Pleas also refer to PressFeedback on the conference
Press Release: freifunk.net summer convention 2004
FRESH AIR
FREE NETWORKS
Djursland, September 2004
Communication technologies and affordable quality Internet access are not being brought to areas of market failures. Experience and cultivate an antidote to the worldwide digital divide: community-initiated networks for free communication and broadening access to the Internet.
This year's freifunk.net summer convention aims to cultivate and support community-initiated strategies for broadening access to the Internet's information and communication resources worldwide. The convention intends to:
- Facilitate discussion and exchange of best practices on existing community-owned free networks
- Establish common strategies, guidelines and tools for setting up an efficient, local free network
- Initiate and foster the continued growth of this virulent community committed to the exchange of ideas and information
The Djursland project is one of Europe's leading wireless community networks, a volunteer-run organization that connects more than 2,000 people. While at Djursland, convention participants will get first-hand knowledge of best practices for launching and maintaining a community-wide network.
Learn more about the impact these networks are having on local community development, share your ideas and find out about ways you can improve or initiate a network in your neighborhood. You will also meet a large group of pleasant and dedicated people in this beautiful countryside in Denmark.
Get involved in this worldwide, grassroots initiative from Sept. 3rd to 5th. Make it a holiday and stay until Sept. 10th to collaborate in a 5 days, hands-on workshop after the convention while enjoying the fresh air of the Djursland.
contact: press@freifunk.net
Please see also w4d_pressrelease.pdf