Hi All – News in today from Paris/UNESCO. IGF will be there in November. Evidently the French Presidency will announce it tomorrow. Thailand was the other contender. Best, Jane Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 From: <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Harris Niavis <harniavis(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 4:04 PM To: "luca.belli(a)fgv.br" <luca.belli(a)fgv.br>br>, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>et>, "jan(a)delife.io" <jan(a)delife.io>io>, Doug Schuler <douglas(a)publicsphereproject.org>rg>, "donna_scheeder(a)comcast.net" <donna_scheeder(a)comcast.net> Cc: Stavroula Maglavera <smaglavera(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [DC3] RightsCon Meeting Dear all, We are very happy to lead the development of the DC3 workshop proposal for the IGF 2018. We have transferred the online form in this google doc, where we can all together collaboratively write our inputs. Regarding the format, I guess we go for a 90min Panel. We have already contacted 3 speakers mainly in the blockchain area, to speak about the blockchain technology as a complementary one of CNs and waiting for their responses. Of course, you can propose other speakers to be included. As discussed in Toronto's meeting, we will need your help in order to complete some fields especially those that are based on previous experience in IGF. In the next days, we will fill the document with more information and might ask you to add to specific fields, but you can already start putting information wherever you think necessary. Best, Harris On Fri, 18 May 2018 at 05:18, Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br> wrote: Dear all, (apologies for typos, I am writing fom a device with no corrector) Yesterday, we had a very interesting and fruitful meeting at rightscon. Below a brief recap of the ideas that emerged from the discussion. General considerations: First, it would be interesting to dedicate the 2018 DC3 outcome to a compilation of exsiting toolkits (e.g. Mazi tooltik), instructions (e.g. Commotion), technologies (Libre Router), etc. that allow people to concretely build community networks, rather than elaborating another book. Second, it would be good to dedicate part of the DC3 session to "let the unconnected speak for themselves" i.e. bringing into the debate people that are currently attempting to build CNs, to lat them share the difficulties they are facing and discuss with DC3 members how to solve them. Nico Pace and Leandro pointed out that there are a lot of commmunities that are attempting to build CNs that would be willing to share their experience. Third, it would be very interesting to dedicate part of the session to discussing partnerships with stakeholders with whom we can establish unexplored cooperation. IFLA (Donna was present at the meeting) was an obvious exemple but many others can be added to the list (e.g. community radio, etc). Lastly, (this point partly overlap with the previous one) it would be very interesting to bring into the discussion and and establish cooperation with developers of technologies that can be compelentary to the development of CN e.g. blockchain projetc (e.g. delife.io which was presented by Jan who participated to the meeting), IoT solutions developers, etc. Important question: Which format could be the best suited for a compilation of toolkits, etc? A specific website? A webpage of the DC3 site? Something else? Specific considerations: It would be very challenging to discuss all the points mentioned above during the DC3 session (even if the 90 minutes slot has been reinstored, after many participants complained about last year 60 min slot). Therefore it would be advisable to put forward a workshop proposal, besides the DC3 session. The session DC3 could have a structure along these lines - presentation of (at least some of) the initiatives featured in the compilation/catalogue of toolkits (40 min) - discussion with people in their early phase of CN development to undertand the challeges they are facing (30 min) - discussion with potential partners (20 min) The discussion/presentation of technologies and initiatives that can compelement CN development is so broad that could be the object of a specific session. Stavroula and Harris, from Mazi, kindly volunteered to take the lead to develop the workshop proposal (deadline 27 May) for a collaborative workshop where such initiatives/technologies can be presented. Info on how to develop a workshop propsal can be found here https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-call-for-workshop… (pay particular attention to "workshop evaluations") Here is the online form to submit the proposal https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-proposal… Here the list of the workshop approved last year to have some exemples http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-workshops Please feel free to share comments and add any info I may have forgotten or correct anything I may have misreported All the best Luca -- Harris Niavis University of Thessaly (UTH) Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) t: +30 2421 306070 s: niavisharris e: harniavis(a)gmail.com

