[FSUG-Bangalore] wireless workshop; dec 1-2 trivandrum

[dinesh]

http://www.iiitmk.ac.in/~choppell/events/wireless-2006
(I was asked to pass this info. pass it on to your kerala friends)

Connected, Unplugged and Free
Workshop on Wireless Networking
Hosted and Boosted by the Community
December 1st and 2nd, 2006
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management -- Kerala
Technopark, Trivandrum, Kerala 695 598, India

Sponsors:

     * SPACE Kerala
     * IEEE Kerala Section
     * Computer Society of India

Venue: IIITM-K, Nila, Technopark, Trivandrum, Kerala 695 581, India
Printable pdf copy of this announcement
Introduction

A hands-on workshop on Community Wireless Networking is being organized 
on 01-02, Dec. 2006 at IIITM-K, Nila, Technopark. The workshop will have 
a hands-on session on building community networks, with people sharing 
their experiences, current developments, challenges and emerging 
opportunities in the area of community wireless networking. The 
inspiration for this workshop is the Air Jaldi Summit held at 
Dharamsala, India in October 2006 http://summit.airjaldi.com.
Community Wireless

With wireless networking technologies breaking the barriers of distance 
and cost, it is now feasible to network communities with meshed networks 
that span towns and villages, with each node doing their bit to add to 
the network. This gives rise to the possibility of developing networked 
communities without the dependence on service providers and hosted by 
the community, for the community.
Kerala and Community Networking

Kerala is ideally suited for propagation of such networks due to its 
unique nature of having a ``rural - urban continuum'' and there being 
practically no place without human habitation within a kilometre of 
distance. Such networks, hosted and boosted by the community, could be 
the easiest and most cost effective way to go forward for developing 
urban and rural networks.
Who can attend

Anyone! Participation is specially encouraged from students, teachers, 
activists, technologists, and government officials and policy makers.

Participation at the workshop is expected from several presenters from 
Europe and North America, many of whom are part of the WSFII (World 
Summits on Free Information Instrastructures) community and who were 
also at Air Jaldi.
Registration

Please register for the program by sending an e-mail to Venkatesh 
Choppella choppell_AT_iiitmk.ac.in or Amarnath Raja amar_AT_inapp.com 
with the subject line: Community Wireless Workshop
Registration Fee

A registration fee of Rs. 200 will be collected at the venue to cover 
the cost of lunch and refreshments for both days.
Tentative list of Speakers

     * K R Srivathsan (IIITM-K and SPACE, India)
     * Amarnath Raja (IEEE Kerala and SPACE, India)
     * T B Dinesh (Servelots and Janastu, India)
     * Rene Ejury (University of Rostock, Germany)
     * Fred Pook (Magip, Goa, and Los Net, Holland)

Schedule of Events
Schedule Day 	Time 	Event
Fri, Dec 1 	9:30am-10am 	Registration
10am-12noon 	Tutorial on Community Wireless
2pm-5:30pm 	Field/Hands-on session
Sat, Dec 2 	9:30am-12noon 	Case Studies and Sharing of Experiences in 
networking communities:
 From Europe/Africa/US/Goa -- from visitors
 From India (Akshaya, Nagapattinam, Pantoto, IIITM-K)
2pm-5:00pm 	Brainstorming Session: Challenges and opportunities in 
networking communities with wireless.