F2CCamp (Freedom to Connect)

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From their website:
"The "Freedom to Connect" BarCamp takes its name from conferences organized by David Isenberg in Washington, DC to discuss issues of Internet access, including net neutrality, the idea that data should be transported over the network with minimal discrimination. Open discussions will focus on the possibility of universal Internet access, the concept of net neutrality, the state of US and global networks, the proliferation of community wireless networks, and the impact on markets and competitiveness.

F2CCamp will be *September 26*, during the Texas Wireless Summit. EFF-Austin is organizing, with Silona Bonewald and Jon Lebkowsky leading the effort. The Digital Convergence Initiative of the Texas Technology Corridor is co-sponsoring.

For more information, or to volunteer assistance, email f2c (at) effaustin.org.

We've set up an email list, savethenet (at) effaustin.org. To sign up, send a blank email to savethenet-subscribe (at) effaustin.org.

Proposed Sessions

• What do we mean by "net neutrality"? - David Deans
• BIG Broadband and Gigabit-to-the-Home (http://www.cazitech.com/G2Home/G2Home.htm) - Wayne Caswell
• What influences the alternative futures of BIG Broadband
• The case for BIG Broadband, what apps are enabled
• Societal need for BIG Broadband and how these apps benefit
• Public vs. private infrastructure
• BIG Broadband and then what: Role of home gateways and networks
• The FCC's Four Internet Freedoms: Martin vs Powell versions (http://isen.com/blog/2005/08/how-martins-fcc-is-different-from.html)
• The Annenberg Principles for Network Neutrality (http://www.annenberg.edu/news/news.php?id=13)
• What the telcos want, what "consumers" want, what the public needs.