Ah! Sorry to confuse everyone - and apologies too to Rodrigo for misremembering our conversation :/ - I have long dreamt of visiting Brasil! and your projects there are hella inspiring!

...and gratitude to you all for being kind and running with it anyway... <3

I should have prefaced that, yes, while I know ISOC is distinct from Battlemesh, the feeling at the end of 2017's was that the community had outgrown its centralization in Europe and possibly its overcommitment to the raw technology (at the expense of focus on the many other aspects that enable community networks to grow and sustain), and could hugely benefit from reliable sponsorship so that hosts could focus on the core logistics and also afford to offer travel stipends to folks in the global south (I believe someone - was it you, Nico? - suggested ISOC) - but I also do recall people expressing their love for the Battlemesh vibe, community, and space to geek out on this particularly niche technology space. It's a refreshing departure from the many "decentralization" tech confs that have sprung up in recent years. I've grown allergic to Bitcoin bros, to be honest...

Either way, I would like to extend my support and perhaps, a proposal, for a multiplicity of Cuddlemeshes (the vibe at last Battlemesh was also that the name no longer fits the ethos of joyful collaboration that ensues there) or Community Wireless Summits (my first was the 2013 International Summit for Community Wireless Networks, held in Berlin and sponsored by OTI and c-base, and it was awesome!), think we should offer to partner with the existing Battlemesh community, and would be down to commit some time and energy to planning / drafting proposals.

I have some nonprofit bureaucracy / grantwriting / accounting foo, if needed for, say, crafting a budget/proposal/contracts...

That there may be simultaneous network gatherings in Africa and Asia is very exciting! I'll actually be in Tanzania over late December/January - any idea of the timeline for the regionals?

mesh the planet!!
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On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 8:29 AM, Nicolás Echániz <nicoechaniz@altermundi.net> wrote:
On 06/22/2018 11:36 AM, bruno vianna wrote:
> Hi Jenny!
>
>
> Welcome to the list (and Council)
>
> I just want to make sure there is no confusion going on here  - as I, at
> least, am a bit confused.
>
> I think there is one discussion that happened in the Battlemeshes in
> Berlin and Austria about where to do the next *Battlemesh* meeting, and
> in Berlin I remember that India was one of the alternatives. But my
> impression is that on this list, we are discussing the *ISOC* global and
> latin american CN meetings.
>
> Am I right? I got the impression that Monic also made this mix-up. Or
> are they actually the same event? (which is not a bad idea)

Yes, I think we got a bit mixed up.

This global meeting for which we will need to push forward inside ISOC
to get the 2019 budget to include it in the year's plan is just an idea
for now. One I think we must materialize, but it's only starting to be
discussed.

The Battlemesh discussion on where to hold it's next meeting I
understand is a separate matter. Now if we all agree to merge Battlemesh
- or Cuddlemesh! as jenny proposed in other spaces -  with the
ISOC/CNSIG summit, that would be great too, and we have plenty of time
to talk about this.

Regarding Sol's point to diversify continents, I too was curious as to
why ISOC is planning to support a regional meeting in Latin America
only, so I had a chat with Sebastian today. He informed me that regional
meetings will also be held in Africa and Asia. He will put me in contact
with the people who are already organizing those events so we can
discuss CNSIG involvement.

I'll let you all know as soon as I have more info on those events; then
we can plan for the CNSIG involvement in all three regions.


