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| Free WiFi Play Day on Saturday, August 23rd Note: this is an announcement for a free event being held by a non-profit group promoting wireless broadband.
You are invited to...
WiFi Play Day
Saturday, August 23, 2003
CIT Building
Dulles Toll Rd. and Route 28
Dulles VA
Sponsored jointly by the Capital Area Wireless Network Group (CAWNet) and the Greater Washington Chapter of the Internet Society (DCISOC).
If you are interested in broadband wireless for your home, business, your neighborhood, or want to learn more about the technology, join us at the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) building on Saturday, August 23. We're taking over the ground floor for the entire day.
There will be classes in the morning and afternoon, demonstrations, lots of equipment ranging from a simple home wireless LAN to professional broadband.
A number of our CAWNet members will be there for the day with the gear they use, much of it set up and operation, to show off the various things you can do with WiFi and answer your questions one-on-one.
There will be people there to show how to set up your laptop for WiFi at Starbucks, McDonalds, free hotspots, etc., how to set up a home wireless network (WLAN), also people who provide broadband Internet access for their neighborhoods or their communities, and we expect a couple of cellular experts who can talk about the differences between WiFi and the growing variety of data services available from the cellular carriers.
All are welcome to come for all or part of the day, no charge. If you are interested, please RSVP to cawnet@gainesgroup.com so we can plan properly.
MCI, YDI, and Spectrum Access are our corporate sponsors for the day.
Schedule:
9:00 - building opens, people start bringing in their gear, setting up, testing. At 9:30, people setting up gear will be treated to coffee, soft drinks, bagels, donuts.
10:00 - Rob Pegoraro of the Washington Post will kick off the day with an intro to WiFi, its importance, and where it appears to be going.
10:30 - Browse the 15 tables of equipment, displays, demonstrations, get an idea of who and what equipment is there -- the tables will be open until 4:00 p.m.
11:00 - YDI President and CTO Michael F. Young will give a one-hour introduction to RF fundamentals and useful radio terms and concepts applicable to WiFi.
12:00 - lunch break
1:00 - YDI class on Outdoor and Long Range WiFi and Wireless LAN systems.
2:00 - YDI class on Bandwidth Control for Wireless Systems
In the afternoon, there will be ongoing mini-lectures to show how Spectrum Access provides broadband wireless service in the CIT building, and some of the more interesting equipment relating to WiFi.
The CIT building itself is connected to the Internet via wideband wireless, and public spaces in the building have 802.11b WiFi available; it will be free for you to try out during the day.
Wireless Internet access providers will be there, such as Middleburg Online, the oldest wireless Internet service provider we know of in northern Virginia, and small entrepreneurs and people who provide WiFi highspeed Internet access to their communities, many of which cannot get either DSL or digital cable.
We'll have 15 banquet tables with gear, many of them live demos, ranging from the simplest home WLAN to neighborhood and community broadband access services, also several professional gear demos, antennas and outdoor amplifiers, sniffers, bandwidth managers, network management, etc.
The CIT building is located at the Dulles Toll Road and Route 28. Click here for directions.
Remember, Saturday, August 23, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free event.
Email cawnet@gainesgroup.com if you plan to stop by, so we can reserve space for you.
CAWNet is a nonprofit, volunteer group working toward the development of free and low-cost wideband wireless Internet access in the Greater Washington DC area.
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| Whoops, here's the link for directions to the CIT building:
»www.cit.org/pdf/Dir_Herndon.pdf.
Brian
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 evePremium
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Alexandria, VA | reply to SixOfNine
I think I might actually show up to that. 
Thanks for the find. |
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SixOfNineBrake In A Ladylike Manner.Premium
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| reply to SixOfNine
Hope you make it. I have been told by several people that classes taught by Michael Young of YDI are great.
Please send that RSVP e-mail because the organizer wants to be ready for whatever size audience shows up. It probably wouldn't hurt to mention that you saw the announcement on BBR, either.
Brian
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Wow, I wish I knew this was going on. I am on vacation that day. Will they posts any of the presentations on the net? Will there be another day planned like this? |
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| said by Scottyj:
Wow, I wish I knew this was going on. I am on vacation that day. Will they posts any of the presentations on the net? Will there be another day planned like this?
Good questions. If I get any answers I'll post them here. I'm sure that there will another event like this.
YDI teaches a two-day class which gets rave reviews from folks interested in starting their own WISPs. There's another class in early September at the same location as the WiFi Play Day. You can get information from their web site at »www.ydi.com.
Brian
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 JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
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| reply to SixOfNine
said by SixOfNine:
There will be people there to show how to set up your laptop for WiFi at Starbucks, McDonalds, free hotspots, etc., how to set up a home wireless network (WLAN), also people who provide broadband Internet access for their neighborhoods or their communities, and we expect a couple of cellular experts who can talk about the differences between WiFi and the growing variety of data services available from the cellular carriers.
