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[CNSIG-Council] [Decision] Regional mailing lists (LAC)

by Nicolás Echániz

Hi all, During the planning of the meeting in Buenos Aires, we have been talking through informal channels with people who are starting to work on community networks in Latin America, in order to invite them to the event in September. Two factors have led to the idea that regional CNSIG mailing lists would be useful: 1) the language barrier. Many projects don't have fluent english speakers among their members. 2) project maturity: an increasing number of projects are only now starting their journey in community networking. This led to the idea that a CNSIG-LAC mailing list with spanish/portuguese as main languages would allow connecting these groups as well as serving as a seedbed (is that the correct term for "semillero"?) for groups that could be part of the Council later on. Regional lists would opens up the opportunity for cases such as Tunapanda (Africa) and other projects that have already expressed interest in joining the SIG, to join first in their regional lists and later on apply for the Council when the time is right. I would like to know your opinions on this. I'm only proposing to open the LAC regional list in this decision thread, but if other members wish to propose opening now their regional lists, go ahead and open other decision threads :) Cheers! Nico

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[CNSIG-Council] [URGENT] Chapterthon Proposal: Disaster.Radio

by Jenny Ryan

Greetings all! Apologies for the n00b and last-minute nature of this submission! Nico just informed me of the proper procedure. I had submitted an earlier draft of this proposal via the ZoomGrants interface on the ISOC website just prior to the original August 10th deadline, but hadn't passed it through the CNSIG chapter first. The proposal is for financial support for the development of basic mesh routing on disaster.radio hardware. Disaster.Radio is a long-range, low-power, low-bandwidth communications network built on open software and hardware. More info on the project can be found here: https://disaster.radio We are already in communication with groups across the US as well as organizations in Canada, India, Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and New Zealand who are interested in building disaster-resilient communications networks and utilizing the hardware. We've also begun having discussions with some first responder and human rights organizations, such as the Human Rights Foundation. Given the low cost (< $50 USD) and open soft/hardware nature of the project, its potential global impact is clear. Regarding the project's relationship to community networks, we are in conversations with the folks behind Libre Router about adding a LoRa radio to the next iteration of their open hardware WiFi mesh routers. We plan to deploy disaster.radio nodes (and in truth have already deployed several) in tandem with our community WiFi network here in Oakland, California, and are chatting with multiple other community wireless projects about deploying Disaster.Radio networks for backup, off-grid communications. Support from the CNSIG would be greatly appreciated! This is an urgent request, as the deadline was evidently today. Gratitude to both Nicos for their efforts to get this pushed to the larger ISOC through the CNSIG! :) <3 Jenny Ryan People's Open Network <https://peoplesopen.net> *Building a community-owned and -operated wireless network in Oakland, California!* Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting

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[CNSIG-Council] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] WEBINAR MONDAY: Community Networks / Innovations in Spectrum Management #SwitchItOn

by Nicolás Echániz

In case you wanna participate...

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[CNSIG-Council] [CNSIG-Counsil] [Decision] Tunapanda membership request

by Sol Luca de Tena

Dear CNSIG, Please see below the membership request and info from the Kenyian CN Tunapanda. Kindly share your vote for or against. Thanks, Sol Brief Description I am the project manager for TunapandaNET community network, championed by Tunapanda Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to promote use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and community centers and provide them learning resources and skills to utilise ICTs. Additionally, I focus on promoting gender equity in technology through mentorship and training for women and girls. Topics vary from careers in technology to ICTs and governance for women. Community Networks SIG Country where you operate: Kenya Brief description: TunapandaNET is a community network located in Kibera, Nairobi Kenya.TunapandaNET is a community network championed by Tunapanda Institute in Kibera Nairobi. The goal of the network is to promote use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and community centers and provide them learning resources and skills to utilise ICTs. Areas of interest: Education, Affordable access, Connecting underserved communities, Policy & regulation Representatives (up to 3): Josephine Miliza - josephine(a)tunapanda.org Nelson Mandela - mandela(a)tunapanda.org Renice Owuor - renice(a)tunapanda.org -- Sol Luca de Tena e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 w: zenzeleni.net Skype: sol.lucadetena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge 2017 - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017

