Getting off the ground in Boston.
By Robert Chery
27 April 2020With all this free time, I'd like to take some time and help our Boston community get off the ground. I have a Gateway that I will be setting up this…
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Why not start with writing an update and share the existence of The Things Network community in your area. You can mention the plans and other action steps too.
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The Things Network has an active forum space that allows people to discuss anything related to the network. it is is a great place to find other contributors and start discussing the setup of a community. You can create a new topic under the category: Campaigns with the name of your community. Write a first post in this topic to announce your existence and to find people who are interested in contributing.
Forum
Only the core team of Boston can add forum topics
Are you active on Twitter? What about creating a new account for your community!
Have a look at The Things Network Amsterdam Twitter as an example. We have some guidelines for Twitter accounts:
- Write out "TheThingsNetwork" in your Twitter name (for example TheThingsNetworkAms)
- Use "TTN" for the Twitter Handle (for example: TTN_Amsterdam)
- You can use the logo shown in the community page as your profile picture
Create a Twitter account!
Connect gateways
Create coverage by connecting gateways.
The Things Network is currently developing their own gateways which will be in retail near the end of this year. You can pre-order these affordable gateways in the shop already.
You probably don't want to wait that long. Happily, The Things Network supports different kinds of gateways like the Multitech, Kerlink and Lorank. You can even build your own gateway.
In case you already have a gateway, you can add it to the map.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Create a channel to communicate internally.
In order to communicate internally, we highly recommend you to create a Slack group. It is a free messaging app that helps organizing your team conversation and allows you to directly reach out to members.
You can also use other ways of communication, as long as you make sure people have easy access to join the conversation.
Have you created a channel? Great! Please fill in the link below so we can add it to the Resources section of the community page.
Only the core team of Boston can add the communication channel
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We want to build Boston's role as a global Internet of Thing development Hub, and bring the IoT's benefits to every neighborhood.
Boston is already ranked as the world's 4th largest home of IoT companies, and we want to build on this reputation by providing a free citywide IoT data network to make the entire city an IoT sandbox/laboratory. Our Boston IoT Meetup will be the nucleus of the campaign, and, while working separately from the Walsh Administration, we hope to build on the worldwide attention that the innovative apps and services developed by the Mayor's Office of the New Urban Mechanics have earned. It will take active support from the business community and the neighborhoods to make this dream a reality.
Our story
We want to build Boston's role as a global Internet of Thing development Hub, and bring the IoT's benefits to every neighborhood.
Boston is already ranked as the world's 4th largest home of IoT companies, and we want to build on this reputation by providing a free citywide IoT data network to make the entire city an IoT sandbox/laboratory. Our Boston IoT Meetup will be the nucleus of the campaign…
About this community
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Boston Public Gateways?
Greetings, how does one connect with others in the area? Can obe contribute their way onto a gateway?
Regards,
Jay
miniMEGAmeetup
@ BLU.org next week... if you need a gateway, come by and we can get about half of a DIY one built for you (the expensive half).
TTN Boston is heating up
A few of us have been meeting to get things rolling on TTN Boston. A bunch of new gateways have been added, I'm constantly meeting people interested…
TTN gateways arriving in Bost…
We know of several TTN gateways scheduled by FedEX to arrive in Boston on Monday and would like to communicate with others with a current interest in…
New Boston gateway
Hi, So I added a Multitech gateway. I'm down in Hingham but will be moving it to Somerville most likely. Having trouble linking it to our Boston co…
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Activity
Scott Penman is now part of Boston community
3 months, 1 week ago
The Things Network Boston got its 50th member
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Boston community page updated
3 years, 1 month ago
Robert Chery posted an update in The Things Network Boston: "Getting off the ground in Boston."
3 years, 1 month ago
There is a new published community nearby (Lowell)
3 years, 7 months ago
Contact us
Contact me if you want to become involved: D.StephensonATStephensonstrategiesDOTcom You can access our working notes here: bit.ly/1N4wNie
We also have a #boston channel in Slack.
Contributors to Boston
The Core Team of Boston:
Contributors:
Matthew EA
Member
mpage
Member
Andrew Berkowitz
Member
Chad Westleigh
Member
Raggi
Member
Emanuel Tsarnas
Member
espencer
Member
matthew ogorman
Member
imnotjohn
Member
Siddharth Vaghela
Member
Dan Higgins
Member
Jason Wells
Member
Al Thomas
Member
Heath Marvin
Member
ElstonGunn
Member
Derek Fairchild-Coppoletti
Member
Buelent Zeyben
Member
dpkpnm
Member
3DEcho
Member
Sandra Thaxter
Member
sharontlin
Member
David Bay
Member
quietfiber
Member
josue2
Member
Mithil R
Member
Casey Boardman
Member
Jonathan Valencia
Member
Harald Oswin
Member
David Dew
Member
jkulskis
Member
bostonmacosx
Member
naveenORT
Member
synersoft
Member
Evan Seitchik
Member
leakspotter
Member
Bryan Smith
Member
Scott Penman
Member
daniel popp
Member
Fausto Cruz
Member
noebl1
Member
Ian Chadwick
Member
asadz31
Member
Randal Kenworthy
Member
anthonyn
Member
Stephen Ronan
Member
jonathanbarton
Member
Steve Morris
Member
Peter Owens
Member
adamjohnson
Member
Scott Penman introduction to Boston community
imnotjohn introduction to Boston community
leakspotter introduction to Boston community
josue2 introduction to Boston community
Ian Chadwick introduction to Boston community
LET YOUR PRESENCE BE KNOWN
Why not start with writing an update and share the existence of The Things Network community in your area. You can mention the plans and other action steps too.
Add post
The Things Network has an active forum space that allows people to discuss anything related to the network. it is is a great place to find other contributors and start discussing the setup of a community. You can create a new topic under the category: Campaigns with the name of your community. Write a first post in this topic to announce your existence and to find people who are interested in contributing.
Forum
Only the core team of Boston can add forum topics
Are you active on Twitter? What about creating a new account for your community!
Have a look at The Things Network Amsterdam Twitter as an example. We have some guidelines for Twitter accounts:
- Write out "TheThingsNetwork" in your Twitter name (for example TheThingsNetworkAms)
- Use "TTN" for the Twitter Handle (for example: TTN_Amsterdam)
- You can use the logo shown in the community page as your profile picture
Create a Twitter account!
Connect gateways
Create coverage by connecting gateways.
The Things Network is currently developing their own gateways which will be in retail near the end of this year. You can pre-order these affordable gateways in the shop already.
You probably don't want to wait that long. Happily, The Things Network supports different kinds of gateways like the Multitech, Kerlink and Lorank. You can even build your own gateway.
In case you already have a gateway, you can add it to the map.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Create a channel to communicate internally.
In order to communicate internally, we highly recommend you to create a Slack group. It is a free messaging app that helps organizing your team conversation and allows you to directly reach out to members.
You can also use other ways of communication, as long as you make sure people have easy access to join the conversation.
Have you created a channel? Great! Please fill in the link below so we can add it to the Resources section of the community page.
Only the core team of Boston can add the communication channel
UNLEASH TTN Boston
Complete all 4 elements to unlock the final step!