The Summit, expected to be the largest community wireless networking event to date, will support the work of community wireless networks by facilitating the critical alliance of technologists and policy experts and by encouraging participants to discuss the great variety of challenges and opportunities facing their initiatives:There's now a list of participating groups, an agenda and registration page. Participants include Seattle Wireless, NYC Wireless, Austin Wireless City Project, a bunch of national organizations including EFF and the Association for Community Networking, as well as the Center for Neighborhood Technology and other Chicago folks. So I guess it's really national, and it's certainly going to be interesting.
* Do community wireless networks really serve the populations they ought to reach, and if not, what needs to be done?
* What is the future of the FCC's unlicensed spectrum policies that enable the innovations that drive community wireless technologies?
* Can dozens of independently-operating community wireless initiatives join together to create a positive future for the movement?
Today's One Cleveland blog says they're involved, too, but they're not on the list of participants or speakers. An oversight, I hope.
So... my Cleveland carpool now seems to include Steve Goldberg, George Nemeth, and Steve Finegold of Tremont WiFi. Anyone else?