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January 24, 2008
Who is watching whom?
Building an information highway downtown
Who is watching whom?
A YouTube accessible video of police handcuffing and tethering a Victoria teenager in a prison cell is sparking as much attention and debate as the notorious YouTube tasering video. SFU criminologist Neil Boyd can talk about whether we are witnessing new phenomena here – police being tried by YouTube and whether the internet is evolving into a Bigger Brother than surveillance video.
Neil Boyd, 778.782.3324, nboyd@sfu.ca
Building an information highway downtown
We're used to seeing scaffolding going up in Vancouver's construction crazy downtown core but how about making room for a wireless broadband network? Jian Pei, an assistant professor of computing science at SFU, can talk about the merits of the city hosting a publicly accessible broadband network on the internet. The city is seeking organizations interested in building and financing such a project. Free public networks are becoming accessible in many global cities.
Barry Shell, communication managers for the Faculty of Applied Sciences, just returned from Portland, Oregon, which is home to MetroFi, a totally free municipally hosted wireless broadband network. “Vancouver is years behind on this, and there's no excuse," says Shell, creator of science.ca and an early adopter of advanced information technology.
Maia Engeli, an assistant professor in SFU's School of Interactive Arts and Technology, can talk about the community and social challenges involved in mounting a city hosted broadband network.
Jian Pei, 778.782.7197, jpei@cs.sfu.ca
Barry Shell, 778.782.3125, shell@sfu.ca
Maia Engeli, 778.329.2743, engeli@sfu.ca
Building an information highway downtown
Who is watching whom?
A YouTube accessible video of police handcuffing and tethering a Victoria teenager in a prison cell is sparking as much attention and debate as the notorious YouTube tasering video. SFU criminologist Neil Boyd can talk about whether we are witnessing new phenomena here – police being tried by YouTube and whether the internet is evolving into a Bigger Brother than surveillance video.
Neil Boyd, 778.782.3324, nboyd@sfu.ca
Building an information highway downtown
We're used to seeing scaffolding going up in Vancouver's construction crazy downtown core but how about making room for a wireless broadband network? Jian Pei, an assistant professor of computing science at SFU, can talk about the merits of the city hosting a publicly accessible broadband network on the internet. The city is seeking organizations interested in building and financing such a project. Free public networks are becoming accessible in many global cities.
Barry Shell, communication managers for the Faculty of Applied Sciences, just returned from Portland, Oregon, which is home to MetroFi, a totally free municipally hosted wireless broadband network. “Vancouver is years behind on this, and there's no excuse," says Shell, creator of science.ca and an early adopter of advanced information technology.
Maia Engeli, an assistant professor in SFU's School of Interactive Arts and Technology, can talk about the community and social challenges involved in mounting a city hosted broadband network.
Jian Pei, 778.782.7197, jpei@cs.sfu.ca
Barry Shell, 778.782.3125, shell@sfu.ca
Maia Engeli, 778.329.2743, engeli@sfu.ca