Will vendors be selling the wireless hardware? I've been thinking about getting whatever (I don't even know what I need!!) for my laptop so I can try out the local hotspot. If I could one-stop buy/learn it would be fantastic!! |
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| said by JTRockville:
Will vendors be selling the wireless hardware? I've been thinking about getting whatever (I don't even know what I need!!) for my laptop so I can try out the local hotspot. If I could one-stop buy/learn it would be fantastic!!
Good question. The planners were discussing this recently and somebody thought that there might be a no-money-can-change-hands rules at the CIT building. I'll try to get an answer to this question tomorrow morning. In any case I think the learning experience will be invaluable.
Brian
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
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Rockville, MD | I can always stop en route and get what I need. But if folks there will take the time to teach, I'd rather give them the dough - even if it's a bit more than I'd spend over-the-counter. |
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| said by JTRockville:
I can always stop en route and get what I need. But if folks there will take the time to teach, I'd rather give them the dough - even if it's a bit more than I'd spend over-the-counter.
There's discussion of setting up a swap table where WiFi types can sell their surplus gear.
Also, there's actually rent being paid for the space, so the no-money-can-change-hands rule most likely does not apply. I'm still checking to see if YDI is going to set up a sales booth.
Brian
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| reply to JTRockville
said by JTRockville:
Will vendors be selling the wireless hardware?
Looks like YDI will be taking orders but not selling items on site. However, it also looks like the swap table is a go.
Brian
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
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Rockville, MD | reply to SixOfNine
Do you know if there's parking available, that doesn't require a 6'8" clearance? |
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Ringwood, NJ | reply to SixOfNine
Looks pretty interesting! If it was a little closer I might consider the trip. |
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| reply to JTRockville
said by JTRockville:
Do you know if there's parking available, that doesn't require a 6'8" clearance?
I called the building and they said there is some outdoor parking. The receptionist even checked the parking garage's clearance and it's 7 1/2 feet.
Some other info:
1. Free WiFi will be available throughout the day.
2. Swap tables will be set up. WiFi-ers will bring their surplus WiFi and networking gear and mark their name and price on each item and set it out on the tables.
They will mark each item as "working order" or "as-is" and any other comment they choose to make about condition.
Volunteers will watch the tables and collect money. Cash only, unless a particular swapper is willing to take a check.
3. Another presentation has also been scheduled:
HOW TO START A WISP
12:00 Noon: Monthly CAWNet meeting and presentation on how to start your own neighborhood WISP - Bruce Potter & Don Bailey. Bruce is the co-author of the O'Reilly book "802.11 Security." Don is a security professional by day and runs a neighborhood WISP in Potomac Falls, Virginia.
4. Enough people have RSVPed for the CIT building cafeteria (usually not open on Saturday) to be open with a light lunch menu -- hotdogs, sandwiches, chips, soft drinks, juices, coffee.
5. Don't forget to RSVP to cawnet@gainesgroup.com if you plan to come.
Brian
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| said by SixOfNine:
I called the building and they said there is some outdoor parking. The receptionist even checked the parking garage's clearance and it's 7 1/2 feet.
I can clear that!
But I might end up carpooling with a buddy. said by SixOfNine:
1. Free WiFi will be available throughout the day.
* wonders if anyone will make accusations of "excessive bandwidth use" * said by SixOfNine:
5. Don't forget to RSVP to cawnet@gainesgroup.com if you plan to come.
Done.
Thanks for the fantastic info/responses, SixOfNine  !
See you there. |
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| said by JTRockville:
See you there.
Great! I'll be there probably through lunchtime. I'll be demonstrating a Secure Shell client on my laptop (Anonymizer's Total Net Shield).
Brian
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 dongyrnProfessional Geek
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Martinsburg, WV | reply to SixOfNine
Fantastic, and very timely - I'm having loads of problems getting my wireless gear to work at home. Made my RSVP, I'll be there!! Thanks for the info SixOfNine!
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
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| reply to SixOfNine
Re: Free WiFi Play Day on Saturday, August 23rd * looks around for someone with "brian" on their nametag *
hmmmmmm, mebbe just our packets will bump into each other
LOOK OUT, THEY'RE FLYING AT WARP SPEEDS
2003-08-23 14:53:37 EST: 2493 / 1335
Your download speed : 2493095 bps, or 2493 kbps.
A 304.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 1335559 bps, or 1335 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!
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SixOfNineBrake In A Ladylike Manner.Premium
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Sterling, VA | reply to SixOfNine
Very nice! I had to leave at lunchtime.
Brian |
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| D'oh, you said you were leaving at lunchtime before, but I forgot.
Did anyone else who went there get asked to be photographed?
Someone asked to take a picture of my chest!!
I smiled, but I'm not sure he captured that.
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