[isoc-ny] MEETUP 5/22: IGF-USA in NYC – URBAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS – PRACTICE & POLICY

[ISOC-NY announcements]

 The credo of the Internet Society is "The Internet is for Everyone." As we
look to connect the three billion that still do not have access, fostering
community networks has become a priority. While finance, equipment, and
training are crucial, in many case such networks are hindered by adverse
regulatory environments. And, while there is an obvious emphasis in hooking
up folks in far flung places, there are still many unserved, or
underserved, in cities, even in New York. In fact, NYC through the
pioneering efforts of such as the NYC Wireless, the Red Hook Initiative,
Silicon Harlem. NYC Mesh, and now a new cluster of RISE projects, is
leading the way in establishing urban community networks. Cities have their
own unique characteristics - in spectrum, logistics, and regulations.
Franchise laws for example. Access to infrastructure such as dark fiber,
conduits, roofs etc. The use of tv white spaces -  we are happy to have
Melissa Sassi of Microsoft's Airband Initiative
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/affordable-access-initiative/home/> in
attendance on Tuesday. Another chunk of spectrum is the Citizens Broadband
Radio Service
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Broadband_Radio_Service> - intended
for public use but being rapidly appropriated by incumbents. Join us on
Tuesday afternoon in the convivial Geraldo's at Brooklyn Law School to talk
about these questions and more. Lots of room. We still have open slots for
speakers local or remote, contact admin at isoc-ny.org if interested.

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On *Tuesday May 22 2018*, the *IGF-USA on the Road
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/internetcommunityroadtrip?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash>
*caravan
arrives in NYC at *URBAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS – PRACTICE & POLICY
<http://bit.ly/may22nyc>* – an afternoon get-together hosted by the *Internet
Society New York Chapter <http://isoc-ny.org/>* (ISOC-NY) and the *Federal
Communications Bar Association <http://www.fcba.org/>* (FCBA) at Brooklyn
Law School. This half-day conference is intended to serve as a summit for
those involved in building community networks in NYC, and an opportunity to
formulate the appropriate policy advocacy positions to advance this work.
Speakers include *Jane Coffin* – Director, Development Strategy, Internet
Society, *Clayton Banks*, Co-founder, Silicon Harlem, *Greta Byrum*,
Co-Director, Digital Equity Laboratory, The New School, *Melissa Sassi*,
Senior Project Manager – USA, Microsoft Airband, *Zach Giles*, NYC
Mesh, & *Bruce
Kushnick*, New Networks Institute. The event will be webcast live on
the* Internet
Society Livestream Channel
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusanyc>*.







*What: IGF-USA on the Road in NYC – URBAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS – PRACTICE &
POLICY <http://bit.ly/may22nyc>Where: Brooklyn Law School, 205 State
Street, BrooklynWhen: Tuesday May 22 2018 12:30pm-5:30pm EDT | (Webcast
17:00-21:00 UTC)Agenda: Fluid – but see eventbrite
at http://bit.ly/may22nyc <http://bit.ly/may22nyc>RSVP to attend in
person: http://bit.ly/may22nyc
<http://bit.ly/may22nyc>Webcast:
https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusanyc
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusanyc> (auto-captions
maybe)Twitter: #igfusanyc http://bit.ly/igfusanyc <http://bit.ly/igfusanyc>*

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Joly MacFie
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