[Discuss] Fwd: [CWN-Summit] International WSFII Summit of Catalonia, SAX2007

[Aaron Kaplan]

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> Date: June 21, 2007 12:48:15 AM GMT+02:00
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> Subject: [CWN-Summit] International WSFII Summit of Catalonia, SAX2007
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> Looking forward to welcome free-networkers activists from  
> communities around the globe who want to join us in this event in  
> Catalonia next July! ;)
>
> Here the announcement. Please go to http://guifi.net/ca/SAX2007En  
> (still being updated, stay tunned to the latest news). Registration  
> is open!
>
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>
> This year, the traditional meeting for the free civil networks in  
> Catalonia (SAX) will be extended to new contents, will take a week  
> and will be extended to new participants worldwide and therefore  
> affiliated to the WSFII <http://wsfii.org> (World  Summit for Free  
> Information Infrastructures). The registration will be free and  
> everyone interested in developing non-proprietary networks is invited.
>
> The main purpose of the SAX & WSFII event in Catalonia is to  
> empower and develop at all levels the civilian, open and free  
> infrastructures as an alternative to the classic proprietary/ 
> corporate owned or operated network models. Around this objective,  
> we plan to have presence with panelists from all the actors  
> involved, including local government, enterprises of any size,  
> regulator authority, and of course, the geek community involved in  
> the research and development activities and the users in general.
>
> You should come to this SAX2007 & WSFII  event if you are part of a  
> user community or you want to start one, a local government or  
> local business and you whish to share your experience or understand  
> how free networks can become a success and sustainable instead of  
> just draining funds to feed unprofitable "business" models.
>
> Take a look at the schedule. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa>  
> Wou'll see there the topics and the major actors of the open  
> networks worldwide.
> The event will be scheduled by days; some might be in parallel  
> (stay tuned to the schedule, which may change until the very last  
> day):
> In all cases, will be keynotes, panelists and open discussions.  
> Where makes sense, will be also practical exercises.
>
>    * *Business day. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#BusinessDay>  
> *How
>      can any business be friendly developed within the context of
>      neutral and free infrastructures? How this can provide good ROI
>      cases and boost productivity? What is saying the Spanish
>      regulators about that? Success stories.
>    * *Developer's day. *How developers, hackers and geeks can
>      contribute? Which are the methodologies for doing so? Hacking,  
> new
>      things, what to do...
>          o Hardware for Open Source wireless systems
>            <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayHardware>
>          o guifi.net decentralized povisioning system
>            <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayguifi>
>          o B.A.T.M.A.N. Roadshow
>            <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayBATMAN>
>    * *Backbone day*. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#BackboneDay>
>      Keeping the network up to date to the state of the art of the
>      technology. We will configure a telecommunications tower with  
> both
>      long distance links and CPE coverage to the users at Sant  
> Bartomeu
>      del Grau.
>    * *Local government and municipalities day*
>      <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#GovernmentDay>. What means  
> civil
>      and free networks and which unique benefits local governments and
>      municipalities can take from them? Why they are a great
>      opportunity for developing the civil society and increase digital
>      inclusion percentages up to unprecedented levels? Real world
>      examples: Hear some elected people experiencies and regulators.
>      Understand how more than 40 municipalities have succesfully
>      participated in building free networks around guifi.net.
>    * *User's day. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#UsersDay> *How it
>      works and how non-technical people can participate in the free
>      networks? Benefits. How to connect. What has to be done at home.
>      Equipments to buy or consct. Trainings.
>    * "guifi.net tour". <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#GuifiTour>
>      Visit and see how solar powered backbone long-distance links
>      provide broadband access to rural areas in the pyrenees  
> mountains.
>    * *Community day <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#CammunityDay>.
>      *What we can do, as a community, to help each other? Find out
>      synergies, common tactics and strategies.
>          o In Catalonia (SAX)
>          o In Spain (redlibre)
>          o South Europe, Europe worldwide and developing countries  
> (WSFII)
>
> Everyone interested in adding content to the SAX&WSFII is very  
> welcome, just contact us. Only take in mind that SAX&WSFII is about  
> free (as in freedom, not as in beer or as in built with open source  
> but proprietary) network infrastructures. If you think that you  
> have something in that direction, please join to the guifi- 
> saxcatalunya list (english interface available). <https:// 
> llistes.projectes.lafarga.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/guifi- 
> saxcatalunya>
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