I won't be able to make this but it would be awesome if someone could videotape it and post it.
Thanks, Michael On 9/28/05, Joe Plotkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > NYCwireless September Meeting > > TONIGHT!!! LAST CHANCE - must RSVP by 5pm! > > ================================ > > Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 at 7:30pm sharp > NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) > 721 Broadway (at Waverly Place) Room 406 > > A special meeting: > Everyone is invited but **space is limited** > *** RSVP is required *** > for building admission; please RSVP by Wed. 5pm to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Agenda: > 1. Wireless to the rescue: Restoring communications in Katrina's aftermath > Report By Dustin Goodwin and Terry Schmidt > > 2. Controlling Interference: Cognio introduces their spectrum > analyzer, a tool to manage growing RF interference problems > > ======================================= > > Terry Schmidt and Dustin Goodwin have just returned from providing > wireless communications networks in the areas devastated by Katrina. > > IP network, unlicensed wireless, and VOIP are incredibly flexible > technology that can be used to deploy data and voice communication in > ways not possible with traditional technology. Nowhere is this more > apparent then in disaster zone where police, fire, and storm victims > are cut off from the rest of the world. Learn how a Naval Post > Graduate School, Cisco, Tachyon and Redline alliance along with a > healthy does of motivated volunteers connected three Mississippi > towns at ground Zero of Hurricane Katrina back into the > communications grid in only a few days. > > Terry and Dustin will present their first hand accounts, including > photos, as well as the technologies used and why. > > Terry Schmidt is a co-founder, board member, and former President of > NYCwireless. Dustin Goodwin also serves on NYCwireless Board of > Directors, and has led NYCwireless campaign to provide free wireless > access to Community Access Houses in Manhattan, The Bronx and > Brooklyn. Terry and Dustin both work for Cisco. > > > Cognio will explain how to use their laptop spectrum analyzer to > troubleshoot everyday RF problems. Spectrum Analyzers have the > ability to view all RF activity not just 802.11. Cordless phone > shutting down your Wifi network? You'll never be able to figure out > unless it's your phone or you have a tool like Cognio's. Great for > people looking to learn more about diagnostic tools used to > troubleshoot wireless network problems. > > Special thanks to NYU ITP for graciously hosting this month's > NYCwireless meeting. Thanks to Red Burns, George Agudow and Nancy > Lewis. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > NYCwireless is a non-profit organization that advocates for, and > enables the growth of free, public wireless networks. > > -- > -- > > Joe Plotkin > NYCwireless > Board of Directors > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 212.982.9800 > web: http://NYCwireless.net > ======================== > NYCwireless is a non-profit organization > that advocates for, and enables the > growth of free, public wireless networks > ======================== > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
