Mesh/Presentations

Information Day

• Where: Sudo Room
• Date: 31 August 2013
• Presenters: Jenny, Juul
• Format: 30-minute long presentation + questions
• Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3V1xv9XoE0&feature=share&t=1h24m48s

International Summit for Community Wireless Networks

• Where: c-base in Berlin, Germany
• Date: 2-4 October 2013
• Presenters: Jenny
• Format: Women in Wireless Networking (panel); Coalition-Building for Community Wireless Networks (facilitated gift circle)

East Bay Anarchist Bookfair

• Where: Humanist Hall in Oakland, CA
• Date: 26 October 2013
• Presenters: Jeremy, Juul, Jenny
• Format: Sudo Room/BAPS table with poster describing People's Open Network
• Takeaways: Got some new folks interested and put on the map!

Nonprofit Tech Summit / DevSummit

• Where: Preservation Park in Oakland, CA
• Date: 18-20 November 2013
• Presenters: Jenny, Matt, MaxB
• Format: 'Speed-Geeking' table, 5-minute pitches + Q&A repeated about a dozen times =)
• Takeaways: Fine-tuned our pitch! and connected to some great folks, such as Niels and Tomas who've built networks in North Africa and helped write Wireless Networking in the Developing World! See also the notes from the Community Wireless Networks session.

Professor Sameer Verda's Wireless Networking class for Business students

• Where: San Francisco State University - Business Building
• Date: 12 December 2013
• Presenters: Jenny, Matt
• Format: 45-minute long presentation + questions from students
• Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8-eLJ4lDLg
• Takeaways:
  • Student feedback:
    • Concerns over security; inspired a potential community mesh deployment in a cul-de-sac!.
  • Discussion w/ Sameer:
    • Student internships and Independent study with Sudo Mesh! (3 units) - pay?,
    • Wants to work on 802.11s - cheap USB hardware devices, LibraryBox/PirateBox, Internet-in-a-Box.
    • Wants to have us return and give a presentation to a campus-wide Open Source group.
    • Potential for course projects and coursework in Sameer's classes in the future