The location, date and time of the next meeting is always available on the
MonthlyMeeting and WeeklyMeeting pages.  We also have archives of the
MeetingNotes from all past meetings.

== Monthly Meeting ==
=== Newbie Welcomes ===
 * Introductions (NigelBallard or SamChurchill)
 * Who's used a node?  Who uses a node regularly?
 * Official Member Introduction (so member wanna-bes can get a sponsor)
 * What is PersonalTelco (NigelBallard)
 * Wireless Basics
 * Q&A Session ....

=== Monthly Presentation ===
 * Don Westlight of NWAX

=== General Meeting ===
 ==== Basics ====
  * Status of PayPal account (AaronBaer)
  * SamChurchill and LucasSheehan meeting secretary
 
 ==== Propaganda ====
  * PTP dreams.  Digital divide.  Freedom of speach.  It's all really cool folks.
  * Propaganda Update.  Tee shirts, stickers and more! (LonnieWormley)
  * NW Wireless Conference - Oct 2nd Convention Center
  * NewbieWorkshop V (TomHiggins/DatNguyen)

 ==== Organizational Issues ====
  * "Overthrowing Qwest one block at a time".  It may have been a joke, but now it's time to grow up.  We need to reach into the community and learn how to work with it.
  * "The obsolescence of the PSTN will be caused not by cheap traditional voice run over the Internet, but by [[http://www.telepocalypse.net/archives/000072.html|services the PSTN cannot ever deliver]]."
  * Cool news from other wireless groups
   * Seattle Wireless - 
   * NYC Wireless - 
   * BAWUG - 
  * New Standing Committee: Education Committee, Chaired by Rick Lindahl

 ==== New Nodes in Process (Need more!) ====
  * Location! Location! Location! (Morrison bridge, north/south park blocks, skidmore, brooklyn park, washington park etc)
  *  Rocky Butte improvements

 ==== Tech Talk ====
  * Who's used a node?  Problems?  Requests?
  * Soekris boxes, what and why. New Soekris Model 4801 $262 for board only. 266mhz 586-class Geode CPU. 128MB ram. 3 10/100 enet. CF. USB. temperature monitor.
  * Node roundup!!  Get NoCatAuth installed, clean up WnDb data create links!
  * ThePlan progresses: from hotspots, to "the mesh network ... 
  * Terms of service: Comcast and wireless sharing?

 ==== A Hacking We Be ====
  * NodeDB replacement: feature list

 ==== Action Topics ====

 ==== Resolved Topics ====

=== Future Presentations ===
 Help wanted!  Got an idea for a presentation please let us know.

 * Anonymity on nodes w/ Cebolla (ZachBrown)
 * Accountability without traceablity ... how? (AdamShand)
 * IPv6, OSPF, and AODV as the backbone (ManSig)
 * Distributed mangement and monitoring of Nodes
 * General question and answer session, infrastructure/ad-hoc mode (AdamShand)
 * Captive Portal Demonstration (needs to wait for connectivity)
 * FCC regulations (Unknown)
 * RF lesson (dB vs dBi vs. dBm, fresnel zones, pathloss, isotropic radiator, etc)
 * War driving as a marketing tool :-)
 * Sucess stories (this is what I did to get my node up)
 * Hardware recommendations and what to look for in an AP)
 * Can anyone explain WDS?  Other hardcore wireless stuff ...
 * Keeping Free Sources of Internet Connectivity Happy through Bandwidth Management

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