Boston Wireless Community Forum

The City of Boston has formed a Wireless Task Force to develop a plan for a citywide wireless network. The task force is organizing a WiFi and Internet Community Forum (*.pdf) on Saturday, May 6^th at Wentworth Institute of Technology. The event will feature speakers, workshops, and display booths to help educate the public and local businesses about the effort, create an atmosphere for feedback and discussion, and demonstrate unique uses of broadband Internet access. It is a free event and should attract over 200 techies and non-techies from throughout the Boston area.

TechBoston has been asked to sponsor and participate by bringing tech-savvy students to attend and work the event. So we'll be there in full force repping for the at-risk, urban youth whose names get thrown around so frequently at events of this magnitude. Hopefully, we'll wow 'em with our wit, poise, tech aptitudes, and positove attitudes. Plus, a crew of them will be using AlphaSmarts to take notes throughout the day. We're about to do the training in an hour (crossing fingers). The notes taken by us will be incorporated into a formal report that the Wireless Task Force is going to present Mayor Menino in July.

Date:
Saturday, May 6, 2006

Location:
Watson Hall, Wentworth Institute, 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Directions:
To Wentworth: http://www.wit.edu/pop_directions.html
Watson Hall is Building # 5 on this campus map: http://www.wit.edu/pop_campusmap.html
Note: Although the official address is Huntington Avenue, it is easier to get to the building from Parker Street.

Time:
The event is from 8:30 AM - 12 PM, but we'll be there from 7:30 AM - 1 PM in the background playing our positions.

Online Registration:
If you'd like to attend the forum, you can register for the event at the following site:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/wireless/WirelessForumRegistration.asp