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)

• Who's used a node? Who uses a node regularly?
• Core Member Introduction (so Newbies can approach later)

• What is PersonalTelco (AdamShand or NigelBallard)

• Special OPs Team, looking for new members (OKAY FOR NOW)

• WarChalk Kit handout

• Location Location Location. Ideas?
• Wireless Basics

• Q&A Session ...

Monthly Presentation

• ??

General Meeting

• ==== Basics ====

  • Status of PayPal account

  • Ideas for PlacesToUnwire

  • SamChurchill and LucasSheehan meeting secretary

  • NonProfit update (LucasSheehan)

    • Looks like we can be 501(c)(3) public benifit
    • Caused quite a stir
    • We need donations
  ==== Propaganda ====

  • Buy a TeeShirt!

  • Beta Site

  • Propaganda Update. Tee shirts, stickers and more! (LonnieWormley)

  • PdxWireless site ...

  • Ideas for promotion (flyers, stickers, conference, talks, fair, WarDriving etc)

  • Play KGW News Clip
  ==== New Nodes in Process (Need more!) ====
  • Location! Location! Location! (Morrison bridge, north/south park blocks, skidmore, brooklyn park, washington park etc)
  • Monteauxs Restuarant
  ==== Tech Talk ====
  • Who's used a node? Problems? Requests?

  • CloneArmy/FreeGeek dealy (JerrittCollord/AndrewWoods)

  • Node roundup!! Get NoCatAuth installed, clean up WnDb data create links!

  • Web site designers? Anyone, anyone?

  • NoCatAuth stress testing results

  ==== A Hacking We Be ====

  • Much NoCatHacking by MichaelCodanti and SchuylerErle

  • MetaNet by ErikWalthinsen

  • OpenAp show and tell (?)

  • Map Server (DOH!)

  • AP Radar show and tell by DonPark

  ==== Action Topics ====
  • Get offical statements of cooperation from Aracnet
  ==== Resolved Topics ====
  • Copyright of the logo (done by Lonnie)

Future Presentations

• Help wanted! Got an idea for a presentation please let us know.

• Anonymity on nodes w/ Cebolla (ZachBrown)

• How to build a node (DonPark and AndrewWoods)

• The MusenkiAccessPoint (JimThompson)

• Accountability without traceablity ... how? (AdamShand)

• IPv6 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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