Chapter Event 2003-08-23

You are invited to…

WiFi Play Day

Saturday, August 23, 2003
CIT Building, Dulles VA

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 Pegaro 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, Mike Young, will give an intensive one-hour introduction to broadband wireless technology.
12:00 – lunch break
1:00 – YDI class on wireless propagation, antennas, performance.
2:00 – YDI class on wireless bandwidfth management.

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, for your neighborhood, for your business, or want to learn more about the technology, join us at the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology building on Saturday, August 23.

We’re taking over the ground floor of the CIT building for the day.

Expect a carnival atmosphere. 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.

Center For Innovative Technology

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 by email to cawnet@gainesgroup.com, so we can plan properly.

MCI , YDI , and Spectrum Access are our corporate sponsors for the day.

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