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

[Charles Mok (gmail)]

Looks like what can make a great learning tour for ISOC folks visiting NYC!



On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 5:31 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.
>
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> *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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