New subject: RES: DRAFT Call for Resources 2018 Report (CN Manual)

21 Jun 2018

Hi all,

In light of the very positive feedback regarding the idea of developing a brief CN Manual,
as a 2018 DC3 Outcome, I have prepared a DRAFT Call for Resources.

Feel free to comment on the DRAFT by 28 June, using this pad 
https://pad.codigosur.org/DRAFTcall_for_resources_DC3

The Call is below
All the best
Luca

IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3)
*DRAFT*   2018 Report - Call for Resources  *DRAFT*

Background:
The Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3) is a multistakeholder group, part of
the United Nations Internet Governance Forum
(IGF)<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamiccoalitions>ns>, dedicated to promoting the
discussion on community networks (CN). DC3 furthers analysis of how CNs may help create
sustainable Internet connectivity while empowering Internet users. Further information
regarding DC3 can be found on the IGF
website<http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalitio…
as well as on comconnectivity.org
Previous DC3 reports, dedicated to Community networks: the Internet by the
people<http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19401>, for the people
(2017) and to Community Connectivity: Building the Internet from
Scratch<http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/17528> (2016), and to
are freely available under Creative Commons License.

Call:
The Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, established under the auspices of the
United Nations Internet Governance Forum, invites all interested individuals to submit
papers describing how CN can be deployed and presenting technologies, toolkits and
instruction for the concrete constructions of CNs.
This call aims at developing a brief CN manual, providing concrete guidance on:
·           What low cost hardware could be used to deploy a CN
·           What software and applications could be used to run a CN
·           How to install and configure hardware and software

Submission Guidelines:
Only papers providing instructions, guidance or describing concrete technological
solutions will be considered for inclusion in the 2018 report, even if they have been
previously published.
The length of the submissions should be between 2000 and 8000 words. To facilitate the 
reviewing process, papers should not include author names or other information that would
help identify the authors. All submission shall be in English.
Authors shall use footnotes rather than endnotes and submission should be in Microsoft
Word or OpenDocument Text format.
Submissions are due on 30 July 2017. They should include the following elements:

·              Title

·              Short abstract (250 words)

·              First draft of the submitted paper

·              Author’s name, afﬁliation and short bibliographical note (in the body of
the email)
Submissions should be sent to luca.belli@fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br>
Authors will be notiﬁed within approximately 7 days from the deadline as to the status of
their contributions.
All submitted papers will be subject to peer review.
Authors will be given the opportunity to improve their contributions based on peer
comments.
Selected papers will be published into the 2018 Report of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on
Community Connectivity, which will be published in open access, under Creative Commons
licenses.
Authors will also be invited (at their own expenses) to present their work at the annual
DC3 meeting to be held at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, from 12 to 14
November, at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris, France.

[FGV Direito Rio]

Luca Belli, PhD
Senior Researcher
Head of Internet Governance @ FGV<http://internet-governance.fgv.br/>
luca.belli(a)fgv.br
+55 21 3799 5763
@1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>

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