Thanks to everyone who came -- we swapped notes, hacked on software, climbed around in the dark on roofs, pondered collaborations -- all the good stuff. In the end we got a node installed in a key location, managed not to die climbing down that ridiculous crawlway, savored numerous potables, were invited to present about Wireless at the WRFU Barnraising, and had ourselves a righteous good time. Look for the next CUWiN Hack Night in early November.

See you all then!

CUWiN's extremely happy to announce the first "CUWiN Hack Night" of the season:

Wednesday, October 12th from 6-9pm at the IMC -- mark your calendar! We've already got a core group of developers who will be there and *we'll buy pizza for those who RSVP* -- so come to talk with the team, get questions answered, hack on equipment, learn, teach & play. We'll be retiring to the Crane Alley Bar & Grill at 9pm for further drink and contemplation:

What: CUWiN Hack Night

Who: Anyone interested in wireless, getting involved, & having fun

When: Wednesday, October 12, 2005; 6-9pm

Where: IMC -- 202 S. Broadway Ave., (use Elm St. Entrance on North Side)

Bring: Yourself, interesting gadgets, wireless equipment, questions & ideas

Post Hack Night: 9pm -- Crane Alley (a block away at 115 W. Main St. in Urbana)

The coalition of groups, individuals and organizations working to set up emergency telecommunications infrastructures throughout the Katrina disaster area continues to expand. There are now at least four main staging areas (Ponchatoula, Rayville, Algiers, and Bay St. Louis) and well over 50 people working on coordination, logistics, and implementation.

Today we shipped 2600 pounds of phones, computers, and related equipment to our teams on the ground. And more donations continue to flow in hourly.

The Radio Response Website has just gone live and our communications infrastructures (cell, IRC, IM, Wiki, e-mail, etc.) have been fantastic at getting information to our teams on the ground and funneling supplies anf funding to where it's needed most.

We're definitely hitting our stride.

Columbus, OH Team to leave Saturday or Sunday (September 10th or 11th) for Rayville, LA. If you would like to join this team, please contact: Doug Roberts - dnroberts@gmail.com.

Community Wireless Response Team: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS.

If you can donate the following equipment, please e-mail cu-wireless-response@cuwireless.net immediately. Equipment can be shipped to:

Community Wireless Response Team
ATTN: Paul Smith
107 McManus Rd
Rayville, LA 71269

Equipment Needed
70 VoIP phones
25 laptops/PCs (good enough to run Firefox)
20 8 port switches
10 Metrix nodes
15 RJ-45 couplers
20 power strips

Blog site moved to www.cuwireless.net/katrina