WIRELESS UTOPIAS

CYBERSALON @ THE DANA CENTRE

The Dana Centre, 165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5HE <www.danacentre.org.uk>
Cost: This event is free but places must be booked by calling 020 7942 4040 or by emailing: <tickets[AT]danacentre.org.uk>
Nearest tubes: South Kensington/Gloucester Road

MORE DETAILS HERE

VIEW THE LIVE WEBCAST HERE (7-9pm)

“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing
at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.”
Oscar Wilde

Over 100 years on from the discovery of radio waves, the introduction of high-speed
mobile broadband communication has heralded another flurry of competing wireless
utopian visions. Some advocate a commercial solution while others champion
the notion of 'Free Networks' - independent wireless communities built and
maintained by their users.

Are these latest emanations of wireless euphoria just
proof that history repeats itself or is there more behind it? Are there
ways to avoid the mistakes of the past and use the utopian potential
of wireless technologies in a more sustainable and human friendly way?
Will a peer-based meshed network, which turns every node into a personal
telecommunications switching station, mean we all become walking personal
telcos? Will we realise the vision of a digital IP-based world with bandwidth
abundance and ubiquitous communications for the empowerment of communities
and user-producers?

Using its trademark discussion format and complemented
by the Dana Centre's state of the art technological resources, Cybersalon
assembles a panel of experts to explore the nature and impact of this
latest wireless revolution. The event starts with a personal vision of
wireless utopias presented by Armin Medosch,
Ravensbourne College to be followed by a panel discussion exploring the
practical implications chaired by provocateur John
Wilson, Arwain.net and including Gordon
Adgey, Broadband4Devon, Daniel Heery,
Cybermoor.org and Adam Burns, Free2air.org

We really want the Cybersalon audience to contribute ideas,
raise questions and respond to the issues via an online WIKI and to bring
their wireless handheld and laptop devices to the event to contribute
to the ongoing discussion throughout the evening. Follow the 'MORE DETAILS
HERE' link above.

The Science Museum’s Dana Centre is the UK’s
newest venue for adults to debate and discuss contemporary science issues.
Complete with a wired café-bar connecting it to people all around
the world, the Dana Centre brings exciting, informative and lively discussion
to people who want to talk about challenging and cutting edge topics
in science, the arts and culture. The evening will be web cast live from
the Dana Centre, enabling a worldwide audience to engage and interact
with the event.