Hi Luca, thanks for this great summary and everyone at RightsCon for the great ideas! I think we should present several workshops, according to the topics selected, and then adapt the DC3 Workshop to the topics that were not chosen by the secretariat. In that sense, I'm glad to see Harris' efforts on one of the topics mentioned below. I volunteer to try to put together another around partnerships with stakeholders, people wanting to contribute there, please write me off-list. Maybe someone else can put together the one of o "let the unconnected speak for themselves"? I think that one can be very appealing to the secretariat, with the only caveat of the funding. With the GisWatch this year being about community networks, there will be other session to be creative around this. Not sure if Leandro and Nico were referring to specific communities, but maybe we can use part of the GISWatch session for authors from those communities that are not represented in these spaces to share their difficulties. best, carlos On 18/05/2018 04:18, Luca Belli wrote: -- Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD "Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator Association for Progressive Communications https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec… Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym

Well, Nico, now you have more time! :-P Deadline extended until the 6th June: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-call-for-workshop… best, carlos On 23 May 2018 at 18:37, nico(a)libre.ws <nico(a)libre.ws> wrote: -- Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD "Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator Association for Progressive Communications https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec… Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym

Hi all, On 23.05.2018 07:25, Carlos Rey-Moreno wrote: Some brainstorming on this point: In the previous IGF there was a lot of discussion on remote participation and since it is very difficult for local people to travel (we had tried in the case of Sarantaporo to bring some of the community "champions" in Athens but it proved very difficult because they are both shy and busy), I thought that it might be interesting to try something creative along these lines. E.g., we could organize remote participation from CNs in different places around the world mediated by local english-speaking persons. I think it would be cool if we could "bring together" people from different continents in the same "space" meeting each other even if "digitally". If you think this is an interesting direction to explore I could try to think more about it :-) And btw, on July 7-8 the netCommons project organizes an international conference in the Sarantaporo area with many special guests as you can see here: https://www.netcommons.eu/?q=content/sarantaporo-conference-building-commun…, and there are still a few places available. Best, Panos http://nethood.org/panayotis/

HI Panos - I like your idea. Another "part" of this could be narrated videos (with sub-titles) that many of our organizations can show on loops during the IGF at our "booths". Best, Jane Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 On 5/29/18, 5:31 PM, "dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of panayotis antoniadis" <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of panayotis(a)nethood.org> wrote: Hi all, On 23.05.2018 07:25, Carlos Rey-Moreno wrote: Some brainstorming on this point: In the previous IGF there was a lot of discussion on remote participation and since it is very difficult for local people to travel (we had tried in the case of Sarantaporo to bring some of the community "champions" in Athens but it proved very difficult because they are both shy and busy), I thought that it might be interesting to try something creative along these lines. E.g., we could organize remote participation from CNs in different places around the world mediated by local english-speaking persons. I think it would be cool if we could "bring together" people from different continents in the same "space" meeting each other even if "digitally". If you think this is an interesting direction to explore I could try to think more about it :-) And btw, on July 7-8 the netCommons project organizes an international conference in the Sarantaporo area with many special guests as you can see here: https://www.netcommons.eu/?q=content/sarantaporo-conference-building-commun…, and there are still a few places available. Best, Panos http://nethood.org/panayotis/ _______________________________________________ DC3 mailing list DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3

Hi Panos, I like your idea and if this can be done, nothing like it. There voice should be heard because they make it happen. With regards, Sarbani On 01-06-2018 02:03, panayotis antoniadis wrote: -- Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur Senior Project Research Scientist Program Manager Gram Marg: Rural Broadband Project Department of Electrical Engineering IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 Mob: +91 9867282979 +91 7045620077 Website: www.grammarg.in Homepage: http://homepages.iitb.ac.in/~sarbanibelur/ Blog: sarbanibelur.blogspot.com

