[Discuss] Fwd: [CUWiN Press Release] SAVE THE DATE. MAY 28-30, 2008: International Summit for Community Wireless Networks.

[Aaron Kaplan]

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> From: Sascha Meinrath <(spam-protected)>
> Date: December 20, 2007 4:15:36 PM GMT+01:00
> To: (spam-protected)
> Subject: [CUWiN Press Release] SAVE THE DATE. MAY 28-30, 2008:  
> International Summit for Community Wireless Networks.
> Reply-To: (spam-protected)
>
> SAVE THE DATE. MAY 28-30, 2008: International Summit for Community  
> Wireless
> Networks -- Washington, DC.
>
> Please help spread the word!
>
> The New America Foundation, CUWiN Foundation, the AAAS Science and  
> Human Rights
> Program, and the Acorn Active Media Foundation will be hosting the  
> annual
> International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in Washington,  
> DC on May
> 28-30, 2008. More information will be forthcoming at  
> wirelesssummit.org in
> coming weeks.
>
> Hosted by the world’s largest general scientific society, the American
> Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), this year’s  
> summit will
> continue its tradition of featuring wireless leaders, innovators,  
> activists, and
> community networking visionaries from around the globe.  “With  
> large-scale
> network implementations demonstrating the viability of open source  
> wireless
> technologies, and corporate franchise business model faltering, the  
> movement is
> at a critical juncture in its development” states Sascha Meinrath,  
> Summit
> Director. “This year's International Summit for Community Wireless  
> Networks will
> explore issues of global integration and local control over these  
> vital
> communications media.”
>
> Additional summit topics include:
>
>   The role of community wireless networks in supporting human rights
>   The current state of US and international telecommunications  
> policies
>   Exploration of state-of-the-art FOSS wireless technologies
>   Social networking and other WLAN services and applications
>   Community wireless updates from Europe, Africa, South America,  
> and Asia
>   White space devices, “device as infrastructure” networks, &  
> disruptive tech
>   Legal issues in community wireless networking
>   Alternative business models and sustainable networking
>
> ***
>
> About the Acorn Active Media Foundation: The Acorn Active Media  
> Foundation
> engages in software, website and technical development in support  
> of the global
> justice movement. Acorn's commitment to its work stems from a  
> foundational
> philosophy that its projects should align with the Foundation's  
> goals to support
> social and economic justice. More information at:  
> www.acornactivemedia.com.
>
> About the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program: For over 30 years  
> the Science
> and Human Rights Program has brought scientists and scientific  
> expertise to
> efforts to achieve human rights around the world. The program  
> engages scientists
> and marshals scientific tools, techniques, and technologies to  
> enhance the
> impact of human rights work, promote the human right to benefit  
> from scientific
> progress (Article 15, ICESCR), and brings human rights norms to the  
> conduct of
> science.  For more information on the AAAS Science and Human Rights  
> Program
> please visit shr.aaas.org.
>
> About the CUWiN Foundation (CUWiN): CUWiN is a world-renowned  
> coalition of
> wireless developers and community volunteers committed to providing  
> low-cost,
> do-it-yourself, community controlled alternatives to contemporary  
> broadband
> models. Its mission is to develop decentralized, community-owned  
> networks that
> foster democratic cultures and local content. Through advocacy and  
> through its
> commitment to open source technology, CUWiN supports organic  
> networks that grow
> to meet the needs of their community. More information is available at
> www.cuwin.net.
>
> About New America Foundation: The New America Foundation is a non- 
> partisan,
> non-profit, public policy institute in Washington, D.C. The  
> Foundation invests
> in outstanding individuals and ideas that transcend the  
> conventional political
> debate. Through its programs, New America sponsors a wide range of  
> research,
> published writing, conferences, and events. The Wireless Future  
> Program
> advocates a more fair, efficient, and democratic allocation of the  
> public
> airwaves. Additional publications and information can be found at
> www.spectrumpolicy.org.
>
>
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