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Re: [CNSIG-Council] Regional Meeting (LAC)

by Nicolás Echániz

On 08/16/2018 05:10 PM, bruno vianna wrote: > hi Nico > > Sorry for not following up. Coolab is all in favor of doing this meeting > in BsAs. So yes, let's discuss it - if it is not too late. ISOC has already invited some of us to the BsAs event. Peter from Rhizomatica, Thiago from Coolab and myself from AlterMundi will be there. AtalayaSur are located in Buenos Aires. The Spectrum Management Conference is on days September 5 and 6. There's a meeting organized by UIT, CAF, Citel, ISOC on the 7th which is dedicated to Community Networks and Spectrum. Then on the 8th we could use the day for a CNSIG/LAC meeting, considering most members will have a representative there already. If someone else from the LAC region wishes to join, we can ask for ISOC's support. So, if we are OK with having our CNSIG/LAC meeting there and then, we should work on our agenda for the meeting. Cheers, Nico > Em qua, 8 de ago de 2018 13:36, Nicolás Echániz > <nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net>> escreveu: > > On 07/09/2018 01:23 PM, bruno vianna wrote: > > I also prefer the idea of meeting in a place where a strong CN exists > > (or one is being built) > > I don't know if it is the case with BsAs? > > Bruno, Atalaya Sur works in Buenos Aires. It would be very interesting > if we could all visit their experience. But I'll let them talk for > themselves! :) > > ISOC is moving forward with organizing a workshop on Community Networks > after this event. Rhizomatica and AlterMundi will already be there; > Atalaya Sur is in Buenos Aires, so we would only need to invite Coolab > and People's Open to have the full CNSIG Americas participation. > > This seems like a good opportunity, and we haven't offered other > alternatives so far. > > Can we discuss if it makes sense for us to have a regional CNSIG meeting > after that event? > > Cheers! > Nico > > > > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Nicolás Echániz > > <nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net> > <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net > <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net>>> wrote: > > > > On 06/27/2018 08:04 PM, Peter wrote: > > > Thanks for opening the thread. I am going to that spectrum > mtg most > > > likely. That said not sure it is an appropriate candidate for > > > piggybacking off of. > > > > It doesn't seem like a friendly venue for us... but there's no > need to > > associate our name with the event in any way, we should just > choose an > > event to which many of us are already traveling, so we can > have our > > regional meeting prior or after said event. > > > > Maybe we can all mention what events in LAC we are planning to > travel > > to, so we can decide which one best fits our needs. > > > > I'll start: > > > > - The 5th Annual Latin America Spectrum Management Conference: > > Wed 5 September to Thu 6 September, Buenos Aires > > https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568 > > <https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568> > > > > - LACIGF: July 31 - August 2, Buenos Aires > > https://lacigf.org/lacigf-11/ > > > > > > > > > On June 27, 2018 3:06:04 PM CDT, "Nicolás Echániz" > > > <nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net > <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net> > <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > I'm opening a thread about this regional meeting so we can > > discuss it in > > > particular. > > > > > > As soon as we receive more info on the other two regional > > meetings I'll > > > let everyone know and we can start a thread for each. > > > > > > Christian O'Flaherty (ISOC) has just pointed out (again > > because Thiago > > > already mentioned this event), that it would be > interesting to > > have > > > CNSIG participation here: > > > > > > https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568 > > <https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568> > > > > > > ... and he proposed that we consider it as a possible > > opportunity to > > > "piggyback" for our regional meeting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my > brevity. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Council mailing list > > Council(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:Council@lists.cnsig.info> > <mailto:Council@lists.cnsig.info <mailto:Council@lists.cnsig.info>> > > https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council > > <https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > bruno(a)pobox.com <mailto:bruno@pobox.com> <mailto:bruno@pobox.com > <mailto:bruno@pobox.com>> ▀─█▄██▄▀▄ > > http://brunovianna.net <http://brunovianna.net/> ─█▄██▄▀█▀█▄ > > skype: randomico▀─█▄██▄▀█▀█▄▌██─█▌█▌ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Council mailing list > > Council(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:Council@lists.cnsig.info> > > https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Council mailing list > Council(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:Council@lists.cnsig.info> > https://lists.cnsig.info/mailman/listinfo/council >