Hi all, Regarding the IGF proposal: we are moving in the right direction but still need some elements. We need 3 speakers (possibly from Africa Asia and Latam) at least 2 of them women and at least 2 of them developing blockchain solutions (as the workshop should be about CN + Blockchain see here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HxdDi38lLC_ExpQlSyIK0OxMrLFCdlXHlfifd7L… ) IMPORTANT: panelist have to be registered on the IGF website and provide one sentence, stating what they will be speaking about. As regards the remote connections from CNs around the world, proposed by Panos, it is a great idea but my experience with remote participation at IGF is that it is usually very frustrating because connection is rarely reliable... Dustin, do you have any suggestion to increase remote participation? If so add them to the googledoc Let's try to get this done in the next 48 hours Best Luca Luca Belli, PhD Senior Researcher Head of Internet Governance @ FGV luca.belli(a)fgv.br +55 21 3799 5763 @1lucabelli -----Mensagem original----- De: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] Em nome de Jane Coffin Enviada em: sexta-feira, 1 de junho de 2018 12:51 Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Cc: Dustin Phillips <dustin(a)icannwiki.com> Assunto: Re: [DC3] IGF Workshops (was RightsCon Meeting) Love this idea, Panos - "thavma" ( And, Dustin Phillips cc'd here - just undertook a great "IGF on the road" in North America. An across the US into Canada thing where he did events (some half-day, some all day) with folks across the US (as the US IGF is usually in DC) and it was all live-streamed (I think...). With your idea of going to the people running a project - it could be "CN's on the road to IGF "? We keep CN voices strong and strengthen the local/global angle?? Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 On 5/31/18, 4:34 PM, "dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of panayotis antoniadis" <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of panayotis(a)nethood.org> wrote: Thanks Jane! This reminds me to add sub-titles and publish the recent Sarantaporo "video report" :-) And here is a somehow radical idea for the "let the unconnected speak for themselves" panel in a brainstorming spirit: Imagine a panel that there are no real people presenting but only screens connected to very remote places where CNs operate. Experienced people from these countries that would typically be in IGF go instead to those remote places, organize the community to get together, and help moderate the contributions and exchanges between the local people across the world and of course the audience in the room at IGF. If it is technically possible I think it would give a nice message bringing the remote participants in the foreground (instead of the background). And it is perhaps the only realistic way to do what this title declares! Anyway. Just brainstorming :-) On 30.05.2018 16:25, Jane Coffin wrote: _______________________________________________ DC3 mailing list DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3

Contratulations Panos for going forward with this initiative. Regretably I will not be in any community tomorrow (CDMX), but would love to watch the stream if you plan to share it! Have a great day tomorrow! On 2018-07-05 10:16 AM, panayotis antoniadis wrote:

Hi Carlos, all, It went very well. We managed to establish a link with NYCMesh, which had a very nice impact I think. We called this first effort "CN Encounter #1" and now we are waiting for another CN to attempt #2 :-) We have recorded everything but I will not have time to process the material before the end of August. At this stage there is only the description of the event, including a few photos by George Klissiaris at the end: https://www.netcommons.eu/?q=content/sarantaporo-conference-building-commun… Notice that Joly (ISOC NY) tricked most of us with a fake background of a NYCMesh roof antenna: https://www.netcommons.eu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_origina… When I realized, I felt a little embarrassed that I was running around in the village square saying to people to come in quickly because there is someone waiting on a roof of a skyscraper :-) Despite this spectacular visual effect of Encounter #1, I think there is a lot of room for improvement regarding the set-up which can have a stronger impact (both visual and social) if there are many people gathered on both sides. Here is some brainstorming text on the concept (that needs to be updated based on our first real experience): https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_impact-wg-CN-contact Best, Panos. On 24.07.2018 09:05, Carlos Rey-Moreno wrote:

Hi Panos! Thanks a lot! Added your link to the newsletter coming out today. Happy that it helped to move the concept further. Looking forward for Encounter #2. Hopefully I can join. best, carlos On 24 July 2018 at 15:51, Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br> wrote: -- Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD "Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator Association for Progressive Communications https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec… Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym