Fwd: [CWN-Summit] Call for Panel Proposals

Hi All,

I recently received this message about the International Summit for  =

CWNs. I think it would be very worthwhile for PTP to participate. Does  =

anyone have panel idea?

One thought I have, which is something I've been thinking about in a  =

more general sense, is the need for communities to look beyond  =

wireless to higher bandwidth technologies (i.e. fiber!), especially  =

when planning new projects. An ambitious wireless plan, drafted today,  =

that will take 5 years to deploy will likely only have a 5 year  =

lifespan as a high bandwidth service.

In short, it makes sense to unwire today, but we need to fiber tomorrow.

Thoughts on this? Other thoughts?

Michael

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Cecille Isidro" <[email protected]>
> Date: January 10, 2008 9:40:08 AM PST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [CWN-Summit] Call for Panel Proposals
> Reply-To: National Summit on Community Wireless Networking  =

> Participant E-mail List <[email protected]>
>
> CALL FOR PANELS =97 Due March 31, 2008
>
> International Summit for Community Wireless Networks
> May 28-30, 2008, Washington, DC
> Send panel proposals and questions to: [email protected]
>
> Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in  =

> 2004, hundreds of community Internet and municipal broadband  =

> initiatives have sprung up around the globe. Internet access is  =

> increasingly important to all facets of civil society, but many  =

> communities are being left out of this communications revolution.  =

> "High-speed broadband access is the electricity of the 21st century,  =

> yet many rural and poorer urban communities are being left off the  =

> grid," says Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, a DC-based  =

> policy think-tank. "The innovators and organizers at the  =

> International Summit for Community Wireless Networks are blazing the  =

> trail to make broadband affordable and available to everyone."
>
> The 2008 summit will be co-hosted by the world's largest general  =

> scientific society, the American Association for the Advancement of  =

> Science (AAAS), and continue its tradition of featuring wireless  =

> leaders, innovators, activists, and community networking visionaries  =

> from around the globe.
>
> The Summit focuses on how wireless networks can better serve their  =

> target populations, the policies needed to support broader  =

> deployment of community wireless systems, and the latest  =

> technological and software innovations in the field. "Wireless  =

> networking is about far more than Internet connectivity," states  =

> Sascha Meinrath, Summit Director. "It's about building next- =

> generation multi-media services for communities, fostering social  =

> and economic justice, and facilitating a vibrant arts and cultural  =

> scene."
>
> We invite your panel proposals and participation in this year's  =

> International Summit for Community Wireless Networks to discuss and  =

> exchange ideas on how to make universal broadband access a reality.  =

> More information will be available soon at: http://www.wirelesssummit.org
>
> CALL FOR PANELS:
>
> Interested presenters are encouraged to propose innovative panels  =

> focusing on the three themes for the Summit: technology, policy, and  =

> implementation. The International Summit for Community Wireless  =

> Networks distinguishes itself from typical technical and academic  =

> conferences by engaging all participants in an ongoing dialog that  =

> encourages a strategic approach to community wireless network  =

> development and telecommunications policy reform. Panelists will not  =

> simply present their own work and opinions =97 they will also serve as  =

> facilitators of a process that records lessons learned and help  =

> produce a comprehensive "to-do list" of action items for the coming  =

> months and years.
>
> While three days is not long enough to develop a truly comprehensive  =

> strategic plan, panels at the Summit represent a significant  =

> opportunity for thinkers, developers, and stakeholders to produce  =

> substantial recommendations to support the development of community  =

> wireless networks. The Summit is, in essence, a gathering of leaders  =

> in the field and an opportunity to shape the future of this  =

> movement. Past panels can be reviewed at: http://www.cuwin.net/2007summit=
/2007schedule =

> .
>
> Panel ideas will be accepted on a rolling basis and must be received  =

> no later than March 31, 2008. Please send panel proposals of 250  =

> words or less to: [email protected]
>
> Travel stipends are available for speakers with financial need.
>
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