Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2020
Community Networks Training Webinar
Agenda
Week 1: Community Networks 101
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT / 9:00am HT
Resources:
- Muni Fiber Models (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
- Broadband framework (Merit Network)
- The Community Network Manual: How to Build the Internet Yourself (International Telecommunication Union, FGV Direito Rio, Internet Society)
- Becoming Broadband Ready – A Toolkit for Communities (Next Century Cities)
- Getting Backhaul (Purchasing Bandwidth) for an Althea Network: YouTube tutorial (Althea)
- Network Equipment Documentation (NYC Mesh)
- Business models for a successful and sustainable network (Althea)
- Lessons from a Community Network Novice (by Dustin Loup, ISOC DC Chapter)
Week 2: The “Community of Networking”
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Resources:
- Resources for Community Engagement (FirstMile)
- The Anatomy of a Community Broadband Manager (Next Century Cities)
- Five Lessons for Tech-Powered Civic Engagement (Next Century Cities)
Week 3: The Business of a Community Network
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Dr. Rob McMahon
Associate Professor, University of Alberta; Master of Arts in Communication and Technology (MACT) and Master of Arts in Community Engagement (MACE)
Resources:
- NSRBN and Internet Society Collaboration Agreement (Northeast Superior Regional Broadband Network)
- Internet speed test (Indian Horse)
- Toolkit for First Nations- Municipal Community Economic Development Partnerships (Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Cando)
- NSRBN Presentation (Northeast Superior Regional Broadband Network)
- Broadband Ready toolkit (Next Century Cities)
- A Guide to Federal Funding for Indigenous Broadband in Canada (2016 / First Mile Connectivity Consortium)
- Understanding Community Broadband: The Alberta Broadband Toolkit (University of Alberta)
- Broadband Business Models and Alberta Examples, graphic (Rob McMahon)
- Finding opportunity for self-determination in a ‘digital divide’ (Co-operatives First)
- Short video: Matt Rantanen (SCTCA) on “The Business of a Community Network”
- Short video: First Nations IT Managers / Technicians Tell Their Story (K-Net)
Week 4: What It’s Like to Build and Sustain a Network
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Resources:
- WJBT short video (Western James Bay Telecom)
- Four-Part Educational Video Series on Building Wireless Networks (ILSR)
- From Digital Divides to the First Mile: Indigenous Peoples and the Network Society in Canada (by Rob McMahon, hosted on First Mile website)
- Implementing a Broadband Network Vision: A Toolkit for Local and Tribal Governments (BroadbandUSA)
- How to Start a Community Network (NYC Mesh)
- Report on Broadband Deployment in Indian Country (2019) (Federal Communications Commission [FCC])
- WJBTN Milestone Targets
- Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 (also known as the Ray Baum Act) (US Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-TN)
- Full bill text (US Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-TN)
Week 5: Troubleshooting and Security
Thursday, 1 October 2020
Don Ginther
Manager of Information Technology Services, First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group, Inc. (TSAG)
Resources:
- Get Started Guidelines (Commotion Wireless)
- MANRS Implementation Guide (Internet Society)
- Nation of Hawaii Broadband Network (Nation of Hawaii Broadband Network)
- Video: Trouble Shooting (University of Washington)
- Video: Trouble Shooting Network Outage (Mohawk Networks)
- Video: Trouble Shooting Fiber Repair (Mohawk Networks)
- Video: Physical Security (First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group, Inc. [TSAG])
- Video: Email-based Phishing Attacks (First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group, Inc. [TSAG])
- Video: Cyber Resiliency (Brandon Benallie)
Week 6: Hands-on Training
Monday, 5 October 2020
(week of Indigenous Connectivity Summit)
Resources:
- Network cables how-to
- Hand-drawn guide: network cables how-to
- SudoMesh Zine – Crimping Guide
- Broadband Glossary (Institute for Local Self-Reliance & Next Century Cities)
- At the limits of the internet: Technology options for community networks
- Crimping Workshop Slides
- How to Terminate a Flat RJ45 Connector
- How to Make an Ethernet Cable
Leading image: Dennis ‘Bumpy’ Kanehele, of Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo, works with members of the community and the Internet Society during an Internet training session on November 14th, 2019. © Elyse Butler