Fifty, 50, L, 110010, 0.5c, 0x0032, nun. However you express it, this month marks SOCALWUG meeting number *fifty*! I never imagined what started as a wild idea posed by two Wi-Fi enthusiasts would become practically an institution spanning several years. Frank Keeney and I hosted the first meeting in May 2002! See the historical archives here: http://www.socalwug.org/past_events.htm
For our next meeting, we lined up 5G Wireless to showcase their muni- and campus-wide Wi-Fi solutions. 5G promises in-building coverage and wide area access from a single pole mounted installation. They will tell us how they achieve this feat and will give us a glimpse into their plans addressing the growing municipal wireless trend. Share and enjoy! -Mike O www.wifi-toys.com Announcement follows... --------------------------------------------------------------- The next SOCALWUG meeting is little more than a week from today on Thursday 01/26/06 at 7pm (Pacific). Locations and directions at http://www.socalwug.org Presentations: 5G Wireless <http://www.5gwirelesssolutions.com> will show us their campus Wi-Fi solution that looks a bit like a cell tower, but works with regular Centrino laptop and desktop Wi-Fi users. They will also be describing the recent installation case study (PDF) for the UCLA Anderson School of Business PDF Link <http://www.5gwirelesssolutions.com/documents/CSUCLAv3_23_05compress.pdf> Who should attend? Wireless ISPs Wireless technicians and engineers Business people interested in wireless People working in the wireless community Wireless Security professionals People new to wireless People interested in meeting others involved in the wireless community Buyers of wireless technology products and services Those interested in lively technical discussions ranging from beginner to expert People new to wireless Meeting Cost: Free! Agenda (times are approximate): 7:00 Mixing - business/friend contacts 7:10 Logon> Introductions to the group and key members 7:15 Announcements & News Items 7:20 General Q&A 7:30 Main Presentation 8:30 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions 9:00 Logoff> When: Every Fourth Thursday 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific) Thursday 01/26/06 7pm Where: Pasadena IHOP Restaurant (rear meeting room) 3521 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 Location: http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/cgi/site?00006 Wireless SSID: www.socalwug.org GPS: N 34 09.032 - W 118 04.645 Take the Train! MTA Gold Line "Sierra Madre Villa" station Visit the MTA site for times and stations: http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/gold_line/default.htm Click this MapQuest link for a walking map from the SMV station: http://tinyurl.com/lhum Note: Please come hungry and support our host. Food served during meeting. Separate checks. Please redistribute this notice.
