[WLANnews] FW: [Community] International WSFII Summit of Catalonia, SAX2007

[Juergen Neumann]

> Subject: [Community] International WSFII Summit of Catalonia, SAX2007
> 
> 
> Looking forward to welcome free-networkers activists from communities 
> around the globe who want to join us in this event in Catalonia next 
> July! ;)
> 
> Here the announcement. Please go to 
> http://guifi.net/ca/SAX2007En (still 
> being updated, stay tunned to the latest news). Registration is open!
> 
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> 
> This year, the traditional meeting for the free civil networks in 
> Catalonia (SAX) will be extended to new contents, will take a 
> week and 
> will be extended to new participants worldwide and therefore 
> affiliated 
> to the WSFII <http://wsfii.org> (World  Summit for Free Information 
> Infrastructures). The registration will be free and everyone 
> interested 
> in developing non-proprietary networks is invited.
> 
> The main purpose of the SAX & WSFII event in Catalonia is to 
> empower and 
> develop at all levels the civilian, open and free 
> infrastructures as an 
> alternative to the classic proprietary/corporate owned or operated 
> network models. Around this objective, we plan to have presence with 
> panelists from all the actors involved, including local government, 
> enterprises of any size, regulator authority, and of course, the geek 
> community involved in the research and development activities and the 
> users in general.
> 
> You should come to this SAX2007 & WSFII  event if you are 
> part of a user 
> community or you want to start one, a local government or 
> local business 
> and you whish to share your experience or understand how free 
> networks 
> can become a success and sustainable instead of just draining 
> funds to 
> feed unprofitable "business" models.
> 
> Take a look at the schedule. 
> <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa> Wou'll 
> see there the topics and the major actors of the open 
> networks worldwide. 
> 
> The event will be scheduled by days; some might be in parallel (stay 
> tuned to the schedule, which may change until the very last day): 
> 
> In all cases, will be keynotes, panelists and open discussions. Where 
> makes sense, will be also practical exercises.
> 
>     * *Business day. 
> <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#BusinessDay> *How
>       can any business be friendly developed within the context of
>       neutral and free infrastructures? How this can provide good ROI
>       cases and boost productivity? What is saying the Spanish
>       regulators about that? Success stories.
>     * *Developer's day. *How developers, hackers and geeks can
>       contribute? Which are the methodologies for doing so? 
> Hacking, new
>       things, what to do...
>           o Hardware for Open Source wireless systems
>             <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayHardware>
>           o guifi.net decentralized povisioning system
>             <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayguifi>
>           o B.A.T.M.A.N. Roadshow
>             <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#DDayBATMAN>
>     * *Backbone day*. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#BackboneDay>
>       Keeping the network up to date to the state of the art of the
>       technology. We will configure a telecommunications 
> tower with both
>       long distance links and CPE coverage to the users at 
> Sant Bartomeu
>       del Grau.
>     * *Local government and municipalities day*
>       <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#GovernmentDay>. What 
> means civil
>       and free networks and which unique benefits local 
> governments and
>       municipalities can take from them? Why they are a great
>       opportunity for developing the civil society and 
> increase digital
>       inclusion percentages up to unprecedented levels? Real world
>       examples: Hear some elected people experiencies and regulators.
>       Understand how more than 40 municipalities have succesfully
>       participated in building free networks around guifi.net.
>     * *User's day. <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#UsersDay> *How it
>       works and how non-technical people can participate in the free
>       networks? Benefits. How to connect. What has to be done at home.
>       Equipments to buy or consct. Trainings.
>     * "guifi.net tour". <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#GuifiTour>
>       Visit and see how solar powered backbone long-distance links
>       provide broadband access to rural areas in the pyrenees 
> mountains.
>     * *Community day <http://guifi.net/SAX2007Programa#CammunityDay>.
>       *What we can do, as a community, to help each other? Find out
>       synergies, common tactics and strategies.
>           o In Catalonia (SAX)
>           o In Spain (redlibre)
>           o South Europe, Europe worldwide and developing 
> countries (WSFII)
> 
> Everyone interested in adding content to the SAX&WSFII is 
> very welcome, 
> just contact us. Only take in mind that SAX&WSFII is about 
> free (as in 
> freedom, not as in beer or as in built with open source but 
> proprietary) 
> network infrastructures. If you think that you have something in that 
> direction, please join to the guifi-saxcatalunya list 
> (english interface 
> available). 
> <https://llistes.projectes.lafarga.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinf
> o/guifi-saxcatalunya>
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