February 2006 Monthly Meeting
Scribe: RussellSenior and CalebPhillips
When and Where
Urban Grind Coffee 2214 NE Oregon St. (take 22nd Ave. 2 blocks North of Sandy Blvd.)
Wednesday, February 22nd, 6:30pm-9pm
Agenda
- Printed Documentation Update
- Review what we have alredy done
http://www.personaltelco.net/static/publications/manifesto-trifold.sxw
http://www.personaltelco.net/static/publications/newptpnode.sxw
http://www.personaltelco.net/static/publications/brochure.sxw
- updates
- corrections
- Check in on works in projects
- Include docs not made by us that fit our needs
[ http://wndw.net/ Wireless Networking for Developing Worlds] is CC
- The Wireless Commons Manifesto is a must
- Gather the docs into a cohesive pack or packs to hand out to folks when they request info
I have taken the above, plus some more docs, and created a print friendly booklete. You can grab the current rough draft at http://wsmf.org/ptp/ptpunifieddoc.pdf . Eyeballs and Edits por favor.
- Biz focus
- Homeowner focus
- End User focus
- Other folks looking to do a Community Networking Group
- Review what we have alredy done
- Talk about HP Grant
BrandonCsSanders and ChuckLangenberg will talk about MeshPortland
Brief update on MississippiGrantProject work
- Client devices/Repeaters
- Warpedaling setup and proof-of-concept
NodeFirstUnitarian update
- City Repair Project / Village Building Convergence class
Your ideas here
Notes
DonPark opens the meeting
- Introductions
TomHiggins talks about documentation
DonPark talks about the HP Grant
BrandonCsSanders talks about MeshPortland project.
- Thinks PTP is doing a good job providing technical detailed information; thinks about working at a higher level information
- Asks what are the holes in PTP-land?
- outreach community involvement
- grant writing/business connections
- social issues, talking to regular folks
keep track of other community wireless groups around the country/world. (DonPark mentions a field day with SeattleWireless planned for August)
- survey of portland citizens regarding wireless wants/needs
- questions about what "mesh" means: a mobile solution? (is that feasible) rather than fixed access locations.
TomHiggins talks about technical aspects of UnwirePortland conflicts
- mention of local content served, neighborhood wikis as coolness
RussellSenior talks about MississippiGrantProject
- Working, but stalled due to weather
Had a workshop last month where something like 20 people showed up (DonPark chips in to description)
- Client Devices (for people) and Repeaters (for individuals)
- Russell points to the repeater prototype
- Have purchased several for deployment, which will happen...sometime...soon?
BrandonCsSanders takes pictures
KeithLofstrom brings up safety for roof installs
Tom counters with description of YouthHostel install (guys with climbing gear)
DonPark states for the record that PTP officially does not recommended roof climbing for you folks at home
CalebPhillips talks about bike stumbler
CalebPhillips talks about NodeFirstUnitarian, downtown, near Lincoln High School, etc.
- some bureaucratic hitches, but otherwise looking good
DonPark talks about City Repair Project. Talks about the Village Building Convergence in May, and whether PTP or PTP folks want to participate, give a presentation or something along those lines.
JeffRamsey (sp?) talks about putting together a node
- excited about the youth hostel node
- aluminum siding was an issue
- using a cantenna
wants to provide access from open spaces (e.g Sewallcrest Park)
wants to put up a repeater node leaching off of NodeHawthorne
looking for help (jramsey47@gmail.com)
MichaelWeinberg talks about HP Grant
- hardware grant (laptops, projectors, etc)
- set up a mobile classroom?
- deadline in mid-March for submission
- techsoup administering grants
DonPark closes.