Cheers!
Nico



> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 2:00 AM, Jenny Ryan <jenny@peoplesopen.net
> <mailto:jenny@peoplesopen.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all!
>
>     New to this group, but a relative 'intermediate' in the community
>     wireless realm.. As a relatively hasty intro, I work on the People's
>     Open Network <https://peoplesopen.net> in Oakland, California :)
>     Very happy to be here!
>
>     At the Battlemesh v10 in Austria
>     <https://www.battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV10> last year, I recall
>     multiple discussions re: hosting the next convening in possibly:
>     * Oakland, California (I'm a co-founder of the Omni Commons
>     <https://omnicommons.org>, a large collective space here that could
>     likely accommodate such an event) - this was largely disagreeable
>     given the US' stringent visa requirements for Central & South
>     Americans in particular - tho there is a growing North American
>     federation of community/mesh wireless networks and I'm looking
>     forward to the /State of Our Networks /conference
>     <https://ournetworks.ca> being hosted by Toronto Wireless in Canada
>     this July!)http://coolab.org [i apologize in advance for using so
>     much nationalist/colonialist terminology :/ please help me improve!]
>     * Madurai region of India - large educational space proposed by
>     Senthil,. who gave this talk<http:///> at Battlemesh in 2017 on
>     working with a 200+ class of young women learning to code, and using
>     mesh to further the reach of educational curriculae in rural parts
>     of India - http://openfreenet.org
>     * Several folks spoke from South America, if I recall
>     correctly...was it Gui or Nico Pace from Altermundi in Argentina? 
>     ** ... and Rodrigo from Brazil? [i know, it's a big place - but he
>     was working on building networks to connect favelas all over the
>     country..] - can't remember if he had a particular space in mind,
>     and he warned many areas (particularly Sao Paulo) can be quite
>     dangerous to tourists. - http://coolab.org 
>
>     Big fan of any options that entail my saving up to travel to either
>     South America or India toward building networks for a more libre future!
>
>     <3
>
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>     /Building a community-owned and -operated wireless network in
>     Oakland, California!/
>
>     On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 5:17 AM, Sarbani Banerjee Belur
>     <sarbanibelur@iitb.ac.in <mailto:sarbanibelur@iitb.ac.in>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Sol,
>
>         Thanks much. I am currently in San Francisco for ACM Compass. I
>         will be
>         back next week. I hope you don't mind if I can get back on this
>         in the
>         next week.
>
>         Thanks
>         With regards,
>         Sarbani
>
>         > Hi all,
>         >
>         > I support Monic's point about having the global summit in
>         India - hosts
>         > willing. I think its important that we diversify (the
>         continent) and I
>         > think the global South is a good place to focus on.
>         >
>         > To Nico's point on piggy-backing, Sarbani and Jaspreet, how do
>         you feel
>         > about hosting (with help) a CN global summit in 2019? If
>         interested, is
>         > there any event on which we could plan this Summit that could
>         make the
>         > event better attendance/ lower cost?
>         >
>         > Thanks, Sol
>         >
>         > 2018-06-20 16:10 GMT+02:00 bruno vianna <bruno@pobox.com
>         <mailto:bruno@pobox.com>>:
>         >
>         >> If we don't want to do both Latin American and Global meetings in
>         >> Cordoba,
>         >> there is a place with good infrastructure in Hiure's town,
>         Monteiro
>         >> Lobato,
>         >> a 3 hours car ride from São Paulo.
>         >>
>         >> We used the rooms of a boarding school where 20 can sleep.
>         There are
>         >> also
>         >> hostels and people who can host guests. And the neighbors are
>         building a
>         >> fine network
>         >> .
>         >> Here are pictures from the school: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmfmwaow
>         >> And the CN: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmhJqg4F
>         >>
>         >> How many people are we thinking of?
>         >>
>         >>
>         >> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 8:53 PM, Nicolás Echániz <
>         >> nicoechaniz@altermundi.net
>         <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net>> wrote:
>         >>
>         >>> On 06/19/2018 02:52 PM, peter wrote:
>         >>> > Hi Nico,
>         >>> >
>         >>> > This can happen anywhere, or the idea is to do it in Cordoba,
>         >>> Argentina?
>         >>>
>         >>> My proposal for Córdoba and more specifically Quintana was
>         for the
>         >>> global gathering, and it's just one option.
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> So, for the regional meeting we can propose any location.
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> un abrazo,
>         >>> Nico
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> > On 19/06/18 12:33, Nicolás Echániz wrote:
>         >>> >> Hi all,
>         >>> >>
>         >>> >> Sebastián Bellagamba from ISOC has proposed that the
>         CNSIG be in
>         >>> charge
>         >>> >> of the initiative to organize an ISOC sponsored Community
>         Networks
>         >>> >> regional meeting in Latin America during 2018. And we are
>         also
>         >>> planning
>         >>> >> to organize a global summit during 2019.
>         >>> >>
>         >>> >> I'm starting this thread so we can begin (or continue) to
>         discuss
>         >>> the
>         >>> >> matter.
>         >>> >>
>         >>> >> We need to start defining the details. One important
>         decision is if
>         >>> we
>         >>> >> will try to "piggyback" on other events to reduce travel
>         costs; and
>         >>> if
>         >>> >> so, which options do we have?
>         >>> >>
>         >>> >>
>         >>> >> Cheers,
>         >>> >> Nico
>         >>>
>         >>>
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