[CWN-Summit] IS4CWN - Last Call for Proposals

[Grady Johnson]

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WANTED:

Proposals for the 2012 International Summit for Community Wireless
Networks.

As you know, this year's summit will be held in sunny Barcelona from
October 4-7 at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Conveniently located along the green tram line (or as the locals call
it "verde") and the Palau Reial subway station, the Universitat
features such amenities as:

- -windows
- -wireless internet, and
- -bathrooms

Please respond by May 31st.

No pets please.

Sincerely,

The IS4CWN Organizing Team



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*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.
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