The Things Virtual Conference April 16 2020
By Jeff-UK
20 March 2020Stuck @ home due to CoVid-19?
Hate gardening or diy?
Then why not sign up for the things virtual conference at the link!
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Help to Unleash The Things Network Bourne End & Cookham
Together we are building an open and decentralized Internet of Things network in Bourne End & Cookham.
Join us in unleashing the Internet of Things and make Bourne End & Cookham part of the global network.
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INVITE PEOPLE
With a small group of people it is now possible to provide an entire city with data connectivity for things.
Find your group of at least 8 people who are passionate about creating the network and developing innovative applications.
Make sure there is enough diversity within your team. A community consists of designers, developers, engineers, businesspeople etc.
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 Bourne End & Cookham 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 Bourne End & Cookham can add the communication channel
UNLEASH TTN Bourne End & Cookham
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Our mission is to provide the entire Bourne End and Cookham district along with the surrounding areas of the Thames Valley and the Chiltern Hills AONB with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies. From our initial focus on Bourne End, Cookham, Flackwell Heath, the course of the River Thames through the region - including its flood plains and bounding escarpments around Clivden House & Winter Hill we have quickly expanded to cover the larger region from parts of Maidenhead borough in the south to High Wycombe district in the north and from Marlow, Henley and surroundings in the west to Gerrards Cross & The Chalfonts in the east. Significant coverage surveys have already been done from Flackwell Heath and Cookham as well as more recently around High Wycome District & the escarpments of the Chiltern Hills based on both fixed gateways and pop-up sites in the target area, from the M40 in the North west, past Princes Risborough, to Wendover in the North.......stay tuned for more coverage and base station updates in the coming weeks and months!
We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Bourne End and Cookham.
Our story
Our mission is to provide the entire Bourne End and Cookham district along with the surrounding areas of the Thames Valley and the Chiltern Hills AONB with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies. From our initial focus on Bourne End, Cookham, Flackwell Heath, the course of the River Thames through the region - including its flood plai…
About this community
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Contributors
The Core Team of Bourne End & Cookham consists of:
And 12 contributors.
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Activity
Justin Coombs is now part of Bourne End & Cookham community
3 months, 1 week ago
There is a new published community nearby (Hemel Hempstead)
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Jeff-UK posted an update in The Things Network Bourne End & Cookham: "The Things Virtual Conference April 16 2020"
1 year, 1 month ago
Bourne End & Cookham community page updated
1 year, 3 months ago
The Things Network Bourne End & Cookham becomes official!
1 year, 3 months ago
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Contact us
ttn_bec 'at' ma-associates.eu or ttn_bec 'at' genesis-s3.co.uk
Contributors to Bourne End & Cookham
The Core Team of Bourne End & Cookham:
Contributors:
Anthony (Tony) Tester
hamocat
Paul Tanner
pallismn
Peter Zahradnik
Ben Whitten
Marc Saunders
Justin Coombs introduction to Bourne End & Cookham community
Kris Chaplin introduction to Bourne End & Cookham community
Charles Americanos introduction to Bourne End & Cookham community
David Vila introduction to Bourne End & Cookham community
DerekC introduction to Bourne End & Cookham 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 Bourne End & Cookham 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 Bourne End & Cookham can add the communication channel
UNLEASH TTN Bourne End & Cookham
Complete all 4 elements to unlock the final step!