The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has just released a new report examining in depth broadband policies in 9 nations, and concludes that while we shouldn’t look to other nations for silver bullets or assume that practices in one nation will automatically work in another, U.S. policymakers can and should look to broadband best [...]

I just received this email from Sascha Meinrath about the speakers that have been annouced for the 2008 IS4CWN conference:

IS4CWN is pleased to announce our opening plenary session will feature Amir A. Dossal, Executive Director of the UN Fund for International Partnerships and Agnes Callamard, Executive Director of Article 19.
Amir A. Dossal, guides the development [...]

[ May 28, 2008 to May 30, 2008. ] Please help spread the word!

The New America Foundation, CUWiN Foundation, the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program, and the Acorn Active Media Foundation will be hosting the annual International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in Washington, DC on May 28-30, 2008. More information will be forthcoming at wirelesssummit.org in coming weeks.

Hosted by the world’s largest [...]

[ August 29, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, August 29th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Presentation by Michael Hallinan and Tejpaul Bhatia, GlobeCo2020

Company Description
GlobeCo2020? is sharing the internet with the developing world. We are a media services company that [...]

[ June 22, 2007; ] REGISTER NOW

Program

The Third International Conference on Ultrabroadband Networks

June 22, 2007
New York, New York, USA

With broadband penetration progressing rapidly, one must think ahead to the next stage, where broadband transmission rates of over 1Gbps on the consumer level will likely be the driver of major changes in ICT, mass media, and consumer electronics. [...]

[ February 28, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, February 28th, 2007 at 7:00pm
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802.11n: Everything you want to know (so far) but were afraid to ask! by Brian Walden

Brian gives us an overview of this new standard, [...]

[ January 31, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wed, January 31, 2007 at 7:00pm
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Daniel Michelis, a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Media and Communications Management at the University of St. Gallen, will present his Berlin-based interactive urban screen [...]

[ November 29, 2006; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 at 7:00pm

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Alex Toland and Ulf Kypke from Berlin’s Freifunk and wlanhain community wireless groups will talk about a new project for an all-in-one wind and solar-powered hotspot/panoramic camera sculpture for a community-planned park [...]

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