Hello to everyone visiting the blog to see the almost realtime video blog posts I made from the Boston WiFi Summit.


It was exciting to use the technology of audioblog.com to be able to record and upload video over WiFi as it happened!

Some technical Notes for those who are interested

When someone records and publishes almost live, it relies on the speed and strength of the internet connection. That's why the quality is different than my regular video blog posts.   more »

WiFi Summit John Tobin Closing Remarks

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WiFi Summit Q&A II
We are the media.
How does this fit into people's daily lives?
Access for all.

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Audience Questions and Comments

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WiFi Summit Michael Oh Tech Superpowers
Published to technical specifications and business model for newburyopen.net to the web for anyone to read and build upon.

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WiFi Summit Richard O'Bryant, Northeastern
It's important for us to push policy makers to help them undersand where to take this technology.

The most successful projects come up from the community.

The City can coordinate the resources.

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WiFI Summit Russell Newman, Campaign Director, Free Press.

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WiFi Summit Jock Gill Implications for a Connected Community

Jock Gill showed a clip from the Panic Struck Productions Independent Star Wars fan film Revelations, to start his talk.

Thinking about the future of wireless Boston.

We need to aniticpate a system that will support citizen creation.

The ability to create in a rich multimedia function is important to our future.

10 GB connectivity by 2015!

Dare to dream about a possible future that capaults us into a position nof strength and competitiveness.
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WiFi Summit Robert Tumposky, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Don't bet on one technology.

Work with exiting group, provide access to telephone poles, fire boxes, etc.
Provide technical assistance to groups that want to provide wireless and resolve wirelss conficts.
For internal purposes build a wireless mesh network and learn from that be able to consult and share with the public.

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WiFi Summit Vinit Nijhawan
Consumer adoption drives technology uses. He tells how Apple Computer's intoduction of Airport Wirelss drove down the cost.

Goventment can help get WiFi to users.

It's for the common good of the 21st Century.

The govenment can subsidise use .

Boston is known as a technolgy savvy place and we need to continue that.

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WiFi Summit Doug Schremp - Deployment Models:
Traditional WiFi, Cooperative Wholesale, Busoness/Advertoser Supported, User Owned Networks, Local Re-Sale, Community Based Inititaves.

"If we combine these models together, we could have a wireless network for Boston pretty easily."

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Doug Schremp BTS Partners talks about existing WiFi assets in the City of Boston.

Colleges and Unniversities, Businesss, Museums, City Assets.

Also community based initiatives such as Newbury Open.Net.

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Doug Schremp BTS Partners reviews what's going on with wireless in the world.

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Geeta Pradhan, Director, The NEw Economy INitiative, The Boston Foundation, opening remarks at the Boston WiFi Summit.

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John Tobin's welcoming remarks at the Boston WiFi Summit

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Menino

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Opening of hte Boston WiFi Summit.

The full presentations will be available on the Museum of Science website.

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Good Morning,
This is a live test from the WIFi Summit

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The Boston WiFi Summit will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 19th at 8:45 AM at the Museum of Science.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Boston WiFi Summit Agenda
Thursday, May 19, 2005

8:45 a.m.
Registration, Coffee & Refreshments

9:10 a.m.
What is Wireless? Museum of Science Slide Presentation
Adam Weiss, Member of Current Science & Technology Team

9:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Ioannis Miaoulis, President and Director, Museum of Science

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr.

Geeta Pradhan, Director, The New Economy Initiative, The Boston Foundation
Emcee for the Day: Brian Worobey, Vice President, Museum of Science

9:50 a.m.
BTS Partners Presentation
Doug Schremp, Chief Technology Officer, BTS Parners

10:20 a.m.
Panel I ~ WiFi: Implications for a Connected Community
Moderator: Doug Schremp

Nyvia Colon, Director of Technology Programs, Madison Park Corporation
Vinit Nijhawan, President of TIE –Boston, Director of airwide solutions
Robert Tumposky, Deputy Director Management Information Services, Boston Redevelopment Authority

11:05 a.m.
Panel II ~ What’s Best for Boston’s Future?
Moderator: Jock Gill

Michael Oh, Tech Superpowers Inc., Co-founder of BostonWAG.org
Russell Newman, Campaign Director, Free Press
Richard O'Bryant, Professor and Research Fellow, Northeastern University

11:50 a.m.
Audience Question & Comments

12:25 p.m.
Conclusion & Next Steps
Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr.

Naomi Graychase wrote an article titled Boston Convenes Wi-Fi Summit for Wi-Fi Planet:

"On May 19th, citizens and leaders in the City of Boston will gather in a public forum at the Museum of Science to discuss ways to bring free, public Wi-Fi to Boston. The Wi-Fi Summit, which is free and open to the public, was the outgrowth of an order Boston City Councilor John Tobin filed late last summer. Tobin is leading an effort to find ways to bring more widespread, public wireless access to America's fifth largest city."