[Chapter-delegates] Fw: Thank You & Follow-up

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

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The replication of best practices is welcome and in line with partnership.
Any support of coordination by the ISOC Foundation always goes a long way.

Regards.

Dr. Adebunmi Akinbo

On Sun, 8 Sept 2024 at 17:39, Charles Mok (gmail) via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Thanks Stu for your contribution to the Community Day NA call, and I hope
> the NY Chapter initiative with public housing Smart Community Initiative
> can be further shared with chapters around NA and the world, to see how the
> experience and the success can be replicated. I wonder if the Foundation
> can also help coordinate and support such initiatives to outreach good
> outcomes from chapter projects to others.
>
> Thank you again,
> Charles
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 9:13 AM Dave Burstein via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
>> Forwarded on behalf of Stu Reid, secretary of the NY Chapter. He's
>>> troubleshooting his connection to the list.
>>>
>>> Stu's presentation was eloquent about how chapters and ISOC should reach
>>> out to communities.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Stuart Reid <stureid at live.com>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 6, 2024 10:04 AM
>>> *To:* wentworth at isoc.org <wentworth at isoc.org>
>>> *Cc:* chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org <
>>> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>> *Subject:* Thank You & Follow-up
>>>
>>> Hello Sally,
>>> I want to thank you for hosting the Community Day North America webinar
>>> last week, and for permitting me to speak out about the dire economic
>>> circumstances and needs of the community that we serve here in New York
>>> City, as well as the NY Chapter’s efforts to make a difference.
>>> While I spent my time talking about the enormous underserved community
>>> that we focus on, I wanted to share with you some of the actual
>>> achievements that we have been able to accomplish since receiving the
>>> Beyond the Net grant awarded to the Chapter just before the pandemic.
>>> NY Chapter leaders have partnered with public housing residents in a
>>> not-for-profit community technology undertaking, The Smart Community
>>> Initiative (*www.thesmartci.org <http://www.thesmartci.org/>*).
>>> Together we have deployed the *Resident Public Safety Teaching Network* that
>>> empowers residents with technology tools and applications, that they
>>> operate and control, to improve their quality of life and public safety.
>>> The *Resident Public Safety Teaching Network *includes:
>>>
>>>    - Mobile Community Command Centers for resilient Internet
>>>    connectivity and communications during weather-related and other
>>>    disruptions.
>>>    - Resident streaming servers deployed for multiple developments
>>>    which enable residents to stream information to themselves, as well as
>>>    others, ubiquitously.
>>>    - Servers enable 24/7 resident-controlled streaming of building
>>>    lobbies.
>>>    - Digital bulletin board monitors, controlled by residents, for
>>>    real-time communications, including public safety and emergency
>>>    announcements.
>>>    - Provision of alternative connectivity for resident lifeline
>>>    service during power outages and other emergencies that enhances the
>>>    resiliency of community-based Internet infrastructure.
>>>    - Training of residents by Chapter Members in the creation and
>>>    distribution of internet-based digital content utilizing the Resident
>>>    Teaching Network.
>>>    - Training of residents in emergency radio communications procedures
>>>    and protocols utilizing Chapter-developed curriculum and trainers.
>>>    - FCC licensed communications network that enables real
>>>    time communication for public safety and quality-of-life reporting,
>>>    including interface with First Responders.
>>>    - Emergency network training and deployment through Board Member
>>>    participation in the WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team (WEBT, *www.whcrebt.org
>>>    <http://www.whcrebt.org/>*).
>>>    - WEBT is a volunteer service headquartered at City College of NY,
>>>    where WHCR radio station facilities provide emergency communications
>>>    infrastructure and services to community organizations.
>>>    - The NY Chapter has partnered with WEBT for several years in the
>>>    sponsorship of its annual *Harlem Emergency Preparedness Day* event.
>>>
>>> (I have attached a photographic overview of the deployed *Resident
>>> Public Safety Teaching Network* for your perusal.)
>>> Sally, we at the New York Chapter are certainly excited to have you on
>>> board and welcome you as the new CEO.  We look forward to working together
>>> in a real way to tackle the ignorance and lack of understanding for the
>>> plight of people in public housing.
>>> Towards that end we would love to meet with you to strategize ways of
>>> further working to raise funds for projects like the resident-operated and
>>> controlled teaching network, and to help bring digital equity to the single
>>> largest underserved community in North America.
>>>  Warm regards,
>>> Stu Reid
>>> NY Chapter Board Member
>>>
>>>
>>>
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