[CWN-Summit] IS4CWN - Last Call for Proposals

[Mitar]

Hi!

Vau! Beutiful! We have also noticed importance of integrating wider
community around the mesh networks. We are just developing another
approach, more a social network type + info portal:

http://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/PiplMesh


Mitar

> Hi Grady,
> 
> It would be worth trying to get Jonathan Baldwin there, who just released
> 
> http://www.tidepools.co/
> 
> Very, very cool.
> 
> Cheers... Steve
> 
> On 24 May 2012 22:13, Grady Johnson <grady at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> *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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