This meeting looks like it may be of interest to TCWUG members...it will be held in Walter Library on the U of MN East Bank campus. X-From_: events at dtc.umn.edu Tue Aug 9 14:54:40 2005 Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 14:54:29 -0500 (CDT) From: DTC Events <events at dtc.umn.edu> To: DTC Mailing List:; Subject: Wireless Cities... Community Context Conference, Oct 6-7, 2005 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at dtc.umn.edu Wireless Cities... Community Context Conference October 6-7, 2005 University of Minnesota Digital Watershed and the University of Minnesota Digital Technology Center and the Institute for New Media Studies, are hosting the "Wireless Cities . . . Community Contest Conference." The purpose of the conference, which will be held October 6 - 7 at the Digital Technology Center in Walter Library on the University of Minnesota campus, is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on community-centered services delivered over municipal wireless networks. Municipal wireless networks are being planned and implemented across the nation and the world. This conference will address the use of wireless networks to improve existing community services and innovate new collaborative content for local communities. It will act as a catalyst to engage government, industry and community organizations on how such content would impact public collaboration in the arts, humanities, journalism, education, social networks and other value-added community programming. The tentative schedule is as follows: Day 1 - Thursday, October 6, 2005 8:00 - 8:45 Registration and continental breakfast 8:45 Opening Remarks: Andrew Odlyzko, Digital Technology Center 9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 1 - Wireless State of the Cities 10:45 - 12:15 Plenary Session 2 - Legal and Legislative Issues 12:15 to 1:30 PM - Lunch buffet served in DTC Charles Ribaudo, Jambo Networks 1:30 - 3:00 Plenary Session 3 - Bridging the Digital Divide 3:15 - 4:45 Plenary Session 4 - Wireless Arts and Culture 6:00 to 8:00 Reception/Banquet - at the Campus Club Costis Toregas, PTI.org, keynote speaker Douglas Geers, U of M performance Day 2 - Friday, October 7, 2005 8:30 - 9 Continental breakfast 9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 5 - Social Networks 10:45 - 12:15 Plenary Session 6 - Workgroups Group 1 - State of the Cities Group 2 - Legal and Legislative Group 3 - Bridging the Digital Divide Group 4 - Wireless Arts and Culture Group 5 - Social Networks 12:15 - 1:30 Lunch buffet at DTC 1:30 - 3:00 Plenary Session 7 - Reports and Summary 3:00 - 3:30 Closing remarks, Arthur Harkins, U of M Futurist Registration information and up-to-date conference information is available at: http://www.dtc.umn.edu/seminars/symposia/wireless2005 Additional information is also available by contacting the conference administrator at wccc at dtc.umn.edu.