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

[ISOC-NY announcements]

 We now have a schedule for tomorrow -  http://bit.ly/may22nyc


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>*.
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> *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  218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast
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Joly MacFie
President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)
http://isoc-ny.org          218 565 9365
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