<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Number 8 of the 12 streams has an early start today, since I have an ISOC-NY board meeting to attend later! In fact the stream is already running. But don't worry plenty left to go, and you can always backtrack.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As you may know a key element of the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2018/">Internet Society 2018 Action Plan</a> is to emphasize and support <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/community-networks/">Community Networking initiatives</a>. But this is not a new thing! In fact it is our Asia Regional Bureau that got this started in 2010 with networks and training. Watch this stream to find out more, and also the stories of other great programs around the world. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As an extra bonus, at the end I will throw in Matthew Rantenen's flash talk "A SUccessful Community Network" from the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/">Indigenous Connectivity Summit</a> last November.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cn2016" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="m_7358058383271296151size-medium m_7358058383271296151wp-image-9760" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cn_roundup-300x169.png" alt="livestream" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>In 2010 the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc.org" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong> launched its <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wireless-for-communities/" target="_blank">Wireless for Communities (W4C)</a></strong> program in India. The program expanded to projects in both Nepal and Pakistan, winning awards along the way. In June 2016, leaders of the projects assembled, along with leaders of other similar efforts worldwide, on a call to compare notes. Participants included <strong>Rajnesh Singh</strong>, ISOC Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau;<strong> Osama Manzar</strong>, Director/Founder, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF); <strong>Mahabir Pun</strong>, Nepal Wireless Networking Project; <strong>Roger Baig Vinas</strong>, Guifi.net; <strong>Mike Jense</strong>n, Association for Progressive Communications (APC); <strong>Peter Bloom</strong>, Rhizomatica; and <strong>Jane Butler </strong>and<strong> Sebastian Beuttrich</strong> – Wireless Networking in the Developing World (WNDW). A recording of the call will be webcast today <strong>Tuesday December 2 2017</strong> at <strong>2:15pm EST</strong> (19:15 UTC) on the<strong> <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cn2016" target="_blank">Internet Society Livestream Channel</a></strong>.</p>
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