for Our Future, Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America, Harold Feld of Media Access Project, Robert W. McChesney of Free Press, Matt Rantanen of Tribal Digital Village, Greg Richardson of Civitium LLC, Paul Smith of the Center for Neighborhood Technologies, Jim Snider of the New America Foundation, Dana Spiegel of NYC Wireless, Esme Vos of Muniwireless.com and many other luminaries.
"High-speed broadband access is the electricity of the 21st century, yet many rural and poorer urban communities are being left off the grid," said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, the DC-based policy think-tank. "The innovators and organizers at the International Summit for Community Wireless Networks are blazing the trail to make broadband affordable and available to everyone."
For more information on the summit will soon be available at:
Hope to see you there,
--Sascha Meinrath
Summit Director
The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks is the largest gathering of community wireless networking developers, implementers and allies. The Summit focuses on building the alliance of technologists, policy experts, and implementers, and encouraging participants to discuss the great variety of challenges and opportunities facing the movement, including:
- How can community wireless networks better serve their target populations?
- What is the future of unlicensed spectrum and what policies and regulations will support/hamper innovations in community wireless technologies?
- How can the hundreds of independently-operating community wireless initiatives join together to create a positive future for the movement?
- What technological and software innovations do we already have, and what projects are currently being worked on?
- What are the pros and cons of different wireless systems currently available?
The 3-day Summit allows participants to engage in extended conversations with presenters and with each other. Attendees will help develop strategic plans to expand community wireless network deployment and ensure that the federal government regulates spectrum to increase unlicensed access. Come join us for what is certain to be a spectacular event!
Español
Desarrolladores, implementadores, expertos en políticas de redes y organizadores de comunidades se reunirán en el Loyola College, en Columbia, Maryland del 18 al 2 de mayo, 2007 para explorar el futuro de la banda ancha.
La Red Comunitaria Inalámbrica de Champaign-Urbana (CUWiN) y el Centro para la Informática Comunitaria (CCI) serán los anfitriones de la Cumbre Internacional de Redes Comunitarias Inalámbricas que tendrá lugar en el Loyola College, en Columbia, Maryland del 18 al 2 de mayo, 2007.
La cumbre es la renión más grande de desarrolladores de redes inalámbricas, expertos en políticas y organizadores de comunidades que trabajan para construir redes universales de banda ancha a bajos costos alrededor del mundo. "Estamos orgullosos de ser los anfitriones de un evento que reúne técnicos y activistas comprometidos con el acceso universal a la informática", fueron las palabras de Marco Figueiredo, Director del CCI.
"La Cumbre Internacional de Redes Comunitarias Inalámbricas explora las oportunidades y los retos encontrados en el creciente movimiento para construir redes open-source, sin fines de lucro, de banda ancha, comunitarias y municipales," expresó Sascha Meinrath, cofundador y Director Ejecutivo de CUWiN. "Este evento exhibe tecnologías de ahorro y desarrolla estrategias políticas para la inclusion digital."
Desde la primera Cumbre Nacional de de Redes Comunitarias Inalámbricas en 2004, más de 300 proyectos de la Comunidad Internet y de banda ancha municipal han surgido sólo en los Estados Unidos. La cumbre se enfocará en cómo estas redes pueden dar major servicio a una población específica, en las políticas necesarias para respaldar implementaciones más amplias de sistemas comunitarios inalámbricos y en las últimas innovaciones tecnológicas y de software.
En las cumbres previas se han incluido presentadores tales como Annie Collins de Fiber for Our Future; Mark Cooper de la Consumer Federation of America; Harold Feld de Media Access Project; Robert W. McChesney de Free Press; Matt Rantanen de Tribal Digital Village; Greg Richardson de Civitium LLC; Paul Smith del Center for Neighborhood Technologies; Jim Snider de la New America Foundation, Dana Spiegel de NYC Wireless, Esme Vos de Muniwireless.com y muchas otras luminarias.
"El acceso a banda ancha de alta velocidad es la electricidad del siglo XXI, sin embargo, muchas zonas rurales y comunidades urbanas pobres han quedado marginadas," expresó Ben Scott, director de políticas de Free Press, el think-tank de políticas de DC. "Los innovadores y organizadores de la Cumbre Internacional de Redes Comunitarias Inalámbricas están abriendo camino para hacer la banda ancha asequible y accesible para todos".
Más información sobre la cumbre estará a disposición en:
Espero verlos allí,
--Sascha Meinrath
Summit Director
Register Now! Portuguese:
DESENVOLVEDORES E IMPLEMENTADORES DE REDES, ESPECIALISTAS EM LEIS E REGULAMENTAÇÕES, E ORGANIZADORES COMUNITÁRIOS IRÃO SE REUNIR NO LOYOLA COLLEGE EM COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, ENTRE 18 E 20 DE MAIO DE 2007, PARA EXPLORAR O FUTURO DA BANDA LARGA.
A Rede Sem Fio Comunitária de Champaign-Urbada (CUWiN -
http://www.cuwireless.net) e o Centro de Informática Comunitária (CCI - http://cci.cs.loyola.edu) vão hospedar a Cúpula Internacional de Redes sem Fio Comunitárias, entre 18 e 20 de Maio, no Loyola College em Columbia, Maryland.A cúpula é o maior encontro de desenvolvedores de redes sem fio, especialistas tecnológicos e de regulamentações, e organizadores comunitários trabalhando para construir redes de banda larga de baixo custo e universais. "Nós estamos orgulhosos de hospedar um evento que agrupa tecnologistas e ativistas comprometidos com o acesso universal à informática," disse Marco Figueiredo, diretor do CCI.
"A Cúpula Internacional de Redes Sem Fio Comunitárias explora oportunidades e desafios enfrentados pelo crescente movimento de criação de redes de banda larga comunitárias e municipais, não lucrativas e de fonte aberta,"disse Sascha Meinrath, co-fundador e Director Executivo da CUWiN. "Este evento apresenta tecnologias de última geração e desenvolve estratégias políticas para aumentar a inclusão digital."
Desde a primeira Cüpula Nacional de Redes Sem Fio Comunitárias em 2004, mais de 300 projetos de Internet Comunitária e Redes de Banda Larga Municipais apareceram nos Estados Unidos apenas. A cúpula vai focalizar em como estas redes podem melhor servir suas populações alvo, as regulamentações necessárias para apoiar um crescimento mais amplo das instalações de sistemas de redes sem fio comunitárias, e as mais recentes inovações tecnológicas, tanto hardware quanto software.
Palestrantes das cúpulas anteriores incluíram Annie Collins da Fibra para Nosso Futuro, Mark Cooper da Federação de Consumidores da América, Harold Feld, do Projeto de Acesso à Média, Robert McChesney da Imprensa Livre, Matt Rantanen da Vila Tribal Digital, Greg Richardson da Civitium LLC, Paul Smith do Centro de Tecnologias da Vizinhança, Jim Snider da Fundação Nova América, Dana Spiegel da Nova York Sem Fio, Esme Vos do muniwireless.com e outros luminários e luminárias.
"Acesso a banda larga e de alta velocidade é a electricidade do século XXI, porém várias comunidades rurais e urbanas mais pobres estão sendo deixadas de fora do sistema de distruição," disse Ben Scott, diretor de regulamentação da Imprensa Livre, um thin-tank baseado em Washington DC. "Os inovadores e organizadores da Cúpula Internacional de Redes Sem Fio Comunitárias estão estabelecendo o caminho para fazer a banda larga disponível e ao alcance financeiro de todos."
Para mais informações sobre a cúpula ou para registrar, visite www.WirelessSummit.org