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SUMMARY:Constructing a Mesh
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning more about autonomous comm
 unications and being a part of a larger decentralized network of communi
 ty builders\, or simply to get creative\, or to go on mission-driven loc
 al adventures\, you may be interested in receiving support from other in
 terested and knowledgeable folks beginning an organized community Meshta
 stic project. If you don't consider yourself particularly interested or 
 savvy with technology - there are plenty of other reasons to be excited 
 - creating whimsical enclosures for the hardware\, helping your communit
 y\, connecting with nature\, solving exciting problems and responding to
  an uncertain world.\n\n\nAfter some brainstorming between EcoGather org
 anizers and participants\, community organizers and scientists\, we have
  decided to embark on a project of collaboratively creating a strategic 
 radio-node mesh that has at least 2 purposes in Vermont (and beyond\, no
 n-Vermont folks are welcome too!) - to communicate without reliance on l
 arge centralized communication infrastructure\, and to monitor and disse
 minate environmental changes. We would like to begin experimenting with 
 using some strategically placed nodes to monitor stream levels to give u
 s some resilience in predicting and communicating flooding around the st
 ate\, as well as establishing more reliable and wide-spread regular comm
 unication. In this first iteration\, the more people that have nodes and
  understand the basics of how to use them\, the more functionality for c
 ommunication there is for folks to innovate and communicate with one ano
 ther. Beyond that\, we need folks that are excited to go on reverse-scav
 enger hunts to identify and place key nodes to connect nodes in mesh - b
 asically\, hiking up mountains and climbing trees to stash transmitters 
 so that more folks can communicate from further away.\n\nIf you are inte
 rested in learning more about Meshtastic\, how Meshtastic integrates wit
 h other forms of communication\, simply helping be a connector for commu
 nication in your community\, mutual aid\, disaster preparedness or citiz
 en science\, we are organizing an on-boarding session to help folks get 
 their set-ups running and plugged in to a wider network.\n\nTo participa
 te in this event\, we advise watching our presentation on the basics of 
 Meshtastic in advance and purchasing a basic set-up that works for your 
 needs. In the session\, our guides will walk you through getting up and 
 running\, as well as brainstorming next steps for getting creative about
  community resilience projects and other possible applications we might 
 support each other in experimenting with and deploying.\n\nIf the cost o
 f purchasing a basic set-up is prohibitive to participating\, reach out 
 to be considered for one of our limited stipends or free basic kit set-u
 ps.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nRecommended resources for this gathering:\nConstructin
 g a Mesh Orientation Guide\nPurchase Your Supplies!\nAutonomous Communic
 ations Club Resource Guide
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