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[CNSIG-Council] council meeting and CNSIG work

by Sol Luca de Tena

Hello, so this email is an attempt to a) get a sense of what activity has been happening in the SIG, b) suggest we have a meeting to regroup. I havent received any emails from the working groups Im in, have people been active on the chat groups facilitated by Nico? Any answers on BTN? Who is keen for a meeting? Maybe to simply regroup, maybe to restart some WG work? if I get majority response Ill set up a meeting poll. Looking forwards, Sol 2018-04-02 21:25 GMT+02:00 Sol Luca de Tena <sol(a)zenzeleni.net>: > Hi all, > > Using the impetus from our meeting today, and following the decision to > keep council meetings to every 6 weeks, I am sending out a meeting poll for > our 3rd council meeting. Please indicate your availability here: > https://framadate.org/ulw3LUg8NewCplln > > Cheers, > > Sol Luca de Tena > > e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net > c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 > w: zenzeleni.net > Skype: sol.lucadetena > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M > > *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* > - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge > 2017 > - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017 > -- Sol Luca de Tena e: sol(a)zenzeleni.net c: (+27/0) 839 47 4946 w: zenzeleni.net Skype: sol.lucadetena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxTPSWMX26M *Zenzeleni Networks NPC* - Winner of Best Innovation with Social Impact Award, Innovation Bridge 2017 - Finalist of Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, 2017

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[CNSIG-Council] Fwd: ISOC - CL : COALITION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN AFRICA(CCNA)- Let the BIG! campaign begins

