National Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) team meets in Sioux Lookout
Representatives from Kativik Regional Government (KRG - Jean-Francois Dumoulin), K-Net (Penny Carpenter, Brian Beaton, Jeannie Carpenter, Adi Linden) and Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC - Theodore Baschak, Dan Pellerin) are meeting at the Keewaytinook Okimakanak IT Technology Centre in Sioux Lookout to finalize the Joint Venture Agreement and discuss other matters concerning the National Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN - http://smart.knet.ca/satellite). Ashmede Asgarali, the lead from KTC was unable to make the trip.
Along with the NICSN representatives, Michael Gurstein (Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training - http://www.communityinformatics.net) and Brian Walmark (KO Research Institute - http://research.knet.ca), join the meetings to learn about the NICSN initiative, meet the partners and present an Impact Assessment research proposal.
Click here to see some pictures of the meeting and the people involved.