[CUWiN] [CUWiN Press Release] Nov. 11-13 WiFi & LPFM BarnRaising in Urbana Illinois

[Dharma Dailey]

True apololgies for cross posting
-Dharma Dailey

Come November 11-13 to the 9th WIFI // LPFM Barnraising in 
Urbana-Champaign!

In days of yore, a whole community would come to the help a farm family 
build a barn.  For five years now, Prometheus Radio Project has been 
partnering with Low Power Stations around the country to build LPFM 
stations. A Radio Barnraising does more than put a station on the air.  
It brings engineering and production talent from near and far to train 
volunteers at burgeoning stations.  Barnraising are times of 
celebration and skill-sharing for the community media movement.  People 
interested in starting stations have a point of connection.  Those with 
skills get to pass on the torch.  Now, Prometheus Radio Project is 
excited to be working with the Champaign-Urbana Wireless Network to 
bring the barnraising model to Community Wireless Projects.  *Your 
presence* can help us translate a model that has been very successful 
for LPFM to Community Wireless!

  While volunteers from near and far gather together with the Urbana 
Champaign Independent Media Center to build Radio Free Urbana, WRFU-LP, 
others can help build on to the Champaign-Urbana Wireless network, a 
pioneering leader in community broadband services.

For anyone interested in community wireless, this is an excellent 
opportunity to share ideas and strategies for the future of community 
wireless projects, and get hands-on experience, as we work with the 
masterminds of Champaign Urbana Wireless!  You- yes YOU!- can help 
assemble and install wireless nodes.  Don’t know what a wireless node 
is?  Come and learn from some of the best practitioners in the country. 
  Workshops throughout the weekend will hit  on spectrum reform and 
legislation, a survey of community wireless projects, community media 
centers and community wireless, GNU Smart Radio, and mesh networks.

  And if that’s not enough for ya, we’re also throwing up an LPFM 
station with all of the good stuff that you’ll find at our “regular” 
radio barnraisings.

The recommended donation for the entire weekend will be $125, or $50 
for one day. Pay what you can afford. Food and simple housing 
arrangements are included in the registration price. Scholarships are 
available, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. We need 
you to lend a hand in Urbana Champaign-- so don't let money be an 
obstacle for you!

Register now! Registration will close November 6.

More info at http://www.prometheusradio.org/urbana/

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