by Nicolás Echániz

This e-mail was sent to the chapter leaders mailing list. I believe it may be of special interest to our current and future african members. Cheers, Nico -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ISOC - CL : COALITION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN AFRICA(CCNA)- Let the BIG! campaign begins Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 17:06:38 +0000 From: Nazarius Kirama via Internet Society Dear colleagues, My name is Nazarius N. Kirama, Secretary of ISOC Tanzania. In June this year I was privileged to attend "a very special"... == Please, reply above this line == ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter Leaders Community <https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer…> COALITION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN AFRICA(CCNA)- Let the BIG! campaign begins <https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer…> Nazarius Kirama <https://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=ce82d4d…> Aug 3, 2018 1:07 PM Nazarius Kirama <https://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=ce82d4d…> Dear colleagues, My name is Nazarius N. Kirama, Secretary of ISOC Tanzania. In June this year I was privileged to attend "a very special" African Chapters Advocacy Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . It was special because the meeting was held for the first time in the African Union Headquarters, and the sessions were conducted in both the old and the new AU buildings. The resource persons (experts) and the ISOC's staff made rare presentations that fulfilled our minds and captured the bosom of our imaginations. One of my biggest "take-a-ways" from the meeting was Community Networks campaign. This is in no way meant to belittle the importance of the other three Key 2018 ISOC campaigns namely; Internet Governance, Internet of Things Security and Mutually Agreed Norms of Routing System. *Why was Community Networks (CN) campaign my biggest "take-a-way?" * The fact is that data presented during the Community Networks workshop painted a very grim picture of people yet unconnected in the world and especially in African continent. It is a big challenge that we must work painstakingly hard to resolve. The data shows that about 3.5 billion people in the world are unconnected to the Internet; and of the 1.2 billion people in Africa, there are only 310 million internet users. I can tell you for sure, though I do not have the exact numbers, that the big chunk of these users are from rural Africa. However, available data also shows that telecommunication investors are unwilling to invest in a population of less than 5000 people. They contend that it is not viable! The business numbers do not add up so they say. This leaves many places in Africa, especially rural communities cut out from "connectivity Pie" and therefore unable to access the Internet-*/Global/*/ *Resource*/ for their rightful socio-economic, entrepreneurial and innovation development. But who knows if the next "Bill Gates" or "Jack Ma" is out there somewhere in one of the African villages waiting to be connected? The answer is to make smart campaigns that raise public awareness in understanding the enormity of this unconnected challenge. The more the public and the stakeholders understand our side of the story, the better the chances for community members to associate and start their Community Networks to get connected. Lets us direct our efforts to help them switch ON! My proposition is that we take CN campaign a notch higher - give it more powerful wings to fly higher and further. I am proposing that we form a coalition of making "organized noise" on Community Networks -to be called* Coalition for Community Networks in Africa or CCNA*. This is not a new organization but a tool to give a voice to unconnected millions in Africa. It will drive our campaigns on CN to the Town Halls, Parliaments, State Houses, the Private Sector and NGO groupings. *REASON FOR CCNA CAMPAIGN.* The main reason why I am making this proposition is that, I believe this campaign will potentially engage millions of people online and offline thereby helping people in African communities associate to create their own sustainable Community Networks. *THE CCNA OBJECTIVES * 1. To raise public awareness on importance of CNs in extending internet connection for communities in Africa. 2. To campaign for communities in Africa to associate and build their own sustainable Community Networks *WHAT WILL "CCNA" ACHIEVE*? 1. Raise Chapters' profile or visibility 2. Be part of a solution to resolve the challenge of connecting millions of unconnected people in Africa *BEATING THE AFRICAN DRUM* To campaign for the CN we must play the beat - the African drum for the public to hear us loud and clear. *SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN* If we strategically deploy our campaign to the social media, the benefits accruing from it cannot be overemphasized! *GROUND CAMPAIGN * Let us use every opportunity be they meetings, conferences or public gatherings to campaign for CN. Even when using public transport grab the opportunity to talk to the person seated next to you. Educate, exchange contacts and email, send information or share a link. *CCNA CAMPAIGN MATERIALS* **The campaign will have ISOC pinned promotional materials. In my opinion I believe being members of ISOC with a Global reach creates unprecedented opportunity for each one of us to engage and make a lasting impact to our African communities especially our rural settings! Let us exchanged ideas on how to move this coalition forward and if need be re-engineer it to be better and sharper for the purpose of campaigning to connect millions of our brothers and sisters who are unconnected throughout Africa. Lastly, I believe Victor Ndonnang who is the ISOC Chapters Development Manager for Africa would be very useful in this initiative. The big issue here is to launch and sustain a "smart CN campaign" to get every person connected. I look forward to a great discussion and exchanges about carrying out an African-wide CCNA campaign. Regards, Nazarius N. Kirama COALITION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN AFRICA(CCNA)- Let the BIG! campaign to #SWITCHAFRICACOMMUNITIES ON! begins ------------------------------ Nazarius Nicholas Kirama General Secretary ISOC Tanzania +255784220877 nnicholaski(a)gmail.com Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group.CEO ------------------------------ *Reply to Sender Online <https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply?M…>* *View Thread <https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer…>* *Flag as Inappropriate <https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer…>* You are subscribed to "Chapter Leaders Community" as nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions <http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe <http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…>.

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[CNSIG-Council] local content in community networks

by Nicolás Echániz

Hi CNSIGers, I'm in the process of writing an article on local content in community networks for the GISSWatch 2018. I'm focusing on our experience, but I'd like to mention relevant initiatives or examples from other communities. If anyone wishes to share a paragraph on experiences you have taken part of, please contact me or just share in reply to this e-mail. Thank you all in advance! -- NicoEchániz

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[CNSIG-Council] Regional Meeting (LAC)

by Nicolás Echániz

I'm opening a thread about this regional meeting so we can discuss it in particular. As soon as we receive more info on the other two regional meetings I'll let everyone know and we can start a thread for each. Christian O'Flaherty (ISOC) has just pointed out (again because Thiago already mentioned this event), that it would be interesting to have CNSIG participation here: https://eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=4368&page_id=9568 ... and he proposed that we consider it as a possible opportunity to "piggyback" for our regional meeting.

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