[CWN-Summit] IS4CWN 2012: Call for Proposals Still Open!

[faith swords]

Dear everyone,

I just wanted to remind you that the call for proposals is still open and I
would very much like to hear from you. Your proposals to not have to be
complete. You don't need to send me fully written papers or anything. Just
a general idea is fine. If you have colleagues you think would be
interested, please let them know as well.

Thanks,

Faith

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From: faith swords <faith.swords at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Subject: IS4CWN 2012: Call for Proposals
To: International Summit for Community Wireless Networks Participant E-mail
List <cwn-summit at lists.chambana.net>


*CALL FOR PROPOSALS — Deadline May 31, 2012.

International Summit for Community Wireless Networks
October 4-7, 2012
Barcelona, Spain

The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks (IS4CWN) brings
together leading technology experts, policy analysts, on-the-ground
specialists, and university researchers working on state-of-the-art
community broadband projects. Since the first Summit in 2004, tens of
thousands of community and municipal broadband networks have been deployed
around the globe. The 2012 IS4CWN in Barcelona, Spain, offers panelists the
opportunity to shape the direction of this thriving global movement.

Arab Spring and the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya have brought
the importance of mesh wireless to the forefront of global political
consciousness. As a result, we have seen an explosion in the development of
and enthusiasm for community networks and mobile mesh. 2012 is a critical
year to catalyze the explosion of community networking organizations and
create shared technology, policy, and public education goals. Over the
course of the Summit, the meetings and workshops at IS4CWN help
participants formulate strategic plans, implement new development roadmaps,
and coordinate implementation and R&D efforts.

Interested presenters should propose panels and workshops focusing on the
three themes for the Summit: technology, policy, and implementation.
Proposals can include 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, or additional related topics.  Panelists are
encouraged to convene panels that look at specific issues from multiple
angles and perspectives. Past panels can be reviewed at
http://wirelesssummit.org.

Panel ideas will be accepted on a rolling basis and must be received no
later than May 31, 2012. Please send panel proposals of 250 words or less
to: coordination at wirelesssummit.org.

Travel stipends are available for speakers with financial need. If you
would like to request travel support, please be sure to mention so in your
proposal -- panels are accepted on a need-blind basis.* As ever, please
feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
* *
*Cheers,*
*
*
*Faith and the rest of the IS4CWN 2012 organizing team*
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