7th Annual National Community Internet Summit
April 28 - 30, Austin, Texas
Holiday Inn South

“American Community Internet Leadership Summit”

You are invited to join a unique meeting of leading community telecommunications experts from North America. Reflecting new challenges and rapid changes, this year’s seventh national conference offers two important new events for technology leaders.

Thursday, April 28th: 
A one-day Interactive Workshop Seminar on: “Community Internet Service: Broadband over Power Line and Wireless Access”

Seminar/Workshop for community and industry leaders interested in accurate, objective information on wireless and BPL possibilities for local Internet. Discusses current costs and technical capability, legal and regulatory concerns, business models, and the rest.

Experts will describe basics simply (with information materials) then discuss individual questions and specifics with all participants in interactive group workshop format, with clear, practical information useful for each attendee, whether technical or not.

Friday/Saturday, April 29-30:
“Open Space Austin” - Community Internet Leadership Summit

Open Space Austin will bring together organizations, experts, and individuals interested in learning, sharing and working together for stronger, more effective community telecommunications. This intensive two day strategy summit is an active meeting designed for everyone to share ideas and resources, explore common goals, encourage individual actions, strengthen cooperation, build lasting alliances and a join forces to offer a stronger voice for communities.

The Open Space Austin Summit is created to welcome not only veteran professionals but anyone committed to the issues of local telecommunications, including:

Community broadband access Community Internet service providers
Community wireless Community networking
Community technology programs Community & independent media,
Community informatics & research Community social and economic development
Community educational opportunities Community workforce and job skills
Community youth technology resources …and other issues of community telecom

The open space format will include a variety of large and small group discussions led by experts around self-selected topics, with a standard reporting system to generate a conference report available for all participants after the conclusion of the meeting.

If you care about community telecommunication, this unique nonprofit, non-commercial meeting is your chance to hear and be heard, working together to make a difference.

We look forward to seeing you for one or both meetings in Austin April 28-30, 2005.
Details & Registration: http://www.tcrc.net/conference2005

 

Conference Hosts

Association for Community Networking
Rural Telecommunications Congress
TeleCommunity Resource Center

 

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