TONITE!! -->> at 7:15pm
(Wednesday, November 30th, 2005)
NYCwireless November Meeting Announcement
All are invited - please re-post everywhere!
Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
[Please note: Bway.net's offices are still under construction -- we
apologize in advance for our appearance. Also, everybody will need to
sign-in in the lobby.]
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Agenda:
1. General update on projects by Board members
2. Andrew Rasiej: The Future of Public Wifi -- As a recent candidate
for NYC Public Advocate office, Andrew made free public wifi a
central theme of his "Connecting NYC" campaign. He will discuss the
obstacles and opportunities for public access to wireless
infrastructure -- followed by an extended Q&A session.
3. Workshop breakout sessions: small group discussions from novice to
advanced questions
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More about Andrew Rasiej:
Although he didn't win, Andrew Rasiej's campaign was successful in
bringing tremendous attention to the issue of public wireless
infrastructure, including this glowing column by Tom Friedman in the
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/opinion/03friedman.html?ex=1280721600&en=18d4a8ea014f2aae&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Andrew Rasiej (pronounced rah-SHAY) is a community activist and
successful business leader who has spent much of his life connecting
people, turning ideas into action, solving problems, and making
change. In other words, he has long been an advocate for New York and
New Yorkers.
Andrew Rasiej's bio:
http://www.advocatesforrasiej.com/bio
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NYCwireless is a non-profit organization that advocates for, and
enables the growth of free, public wireless networks.
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Joe Plotkin
NYCwireless
Board of Directors
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: 212.982.9800
web: http://NYCwireless.net
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NYCwireless is a non-profit organization
that advocates for, and enables the
growth of free, public wireless networks
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