Entries Categorized as 'Board of Directors'

OLPC laptops a big hit at the annual NYCwireless board meeting

Date Published by Dustin Goodwin on December 15, 2007 under Board of Directors, NYCwireless   Tags Tags: ,    Comments Comments Off


NYCwireless Executive Director tops Silicon Alley 100: People’s Choice List

Date Published by Rob Kelley on December 9, 2007 under Board of Directors, NYCwireless, News   Tags Tags: , ,    Comments Comments Off

Our own Dana Spiegel was just voted the #1 People’s Choice on the Silicon Alley 100 List of the most influential and important people in the New York digital community.
Open wireless Internet access provides crucial support for New York City’s digital community — bloggers, freelancers, artists, geeks, serial entrepreneurs, and everybody else.
Congrats Dana for the [...]


Board Meeting Summaries (January – March)

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on March 15, 2006 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags: , , , ,    Comments Comments Off

Partnerships and Events
In January, Laura Forlano submitted a proposal to advise Open Planet, an organization that seeks to empower communities to create the next generation of broadband content and services.
On three Saturdays in January, Dana Spiegel, Rob Kelley and Laura Forlano each respectively presented to a class of students at Monroe College in the [...]


October – December 2005 Board Meeting Summary

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on December 14, 2005 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags: , ,    Comments Comments Off

A summary of partnerships and events, new projects, technology development and policy initiatives that have taken place in the past three months as reported at NYCwireless board meetings.
Partnerships and Events
On October 1-2, NYCwireless participated in the World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure, where Dana Spiegel and Laura Forlano presented on a community wireless panel. As [...]


September Board Meeting Agenda

Date Published by Dana Spiegel on September 18, 2005 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

1. New Projects Update
NY Done Right Partnership
October Meeting Location/Speaker
World Summit for Free Information Infrastructure Participation and Presentation


August Board Meeting Agenda

Date Published by laura4lano on September 12, 2005 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

New Projects Update

Wrote letter of support for “Media and Urban Life in North America: Montreal, New York City, Mexico City” project
WiFi Dog Update

Policy Update
Fundraising/Development:

Met with Brooklyn Polytechnic WiCat? project about potential partnership

Administrative


July Board Meeting Agenda

Date Published by laura4lano on September 12, 2005 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

Civitium Meeting Update
New Board Member Update
WiFiDog Update
Open Community Network (OCN) Update
Free Press Partnership
World Summit for Free Information Infrastructure Participation
Investors National Conference Application


June 8 Board Meeting Minutes

Date Published by laura4lano on June 8, 2005 under Board of Directors   Tags Tags:    Comments Comments Off

Website

Discussed Transition to Wiki, Updated important Web pages

Meetings in Washington, DC

Dana will meet with Congressional officials on June 9

FCC Consumer Advisory Committee

Laura and Dana will represent NYCwireless at first meeting of committee on June 10

WifiDog

Rob/Jacob working on this project

CuWIN mesh

Dana will test mesh nodes

Discussion of New Board Member

Next Meeting Speaker and Announcement

Joe will recruit speaker [...]