WiFi Summit Feedback

1. Please provide feedback on the WiFi Summit in general: Average rank 1 2 3 4 5 Overall Agenda/Content  (4.0)

2. Please provide feedback on the individual components of the WiFi Summit: Average rank 1 2 3 4 5 Introductions and Welcome Speeches  (3.9) Presentation of WiFi Study  (4.1) Panel 1: WiFi - Implications for a Connected Community  (3.8) Panel 2: What's Best for Boston's Future  (4.2) Next Steps/Closing Remarks  (3.6)

3. Please provide feedback on WiFi Summit logistics Average rank 1 2 3 4 5 Parking  (4.6) Refreshments  (3.9) Signage  (3.7) Facility Room  (4.5) Registration Process  (4.0)

4. Why did you attend the Summit? General Awareness   25.0% (8) Community Interest   59.4% (19) Business Interest   53.1% (17) Interest in Technology   50.0% (16) Other: being innovative   3.1% (1) Other: City Government   3.1% (1) Other: on panel   3.1% (1) Other: possibility of volunteering services   3.1% (1)

5. Would you like to be apprised of updates or information related to WiFi in Boston? Yes   93.8% (30) No   3.1% (1) TOTAL   96.9% 32

6. Would you like to volunteer on future components of WiFi in Boston? Yes   59.4% (19) No   31.3% (10) TOTAL   90.6% 32

7. If you're interested in volunteering, please list your area of interest or speciality (if any): # Response 1 Business models, relationship between municipality and service providers 1 content or community based involvement 1 Content Provider, Local Activist 1 Exectuive Director of the Wireless Internet Institute, the organizer of high levelthought leadership multi-stakeholder W2i Digital Cities Convention meetings throughout the world in cooperation with the leading international development agencies such as the UN and the World Bank with high visibility to what role local government has in implementaing broadband wirelss infrastructure in local communities. 1 exploring possibilities 1 info 1 Linux/unix sysadmin/developer with 7 years of experience. Anything technical, really :) 1 Networking & Wireless Technology 1 Professional Development 1 State Government involvement 1 Technical Expertise/ Business Case Analysis 1 Telephony, infrastructure(wiring), software installation, and other. 1 the technology 1 Wireless Networking/Basic Security protocols and practices (intermediate Linux/Unix, and Advanced Mac OS X, and novice on Windows) 1 working with city

8. Please list your email address or phone number if you'd like to be updated on Boston WiFi or to volunteer. # Response 1 617-983-5026 1 978-206-0850 1 bluestarbms@yahoo.com 1 Carmin@pielyze.com; 617-417-1063 1 Charley.Mccormick@motorola.com 1 daghion@w2i.org (978) 371 0633 1 dalie.jimenez@state.ma.us 1 deborah.boisvert@umb.edu 1 dmartin@bgcb.org; 617-242-1775245 1 eugene.chang@ieee.org 1 eugene.chang@ieee.org; 781-799-0233 1 jamie.willmuth@cityofboston.gov 1 jmullin9999@yahoo.com 1 johnd@airpath.com 1 johnelijah@gmail.com 1 jthatcher@detma.org 1 kmaffucci@posquare.com 1 morales@allstonbrightoncdc.org 1 Robert.Tumposky@cityofboston.gov 1 rwiggins@yankeegroup.com 1 rzakarian@communitywisp.com; 781-863-1035 1 scurran@watervilleconsulting.com 1 ward@pong.be

9. Please use space below to provide any comments, questions or specific feedback on the WiFi Summit or WiFi in Boston: # Response 1 Attention should focus more on WiMax as by the time Boston implements a major wireless project WiMax standards could be de rigor. Mitigation talk for he economically challenged in order to move forward should be minimized, as receiving part of nothing is still nothing (of course low income areas shouldn't be unfairly left out of the project). 1 Did the presentations from the summit get posted anywhere? I though all the presentations were going to be published. 1 I am involved with installing distributed antenna systems that support commercial radio services such as cellular and PCS and can also support 802.11. Please keep me informed of future developments. 1 I loved the Wi-Fi Summit. It was one of the best community events I've been to. Truly a great example of how City government can use the bully pulpit to move an agenda forward, even if a succesful resolution of the problem is a long-way off and requires the participation of the private sector, non-profits, and other governmental entitites. Congratulations to Councillor Tobin, his staff, and all those who participated in organizing this valuable meeting. 1 I think the Summit would happen to be better if the panelist and whole presentation were more concrete on goals achivement. At some point it feels like they were affraid of the big fish as the private sector. Over all, for the goodness of the Bostonians, free access to the internet it would be the best trough out the city of Boston, as Michael Oh estated: "if it is possible to use the city connection to broadcast it from schools and non-profit organizations, hospitales, Universities, etc. in order to have free, totally free internet. In terms of troubleshooting, I think is good to have a crew to train some crew clusters in the diferents areas of boston, and eventually, troubleshooting will become as pumping gas to your car, (who doesn't know this?) or eventually knowing to connect to the internet by wireless would be like driving your car. 1 It seems to me that the idea is brilliant and i would love to see this happen, I am also interested more on the security practices and protocols that will need to be implemented on such a large Wireless project (with the understanding that wireless is making improvements in security, but is not yet at it's fullest potential and is still considered by many as insecure). I do feel with technology available that there should not be any large problems with coverage and especially not any that can't be overcome. Yet I am still questioning of security as many people probably are. I will definately attempt to keep up to date with this. Along with discussing it at the Boston-wifi meetup in Waltham this next month. 1 Leveraging Boston's innovation, uniqueness, and lessons learned from other municipalities positions the City to be a leader in Wireless technology. The information shared was great, but this iniative needs to move forward with figuring out best way to harness resources, business models and concerns to really make something happen. I hope the Mayor will help make this issue a top priority and that an action plan can be developed and executed soon! 1 Promoting the product further like to know more about and update at times 1 Seemed like a helpful first step. Hope there'll be some more progress soon. 1 The introductions - while I'm sure important when working with politicians - were _really_ much too long! 1 There was to much focus (inaccurate for the most part) on Philadelphia, and not enough on community needs and applications and the role local government must take as an anchor tenant. 1 While it was useful, I thought that the panels lacked coherence and that the goals for Wi-Fi were not clear enough. 1 Working together to change policies (ERATE) that restrict sharing T1 lines subsidized to CTCs through the BPL. If the president statement regarding deploying broadband networks nationwide, because its a critical part of our national economic and information infrastructure is true, then we need to change some of the policies that somewhat restrict this from happening.