As someone in the DC metro area who would hate to see such a promising site go to waste, is it not possible to have an event that is more regionally oriented as well as the international Summit?<br><br>Harold<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Sascha Meinrath <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meinrath@newamerica.net">meinrath@newamerica.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Marco,<br>
<br>
Thanks for your generous offer -- we had a great time at Loyola and I would love<br>
to have an opportunity to return. The Summit logistics group have been working<br>
to nail down one of several options for the next Summit location. As always,<br>
the key issue is to ensure that we have travel funding available to support<br>
participants who would otherwise not be able to attend -- so that is a key<br>
criteria for deciding where to host the next Summit. Currently, we are working<br>
with folks in India, South America, and the U.S. -- each of which are compelling<br>
locales. Drop me a line off-list and we can discuss further.<br>
<br>
--Sascha<br>
<br>
<br>
On 04/28/2011 01:00 PM, <a href="mailto:cwn-summit-request@lists.chambana.net">cwn-summit-request@lists.chambana.net</a> wrote:<br>
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:34:36 -0400<br>
> From: Marco Figueiredo <<a href="mailto:marco@cci.cs.loyola.edu">marco@cci.cs.loyola.edu</a>><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:cwn-summit@lists.chambana.net">cwn-summit@lists.chambana.net</a><br>
> Subject: [CWN-Summit] 2011 Summit<br>
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> CWN Summit Organizers,<br>
><br>
> Do you have plans already in place for the 2011 CWN Summit?<br>
><br>
> Are you looking for a location?<br>
><br>
> I'd like to offer to provide the space for the summit at the CCI in<br>
> Columbia MD if you haven't selected a place yet.<br>
><br>
> We miss this great group and it would be a pleasure to host you again.<br>
> Maryland is gearing up to connect<br>
> all government facilities with gigabit broadband to be finished by<br>
> 2013. This is going to be a fiber network<br>
> that will be open for small businesses/NGOs to tap in and provide<br>
> services to the private sector. I believe this<br>
> is the time for community wireless networks to flourish in this area<br>
> and provide ubiquitous wifi access.<br>
> Howard County is leading the broadband effort in Maryland and the<br>
> Loyola Center for Community<br>
> Informatics is at the center of it all.<br>
><br>
> Let me know if and when you want to come here again.<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
><br>
> Marco<br>
><br>
><br>
> Marco Figueiredo<br>
> Director - Center for Community Informatics<br>
> Loyola University Maryland<br>
> <a href="mailto:mafigueiredo@loyola.edu">mafigueiredo@loyola.edu</a><br>
> <a href="http://cci.cs.loyola.edu" target="_blank">cci.cs.loyola.edu</a><br>
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