On Wednesday December 25 2024 the ISOC-NY TV show features presentations from NYC Mesh‘s November Meetup. Learn about the latest infrastructure upgrades in North America’s largest community-owned Internet access network.
What: ISOC-NY TV – NYC Mesh – Hub Updates + 2024 Year in Review
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday December 25 2024 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-20:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel (if working!)
View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wSjWw07JO3w
SLIDES https://isoc.live/18624/
On Wednesday June 7 2023 the ISOC-NY TV show features features the May NYC Mesh Org Meetup, which includes a ‘State of the Mesh’ report by Brian Hall, plus Ryan Polk of the Internet Society explains why, in the face of ‘backdoor’ legislation, encryption matters.
#nycmesh #communitynetworks #nyc #encryption #EARNIT #STOPCSAM
What: May 2023 NYC Mesh Org Meetup + Why Encryption Matters w/ Ryan Polk
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday June 7 2023 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel (if working!)
View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/0VkstrRDM6U
TWITTER: @isocny @nycmesh #encryption @InternetSociety @Ryan_ISOC #EARNIT #STOPCSAM
On Wednesday Aug 3 2022 the ISOC-NY TV show features recent updates from NYC Mesh volunteers, including new extensions to the network and volunteer opportunities.
What: ISOC-NY TV – NYC Mesh Updates
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday Aug 3 2022 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel
View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wbaqZC4zOzQ
TWITTER: @nycmesh @mnn59 #communitynetworks #nyc #growinternet
On Tuesday June 28 2022 at 7pm EDT (23:00 UTC) NYC Mesh will hold its June 2022 Org Meetup. The first such F2F in some time will take lace at the site of a large fiber install in NYC’s Lower East Side. There is a general theme of “What the Mesh means to me†and “What direction I would like to see the Mesh takeâ€. There will be presentations & Q&A, before breakout sessions.
AGENDA
- Daniel Heredia will be presenting about the Grand Street install.
- Zach Giles will be talking about fiber leases, supernodes and our 111 8th POP- an important new data center install.
- Brian Hall will have a short status update and talk about focusing on full buildings installs.
MC: Jillian Murphy
The presentations will be webcast live by the Internet Society New York Chapter.
LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsocietynycmesh-jun2022
TWITTER @nycmesh #growinternet #communitynetworks
SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebooklive/isocny/ (AI Captions)
ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/nycmesh-jun2022
Today, Wednesday June 12 2019 at 12pm EDT (16:00 UTC)Â the Internet Society Livestream Channel will restream the NYC Mesh Org Meetup on June 11 2019, held at Adobe’s NYC office. Volunteers presented updates on 1) Supernode 3, now operational in West Brooklyn, 2) a large bandwidth donation 3) financial issues, including the cost of installs, donation structure, and the need for fresh funding 4) progress on developing an independent sustainable organizational entity, and 5) node map design on the NYC Mesh website.
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycmesh-june2019
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nGTmmcUcdmA
ABOUT NYC MESH
NYC Mesh is a community-owned decentralized mesh network for NYC. It is for both local use and access to the internet.
https://nycmesh.net/
NYC Mesh is a project of the Internet Society New York Chapter
https://isoc-ny.org
@nycmesh #nycmesh http://bit.ly/nycmesh
Earlier in 2018 NYC Mesh received a Design Concept (Stage 1) Honorable Mention in the Smart Community Networks Challenge in the NSF Mozilla Wireless Innovation for a Networked Society (WINS) Challenge. This qualified them for stage 2 – the Working Prototype Stage  Thus Zach Giles presented at a “demo day” showcase on August 14th, 2018 at Mozilla HQ in SF, CA. Video is below.
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-E6_HA1653g
More presentations – https://youtu.be/FOWrappjLsY
ABOUT NYC MESH
NYC Mesh is a community-owned decentralized mesh network for NYC. It is for both local use and access to the internet.
https://nycmesh.net/
NYC Mesh is a project of the Internet Society New York Chapter
https://isoc-ny.org
On Thursday January 11 2018 NYC Mesh will convene State of the Mesh 2018, which serves as the project’s annual general meeting. There will be a description of activities undertaken in 2017 and a discussion of plans for 2018. Topics include: the performance to date against the goals of the mesh and outcomes and achievements; Lessons learned and disappointments; Recent changes in the design of the mesh and implications for future work. The event is already fully booked, but will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel & YouTube.
What: State of the Mesh 2018
Where: Brooklyn Law School
When: Thursday January 11 2018 6:30pm
Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycmesh2018
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ykOqIh5Mt4Y
Twitter: @nycmesh
Today, Thursday November 2 2017 at 2pm, the NYU Department of Media, Culture, and Communication presents Tactical Tech in NYC: Alternative Networks and Practical Privacy. This afternoon conference brings together local organizers, technologists, and scholars working on mesh and alternative networking, cryptography, and practical privacy to discuss strategies, tactics, and shared challenges and opportunities in DIY and ground-up communication and organizing. How are communities and activists in New York City using, misusing, and inventing technologies to confront social injustice and structural inequality? Speakers include James Grimmelmann (Cornell Tech), Brian Hall (NYC Mesh), & Matthew Mitchell (CryptoParty Harlem). The event will webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
What: Tactical Tech in NYC: Alternative Networks and Practical Privacy
Where: NYU, 239 Greene Street, NYC
When: Thursday November 2 2017 2pm-5pm EDT (18:00-21:00 UTC)
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/tacticaltech
Twitter: #tacticaltech http://bit.ly/tacticaltech
OTonight Tuesday March 21 2017 at 6:30pm EDT the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) will host a meetup – Tales from the Trenches: Stories of NYC Community Networks – at RISE New York. ISOC-NY is pleased to be the fiscal sponsor of NYC Mesh, a fast-growing Community Network that is providing an open alternative to traditional ISPs in NYC. It is driven by a mostly youthful cadre of keen hacktivists, who are learning as they go. It has been said that if we don’t remember our mistakes we are condemned to repeat them. With that in mind, and also to celebrate their successes, we have invited some pioneers of NYC community networks to visit and share their accumulated wisdom. SPEAKERS: Charles Rawls – Dorsai Embassy; Bruce Lincoln – Silicon Harlem; Dana Spiegel – NYCwireless; Tony Schloss – Red Hook Initiative. There are still seats available RSVP below.. The event will be webcast on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
What: Tales from the Trenches: Stories of NYC Community Networks
Where: RISE New York, 43 W 23rd St, NYC
When: Tuesday March 21 2017 6:30pm-9pm
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/trenches/
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/238393792/
Twitter: @isocny
Where:Â WeWork Chelsea, 115 West 18th Street, NYC
When: Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 6:30PM-8:30PM Â (23:30 UTC)
Monthly meetup from our colleagues at NYC Mesh., if you are going to attend in person, you must RSVP via their meetup. We will also enable remote participation via zoom.
App: https://zoom.us/j/889447295
Phone: 1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)Â Â Meeting ID: 889 447 295Â
Please remember to mute your mic when joining the meeting.
*You can register here to attend remotely*
*Â You must RSVP here to come to the meeting in person.*
NYC Mesh writes:
At this meetup we will focus on our defining aim- to build a community owned network.
Over the past two years we have tried many different strategies, some worked and others proved too difficult. We will discuss our successes and how you can get involved and start building a network in your neighborhood.
Arrive at 6:30 for casual chat. Presentations start at 7pm. Presentations by Brian, Lisa, Zach and RB.
Thanks to WeWork Chelsea for generously hosting this meetup!Â