NYCwireless is a nonprofit community group that advocates for wireless community networking and free public hotspots. The document outlines various projects NYCwireless is working on, including sociableCHAT for communication, Wi-Fi Thank You for recognizing hotspot providers, Neighbornode for network mapping, iPodSpot to organize network information on iPods, and SafeMail to provide encrypted email. It also discusses using art, events and public demonstrations to promote the organization and wireless network.

1. Community Wireless Summit:
NYCwireless Projects
August 21, 2004
Dana Spiegel
dana@nycwireless.net
www.nycwireless.net

2. What is NYCwireless
• Community Wireless Group
• Non-profit organization - 501(c)3
• Goals:
• Advocate of Wireless Community Networking
• Provide a Forum for Wireless Networking
• Promote free, open hotspots in public spaces
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3. Community
• A Community Group that is open to all
• 40-50 people at our monthly general meetings
• 10-15 our SIG meetings
• Growth
• Public Service
• New Ideas
• Education
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4. Engaging Community
• More than technology
• Get the community talking
• Volunteer projects
• Create facilitating software
• Art explores new ways of thinking about our
technology
• Engage commerce
• Visibility
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5. Software
• Community Oriented
• Communication
• Service
• Visibility
• Easy network access and roaming software
• Easy and secure setup of NYCwireless access points
• Community visibility and interaction applications
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6. sociableCHAT
www.sociableDESIGN.com
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7. Wi-Fi Thank You
www.wifithankyou.com
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8. Neighbornode
www.neighbornode.net
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9. iPodSpot
• Carry NodeDB database with you
• Use ubiquitous device
• Provide easy to use information organization
• Geared toward Non-Techies
• http://wiki.nycwireless.net/iPodSpot
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10. SafeMail
• SSL encrypted IMAP and SMTP email
• Free with NYCwireless membership
• Promotes safe use of Wireless Networks
• Easy to use
• Raises the bar for service
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11. Art & Events
• Reach out to extended, local communities
• Use public space and demonstrate network
• Add visibility to the organization and to the
network
• Make wireless accessible
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12. Wireless Park Lab Days
www.nycwireless.net/labdays
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13. Live Public Video
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14. Spectropolis (Oct. 1-3, 2004)
www.spectropolis.info
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15. Commerce
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16. Tools
***Wiki page***
wiki.nycwireless.net
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17. Visibility
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