Hi all,<br><br>Please forward far and wide!<br><br>If you have any questions, please let the ISCWN coordination team know via email at summit at <a href="http://chambana.net">chambana.net</a>.<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Faith<br>
<br>****<br><br>CALL FOR PROPOSALS — Accepted April 1 - June 1, 2010<br><br>International Summit for Community Wireless Networks<br>August 12-15, 2010<br>Vienna, Austria<br><br>Propose panels online at <a href="http://www.wirelesssummit.org" target="_blank">www.wirelesssummit.org</a><br>
<br>Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in 2004, tens of thousands of community and municipal broadband initiatives have been deployed around the globe. The 2010 International Summit for Community Wireless Networks offers panelists to help shape the future direction of this thriving global movement. Over the course of three days, panels and workshops provide a significant opportunity for thinkers, developers, and stakeholders to swap notes and produce substantial recommendations supporting the continuing development of community wireless networks. By gathering leaders from across this field to exchange of strategies, stories, and best practices, the Summit is a key place to help shape the future of this global networking movement.<br>
<br>Interested presenters should propose innovative panels and workshops focusing on the three themes for the Summit: technology, policy, and implementation. The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks distinguishes itself from typical technical and academic conferences by engaging all participants in an ongoing dialog that encourages a strategic approach to community wireless network development and telecommunications policy reform. Panelists do more than present their work and opinions — they facilitate a process that records lessons learned and help produce a comprehensive "to-do list" of action items for the coming months and years.<br>
<br>We invite your panel proposals and participation in this year's International Summit for Community Wireless Networks to discuss and exchange ideas on how to make universal broadband access a reality. Demonstrations of software innovation, success stories of network deployment, presentations of ongoing research and discussion of municipal and governmental collaboration, on both the national and transnational levels, are welcome. Panelists are encouraged to convene panels that look at specific issues from multiple angles and perspectives. Panel ideas will be accepted on a rolling basis and must be received no later than June 1, 2010. Please send panel proposals of 250 words or less to: summit at <a href="http://chambana.net" target="_blank">chambana.net</a>. Travel stipends are available for speakers with financial need.<br>
<br>Past panels can be reviewed at <a href="http://wirelesssummit.org" target="_blank">http://wirelesssummit.org</a>.<br><br><br><br><br>
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