Hi all, We invite you to the next session of the X4D Talks <https://x4d.org> on *December 15th 1600PST/16th 0530IST* to be hosted by *Kurtis Heimerl* (Assistant Professor, University of Washington) on Community Networks. Our speakers include the following:
*Shaddi Hassan* Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, USA *When Community Meets Commercial* Community networks are often positioned in contrast, or even opposition, to “traditional” commercial networks. In this talk, I will present experiences from developing and implementing systems that attempt to facilitate cooperation between community networks, small-scale ISPs, and commercial mobile operators. These deployments illustrate the tensions and opportunities that exist for these different models of network operation to complement and learn from each other. *Josephine Dionisio* Associate Professor, University of the Philippines *Village Base Station Project* I will share insights from the Village Base Station Project in the Philippines. Our experiences in project implementation reiterate the point that community networks require a corresponding social infrastructure. Its promise as a form of inclusive technology at a scaled-up level may be best realized when the technology package and research design pay more careful attention to appropriate and participatory community organizing approaches. *Kanchana Kanchanasut* Nisarat Tansakul and Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee Internet Education and Research Lab, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand *Smart Village with TakNet* In this talk, we will briefly introduce a community network, TakNet, in Thailand. The network was physically set up by student volunteers in 2013 and is now operating by the community with technical support from a research lab, intERLab/AIT. In recent years, TakNet is moving towards smart village with environmental monitoring using IoT (HAZEMON) and distributed ledger services for the community (BaangPun). WIth IoT and distributed ledger infrastructure implanted, exciting applications are expected to follow. *Mark Buell/Jane Coffin* Internet Society TBD TBD *When: *December 15th 1600PST/16th 0530IST <http://bit.ly/x4d-community> *Where:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/96455902417?pwd=T29UQ1YvTjNzWC9iMC9MTEtqQlE0Zz09 Warmly, X4D Organizers
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