[DC3] APRICOT 2017 BoF Session on Community Wireless Mesh Networking, 28 February 2017, 17:30-19:00

Hi everyone, One of our former grant recipients, Kanchana Kanchanasut from InterLab/AIT in Thailand, shared a reminder that this event is taking place at the APRICOT 2017 / APNIC 43 conference in HCMC in Viet Nam later this month. There is webcast available at our conferences, so I am pretty sure it will be possible to follow-up remotely. See below her invitation. Warm regards, Sylvia ------ Dea all, We would like to invite you to join the APRICOT 2017 BoF Session on Community Wireless Mesh Networking which will be held on 28 February 2017, 17:30-19:00. Details of the BoF can be found below. Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2017, Time: 17:30-19:00 Venue: VIP 3 & 4, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers Summary: Community Wireless Mesh Networks (CWMN) are an excellent alternative to provide affordable access to the Internet, especially in underserved areas. In recent years, CWMN have emerged as a technology that can work on a small scale and which permits community participation as well as local economic development and empowerment. Successful examples around the Asia-Pacific on CWMN range from a desire to connect the unconnected, supporting access to information during natural disasters or simply doing research on wireless networking. The aim of this BoF is to discuss the concept of community wireless networks, the various models employed and technical considerations. The session will bring together practitioners who have experience in planning and deploying community wireless networks. The goal of the session is to expand knowledge on the topic, share technical lessons learnt and encourage others to get involved in the area of community wireless networks. Speakers: Internet Society InterLab/AIT Others TBC --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sylvia Cadena | APNIC Foundation | Head of Programs | sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net> http://www.apnic.foundation<http://www.apnic.foundation/> ISIF Asia | http://www.isif.asia<http://www.isif.asia/> FB ISIF.asia | G+ ISIFAsia | @ISIF_Asia 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia | PO Box 3646 Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 | Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 * Love trees. Print only if necessary. ----