Community Area Networks: From Conception to Operation

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Community Area NetworksFrom Conception to
Operation

• Tom Bartz James Hawbaker Patrick
  Christian James Lowe
• Gerard Froh Don Schell
• Jim Hadlock Ross Wilson

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Discussion Topics

• Introduction of Panel Members
• Community Network Models (CANs)
• CAN (DO) Perspectives (CINC, AAMFON, FoxNet,
  MASHNet, ITSWAN)
• Getting Started
• Questions (Dont save em!!!)

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Panel Members

• James Lowe, Chief Information Officer
• Jim Hadlock, Educational Technology Director
• Ross Wilson, Director of Education Tech Services
• James Hawbaker, Director of Technology
• Tom Bartz, Director of Information Systems
• Gerard Froh, Network Planning Manager
• Don Schell, Systems Engineer

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Community Network Models
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CAN (DO) Perspectives

• CINC (Chippewa Valley Internet Networking
  Consortium)
• AAMFON (Appleton Area Metropolitan Fiber Optic
  Network)
• FoxNet (Winnebago County Fox River Network)
• Milwaukee Area Safety and Health Network
• ITSWAN (Intelligent Traffic System WAN)

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Getting Started

• Networks are built on three, equal principles
  People, Technology, Economics
• Identify community interest
• Determine fiber opportunities (various sources)
• Leverage cooperative knowledge and skills

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Questions?