February 2006 Monthly Meeting
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 [http://meshportland.org 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.
- higher level information than
- what are the holes in PTP-land?
- outreach community involvement
- grant writing/business connections
- social issues
keep track of other community wireless groups around the country/world. (DonPark mentions a field day with SeattleWireless)
- survey of portland citizens regarding wireless
- questions about what "mesh" means as a mobile solution, rather than fixed access locations.
TomHiggins talks about technical aspects of UnwirePortland conflicts
- mention of local content served, neighborhood wikis
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)
- Rusell points to the repeater prototype
- Have purchased several for deployment, which will happen...sometime...soon?
BrandonCsSanders takes pictures
KiethLofstom brings up safety for roof installs
- Tom counters with description of Youthostel install
- disclaimer regarding roof climbing
CalebPhillips talks about bike stumbler
rode up to Mississippi with DonPark's bike stumbler, a wgt with battery, kismet, gps and usb-storage.
- used gpsmap
- some funkiness with the data
shows some [http://www.personaltelco.net/~caleb/kismet/ maps]
CalebPhillips talks about NodeFirstUnitarian, near Lincoln High School, etc.
- some bureaucratic hitches, but otherwise looking good
DonPark talks about City Repair Project. Building Convergence (when held?).
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 (sewel crest park sp?)
- wants to put up a repeater node sponging off of hawthorn youth hostel
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.